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If you’re looking for the ultimate TV, make sure you don’t overlook the 42in PLASMA TX-P42G20B TV (1,920×1080 native resolution) with 5,000,000:1 contrast ratio.

It’s a stunning choice for free HD broadcasts as it has both Freeview HD and Freesat HD tuners. Also features 4x HDMI, 2x SCART, VGA, component and composite inputs. You can even connect a USB hard disk and turn it into a limited PVR.

Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T is affordable for an ultraportable. It offers nice performance, has excellent highdef video playback, and runs for over 6 hours on a battery charge. But it also has some ergonomic quirks.

The laptop comes equipped with an Intel Core i5430um CPU, 4GB of DDR3 RAM, and a 500GB 5400rpm HDD. Gaming frame rates from the Intel HD Graphics (measured in frames per second) were unplayable, landing in the teens.
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The Casio Exilim EX-FH100 features high-speed 40fps still capture and high-speed movie capture. Add image stabilisation, a backlit 10.1MP sensor, Raw shooting (limited to ISO 100-200), full manual control, Best Shot and scene modes, and it looks a winner.

In use, the AF system, while successful, is irksomely noisy to the ears. The 40fps high-speed stills mode works a treat, yet the movie capture sacrifices quality and resolution for the sake of frame rate – the 1000fps option is a meagre 224×60 pixels. Still, the 30fps 720p HD movie capture and even the 120fps VGA (for super slow-mo) modes are decent (though you can’t zoom while recording). Read the rest of this entry »

Lenovo outed 3 new Multitouch LCDs: L2261 Wide, L2361p Wide & L2561x Wide displays. Both L2261 Wide and L2361p Wide have 21.5- and 23-inches displays but the Lenovo L2461x Wide is 23.6-inches in size and offers a multitouch-capable touchscreen layer. All 3 models support Full HD 1080p.

The Lenovo L2261 Wide supports 250cd/m2 brightness and a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, along with an anti-glare screen coating, has an integrated PSU and comes equipped with such  includes as VGA and HDCP-compliant DVI-D but there is no  HDMI. While the Lenovo L2351p Wide gains an HDMI input too. It also has a 0.3-megapixel webcam, speakers and a microphone, along with a three port USB 2.0 hub.  L2351p supports 250cd/m2 brightness and a 1,000:1 contrast ratio. Read the rest of this entry »

Acer introduces us its new  neoTouch P400  Windows Mobile. Here we have Windows Mobile 6.5. It is convenient to edit Office documents with the new neoTouch P400  but, in fact, the application offering lacks sexiness. Inside the neoTouch P400 there is a Qualcomm 7227 processor, 512MB of ROM, 512MB of RAM.

The 115mm x 59.3mm x 12mm (4.5in x 2.3in x .47in) P400 has a 3.2-inch HVGA touch screen display, 3G and 802.11b/g WiFi support, a 3.2 megapixel camera, and features sync support for automatic wireless and web-based synchronization with your notebook or netbook. The device also features  GPS support, an accelerometer, and support for Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and supports a battery life of 5 hours.

Gigabyte released a new 10.1-inch (1,366 x 768) touchscreen tablet PC which offers a choice of the N450 or N470 Intel Atom processors.

Two versions of the T1000 will be offered, the T1000X with a 4-cell, 4,500mAh battery and the T1000P with a 6-cell, 7,650mAh battery.  Both netbooks will have 1GB of RAM, a 250GB HDD and Intel GMA 3150 graphics, along with WiFi b/g/n, 10/100 ethernet and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR.

Ports include two USB 2.0, an eSATA/USB combo, audio in/out, VGA, ExpressCard and a multiformat memory card reader; there’s also a 1.3-megapixel webcam, microphone and 1.5W stereo speakers.

Shuttle has announced its latest SFF PC called the XS35 that will be seen at CeBIT next month.

The tiny SFF PC is only 3.3cm thick and is HD compatible. This may well be the best SFF PC Shuttle has for use as an HTPC machine in the living room. The chassis used for the XS35 is 1-liter class and has a standard VESA mount interface. That interface means you can mount the PC to the rear of a TV or LCD display.

The machine is complete, runs the Intel Atom D510 processor at 1.6GHz, and uses the NM10 Express Chipset. Graphics are handled by the NVIDIA GT218, otherwise known as the ION 2 platform. The machine has HDMI out, five USB ports, VGA out, LAN port, memory card reader, 2.5″ HDD, and an optical drive.

Alienware’s 11.6-inch (1366×768) M11x ultraportable netbook is now available at $799. The netbook is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, NVidia GT335M graphics, 1GB of dedicated memory) and features a 8-cell lithium-polymer battery which can support a work of 6.5 hours and about 2 hours in gaming mode. Alienware M11x also supports a HDMI port, a DisplayPort and VGA, 3D mark scores in 6-7k range, mini FireWire, Wi-Fi connectivity, 3x USB 2.0 ports.

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Lenovo’s Lephone announcement at CES 2010 last week fell somewhat into the shadow of another new Android smartphone from a big-name manufacturer, the Dell Mini 3, but that’s not to say the Lenovo handset has no distinguishing features.  Snap-on accessory keyboards aren’t new – the LG Versa on Verizon is a recent example – but we’re particularly feeling Lenovo’s curvy layout.

As for specifications, there’s a a 3.7-inch 480 x 800 touchscreen with a touch-control panel underneath, a WCDMA radio, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS, along with two cameras: a 3MP shooter on the back and a VGA one up-front for video calls.

Taiwan company Quanta’s subsidiary Royaltek introduces the RPJ-2000 compact, palm-size pocket projector. The RPJ-2000 utilizes 3M’s LCoS optical engine and uses Osram’s LED as light source. It features 640×480 VGA resolution, 14 lumens brightness, 200:1 contrast ratio and 4:3 aspect ratio. The RoyalTek RPJ-2000 accpets RCA and VGA video inputs.