The Dell Streak has gotten its official availability tag, and it will be launching in early-June in the U.K. The U.S. launch will come no earlier than “later this summer,” according to a blog post over on Dell’s website. That’s pretty much the same line that Michael Dell already gave, albeit a little more specific with “early June.”

Initially it will launch exclusively on O2 websites and will later be available through Dell.co.uk. Unfortunately, Dell didn’t go so far as to offer pricing, stating instead that pricing and data plans will be announced by O2 before the Streak goes live. One detail gleaned from the post–the Streak will be getting Android 2.2 later this year.

So, in thinking about it, there’s still no price or hard date, so we really don’t know much more from the blog post than we did before. But, if you’re interested in a bunch of fluffy expansion upon details you already know about the tablet, be sure to read it.

Enclosed in black, brushed aluminum

Here’s HP Mini 5101, a sturdy, ultralight laptop with a bit more muscle than your average netbook. It’s enclosed in black, brushed aluminum and aluminum alloys and sports a Intel Atom processor, a 10.1″ LED display, a spill-resistant keyboard 95% the size of a regular one and it weighs in at just 2.6 pounds.

It’s available with three different screen resolutions (WSVGA and higher) and with either a lighter four-cell battery or a six-cell battery offering up to 8 hours of runtime. When it comes to storage you get a 7,200 RPM hard drive alternatively an optional solid state drive with either 80 or 128 gigs.

The HP Mini 5101 starts at $449 and is expected to be available in late July.

Expensive, Japanese chair using unpowered robotics

Leopard is a highly advanced office chair straight from Japan now actually available for real (the concept has been around for a while). Basically it uses unpowered robot technology inspired by the basic principles of human anatomy to sink by 25° when you sit down in it, and rise up as you lean forward. Besides promising awesome comfyness this means that it’ll adjust itself behind your back and wrap around your bum when you lean back (imagine being held in someone’s arms) and then even give you a little push when you want to get up.

Oki and Okamura will sell this chair, meaning it’ll probably show up for us Westerners as well soon, and it’ll be available with both black and white frames. Leather will set you back about $2,500, fabric about $2,100.

Southern Americans will tell you that the word “Barbecue” should never be used as a verb. What will they say about dropping the final “e” for a bit of European flare? Italian designer Piero Lissoni’s “Barbecu” does just that, with both a gas igniter and the ability to make any Southerner proud with charcoal. Best of all, a set of work tops accomodates all sorts of outdoor occassions, from the straightforward pit to the tabletop grill to the tall, rolling cart. There’s no assembly required, either. Look for the Barbecu at Panik-Design, via Alessi, in a matter of days.