10 Most Expensive U.S. College Dorms

 The dorm prices show that this sometimes-overlooked higher-education cost can not only exceed $13,000 per academic year, but it also almost equals the price of earning that year’s credits. Read ahead to see which schools have the nation’s most expensive dorms. (Prices are for a double room and meal plan during the 2011-12 academic year.)

1 The New School
Location: New York City
Room & Board: $18,080 

The New School is based in New York and is divided into seven colleges, including the New School for Social Research and Parsons, which aspiring fashionistas will recognize from the television series "Project Runway."

It has five dormitories, including in lower Manhattan, the East Village and Chelsea. Room and board at the 13th Street location costs $18,080, making it the most expensive college dormitory in the U.S.

Attending the school gives students an opportunity to take courses that they likely couldn’t take at other schools, such as “Genre: The Road Movie,” “Tabloidization: Reputation and the Attention Economy” and “Georges Bataille - Sex, Death, and Religion.”

2 New York University
Location: New York City
Room & Board: $15,181 

Like so many other things in the Big Apple, New York University isn’t cheap. Tuition per semester is $19,672, and room and board is $15,181. However, this is a relative bargain, compared with the rent that anyone else would pay to live with one roommate in the heart of Greenwich Village.

NYU has multiple locations throughout the city, including one in Brooklyn. It also has centers in Paris, Shanghai and Tel Aviv, and it opened a campus in Abu Dhabi in 2010.

3 Fordham University - Lincoln Center
Location: New York City
Room & Board: $15,000 

Fordham University students who want to be where the action is can live at McMahon Hall near Lincoln Center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Undergraduate students are still subject to the same $39,235 tuition fee for the year as students at Rose Hill. At $15,000, room and board is only $75 higher than Rose Hill’s.

That $75 buys quite a bit. The campus is just minutes from Central Park and a couple of subway stops from every cultural attraction that midtown Manhattan has to offer. And then there’s Lincoln Center, a stone’s throw away.

4 Fordham University - Rose Hill
Location: North Bronx, N.Y.
Room & Board: $14,925

Fordham University’s Rose Hill campus is in the North Bronx. For the academic year, full-time undergraduates pay $39,235 for tuition.

The Rose Hill campus covers 85 acres and is “one of the biggest privately owned green spaces in New York City,” according to CampusGrotto.com. In addition to this campus, Fordham operates two others in New York state, one in China and one in London.

5 St. John's University
Location: Queens, N.Y.
Room & Board: $14,700 

St. John’s is a private university founded in 1870. It was originally in Brooklyn but moved to its current location in Queens in the 1950s. Undergraduate tuition is $33,125 for the academic year.

Alumni include former New York Gov. Mario Cuomo and U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel. The school provides students with free or low-cost tickets to Broadway shows, museums and even Yankees games.

6 Suffolk University
Location: Boston, MA
Room & Board: $14,624

Suffolk University's main campus is in the historic Beacon Hill neighborhood. Undergraduate tuition per semester is $14,889.

Most undergraduate students live at the Residence Hall at Tremont Street, although the newer Miller Hall, which opened in 2003, now houses about 30 percent of incoming students. The school also has campuses on Cape Cod and in Madrid.

7 Manhattanville College
Location: Purchase, N.Y.
Room & Board: $14,520

For a full-time undergraduate student at Manhattanville College, tuition is $17,010 a semester.

The school has 1,700 undergraduates and 1,000 graduate students, according to its website. Its largest residence is Spellman Hall, which has more than 200 rooms and houses over 400 students. The 100-acre campus is 30 miles away from New York City.

8 Pace University
Location: New York City
Room & Board: $14,230

Pace University has several campuses, but most incoming students live in a double in Maria’s Tower at One Pace Plaza in New York. Access to the cafeteria, library and classrooms is just one elevator ride away.

The location is ideal for anyone wishing to live near New York tourist attractions. It’s near the Brooklyn Bridge, South Street Seaport and Wall Street, and for students wishing to impulsively tie the knot, City Hall is blocks away. Graduates include television chef Rachael Ray, actor Vincent Pastore and civil rights attorney William Kunstler.

 9 University of California – Berkeley
Location: Berkeley, Calif.
Room & Board: $14,046

The cost of room and board at University of California – Berkeley may be a small price to pay to live at the school where no less than 16 chemical elements have been discovered.

U.C. Berkeley is one of the world’s most highly regarded universities. At least, that’s what a Gallup poll found in 2003, and the public perception remains.

The school has awarded diplomas to a wide range of people in the technology sector, including Apple’s Steve Wozniak and Google’s Eric E. Schmidt.

10 Marymount Manhattan College
Location: New York City
Room & Board: $14,030 

Compared with some of the others on this list, this year’s cost to attend Marymount Manhattan College is not so bad. For $38,738, you can be a student at the Manhattan liberal arts college, including $23,542 in tuition.

Marymount students can live in its 55th Street Residence Hall, which at 46 stories is one of the tallest college dormitories in the U.S. The building has halls with different themes, so those residing on the "Creative and Performing Arts" hall don’t have to mix it up with the denizens of the "Substance Free" hall.

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21 Easy Tweaks For The New Year

 Just minor changes in your everyday life or slight tweaks in your gym routine can be hugely beneficial for your health and fitness. Nothing can be worse than spending hours in the gym and having nothing to show for it. It’s all about training smart—knowing just what to do, and how much to do it. It’s equally important to eat right and incorporate simple changes in your food choices. Calculating your protein requirement (a minimum of 0.8g per kilogram of body weight, up to a maximum of 1.5g if you are training hard), making sure you have a pre- and post-workout snack ready, resting a particular muscle group for 24 hours between each workout—this can make all the diference. Follow our detailed plan for a fitter, healthier you in the coming year.

Vow that you will start your day with a good meal. A hearty breakfast changes the way you feel and train through the day. A meal consisting of whole oats, egg whites, fruits and milk is the ideal combination. The slow-release carbohydrate from whole oats, with the protein of egg whites, gives you a sustained release of energy through the day.

Get enough sleep! According to the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Indianapolis, your body needs at least 7-8 hours of sound, undisturbed sleep to repair and regenerate and go through the proper metabolic processes. Studies also show that people who sleep less than the required amount tend to put on weight.

Include “superfoods” in your daily diet. It’s not hard at all. Superfoods are easily available—mushrooms, tomatoes, almonds, oats, eggs, broccoli and spinach are some examples. Berries, avocado, quinoa, salmon and walnuts are a little harder to get, but they are worth the pain and money spent on them.

Avoid bad carbs such as refined flours, white pasta, pastries, white sugar, or too many potatoes if you want to lose weight fast or maintain it. In fact, there are three “white devils” which are part of our daily diet and do more harm than good—refined sugar, white flour, and processed white table salt. Stick to consuming 6g (around 1 tsp) of salt per day. Too much salt increases sodium levels in the body; an excess can lead to a host of problems like hypertension, high blood pressure, water retention, etc.

Up the intake of lean proteins like chicken, fish, turkey, soy and egg whites in your diet. If you are vegetarian and follow a training programme, supplement with a good whey protein shake.

Get a professional to evaluate and calculate your nutritional requirements. This involves a detailed session factoring in age, genetics, activity levels, ailments, physical limitations, etc., so you get a perfectly tailored plan for your body.

You need to eat to lose weight: Eat small amounts every 3 hours instead of three large meals a day. Aim for six-seven small meals in a day. Drink at least 2 litres of water a day and avoid alcohol. Alcohol is just empty calories that will slow you down the next morning.

Every two weeks, shock your body by changing the number of repetitions or by increasing the amount of weight you’ve been lifting. A general rule to follow for increasing muscle size is to perform six-eight repetitions per set of a heavy weight. For muscle endurance, pick a weight that will let you perform 12-18 repetitions per set. Lift progressively: For size, you should increase the weight only if you can perform the eighth repetition easily. Increase it just enough so that the eighth repetition now should feel like you require assistance to lift. Similarly, for endurance, performing more than 20 repetitions won’t achieve much, so increase the weight in a way that makes the 20th repetition pretty hard to lift.

Pick a sport. Cross training is the key to a fitter, leaner body. If you combine weight training, cardio sessions and weekend sports activities, you’ve got the perfect cross-training programme. Challenge your muscles by performing different activities to promote muscle confusion and the metabolic cost of each workout.

Vary your workout to avoid the plateau. Include compound exercises—these exercises work more than one muscle group at a time, and build balanced overall strength. They are great for your core. Try burpees, kettlebell swings, squats with shoulder presses, push-ups, etc.

Invest in the correct training gear. The right training shoe can boost your performance by a mile. Companies now provide adequate information at the customer level. Tips to keep in mind: Is the basic arch of your foot neutral, flat, or high? Is there a specific sport you need the shoe for, such as tennis, running, basketball, etc.? If you like to perform various activities, then you are looking for a cross-training shoe.

Ditch the sit-ups. The world’s most popular abs move is also the most useless. Core training is what you want to focus on. Deep-lying abdominal muscles, obliques (the muscles on the sides of the abdomen), and the muscles of the lower back form the core. Focus on moves like the plank and the sideplank; work on the Swiss ball, which gives the core muscles a thorough workout by destabilizing you. Include plyometrics (these are moves which involve short sudden bursts of jumps and kicks, but require strong knees and lower back muscles) in your routine.

Don’t just limit your workout on single stations at the gym which isolate the muscle group you are working on. Perform the same set of bicep curls standing with free weights rather than fixed machines to promote greater muscle activation. Include kettlebells, the TRX System, and don’t underestimate the power of body-weight exercises.

Don’t work out if you don’t have a pre- and post-workout snack prepared. These two snacks change the way you perform during training sessions and help refuel your muscles. A good pre-workout snack 45 minutes before your workout would include a slow-release carbohydrate like a fruit or a sandwich to provide a sustained release of energy during the workout. A post-workout snack should have a good amount of protein and carbohydrates, like eggs and toast or yogurt with cereal and nuts, to promote recovery and repair of muscles.

Work towards improving your posture at your desk, during workouts and while you walk. Stand tall! Correct alignment and maintaining a neutral spine can prevent posture-related injuries. To find your correct posture, stand facing a mirror—shoulders should be slightly rolled back and relaxed, ears should be in line with your shoulders, belly button tucked in and core activated, and the spine straight and neutral. Put equal weight on both the left and right sides of your body, with the weight distributed a little more on the outer soles of your feet.

Include high-intensity cardio bursts in between your training sessions to challenge your heart rate and target your fat-burning zone. Dedicate two days a week for Interval Training and cardio sessions, followed by a five-set core strengthening regimen.

Do “super sets” in the gym. They can be done any time your workout needs a little change or increase in intensity: A super set is two exercises done without any rest in between. This saves time and increases the intensity of the workout.

Sometimes supplements, such as high-strength vitamin C, ZMA capsules and a good multi-vitamin, are needed to improve performance and to build immunity and improve concentration. These are available over the counter, but it would be a good idea to run them by your physician to see what you are deficient in and how much you need. Just like deficiencies stop your body from performing at its peak, too much of something can also be harmful—for example, a surfeit of calcium can lead to fatigue, nausea, hyperparathyroidism, etc.Know that you need adequate rest between each workout session for your body to repair and muscles to regenerate. This is based on the rule that a worked muscle needs at least 24 hours to rest and repair. So there is no point training your abs or your biceps every day—this will only lead to injuries. Alternate muscle groups for most part of your training (if you’re training heavy) unless you’re doing circuit formats. Allow a primary muscle to rest for at least 24 hours before you train it again.

Stretch for success: Make sure you include a flexibility programme in your workout schedule. It could be a class or two of yoga or just basic stretching. Regular training and incorrect posture can lead to tight muscles, which can further lead to injuries. Keep your muscles supple.

Finally, aim for consistency and balance, with food and training!

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Best Items to Buy In January

 You may still be recovering from energetic Christmas shopping, party and Boxing Day aftermath, but just because you’re in repayment mode, doesn't mean you need to go cold turkey when it comes to shopping in January (take it from someone who takes budgeting seriously).

 In fact, the New Year presents a wonderful opportunity for bargains. So what to buy in first month that too in January?

 Some stores are eager to clear out Christmas overstock, while others are simply desperate to generate foot traffic for out-of-season items and make room for new product lines. First month of year is the perfect time to pick up some items that you’re guaranteed to need next year and throughout the next 12 months, with desperation comes deep discounts.

 So here are 15 items that you can save big on if you're willing to wait until January.


Motorcycles:

 There are few silence places to spend a January afternoon than a motorcycle showroom floor in the northern part of the U.S. For the best discount deal, look for bikes left over from the previous model year and be prepared to drive a hard bargain. If you're shopping for a used bike, look for sales listings by private individuals. Anyone selling their bike in the middle of winter is probably eager to make a deal.

Bicycles:

 One of the first things people think to do when spring arrives is trot out their bicycle for a spin. That spin usually is to the bike shop for repairs. In January, though, bike shops are quiet and owners are interested in clearing out current models to make room for new ones arriving in a couple of months.

Carpet and flooring:

 Most customers in the market for new flooring will pull the mechanism in time to have it in place for the holidays. You should find plenty of eager, attentive sales people to wait on you and be ready to deal, just after the holiday season is over.

Video games:

 The newest, flashiest games have been on the store shelves for a couple of months already, so stores that high-balled prices during the shopping season will start competing on price, a game you can win.
Suits: As clothing stores prepare to cycle into their warm-weather collections, take advantage of clearances on fall/winter suits. Just watch your diet over the summer, so that the suits will still fit next fall.

Air conditioners:

 Come the first hot day of the spring and you won't be able to find an air conditioner installer available in the whole county, but in January they are sitting by the phone, cooling their heels. Now is a great time to get three quotes (you doo get multiple quotes, right?) for that new system. Come the first hot day of the summer, you will be cool as a cucumber.

Winter coats:

 After a couple of months of foul weather, then Christmas, most people have broken down and bought that warm coat. If you haven't, good for you: Sales should abound. Just don't expect the widest selection of styles and sizes.

Boats:

 Like motorcycle shops in the frozen north, boat dealers draw few customers in winter. You could wait until the boat shows, but there you're unlikely to get a great price, since the dealer has put time and money into the show that he'll need to recoup. Visit the showroom on a snowy afternoon, drive a hard bargain trip, and you might find yourself ready to launch, come the first warm spring day.

Big appliances: After stocking up for the holiday rush, appliance dealers will be eager to convert some of the remaining inventory to cash and clear space on the showroom floor for the newest models. This could be the right time for that new stainless steel fridge or convection oven.

Bedding and bathroom linens:

 January has been white sale time ever since John Wanamaker of Philadelphia started the trend in Philadelphia in 1878. Many stores will be vying to sell you new sheets, comforters, towels and pillows, at the year's best prices.

Outdoor gear:

 Aside from those hearty devotees of winter camping and hunting, in most of the U.S. there are few shoppers in the outdoor gear aisles in January. Look for good prices this month on tents, stoves, backpacks, kayaks, fishing gear and other products designed for the great outdoors.

Wrapping paper: Is there anyone in the U.S. still unaware that January is the time to buy wrapping paper?

Electronics:

 Waiting until January to buy electronics is a bit of a gamble; the really hot items may be out of stock, and those put on sale may be less popular. If you can find the item that you really want, at a good price (not the one you might settle for but will never be happy with), jump on it.

Houses:

 Common wisdom tells us that spring is the best time to sell a house, and midwinter is the worst. Therefore, anyone putting their house on the market during the worst selling time must be a "committed seller," one that might well be willing to compromise on price. Wait just a few months and you might find yourself in a bidding war for the same place.

Furniture:

 It too has its seasons, and many companies release new models in February. Stores with unsold inventory often put some of it on sale to make room on the showroom floor.

 Finally the year’s first month is the perfect time to pick up some items that you’re guaranteed to need next year and throughout the next twelve months, because January offers so many bargains, it's also the perfect time to use up those gift cards that you received, before you forget about them.

10 Oven Fresh Desserts From Around the World!

 Every house celebrating Christmas is filled with tantalizing aromas of baked goodies. A look at the desserts making it to tables across the globe 

 The 'merriest' festival's arrived. Even one do shopping, Visit churches .The towns lit, and there's the festive mood everywhere, the air holds testimony to that! There lingers in the air, a sweet tantalizing aroma of freshly-baked goodies, as far as seven seas. 

While we are ready with our fruit cakes, springerle, panettone, milk cream, coungnou and Pavlova, so is everyone else round the world with their traditional desserts. And it's a very interesting variety out there. Lest you fall in love with these, be warned they are deadly gorgeous, mouth-watering and most of them are unavailable to us. Have a look! 

1.King cake of Spain

King cake of Spain

 The cake has a light and buttery taste with a delicious warm aroma of well developed fermentation and caramel. "The crumbs have a silky feel while the nutty and citrus flavors from dry fruits and candied peel give an exciting burst of contrasts. It resembles a Christmas wreath and is usually baked with a small baby Jesus figurine inside. "And whoever gets the baby Jesus in their slice becomes the host and also has to buy a dress for it.

2.Germany's Springerle

Germany's Springerle

 Springerle is one of the most popular Christmas treats in Germany during Christmas. Almost every household in Germany has it and kids love it. This Christmas cookie is embossed with lovely designs. Traditional Springerle have Bible stories on them, the best way to convey messages from the Church. Most people in Germany prepare it at home, especially if they are living in the countryside and regardless of its shape, size or design, it will always have a flavour of aniseed.

3.Mince Pie from Britain

Mince Pie from Britain

 It has a very crumbly tart base and a moist filling. They were made of meat but are now made with sweet mincemeat; a mixture of dried fruits, sugar, spices and brandy. While most people in Britain pick them off the shelves for Christmas, some line their tarts mould at home with a readymade sweet paste and bake it fresh. Homemade mincemeat is quick and easy to make and there are also many great commercial brands out there to use instead.

4.France's Buche de Noel

France's Buche de Noel

 One of the traditional dishes for Christmas is the Buche de Noel cake. It’s made from Genoese cake or a mixture of sponge or roulade, which is generally baked in a large Swiss shallow pan to avoid dryness of the sponge. In France, the lines stretch long in front of the bakery doors on Christmas Eve as families queue up to collect the Buche that they specially order for the occasion.

5.Italian Panettone

Italian Panettone

 Panettone is a classic holiday dessert, this recipe is as traditional to an Italian Christmas as turkey is to an American Thanksgiving. Give your family another reason to enjoy the holidays with this delicious sweet bread! Most people in Italy pick up Panettone off-the-shelf. it has become more popular in Central and Southern Italy. It can be eaten for breakfast with big schemers of mascarpone cheese, enjoyed after dinner with a little Marshal Wine.

6.Iceland's Mondlugrautur

Iceland's Mondlugrautur

 Mondlugrautur is a traditional breakfast dish in Norway. Tastes creamy and wheaty as it's made of oats. In Iceland and other Scandinavian countries and Europe, the families still follow the traditional method. Every home makes Christmas savories, Mondlugrautur and more...

7.Black cake from Jamaica

Black cake from Jamaica

 Black cake is rich and moist, flavored with rum soaked fruits, truly a labour of love. It’s the Christmas cake reshaped by the robust island culture has variations to suit different occasions. Most Jamaicans prepare it at home, and the ingredients are soaked in rum, also called Black wine, for months. Small time bakers who specialize in this cake and take orders only during the Christmas time.

8.Cougnou from Belgium

Cougnou from Belgium

 Cougnou also called the bread of Jesus is sweet yeast bread that is made to resemble a swaddled baby. It is given to children on Christmas Day and enjoyed with a cup of hot chocolate. In terms of taste and flavour, a Cougnou is the closest to the Italian sweet bread Panettone. it is moist, crumbly, and sweet bread.

9.Hungary's Beigli

Hungary's Beigli

 Beigli has a crackled exterior and a moist filling. It’s an authentic Hungarian pastry roll that is often served for Christmas. Walnut and poppy are the most common flavours in it. But these days’ experimental folks are filling it with chestnut puree or even Nutella. It’s a traditional dessert, which is prepared in almost every home. It is widely available in Hungary’s markets during Christmas.

10.Australia's Pavlova

Australia's Pavlova

 Pavlova is named after the famous Russian ballet dancer Anna Pavlova. This classic dessert is a must for Christmas dinner.  This is a light dessert where the sweetness of the meringue combines with lightly whipped cream and fresh fruits. Most common version is one with plain meringue and whipped cream. These days people also make chocolate-based meringue for the dessert.

 Finally every house celebrates Christmas and delightedly  plan for New Year, search for Coupons for New Year celebrations and plan to short trips. Plan for new decisions, new ideas, new life styles, new goals etc…

Most-Anticipated Tech Products Of 2012

 Each year around this time I do a roundup of the most-anticipated products of the coming year. This year I came up with 16 things we can't wait to see.

Since many companies like to keep future new releases under tight wraps so they don't short-circuit sales of their current products, we can't predict what all the new hot gadgets will be. But as usual, we expect to see a fair amount of intriguing stuff at this year's CES in Las Vegas, and we know that plenty of sequels to today's popular products are on the way--whether the company wants you to know it or not.

Here's our list. As always feel free to voice your opinion. And if you don't like our selections, suggest new ones. As I said, right now, we're at 16 picks (they're listed in random order), but I've left a few slots open for reader contributions. Make a good case and I'll add the product to the slideshow.

Nintendo Wii U

Once again Nintendo is trying to revolutionize the gaming industry with a system that has a new controller with an embedded touch screen that allows you to continue a gaming session on the portable controller even when your TV is off.

On a more mundane level, this Wii supports 1080p visuals and is backward-compatible with all Wii gaming accessories and games. That latter trait may be its biggest selling point.

No word on pricing or exactly when the Wii U will hit the market, but Nintendo says it will be in stores in 2012. CNET's game experts got some early hands-on time with the Wii U. Here's what they thought. 

Image credit: Nintendo

Google Ice Cream Sandwich products

The first Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) smartphones have just started trickling out onto the market. Loads more are coming in 2012. Yummy.

Screenshot by Josh Long/CNET

iPad Mini

Will Apple do a 7-inch iPad? Some say no, some say yes, particularly with the success of Amazon's Kindle Fire. We hope Apple does go small. $299. 16GB. Slam dunk.

Better, more-affordable ultrabooks

Forget those underpowered Netbooks. The ultrabook is the new Netbook. We already saw the price for these lightweight machines head into reasonable territory in 2011. Now we look forward to the next batch offering similar performance for even less money.

Next-gen MacBook Air

Rumor has it that the next generation of MacBook Pros and Airs will get new designs, and we may very well see a 15-inch Air. Will the Air get even slimmer?

Why not?

Image: MacBook Air  (Apple)

More-affordable Apple AirPlay products

In case you don't know what it is, Apple's AirPlay is a wireless streaming feature available on Apple mobile devices that allows you to stream audio and video over Wi-Fi. However, except for Apple TV and AirPort Express, AirPlay-compatible products tend to be pricey (most are speakers).

They could all stand to shave $100 off their list prices (and more in some cases). Hopefully that will happen in 2012.

 

MacBook Air. (Apple)

Kindle Fire 2 (and Amazon's 10-inch tablet)

The Kindle Fire's been a big hit and it isn't even that great. Just imagine what the Kindle Fire 2 will be like. And oh, Amazon may well release a 10-inch tablet that undercuts the iPad's price significantly. Can't wait for that to happen.

iPhone 5

For those of you who waited all 2011 for an iPhone 5, we've got news: you get to do some more waiting in 2012. When we'll see the iPhone 5 launch is anybody's guess, but whether it's released in June or November, it seems like a safe bet that it will have a new design and most likely support for 4G networks.

Apple iTV

Rumor has it that Apple will enter the TV market in 2012 with a set that will be a game-changer and once again turn another market on its head. We'll believe it when we see it.

iPad 3

Everybody's waiting--and expecting--an iPad 3 with a higher-resolution display. If the past is any indication, hear all about it in February or March, with a release soon after.

PlayStation Vita

Sony's next-generation handheld gaming device is slated to arrive in the U.S. on February 22, with dual analog sticks, a touch screen, and graphics that rival the PS3's. The Wi-Fi version is priced at $249 and the Wi-Fi/3G version will cost $299.99 (3G service plan extra).

While many think the Vita has an uphill road, it also has the potential to be a much-needed hit for Sony, which has lost a lot of luster in recent years. CNET editors got an early look at the Vita. See what they thought.

Wider LTE (4G) rollout

We'll see lots more 4G phones in 2012--and hopefully lots more 4G service

coverage with true broadband speeds.

Nook Tablet 2

Barnes & Noble continues to do a lot of things right with its color Nook products. One request for the next model, most likely due to arrive in November: a little Bluetooth, please.

Nikon D800

The much-anticipated successor to the full-frame Nikon D700 was supposed to arrive in 2011. Alas, it didn't. Word is this rumored 36-megapixel prosumer camera will finally launch in early 2012. Price tag: We're guessing somewhere just south of $3,000.

Canon 5D Mark III

Like the Nikon D800, Canon's full-frame follow-up to the EOS 5D Mark II was widely expected to arrive in 2011. It failed to come, and was most likely delayed by the combination of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami and Thailand flood tragedies. The current 5D Mark II costs around $2,000. This one will start out higher, most likely in the $2,500 range.

Windows 8

Unity is the theme with Windows 8, as Microsoft is bringing the Metro UI found on smartphones and Xbox 360 to the PC and tablets. Word is a beta may be out as soon as February with the final product ready to ship on PCs in late fall.

Source:Yahoo