I thought the Compaq brand had all but seen the final nail in the coffin.

Today, word has slipped out that HP will launch a 10.1-inch touchscreen computer under the brand called the Airlife 100.  It will include a 10.1-inch touchscreen, a 16GB SDD, 3G connectivity, WiFi, the Android OS platform and be supported by the 1Ghz Snapdragon processor, though that last piece of info is apparently still unconfirmed.  The Airlife’s battery will be good for up to 12 hours of use or up to 10 days of standby, but we all know that’s assuming very unlikely conditions (screen at 30% and one app open).

The Airlife 100 will launch in partnership with Telefonica and be offered at a subsidized rate in Europe and Latin America.

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NOTE: Tax applies in most states

Strap in and brace yourselves all over, kids, because I got a HOT list of deals here for the upcoming Black Friday sales!  Seems that Office Max dropped the dime a bit early on what they’ll be offering up for cheap the day after Thanksgiving (early?? It’s not even HALLOWEEN and they’re talking Black Friday!), but their incredibly gauche behavior brings you a whole lot of deals.  Check THIS out!

How about an Acer netbook for $150?  I know, you’re probably blinking rapidly and reading that again, but it’s true.  And it’s not where the deals end…but where they BEGIN, my friends. How about a Compaq Presario AMD Athlon II dual-core CPU for $240?  Maybe you like the DVDs…well, you can get a Memorex portable DVD player with seven-inch screen for $30.  Start hunting for couch change now and by Thanksgiving you should have enough for even a Magellan RoadMate 1440 GPS.  Just $70!

It’s enough to make even the most hesitant shopper think twice about clutching the wallet in a death grip.

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Sprint has officially joined the subsidized Netbook race and it looks like they’re off to a running start. Unlike Verizon and AT&T, who offer a Netbook for $200 after you sign up for their mobile broadband, Sprint and Best Buy are selling the Compaq Mini 110c-1040DX netbook for $0.99.  You’ll have to commit to two years of their mobile broadband, which costs $59.99 a month and provides up to 5GB of total bandwidth.  In order to snag this deal, you’ll need to head into your local Best Buy, but you might wanna give them a ring and make sure they’ve got it.

The 1040DX includes a 1.6Ghz Intel Atom processor, 16GB SSD, 1GB of RAM, a 10.1-inch LCD, media card reader, Intel GMA 950 video card, WiFi b/g, mobile broadband chip, 3x USB ports, 3-cell battery and XP Home.

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Alternatively, pick up in store, but not that you’ll pay tax either way.

Features:

• 2.16Ghz Intel Pentium Dual-Core Mobile Processor T3400
• 3GB of DDR2 RAM, 250GB hard drive, WiFi b/g, webcam
• Vista Home Premium

Features:

• 2Ghz AMD Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core Processor QL-62
• 160Gb hard drive, 2GB of DDR2 RAM
• WiFi, DVD burner and more

Features:

• 2Ghz AMD Athlon™ X2 QL-62 Dual-Core Processor
• WiFi b/g, DVD burner, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, 160GB hard drive
• 3x USB port, 6-cell battery and Nvidia GeForce 8200M

Features:

• 1.86Ghz Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T2390
• 2GB of DDR2 RAM, 160GB hard drive, WiFi b/g, media card reader
• 3x USB 2.0 ports, DVD burner, Intel X3100 graphics