At 9 Inches, 2 pounds, 5 hours of battery life, the Cloudbook comes with Surf, email, blog, IM, Skype, compute. The Everex / Packard Bell / FIC Nanobook / Cloudbook / CE260 will be selling at (of all places) Wal-Mart as of January 25th.

With 1.2GHz VIA C7-M CPU, 512MB of RAM, a 30GB hard drive, and a 800 x 480 display — and all for $399.

Installed software includes: Mozilla Firefox, gMail, Meebo, Skype, Wikipedia, GIMP, Blogger, YouTube, Xing Movie Player, RythemBox, Faqly, Facebook and OpenOffice.org 2.3 (includes WRITER, IMPRESS, DRAW, CALC, BASE).

If you wonder why a benign ferris wheel is shown here, it is ConnectLand’s USB Ferris Wheel Phone Stand. If your life is hopelessly boring, then you might enjoy this USB-powered (or 2 AAs) that will let you know when you have a phone call. The wheel spins and plays music and makes you feel 5 years old again.

What the heck. It’s only $27 and you can pass it along to the kid next door. Check the YouTube Video

Features:

• Incoming phone call alarm with rotation of the Ferris wheel
• Funny tune with On/Mute/Off switch
• Ferris wheel with 11cm diameter and 10 fun-seeking figures
• 2 LEDs in red and green colors
• Powered by USB or 2 AA batteries
• Dimensions: 22 x 9.2 x 18cm
• Weight: 305g

Another gadget for the YouTubers. This miVDOFX DV Cam will snap still images like a digital camera, but it will also allow you to add 18 built-in special effects and music instantly to your movies.

With a 1.5″ color screen, a 4X digital zoom, a built-in speaker, and an SD slot (expandable to 2GB), it will let you record from your ipod or MP3 player while filming.

No word on price or availability.

YouTube is in some trouble for reportedly hosting Nazi related material uploaded by users. Clips include scenes from the 1940 Nazi propaganda film Jud Suess and music videos from German far-right rock band Landser.

A German parliamentarian was quoted as saying that YouTube hosting these films “amounts to aiding and abetting incitement of these people.” The display of Nazi imagery or logos, or supporting Nazi ideals is illegal in Germany and punishable by jail time as well as severe fines.

Free speech – or not?

Casio has released two new face detecting cameras:

Casio’s $280 Z1080 digital camera – Features
• 10.1 million effective pixels, 3x optical zoom
• Best Shot function
• High-sensitivity shooting mode
• ISO 6400
• 2.6-inch bright widescreen LCD display
• Brightness of 1000 cd/m² at the center of the LCD screen
• Maximum 7 shot/second high-speed continuous shutter (at 2.0 megapixel)
• Super Life Battery allows up to 370 shots to be taken when fully charged
• Movie mode with electronic image stabilization function.
• High-quality movies using the H.264 standard
• YouTube Capture Mode for uploading to YouTube
• Comes with unique "YouTube Uploader for Casio" software
• Choice of five camera body colors: gray, black, blue, pink and gold

Casio’s $330 V8 digital camera – Features
• 8.1 million effective pixels, 7x optical zoom
• CCD-shift image stabilization mechanism
• 2.5-inch bright LCD display
• Max. brightness of 1000 cd/m² at the center of the LCD screen
• Maximum 4 shot/second high-speed continuous shutter (at 2.0 megapixel)
• High-quality movies using the H.264 standard
• Movie mode with electronic image stabilization function.
• YouTube Capture Mode for uploading to YouTube
• Comes with unique "YouTube Uploader for Casio" software
• Choice of two camera body colors: silver and black