Barnes and Noble have outdone themselves with their new eBook reader . It is. Drop. Dead. Gorgeous. Gizmodo’s got an unwrapping feature , and I’m replaying the video for the fourth time now.

It won’t be long now. Gizmodo’s posted some screenshots of BlackBerry Storm 2 dummy display units over in Best Buy and Verizon stores. When the display units filter in, it’s usually only a matter of days or (at most) weeks before we see a full-scale launch…

According to tech news site TG Daily, Windows 7 is Amazon UK’s biggest pre-ordered product of all time, which would indicate to us that the 86% of Lifehacker readers upgrading to Windows 7 aren’t alone. (Not sure how it ranks on Amazon US.) The previous title holder: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows . [ TG Daily via Gizmodo ]

Images via Gizmodo It certainly takes some of the cozy-home feel out of having a fireplace, but this encapsulated hearth fire takes out a lot of risk and ads in a lot of portability in enjoying a live flame in the room. Designer Camillo Vanacore came up with this tiny little fireplace that transitions from opaque to transparent when the flame is turned up. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

Who says plasma is dead? The 54-inch TC-P54Z1 improves upon the V10 series, and uses a separate box and wireless HDMI receiver. And after an exhaustive review, HD Guru says it delivers outstanding…