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Bird Electron today released a new leather case for the Apple MacBook Air. The case is based on the design of the paper envelop used in the MacBook Air advertisement. [Akihabara]

Emtec’s gdium EM-PC mini laptop is one of the Asus Eee PC competitors. However, this laptop features larger display screen. The desktop replacement has 8.9inch 1,024 x 600 resolution LCD screen, flash-based storage, a webcam, and a Linux OS. The Emtec gdium EM-PC Mini Laptop will be available in Australia in July 2008 for AUD$449 or US$420. [Engadget]

According to rumors, Apple’s MacBooks will come with an LED-backlit display next year. However, there is no official announcement from the company. In case you didn’t know, Apple is already including LEDs in its MacBook Pro and MacBook Air lines. LEDs offer superior brightness, color and longer battery life. [MacRumors]

Enermax has rolled out a unique cooling pads. Known as the Aeolus Cooling Pad, the device has only one 8.66 inch diameter fan than is able to reduce the current temperature by up to 22 degrees Celsius at 20dB noise output. What makes this coling pad cool is that it comes with built-in blue LEDs. Enermax Aeolus is priced at $70. [Engadget]

The HP2133 MiNi notebook is currently available in the Korean market. This ultra portable laptop features a 8.9-inch diagonal WXGA display, full QWERTY keyboard and anodized aluminum shell. Weighing 1.19kg, this portable gadget also supports 802.11a/b/g wireless technology, a clear coating applied over the notebook keyboard, and HP 3D DriveGuard which sends a signal to shut down the hard drive upon sudden movement or shock. The HP2133 MiNi Notebook is priced at between $757 and $853. [AVING] More »