In a couple weeks, the first batch of Raspberry Pi computers are expected to exit the production phase. Shortly after that, 10,000 Raspberry Pi models will be sold to whoever wants them. The catch is that the first models will be uncased developer versions. That means all the gizmos that power the Raspberry Pi will be exposed. If you’re looking to purchase a cased Raspberry Pi, you may have to wait until the third quarter of 2012.

David Braben, who is on the Raspberry Pi board of trustees, told Eurogamer a regular consumer version of the Raspberry Pi will be shown sooner rather than later. There isn’t a whole lot of information regarding the commercial Raspberry Pi because pricing and a release window hasn’t been determined.

“We have a good idea that it will be sort of in Q3 this year, but we can’t be certain,” Braben said. “There are a lot of variables in terms of what we need to get ready. We don’t know completely but we’re moving very quickly.”

The Raspberry Pi will sell for $25 and $35. We’d image the cased versions won’t cost much more than that.

Via [Eurogamer]

We also learned what the culprit was behind the hold up in a blog post on the Raspberry Pi website. It turns out a quartz crystal package was to blame. The company chose a specific package that was ultimately more expensive than the package they ultimately decided to use.

The first 10,000 Raspberry Pi computers will be “uncased development-style boards” and will be limited to one per person. The two models (A and B) will cost $25 and $35 respectably. We don’t think there will be any trouble selling these tiny computers.

Via [Raspberry Pi]

Anybody awaiting for Motorola’s next generation Android tablet? Yes, we’re talking about the Motorola Xyboard and we have good news for you. Said Android tablet is scheduled for release on January 18 and Motorola is now accepting pre-orders starting today. The Wi-Fi only versions of the Xyboard are all available for pre-order with prices for the three configurations as follow: $599.99 for the 32GB, $399.99 for the 8.2-inch, 16GB model and $499.99 for both the 32GB, 8.2- and 10.1-inch model with 16GB storage. All Motorola Xyboard tablets will be running Android 3.2 Honeycomb OS (upgradeable to ICS), 5MP rear-facing camera and 1.2MP front-facing camera for your video calling needs. So start deciding now as to which configuration you’ll be picking in case you’re planning to buy the Xyboard tablet.

Via [Motorola]

There you go folks. Acer heard our longing for an official announcement about its latest tablet – the Acer Iconia Tab A200. Acer just broke the news that the said tablet will be available for sale in the U.S. starting January 15 for $330. Pretty good price for a tablet with such specs such as Android Honeycomb 3.2, 8GB storage, microSD slot expansion, NVIDIA dual-core Tegra 2 processors, 2MP camera, 10.1-inch display with 1280 x 800 resolution and 8 hours of battery life. Bump its storage to 16GB and you’ll need to spend $20 more bucks from the 8GB model’s price. Perhaps one feature of the Iconia Tab A200 that you’ll be interested to remember is that it has a USB 2.0 port so you can easily moves files to and from the tablet to your computer. Additionally, Acer also promises to upgdate the Iconia Tab A200′s OS to ICS sooner than you can think. So there you go folks, start counting the days until January 15 and pretty soon, you’ll be toying around with the Acer Iconia Tab A200. Or will you?

via [Market Wire]

With the excitement and anticipation on what new gadgets will be showcased at the upcoming CES 2012 in Las Vegas, Velocity Micro just revealed its new wares which include – projector, a workstation and of course its latest generation of Cruz tablets. Let’s have a quick look at what these new wares are all about.

First on the list is the Velocity Micro Shine projector which is said to be utilizing DLP technology, LED illumination, and a patent pending optical engine which produce big picture quality and crisp, bright and clear images whether you are projecting on screens, walls or even ceilings. The projector will retail for $400. Next is the Velocity Micro ProMagix HD6000, a powerful workstation which the company claims delivers some of the most powerful hardware ever assembled in a retail configuration. Said workstation provides QUAD SLI support, Intel Server NICs, 12-core processors and will be available for $3500.The rest of its specs are equally impressive and include – 32GB DDR3-1600 RAM, NVIDIA Quadro 4000 graphics, 120GB SSD, 1TB 7200 RPM storage drive, Blu ray Burner and Windows 7 Professional. Then there’s the VMUltra Drive which connects to your notebook, desktop or ultrabook via USB and can serve as an external optical drive, USB hub and 500GB back-up storage. This baby will cost $180.

Finally, Velocity Micro will also launch its two latest tablets – the Cruz Tablet T507 and Cruz Tablet T510. The Cruz T507 packs a 7-inch capacitive touch screen, Cortex A8 1.2 GHz processor, 8GB internal storage, HDMI out, front-facing camera and Android 4.0. It will retail for only $150. The T507 on the other hand features a 9.7-inch screen and has the same specs and features as the T507. Pricing for this tablet is still unknown.

Via [PRWeb]

According to a new report, Acer and Lenovo are preparing to launch tablet PCs running Windows 8 in Q3. The devices will feature Intel’s upcoming “Clover Trail” chipset. Theses new chips will offer better performance and power consumption.

While Intel is set to release their Medfield processor in the first half of the year, PC companies are vesting more interest in the Clover Trail platform due to its technical superiority.

Apple still held a good majority of the market at a comfortable 60% in 2011 and will undoubtedly retain the number one spot in 2012.

Read [DigiTimes]

This was the final giveaway we ran as E-Gear. From now on, when you sign up to become a TechnologyTell member, you will be automatically entered into each of our giveaways. Signing up is free and easy and gets you chances to win high-end gadgets, access to our digital edition, and more. Just click here to become a member.

Here’s some more detail on what Beth won.

The Store ‘n’ Go Car Audio USB Drive is an 8 GB flash drive with a low-profile design that makes it perfect for plugging into an in-dash car audio system. It can store up to 2,000 songs for the road, and it works with any other USB devices, and retails at $29.99.

The TUFF-’N'-TINY USB Drive is ultra-portable and ultra-rugged. You can hook the lanyard onto your keychain and use it everyday, feeling secure since it is dust, water and static discharge resistant, and offers password protection. At 32 GB, it has an MSRP of $82.99.

The Store ‘n’ Go USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive is your big storage solution in a still portable package. USB 3.0 ports can transfer files up to 10x faster than USB 2.0 can so you can try your best to fill up a whole 500 GB of memory. This one is an $89.99 value.

Turn an iPad or iPhone into a mobile work station with the Wireless Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard. The keyboard is ultra-thin and folds up into a carrying case for portability. It also comes with an iPhone stand, and the keyboard includes a media console for controlling iTunes music, and would retail for $79.99.

Last and not least is the Mini Wireless Slim Keyboard & Mouse. Get rid of the cord clutter with this wireless combo for Windows computers. This is a great desktop space saver with an ultra-slim design and low profile. Responsive touch and 2.4 GHz wireless communication eliminate delays, the system operates on four AAA batteries and the set is a $44.99 value.

Become a member of TechnologyTell for free and all of this and more could be yours. Our first huge giveaway is coming up soon and we promise you won’t want to miss it. Sign up for free by clicking here. And good luck!

A California resident caught FedEx making a startling delivery on his home security camera. In the video, the driver is seen flinging a box containing a computer monitor over a fence and walking away. The resident, who has not been identified, said they were shocked, especially since they were home at the time. Not surprisingly, the monitor was destroyed and has to be returned. As someone who has had UPS leave a torn box containing a laptop on my front steps in the pouring rain, I am not particularly surprised. Take a look and let us know what you think!

Read [CNet]

Did you miss HP’s Touchpad fire sale last weekend? I did. And it seems a lot of people have missed it too or intentionally did not partake of the second discounted offering for the said device. Reports had it that HP was able to sell only 8,000 units of the TouchPad which is a far cry from the number of units sold during its first run of discounted sale a couple of months ago. According to some eBay figures, the 16GB version of Touchpad which was sold for only $99 was able to manage around 2,316 units sold while the 32GB model which was sold for $149 managed to get a bigger sales figure totaling to around 5,534 units sold. Total sales figure for the two models on eBay’s firesale run last weekend was 7,850 units.

One thing that could have probably caused the lackluster sale of the HP Touchpad this time around is the fact that shipping fees were not as encouraging as the prices of the device. HP was charging a flat rate of $19 for shipping cost. Hopefully, HP was not trying to recover cost through high shipping charges as this seem to have backslashed on the overall sale of the device. So, did you partake of the HP Touchpad firesale last weekend? If you haven’t, you can still get the the 16GB and 32GB HP Touchpads from eBay right now by simply following the via link below.

Via [Slashgear] and [HP Touchpad 16GB] and [HP Touchpad 32GB]

Verizon has just put an end to rumors surrounding its new tablets and has officially announced not just one but two new Android tablets. Both tablets named as Motorola DROID XYBOARD tablets, will be available in 10.1-inch 8.2-inch high definition IPS displays. These displays are also said to be scratch-resistant which use Corning Glass technology. The Motorola Droid Xyboards are also both 4G-LTE equipped devices packing in a dual-core 1.2GHz processors, 1GB of RAM and Motorola’s MotoCast which will enable you to access non DRM-protected music, pictures, videos and documents stored on your work or home computers’ hard drives. The tablets are getting Android 3.2 Honeycomb OS but this will be updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich once the OS is available. Design-wise, Motorola claims that the Xyboards are lighter than a paperback book and thinner than a AAA battery. So just use your imagination to figure out the tablets’ form factor. Additionally, for the 10.1 variant, it is optimized for productivity and will work with a stylus pen for easy notetaking and markup. The Xyboard 8.2 on the other hand is being geared for entertainment purposes and should come with 2.1 adaptive virtual surround sound and HD display. Other features of the Motorola Droid Xyboard tablets include – 5MP rear-facing cameras, 1.3MP front-facing cameras, HD Dock for sending content via HDMI out to your HDTVs, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n.

Both 10.1 and 8.2 Motorola Droid Xyboards will be available from Verizon Wireless starting this month. The Droid Xyboard 10.1. will be available in 16GB ($529.99), 32GB ($629.99), and 64GB ($729.99). The Droid Xyboard 8.2 will be available in 16GB ($429.99) and 32GB ($529.99). You’ll also need to sign-up for two-year customer agreement if you decide to get any of the tablets.

Via [Verizon Wireless]