Here's one for the budget conscious gadgetphile: a Blu-ray laptop that's going for less than US$ 1,000, the latest in Dell's Inspiron line.

The Inspiron 1525 has a base price of US$ 879, with a 15.4-inch high-def wide aspect display and 720p resolution. Nice figures to go with the Blu-ray player.

The laptop comes in a variety of colors (as you can see in the photo). It comes in a spectrum of fancy-named shades like Chill, Blossom and Commotion, Sunshine Yellow, Midnight Blue, and Ruby Red.

Several accessories are also available for the laptop, including a slim travel power adapter (US$ 80), Dell travel remote control (US$ 22), and noise-isolation earphones (US$ 25). The Inspiron 1525 is already available in the US, Canada, and Europe.

Now that the format war is over, we should expect that other companies will be pitching their own Blu-ray technology soon. Check back for more mobile gadgetry news.