Save $ 7,000 saved for Microsoft Surface table 2.0, release is delayed

If you are someone who has been saving up to $ 7,000 that is expected to cost 2.0 Surface table from which we first saw in Las Vegas, save money back under the mattress because its availability to the public has delayed.

The Surface table 2.0, more stylized than the pioneer, not put up for sale yet by Samsung, which is the company behind the new model, much more sensible in size and capabilities than the previous model. The miracle wrought PixelSense, a technology that is incorporated into the screens so that they can look, recognize fingers and objects that we put on it.

Sega Master System consoles in your life

In the first article of the series "The consoles of your life", whose protagonist is the NES, began hinting at how ugly consoles were years ago. I did not mean to say that Nintendo is ugly, in fact said that could have been part of the ship Nostromo instrumental. And that's a compliment.

The Sega Master System itself is a real horror. Sorry if it hurts someone, but in my defense I must say it was my first console and that I have a special affection, of course, that does not mean that I look ugly design noses. Well, actually before the Master System had a Vectrex, but had only one game (which came with the Hulk) and I have the conviction that this console so particular came from a parallel universe.

Mavizon Mavia links your car to your phone and the cloud

Roadtrippers with a smartphone, pay attention - because Mavia, a new gadget from Mavizon can turn your car and phone into a super-connected cloud enabled engine monitoring tool.

Mavia consists of a special OBD-II (On Board Diagnostics) dongle, mobile apps and an online portal. Every car produced since 1996 has one of these ports, making the product very easy to install.

The product offers many of the same features found in that other famous connected car service that rhymes with "schmon-star" - which means Mavia can send out alerts if you have been in an accident, track the location of your vehicle, perform online diagnostics and even send you service coupons for discounts on maintenance.

Mavia is not yet available for purchase, but it has created enough of a buzz to win first place at this years iStage at the Consumer Electronics Show. To use Mavizon, you can use any mobile phone with an Internet browser, or access the information through dedicated iPhone or Android apps.

If you'd like to learn more about the product, or think you have what it takes to become a beta tester, head on over to Mavizontech and fill in the beta application. A nationwide test of the product starts by early Spring 2011.

Columbia Omni-Heat Circuit Breaker Softshell electric / heated ski jacket review

It's a mouthful of a name, but Columbia's new Circuit Breaker Softshell heated jacket is exactly the kind of hardware that avid winter adventurists and residents of frigid locales have been clamoring for. Heated gear has been around for awhile, but older implementations have generally been prohibitively expensive, extremely bulky and short on life. Reviews have generally been mixed, and the cold weather world at large has really been waiting for battery and charging technologies to advance to a point where a heated jacket could be taken seriously. The Omni-Heat Circuit Breaker is it.

This coat is one of three new launches from Columbia for next ski season (it's slated to go on sale to the public on October of 2011), accompanied by a pair of Omni-Heat electric boots and a set of electric gloves. For this review, we're going to focus on the most sophisticated of the three: the Circuit Breaker Softshell jacket, albeit a pre-production version that may be altered ever-so-slightly prior to October. Was a jacket filled with heating elements able to keep our core satisfactorily warm during a frigid snowmobile trip through northwestern Montana and during a near-blizzard at Whitefish Mountain Resort? Read on to find out.

Ten destinations to skip in 2011

The new year breeds thousands of new top ten lists. The top places to see from the geniuses at the New York Times. The top best cruises from the cruserati at Frommers. Top bloggers with top status opining on the top new places that you should visit. Hey, we're guilty of that at Gadling too, but we have to go where the hits lead us.

Fact of the matter is though, you can have a great time in almost any destination. Find the right people, open the right bottle of wine, dig through enough piles of tourists and eventually everyone finds their comfort zone, whether in Wichita or in West Africa.

That said, there are corners of this planet that we, as well-heeled travel writers are just darn tired of. Whether it's from overexposure from the media or personal experiences, certain places just make our skin crawl, and in 2011, we're steering clear.

Bear in mind: everyone interprets a destination differently, and your experiences and opinions may be completely out of sync with ours. Take a look at Gadling blogger's top 10 destinations to skip in 2011, and contrast them with your own in the comments below.