Microsoft's Kinect currently functions as an optional peripheral for the Xbox gaming system and uses a camera and microphone to watch and listen to a user for commands. Soon, however, Kinect may be coming to laptops. Microsoft is said to be working on integrating the Kinect motion sensor into laptops.

The Kinect has been successfully hacked to work on a computer, but in order to work on a portable device like a laptop, significant modifications would be needed.

The Kinect was released in early November 2010. Microsoft has not given an estimates as to when consumers might see the Kinect-integrated laptops, but what we do know is that they'll be licensing the technology to manufacturers rather than building their own in-house solution.

Gisele Bündchen is already the world's richest model, but her wealth is about to hit new heights. As her lingerie line goes global, Gisele is set to become the world's first billionaire model.

The Gisele Bündchen Brazilian Intimates range was launched last May and has already proved popular in Latin America, Portugal, Japan and Israel. Now, further expansion is expected.

With her various product endorsements and business ventures, Gisel earned a total of $45 million USD last year. She's now on track to become the first billionaire supermodel.

Model Bar Refaeli, 26, is said to be following in Gisele's footsteps and is also preparing to launch her own collection of underwear next month.

If you're looking for a way to meet your New Year's diet and fitness resolutions, Nike may have just the device to help you meet your goals. On Thursday, Nike announced the new Nike+ FuelBand, which takes the Nike+ data collection engine and expands it into a full day's worth of activities, and combines it with a basic LED wristband for data reporting and interaction. Similar to previous incarnations of Nike+, FuelBand can sync with an iPhone over Bluetooth, or can report straight back to your computer by USB.

So how does it work? The concept is pretty simply. You just set a day goal of physical activity, and the FuelBand will keep track via a built-in accelerometer. When you start out the day, the color display is fully red, and shits fully to green as the user reachers his or her goal. Progress can be measured in time, calories burned, steps, or the proprietary NikeFuel, which is a social metric that gives you more "points" for more strenuous activity. Syncing with the iPhone app or Nike+ website will get you detailed goal tracking and motivation.

Nike hasn't said when it plans to begin selling the FuelBand, however, pre-orders be start at 5:0pm EST. The device will retail for $150.

According to a roadmap leak, Research in Motion has two more BlackBerry PlayBook tablets ready to launch in 2012, despite poor reception of the first-generation PlayBook which launched in 2011. A 10-inch LTE-enabled model will reportedly be targeting late holiday sales in December, and a new 7-inch "3G+" model is expected in April.

Hardware details on both the 7- and 10-inch PlayBooks have not yet been revealed. Previous leaks, however reveal support for 1280x800 resolution, which might mean that one or both of the new models are moving up to a more pixel-packed screen.

Meanwhile, we've also gotten word on when we might expect to see the first BlackBerry 10 smartphones. This unfortunately won't be until September, and what the device actually will be is unspecified at this point. BlackBerry 10 is expected to be be unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2012, which is going on in late February.

RIM is also expected to release two new BlackBerry Curve phones targeting emerging markets. One of them will be 2G only. PlayBook OS 2.0 is expected to rollout in February 2012 and BlackBerry Mobile Fusion will launch in April.

America's beloved shoe buying website Zappos.com was the unfortunate victim of a hacker on Sunday, who gained access to the company's internal network through the company's servers in Kentucky. The specifics of the attack were not revealed, but Zappos said that credit card and payment data were not accessed or affected by the crime.

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh sent out an email to employees, which read:

"The most important focus for us right now is the safety and security of our customers’ information. Within the next hour, we will begin the process of notifying the 24+ million customer accounts in our database about the incident and help step them through the process of choosing a new password for their accounts. (We’ve already reset and expired their existing passwords.)

Zappos users simply need to reset their passwords and create a new one. The company is cooperating with law enforcement on an ongoing investigation into the incident.

Rumors have been swirling for weeks about the next generation iPad, the iPad 3, and when it might become available to consumers. It appears as though the launch may be sooner rather than later, as we've learned that production on the iPad 3 began earlier this month.

Bloomberg initially broke the news that production on the iPad 3 had already gotten underway. The news outlet also claims that the iPad 3 will support 4G LTE, and will feature a new HD display and a faster quad-core processor. These features are in line with several other earlier reports. Other rumored features of the device include a slightly thicker case, and twice the battery of the current iPad 2.

It has been rumored that the iPad 3 will launch in March. Factores are said to be running 24 hours a day in an effort to build as much stock as possible ahead of the launch.

Samsung has tinkered around with some partially white versions of their tablet computers, with the back of the devices being white and the front bezel around the screen remaining black. Now it appears that they're working on some all-white Galaxy Tabs, as a white Galaxy Tab 10.1 and Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus have been seen in Vietnam with an all-white design.

Reports claim that the specs on the all-white Galaxy Tabs remain unchanged. The only difference is the bezel around the screen. No details on pricing or availability has been announced yet.

On Tuesday, Polaroid shocked those in attendance at the Consumer Electronics Show by announcing a new camera powered by Google's Android operating system. The Polaroid SC1630 Smart Camera is a 3.2-inch device featuring a 16-megapixel camera with 3x optical zoom on a 36-108mm lens.

When connected to WiFi, users can instantly upload images to social networking sites as well as have access to the Android Market. The Smart Album feature automatically organizes photos by date, location and people, and geo-tagging features can add longitude and latitude coordinates to photos. The camera even includes editing capabilities right on the device. Up to 32GB of memory via a microSD card is available, and the rechargeable battery can last all day on a full charge.

A specific release date and pricing haven't yet been announced, but the SC1630 is expected to launch this year.

According to tech industry watchdog Digitimes, Pegatron Technology has reportedly received a small volume of orders for the upcoming iPad 3, which is set to launch in March.

Apple has supposedly revised and revamped their outsourcing strategy, and will thus have Pegatron focus on production of the iPad series, and Foxconn will serve as an auxilliary in 2013. Foxconn's primary focus will be the iPhone. Pegatron will produce only a small number of smartphones. This new strategy is designed to decrease risk and increase the quality of products.

Apple has already visited Pegatron's plants in China several times. Digitimes claims that Pegatron will see a "significant increase" in orders for an iPad 4 launch, which is supposedly set for October with an initial volume of 7 to 10 million units.

At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, one of the big features will be "smart TVs" featuring built-in software like Google TV. On Monday, Lenovo became the first to announce a 3D TV set powered by the latest version of Android, version 4.0 (aka Ice Cream Sandwich).

More than 100 apps will come preloaded on the TV, which is far more than what comes packaged with the Sony Internet TV, the only TV set currently on the market powered by Google. Lenovo's new 42-inch television set also features 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage and a built-in front-facing camera.

The Google-powered Lenovo TVs are a step-up from the Sony Internet TVs with the inclusion of the aforementioned features. Some say that the Lenovo set is what Google TV was supposed to be from launch. Perhaps the Lenovo's new offering can help bring more consumer satisfaction with the Google TV platform.