Since it’s beta release, I have found Google Wave to be kind of like the iPhone. Without all the developer apps, it’s nothing special. So of course being in the limited beta phase, there is little to do but play Sudoku. But now, the Seattle Times has found a new use for Google Wave; finding more »

The 12th annual Build Your Own PC Race for Charity hosted by TigerDirect, CompUSA, AMD and Systemax is set to take place again from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. on January 8, 2009 at the Wynn Hotel. In case you aren’t familiar with this charity event, basically 30 tech journalists/companies work amongst themselves to design a PC in the shortest amount of time. For first place, $10,000 gets donated to that companies’ chosen charity, second place gets $2,500 to their charity, and then third gets $1,000 for their charity.

To give some perspective on how fast these computers can be assembled, last year’s winner, Maximum PC’s Will Smith, made his PC in 10 minutes 30 seconds.