Acer showed off some of their special editions notebooks today, celebrating the company's status as a Worldwide TOP Partner of the Olympic Games.

On display were the Aspire 4810T and Aspire 1410T models, which receive Olympic branding on the deck and lid, with the Acer logo and Olympic rings. Also available will be a special edition LCD display.

Whilst these notebooks are designed for consumers to join in the celebration, Acer has informed us that the actual hardware supplied for use during the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver 2010 will include the Acer Veriton 1000 and Acer TravelMate 6592.

No word on pricing or availability yet, but we'll update when we have it.

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Acer launches Olympic Aspire special editions originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:33:25 +0100

Google has announced its Street View service on Google Maps now includes imagery from 11 cities across Canada, including Vancouver and Whistler.

Nicely timed for the 2010 Winter Games in February, Street View on Google Maps Olympic venues can be virtually viewed including the B.C. Place Stadium and Whistler Village.

The Canadian cities and regions currently explorable via Street View on Google Maps are: Vancouver, Whistler, Squamish, Banff, Calgary, Kitchener-Waterloo, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City and Halifax.

Jonathan Lister, head of Google Canada, said, "We're thrilled that Street View on Google Maps is now available for Canada in time for the 2010 Winter Games. Street View has been hugely popular with our users worldwide, and now Canadians and others can see the streets and landmarks of Vancouver, Whistler, and other cities, and innovate in exciting ways".

Canada is the 14th country to be Street Viewed. There's currently map-based, real-life imagery available for Australia, the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, the UK and the US.

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11 Canadian cities get Google Street Viewed originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:14:25 +0100