At Computex 2008, Clarion announced the „Mobile Internet Navigation Device”, now with a fresh case design and various color options. This MiND UMPC features a 5.2-inch WVGA 800 x 480 touchscreen and, back in January at least, Intel’s Menlow platform. Its menu includes Internet and messaging, GPS and Office access, shortcuts to YouTube and MySpace, and multimedia, WiFi and Bluetooth. Even if the installed Linux version is user-friendly, Clarion still included a stylus.

MiND UMPC has a price tag of $700 and will hit the US market later this year and the European one in 2009. Clarion also announced a „Pro” version with 3G WWAN but there is no information about how much this one will cost.

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It seems like Western Digital decided to take a step forward and announcing a platter-based alternative to high-speed solid-state storage. Rumor is that they are developing a new device that will work on astonishing 20,000rpm.

This new WD drive is a 2.5-inch model with a custom 3.5-inch ‘caddy’ similar to that of the VelociRaptor VR150 and apparently it will be very silent.

Even if platter-based drives are cheaper than SSDs, no one knows if WD will play all their cards on HDD or they will enter the new SSD world.

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This new Philips X800 is a cool phone with stylish look that looks a lot like the iPhone. This is a GSM/GPRS (900/1800/1900 MHz) + EDGE mobile device that features a 2.9-inch WQVGA (240×400 pixels) 256K colors touchscreen, stereo Bluetooth (A2DP) support, and a microSD memory expansion slot.but, it doesn’t includes WiFi and 3G.

Until Philips will send a official review unit FCC released only this images.

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ASUS is preparing in silence a dual-touchscreen notebook prototype that looks a lot like the OLPC XO-2. This new device features two MultiTouch-capable LCD panels, with the lower display used for a QWERTY keyboard and touchpad.

Rumor is that ASUS is not planning a commercial version of this notebook. In addition they presented a MultiTouch touchscreen slate with a new GUI that ASUS claim is particularly intuitive. Whenever a DVD is loaded into the slot-load drive, the UI dynamically changes to offer clear access to DVD-related tasks.

Considering all this, we can only hope this turns into a real deal.

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Even if these days video and audio gadgets around us are digital, there are people that would rather listen their favorite tunes in an analog way. That’s the main reason why JVC has released two new video recorders capable of handling VHS, DVD, and even HDD recording.

The DR-HX500 has a 500GB hard drive and costs $906 while the DR-HX250 has only half that capacity (250GB) and has a $715 tag. Despite this difference, both models feature a built-in analog/digital TV tuner, an HDMI socket, a VHS player, and a DVD burner/player and are capable of handling DTS and Dolby Digital formats.

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Starting now, you can forget about lossless digital audio from your BD-playin’ HTPC via HDMI because ASUS released at Computex the HDMI 1.3a compliant audio / video enhancement combo card in the world. The Xonar HDAV1.3 is both Protected Audio Playback Systems (PAPS) and Advanced Access Content System (AACS) certified and can bitstream multi-channel HD audio from Blu-ray Discs through a single cable.

It works great with a special version of ArcSoft’s TotalMedia Theater in decoding BD titles and taking unlimited advantage of Dolby TrueHD / DTS-HD Master Audio.

The package also includes a Xonar HDAV1.3 Deluxe which allows users to get 7.1-channels of audio the analog way.

There is not information about pricing for time being.

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Nowadays, 3D has become the newest fashion and that’s why Philips announced for later this month hat InfoComm a 1080p 52-inch 3D display.

This beautiful model will run using the same WOWvx technology showcased a year prior in its 20-inch display, and will feature 700 cd/m2 brightness, a 2,000:1 contrast ratio and an 8-millisecond response time.

Rumor is that this auto-stereoscopic display will be available on the market from Q4 2008 but the price remains a secret.

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Nokia N78 is now coming to North America featuring 3.5G, new maps 2.0 app, photo geotagging, WiFi and dual cameras.

Even if there’s no N-Gage support, Nokia announced a firmware update in the nearest future.

The keypad has ridges instead of full keys but it is very easy to get comfortable with. It has a touch sensitive “Navi wheel” on the d-pad and normal Nokia light. You can read it in direct sunlight and it’s bright indoors.

Nokia N78 is one of the hottest mobile phone on the market these days and one you buy it you won’t be sorry.

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In the middle of April, Sony announced the Sony XBR lineup.

The XBR8 series is headed by the 55-inch KDL-55XBR8 and 46-inch KDL-46XBR8 models and they include the outfit’s TRILUMINOS three-color LED backlight technology, 10-bit processing, BRAVIA Engine 2, Motionflow 120Hz and Advanced Contrast Enhancer PRO.

The 70-inch KDL-70XBR7 and 40-inch KDL-40XBR7 are the first in the XBR7 lineup and in the same time the XBR6 features sets range from 32- to 52-inches in size.

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Mino is the newest simple camcorder from Flip. This tiny camera weights 3oz can you can use it to capture 60 minutes of VGA-resolution footage on its 2GB of fixed internal storage.

It features a 1.5-inch LCD for you to frame and review while the USB plug allows you to connect it to PC and Mac. The majority of controls are touch-sensitive except for the play/pause button that is dimpled and the record button that is a proper key.

The camera is powered by a Li-ion battery can be recharged via USB. The package includes an AC power adapter, tripod, “action mount” and storage pouch and all this can be yours for only $179.99.

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