TECH BUZZ: As usual, the big dailies get to review Apple’s newest phone before anyone else. No surprises: They like it! Beyond the fact that the two-year pricing is actually more than the earlier version of the iPhone, the only other big downside is that the GPS isn’t powerful enough to provide step-by-step driving directions, which is kind of a bummer.

The Best Links:

1. Walt Mossberg: Note The Hidden Costs
2. Pogue: Costs More, But The Sound Quality Is Amazing
3. USA Today: It’s Worth The Wait

TECH BUZZ: The new iPhone is here. The new specs: $199 for the 8 GB phone, $299 for the 16GB, 3G (much faster networking), GPS, thinner, black plastic back (also available in white), flush headphone jack, improved battery life. The new version will be available July 11th. Plus: Lots of new applications (games, blogging, news) will be available at the Apps store.

The Best Links:

1. Big Images of the New iPhone in White and Black
2. iPhone 3G — Twice As Fast, Half the Price
3. MacRumors Live Blog of the WWDC Keynote
4. Gizmodo’s WWDC Liveblog
5. Engadget’s Live Keynote Coverage
6. You Can’t Buy it Until July

TECH BUZZ: Dell has released photos of their first ever mini laptop, meant to be a low-cost alternative for developing countries. The third world is always getting all the cool gadgets! This one should also be available here in June, starting at $399 (according to speculation).

The Best Links:

1. Exclusive: Dell Mini Inspiron, Their First Mini Laptop - PHOTOS!
2. Some Specs Revealed: Screen-Size, OS, etc
3. It’ll Launch In June and Start at $399
4. Looks Nice But No DVI OR HDMI???
5. Dell Mini Inspiron PC Netbook Spotted at the All Things Digital Conference
6. Official Photos from the Dell Blog
7. Is Red the New Black?

TECH BUZZ: BlackBerry announces a shiny new device. Known more prosaically as the BlackBerry 9000, the new smartphone sports a new, bigger screen and faster connection and processing speeds. No firm sales date yet, but it should be available sometime this summer.

The Best Links:

1. Hands-On With the Faster BlackBerry Bold
2. Very early, Very Brief BlackBerry Bold Review
3. BlackBerry Bold — Official Site
4. Should Be Available “This Summer”
5. John Mayer Blogs about His Blackberry Bold
6. Bluetooth Headset-Wearing Douchebags Rejoice at the News
7. BlackBerry Finally Gets Bold
8. Like Magic, It Appeared at Midnight
9. Bold Announcement Comes Along With a $150 Million Developer Fund for New Apps

TECH BUZZ: Rumors of the next-generation iPhone started a-swirling online again yesterday. Current guesses: A slightly thicker, all-black case, 3G, GPS, and no more stupid recessed headphone jack! We’d buy it for that reason alone.

The Best Links:

1. A Rundown of the Rumored Specs
2. June or July Launch For the Next iPhone?
3. Another Rumor Says the Next iPhone Will Have Tactile Feedback
4. Cheaper: 3G iPhone for $199?!
5. New iPhone May Have That Glossy Look
6. Leaked: New Case Design for the Next iPhone?
7. Looks Like it’s Just a New Third-Party Cover, Not a New Phone

TECH BUZZ: Who needs a clunky old iPhone when you can play music through your third-generation iPod Nano into one of these sleeves with built-in speakers? Reviews are mixed, but it’s a safer bet than lugging around a boombox (if you just arrived from fifteen years ago, that is).

The Best Links:

1. Buy Your Audiowrapz Here (They Come In Pretty Colors!)
2. WalMart To Sell Audiowrapz, So Get Your Shoe Insoles, Butter Rum Candies, And Hot Gadgetry All In One Place!
3. “If You’re Looking for Something to Rock a Party, the Audiowrapz Ain’t It.”
4. Best Bet: Stick To Playing James Taylor
5. “For a Portable, Inexpensive and Simple to Use Combination Speaker Case, the Audiowrapz Rocks!”
6. “More Than Adequate for Casual Listening When a Better-sounding Accessory Isn’t Available.”

TECH BUZZ: A slew of new products connect GPS technology with your paranoid fantasies, making it easier than ever for someone to track or be tracked. We know: You’re saying, “Being paranoid about GPS tracking systems is only for technophobes.” But what if we told you we were watching you right now?

The Best Links:

1. A Cigarette Lighter-Powered GPS Tracker Blocker
2. New GPS Nav System Tells You About Bad Neighborhoods
3. Blip Snitch is a Handy GPS Tracker
4. A Wide Selection of GPS Tracking Systems From Brickhouse

TECH BUZZ: The Van Der Led WM2 finally fulfills the Dick Tracy fantasies of the shrinking segment of the population who remembers who Dick Tracy is. He was the guy who had a cool watch/phone, okay? The Van Der Led model comes out next week, sports a color touchscreen and 1 GB of storage, and actually looks kinda cool.

The Best Links:

1. For a Mere $475, Nerd Coolness You Can’t Put a Price On
2. Van Der Led - Official MW2 Site
3. ‘Tis a Sharp-Looking Watch, Indeed
4. “Seriously, Who is This Van Der Led Guy?”

CULTURE BUZZ: A portable sleeping cube geared towards workaholics who spend late nights at the office. You no longer have to feel all George-Kostanza-esque taking naps underneath your desk. It’s also perfect for office slumber parties! Which we have all the time, btw.

The Best Links:

1. The Official Website - German People Invented This!
2. It’s Like an Office Sleeping Bag
3. Post on Kanye West’s blog about the Nappak.
4. The Most Mobile and Portable of Any Inflatable Mattress
5. Photos Of How the Nappak Works, How It Rolls Up
6. More Example Photos
7. Not an Inconspicuous Way to take Power Naps at the Office
8. “It promotes power napping and helps the body’s biorhythm”

TECH BUZZ: Digital cameras that look like old manual cameras. Everyone’s obsessed with how slim and sleek their digital camera is, but sometimes you just want something clunky and old school.

The Best Links:

1. Leicas Retro D-Lux 3 Digital Camera - With 60s-style Leather Case
2. New Rolleiflex MiniDigi AF5.0 - Japanese People Make the Cutest Things!
3. The Retrostyled Leica M8 10.3MP Digital Camera - Only $6k!
4. Samsung NV7 OPS Digital Camera - Simple and Basic Black Camera
5. Vivitar Retro-look Entry Level Digital Camera Looks Kinda Like an 80s Plastic Camera
6. Minimalist USB Digital Camera in Bright Monochromatic Colors
7. Mini Digital Camera Looks Like a Twin Lens Rolleiflex - Priced at $420