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LG VX9400 TV phone

The new LG VX9400 TV phone was launched on Verizon Wireless. It has been presented by LG on CTIA conference and now it’s the second MediaFLO mobile TV handset of the Verizon Wireless. The LG is very proud of their VX9400, it has an unique feature of changing the screen orientation to landscape and is designed for working with V Cast TV, that is available only in select markets, but it’s becoming more and more popular and so more common.

The QVGA screen with 262k colors provides a good image quality while Bluetooth with A2DP stereo support allows you to use modern wireless headphones. Optionally it has a standard 1.3-megapixel camera and microSD card slot.

Because of their TV technology, the device will be an exclusive proposal from Verizon Wireless being sold for 199.99$ with a 2-year contract.

Sony NV-U92T is extreme slim

Sony’s new NV-U92T portable navigation device is an extremely slim GPS navigation system, measuring a mere 2cm in depth. Features include a lovely 4.8″ ultra-wide touchscreen display, gesture command support .

It has a 2GB of internal memory with a Memory Stick slot for memory expansion options, a TMC receiver, and Position Plus technology that ensures accurate, uninterrupted routing despite having a temporary loss of GPS signal - definitely nifty feature to have when traveling under a bridge or between tall buildings. Pricing and availability details are still unknown.

Free T-Mobile HotSpot access for Sony PSPs

Considering that Sony mylo owners were granted a year of free access to T-Mobile’s HotSpot network over four months ago, the newly announced six-month offer for the PSP is a great example of a “too little, too late” promotion in action.

In any case, if you want to “unleash the power of your PSP through thrilling online gaming,” just update your firmware (it’s up to version 3.3 already; my husband and I are still clinging to 1.5), find one of the 8,400+ HotSpot locations across the country, select the “Use Wireless HotSpot” option from Settings menu, and follow the instruction to get online.

Acer Aspire 9810-6994 with huge widescreen display

The Aspire 9810 is designed to enhance your digital lifestyle. Its superb feature set includes an extra-large 20.1″ WSXGA+ wide-screen display, a powerful Intel Core Duo Processor, integrated webcam, superb NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600 graphics and Bluetooth technology.

More features of the Acer Aspire 9810-6994 :

* Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7400 2.16 GHz, Centrino Duo Technology
* Screen Size: 20.1″ CrystalBrite WSXGA+ TFT LCD (1680 x 1050)
* Memory: 2 GB (1 GB x 2) / 4 GB (max)
* Hard Drive: 240 GB (120 MB x 2)
* Optical Drive: DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM / HD DVD-ROM
* Integrated Features: Stereo speakers, subwoofer , wireless LAN antenna, Bluetooth antenna, TV Tuner, Webcam

* Networking: Ethernet 10/100/1000, 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth
* Graphics Controller: NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600
* Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, (Windows Vista Capable)
* Battery Life: 1.5 hours
* Weight: 17.2 lbs
* Warranty: One Year Limited

HP Compaq 6515b business laptop

The HP Compaq 6515b delivers a highly portable business tool that helps keep you connected and productive so your office can now go where you go.With the low-profile 14.1-inch widescreen display you get 30% more viewing content than the standard 14.1-inch XGA display.

The HP Compaq 6515b delivers a highly portable business tool that helps keep you connected and productive so your office can now go where you go.With the low-profile 14.1-inch widescreen display you get 30% more viewing content than the standard 14.1-inch XGA display.

Stylish Nokia 7088 CDMA Phone

Nokia officially announced the latest addition to the L’Amour Collection, the Nokia 7088. What the phone brings new to this Collection is that its the first CDMA L’AMour phone. And it also looks great, being is very similar to the one presented in the leaked photos. The phone will feature an integrated video recorder, a camera with LED flash, a 128 x 160 pixel color display, a two-way speakerphone, voice recorder and calendar feature.

The Nokia 7088 makes a striking first impression, with attention drawn immediately to its jewel-like select key and carefully sculpted directional pad set into a metallic frame. Bold leather-inspired textures are found on front and back surfaces of the Nokia 7088, enhancing the tactile experience, and further accentuating the artful balance between technology and nature that is the hallmark of the L’Amour Collection’s design ethos.

Source: Nokia Press.

The Panasonic HDC-SD1 HD Camcorder

Holding the Panasonic HDC-SD1 HD Camcorder in your hands is an exquisite experience.  The interface is pretty neatly arranged and all the features are accessible at a thumbs-range. The compact size and handgrip give a solid hold on the camera, but the only grouse seems to be the four-way navigation joystick, which is placed far to the right. After the $200 slash it id priced almost at the range of DVD-based counterpart, the HDC-DX1. Roll over for the specs.

The Panasonic HDC-SD1 HD Camcorder will cost you $1299. the specs are listed below:

Weight (w/o Battery): 430g Dimensions (W x H x D): 74 x 69 x 142 mm Image Sensor: 1/4-inch 3CCD image sensor Total pixels: approx. 560 K x 3 Effective pixels: Motion Picture: approx.520 K x 3(16:9) Lens: Auto iris, 12X power zoom; F 1.8 to 2.8 (f = 3.0 to 30.0mm); 35mm equivalent Motion picture: 38.5 to 462 mm (16:9) Still picture: 38.5 to 462mm (16:9) Filter diameter: 43 mm Zoom: 12X optical zoom, 30/120X digital zoom Compression: MPEG4-AVC / H.264 (AVCHD standard compliant) Transfer rate: HF: Approx. 13 Mbps (CBR); HN: Approx. 9 Mbps (VBR); HE: Approx. 6 Mbps (VBR) Audio compression: Dolby Digital (Dolby AC3), 5.1ch or 2ch

iHome2Go iPod Alarm Clock

During business trip or holiday there is always the need for an alarm clock, be it for early meetings or for that afternoon party on the hotel pool that you can’t miss, it all depends on the scenario but one thing is for sure – you need to wake up in a happy mood or else the first hours of the day will be a disaster.

One of the options to wake up in a “happy mood” is listening to your favorite songs, which can be a hard thing to do taking in consideration what kind of alarm clock you have. That is when iHome2GoFolding iPod joins the so called party, this travel alarm clock has all the features you need to name it a good waking up option, take a look:

instead of the irritating and normal “beep” sound that 76% of the worldwide alarm clocks have, you can place your iPod in the iHome2Go and start listening to the songs.
instead of the absurd and unique (in time) “sleep timer” setting that 56% of alarm clocks have, this one has four options – 90, 60, 30, or 15 minutes. My Sony alarm clock only has a 60 minute sleep timer setting, no other options, and that is why I find this programmable timer so useful.

recharges the iPod exactly when you need it, which is when you are sleeping.
And now comes the best part for waking up really really good:

The volume will gradually increase or decrease if you are trying to sleep or trying to wake up.  It is available for $99

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Canon PTZ Network Camera VB-300

Canon has recently unveiled their PTZ network camera codenamed VB-300 which is suppose to be used for security reasons, or maybe for bosses to check on employees to see if they are really working or not - it all depends on the owner.

One of the coolest thing is the built-in InfraRed filter that can detect when it is day or night, and afterwards display the images even if the quality is low.

Other features concerning security include being able to rotate 360 degrees for an overall view, progressive scan so there won’t be any blurry images, and AutoFocus with 2.4 X Optical Zoom. Cool enough? The last good thing is the “two-way audio system” which consists of being able to send and receive audio at the same time.

Apple iPhone to be released June 11

Good news for iphone fan, according to CNET, Cingular has “confirmed” June 11th as the release date for the Apple iPhone. Though, I would like to add in that this was “confirmed” by a customer service manager in the sales department, so just keep that in mind. This date seems to hold up because Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is scheduled to be held in San Francisco June 11-15.

WWDC ‘07 will be an interesting one as Leopard, Apple’s next addition to the OS X operating system, is rumored to be released as well. Just over two months to go, but really, whose counting?

Source: CNET