$100 Laptops Fetch $600 on eBay

The 7-inch eBay netbook really does cost under $40

(NEWSER) - Wired checks into reports of a $37 Ebay laptop and finds it to be surprisingly legit. The 7-inch netbook runs on Windows CE and has 2GB storage. "What's the catch (apart from the extraordinarily underpowered internals)?" asks Charlie Sorrel. "There appears to be none. These are factory seconds or items which have failed quality control tests. They may or may not come with original packaging, and they ship from Hong Kong. Sound risky? C’mon. They’re $37. What do you expect? It’s almost worth it just for the AC adapter." More»

3 million orders, fourth price increase for One Laptop Per Child

(NEWSER) - The famous but increasingly misnamed “$100 laptop” will actually cost $188—the fourth price increase for the innovative device designed for nonprofit group One Laptop Per Child, reports the AP. While still a bargain, the bump could scare off developing governments fixed on the “fanciful $100-per-child figure,” observers fear. More»

'Peeps upset,' tweets singer about $100K eBay sale

(NEWSER) - Cher must be getting a little hard up because she sold the symbolic "key" to the city of Adelaide on eBay—and Aussies are flabbergasted. "I am exceptionally disappointed," huffed current Adelaide Mayor Stephen Yarwood . "It's more a reflection on Cher than the city of Adelaide. It must be very embarrassing for her if she is selling it because she needs the money." The over-sized brass key and certificate awarded the singer in 1990 were sold today for almost $100,000, AFP reports. A representative insisted the proceeds will go to a charity. More»

Hold off if you can on TVs, iPhones, and laptops: Wirecutter

(NEWSER) - Good things come to those who wait, and technology is no exception. At the Wirecutter , Brian Lam lists a few hot items not to buy yet, or you'll be kicking yourself later.

• TVs and home theater equipment. The reviews for the latest TVs will be available around mid-year, and Samsung's new plasma offering won't be around until next month.
• iPhones. Hold off about five or six months, and you'll be the first to get the next generation.

Tommy Jordan, daughter Hannah Marie appear on 'Today'

(NEWSER) - Life has "changed a lot" since Tommy Jordan shot up his daughter's laptop and gained immediate infamy, and the dad says his family has been under "a lot of scrutiny" for the past month. But despite the fact that, "in hindsight," it may have been better for him to rebuke his daughter in private, he says he can't change the past: "I did what I did, and I stood behind what I did. I still do," he told Matt Lauer this morning on Today . Daughter Hannah Marie says she knows her original Facebook rant against her parents, which sparked the unconventional form of discipline, was wrong. As for the punishment, "I think he overreacted a little bit, but I understand," she said. More»