That’s 1,082.52 euros to be exact. 11 year old  Brendan Jordan managed to create such a high bill without realizing all the purchases were being made on his mom’s,Dawn Matthews’, debit card. What was he buying? Accessories, new games, and Xbox LIVE time through the Xbox Dashboard after it saved the details of a previous debit card. The mother only thought that entering her debit card information would only enable him to play online with friends. She blames Microsoft for making things too easy, but Microsoft has made it clear that it’s not their fault. Microsoft’s

If you’re an enthusiast photohrapher looking for new gear but your budget is limited, don’t worry – there’s plenty to choose from right now, and if you’ve got at least $1000 to spend, you should be able to pick a great camera that’s well worth the money. First, the absolute best choice for this price range, the Nikon D3000. It comes with a 10.2 megapixel sensor and costs just $550, making it great as an introduction to SLR cameras. The Nikon D5000 is also a great choice, although a bit more expensive – it’ll cost you $750 to

Polaroid stopped making their instant cameras a while back, great news for all the Polaroid fans out there as they are set to bring back their instant cameras with a new model the Polaroid PIC 1000. Luckily the Polaroid Pic100 still keeps some of the cool retro style of the old Polaroid instant cameras, and it will print our your photos with the classic white borders on Polaroid Color 600 instant film. The Polaroid Pic 100 will go on sale later in the year, and will cost around $100, which isn’t bad, and they certainly are a lot of fun to use. Coolest Gadgets via

Watch out for the new creation from the Asus assembly line. The grapevine has it that Asus is in the process of readying a Core i7-based notebook, which it plans to bring to the market shortly. Christened UL80JT, the new notebook is expected to boast of an amazingly long battery life, among other top of the line features. Going by the rumors, the upcoming high-end notebook would come integrating   two GPUs. These would include a NVIDIA GeForce 310 and Intel GMA. Significant is the fact, the Asus notebook will see the two GPUs automatically switch themselves between both

It’s really more of a pyramid and less of a tree, but I guess that’s what you can expect from all that drinking. Frankly I’m surprised there isn’t a guy passed out in the center. Or maybe there is. Maybe a few guys. It actually comes from Shanghai, where someone went through the trouble of clearing these bottles from their backyard to make this Christmas tree. It’s outside the Nanjing mall and if you listen very closely you can hear the guys underneath scream for help between belches. The tree took hours to make and 1000 beer bottles. [Green

Sony’s latest range of UX series voice recorders are now capable of passing the magical 1,000 hour mark when it comes to keeping copies of lecture after boring lecture. The UX200 is the base model with 2GB of internal memory, while the UX300 and 300F both feature double the storage space, which translates to over 1,000 hours of recording. All models can record in stereo MP3 format with the added benefit of noise cancellation, while playback can be performed at 21 different speed steps. You get up to 15 hours of battery life when

JVC popped out a new HD camcorder today, the Everio GZ-HM400.  The handheld consumer level camera includes JVC’s Konica Minolta HD lens that not only captures 1920×1080 video, but 5.3 megapixel still photos.  For sports enthusiasts or soccer moms alike, the HM40 can record slow-mo video at up to 600fps, but at those speeds you’ll have to be willing to sacrifice picture resolution at a tune of 640×72.  Image stabilization is optical and uses two active prisms to correct camera shake, while the remaining features include three buttons dedicated to

There’s been no shortage of rumors and speculation about how much Microsoft charges OEMs for a copy of Windows over the years, but Microsoft itself has stayed fairly mum on the matter — until this week, that is. Speaking at the Jefferies Annual Technology Conference, Microsoft exec Charles Songhurst revealed for the first time that the company has “always charged about $50″ for a copy of Windows on the average $1,000 PC, or about 5% of the total cost. Songhurst also seems to imply that Microsoft is looking to get about 5% across the board for Windows,

JVC introduced its HD Everio GZ-HM400 in Japan way back in late July, but at long last, the time has come for the Yanks in attendance to grab one as their own. Shipping now (as in, right now) here on US soil, the Full HD camcorder packs a 10.3 megapixel sensor, 32GB of internal storage, an SD / SDHC expansion slot and the ability to capture stills at 9 megapixels. Over on the video side, users will have access to a trio of slow-motion recording modes (600fps, 300fps and 120fps), though we can’t express in mere words how disheartened we are to hear that this thing utilizes

Here’s the big one, in two senses of the word. Not only is Asus the best-known name in the netbook world, with a bewildering range of models on the market, this particular Eee 1000 is also the biggest machines available. It’s almost approaching a regular laptop in size terms, and it’s pretty heavy at just under 1.3kg too. So that’s the most important thing to consider: if maximum portability is what you’re seeking in a netbook, the Eee 1000 isn’t for you – have a look at our reviews of the Toshiba NB100-11R and the Dell Mini 9. Read