Apple will focus tomorrow’s NYC event on digital textbook publishing tools and talk about tools that will make publishing interactive textbooks and other digital educational content a lot easier. Bloomberg found this out by two anonymous sources that weren’t authorized to speak about the event and its focus publicly. Bloomberg’s article reveals that the sources mentioned that Apple’s plans are “re aimed at broadening the educational materials available for the iPad, especially for students in kindergarten to 12th grade.”

By focusing more on the educational values of the tablet, Apple hopes to get a piece of the pie of the $10-billion-a-year textbook industry. It always wants to encourage students to use tablets instead of heavy books that can often be very expensive and to switch over to digital books that can be updated anywhere via the Web. Apple’s new software is supposed to be designed for authors to be able to easily publish their content in a digital format, similar to what Amazon.com does with its direct publishing tools, the sources also told Bloomberg. The event goes down tomorrow at 10AM Eastern.

From the design team who bought you the elegant and functional Level 10 modular PC case, comes their latest release: the Level 10 M mouse concept that will be launched later this spring. DesignworksUSA and Thermaltake have their eyes set on gamers with the release of the new mouse and will be the first of many gaming products. Its standout feature is its hollowed-out design, which allows for height and angle adjustment of the mouse body. Users can adjust the size and shape of the mouse to their liking by simply turning a screw on the top side of the mouse. It also features a perforated palm surface so that sweaty hands during serious gaming sessions doesn’t become a problem.

While exact details and specs on the Level 10 M mouse concept haven’t been released it, a press release did state that the design team wanted the design language of the “expressive geometrical Level 10 chassis” fit into something that was still “pleasant and comfortable” for heavy use. While it may look good, many are hoping that it functions even better than its good looks.

Still itching for a gaming console for your home, but can’t bite the bullet on a 36o or PS3 since all of your buds have gone the way of PC gaming?  Good news.  Dell has the answer that takes on the form factor of an Xbox 360, yet boasts the guts of a well endowed computer rig.

It’s called the Alienware X51.  It starts at $699, and for that kind of cash you’ll score an Intel Core i3 processor clocked at 3.3Ghz, Windows 7 Home Edition 64-bit, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, a 1TB hard drive spinning at 7200rpms, a Super Drive, built-in WiFi and a 1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GT 545 video card.  For $200 more you can upgrade your processor to a 3Ghz Core i5 and 8GB of DDR3 RAM.  Throw down another $50 and you’ll negate 2GB of that added RAM, but boost your graphic performance thanks to a 1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 555 video card.  And if you’re feeling exceptionally rich, you can spend $1149, which scores you a Core i7 processor burning at 3.4Ghz, 8GB of DDR3 RAM and a 1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 555…along with all the other aforementioned fixings.

All models include your usual array of USB 2.0 ports (2 on the front, 4 on the back), 2 USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI 1.4 port and support for full surround sound.  Dell’s Alienware X51 is available now.