Apple’s charismatic CEO won’t be showing up to deliver his famous keynote speech at Macworld Expo on Tuesday, but the show must go on. Wired.com has been following the rumors and analyst reports on what to expect at the show. Here’s a roundup of those tasty tidbits, along with our probability estimation for each prediction coming true. Aluminum Mac MinisWired.com learned straight from an Apple corporate employee that a new Mac Mini is slated for announcement at Macworld Expo. The Mini, Apple’s portable desktop, hasn’t been upgraded since August 2007 — which is unusual, considering Apple typically refreshes its products every six or seven months. Other publications dug up additional details about the Mac Mini’s specifications. (Read the full post about ‘Rumor Roundup: What to Expect at Macworld Expo 2009′…)

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It seems like I’ve been obsessed with owning a Beetle since birth and therefore love all things Beetle themed.  I’ve ran into several other like me and this USB hub is proof that there are plenty of us out there.  For the Beetle obsessed, this is just one more random Beetle inspired accessory to own.  Thankfully, there never seems to be a shortage of these quirky little extras.  Sadly these look more like the newer Beetles than the old.  Which even owning one of the newer Beetles, I still prefer the classic ones.  So this USB port gets a couple less points, but it’s still cute. (Read the full post about ‘The Beetle Car USB 4-port Hub’…)

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I have one of the later models of iLuv and so far have found it extremely convenient.  Especially since I tend to flake on charging my ipod.  Well now iLuv is offering a new gadget for us to drool over.  This one has found its way to this year’s CES and won’t be out for a few more months, but they at least released a  few details to draw in our interest.  The dock has all the usual convenient speccs but with one extra to sweeten the deal.  One great perk is that  iMM183 will work with both your iPhone and iPod at the same time.  That is as long as you have a 4th Gen or later iPod. (Read the full post about ‘The iLuv iPhone Dual Dock with weather alerts’…)

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If you’re part of the working class who grind out a living each day, do you ever stop and wonder whether the super rich celebrities and personalities of the world live on a totally different planet, economic recession or not? Soccer supperstar David Beckham’s love for collecting exotic cars is no secret, and it seems as though his son Brooklyn is a chip off the old block. After all, how many kids in this world are able to boast that they have a £50,000 Porsche to drive around? This handcrafted toy is powered by a diesel engine (wonder what the mileage is like) and has been customized to fit just a single person - guess Brooklyn can’t go picking up a Spice Girl anytime soon as she won’t have a place to sit (other than on his lap). (Read the full post about ‘Brooklyn Beckham Drives A Porsche’…)

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Just before Macworld kicks off tomorrow, there are still some last minute rumors going around including a 7″ unibody MacBook Pro that will be introduced tomorrow. The latest rumor concerning this 17″ monster include an extremely slim battery which cannot be removed, although the battery is touted to last much longer compared to the five hours offered on the current model. There is no word on whether silver-zinc batteries will be used, but as with all other rumors, we’ll just need to wait for the actual event to unfold before official news makes the headlines. Are you looking forward to the Macworld Expo? Do you think the releases at CES will overshadow what is available at Macworld by a large margin? (Read the full post about ‘Rumor Of Unibody 17-inch MacBook Pro’…)

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This extraordinary bike-hack allows a takeaway driver to speed helter-skelter through the mean Japanese streets without spilling a drop of miso. The rather precarious looking appendage on the rear is a counter-weighted, hanging shelf onto which the bento boxes and bowls can be placed. As the bike tips upon cornering, the platform stays level and keeps the food where it’s supposed to be and not on the tarmac. Of course, if you drive like the typical pizza delivery boy you’ll still end up with sloshing soup, but keep it steady and this swinging shelf should work fine. An elegant and simple hack. (Read the full post about ‘Amazing Japanese Bowl-Balancing Bike’…)

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The Sharp SH810C offers - dare we say it, a razor sharp (pardon the pun) 8 megapixel CCD camera module to go along its 3″ LCD display that boasts a resolution of 854 x 480. It seems as though the SH810C is currently available in China, and there is no word on whether this rectangular clamshell handset will ever make its way to Europe or North America. What do you think? Is an 8 megapixel camera really that essential in phones these days? Until flash technology catches up with the lens, the number of extremely high megapixels don’t really matter in our book. (Read the full post about ‘Sharp SH810C Offers 8 Megapixel Camera’…)

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Samsung will unveil a 6.5mm thin LED backlit TV panel at the CES 2009 this week. The new ultra-thin Samsung LED TV panel supports a 240Hz refresh rate and Wide Color ControlPro promising a wider spectrum of colors. No word on pricing or availability so far. [Source] Tags: MP3, video game, robots, gear (Read the full post about ‘Samsung 6.5mm-thin HDTV’…)

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The advent of LED technology means mirrors no longer have to look boring, as with the Damask Mirror courtesy of Blowzone. This engraved mirror comes with integrated LED lights, and when it is switched on, the mirror will illuminate to bring life to the engraved design in full color and detail. Whenever you turn off the LED, the engraving can still be seen, but otherwise it works as an ordinary mirror to show you whether your hair is in place or not. There is no word on pricing as at press time. Tags: wi-fi, TV, pvr, PDA (Read the full post about ‘Damask Mirror Features LED Lights’…)

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The Lenovo IdeaPad Y550 and Y450 are smaller siblings of the Lenovo Y650: they are smaller (15.6 and 14″) but share many elements of the same hardware platform. Among the differences: their CPU has less cache memory (that sometimes helps with performance) and it is fair to believe that clock frequencies will be lower too. However, they can as much as one full hour of additional battery life compared to the Y650, from 3.5hrs (discrete graphics) to 4.5hrs (integrated graphics). Overall, they share the same design than the Y650, I have a particular interest in the 14″ version. Starting from $829. (Read the full post about ‘Lenovo IdeaPad Y550, Y450 Laptops’…)

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