Samsung Lapfit External Display

Samsung has rolled out its latest LCD monitor dubbed the Lapfit External Display. It connects to your laptop, giving you a larger display to work with. It features a 18.5-inch of viewing area with an almost-perfectly aligned cursor and image panning. Sadly, no info on pricing yet. [Gizmodo]

Acer Launches 10-inch Aspire One In US

Acer America has announced U.S. availability of the 10.1-inch Aspire One AOD150, with prices starting at $350. Here are the specs: a 10.1-inch WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite TFT LCD 1024 x 600, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom CPU, mobile Intel 945GSE Express Chipset, 1GB of RAM, and a 160GB hard drive preloaded with Windows XP Home. The netbook also includes Wi-Fi, a 6-cell battery, a webcam, two speakers, a multi-format card reader and three USB ports. Available in red, blue or black for pre-order at Amazon and J&R. [Electronista]

Asus X71SL 17 Inch Entertainment Laptop

Asus releases two entertainment laptops from the Asus X71SL series. There are two version including the X71SL-B2 with a 2.26GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 CPU and Windows Vista Business OS and the X71SL-A1 with the 2GHz T5800 CPU and Vista Home Premium. These 17-inch notebooks also adopt NVIDIA GeForce 9300M G 256MB graphics, SiS M671DX chipset, 4GB of DDR2 memory, a 320GB hard drive, a DVD burner, and 1440 x 900 pixels resolution display. Other features include an 8-cell battery, a 1.3MP webcam, HDMI and VGA outputs, 802.11n wireless connection, Gigabit Ethernet LAN, Bluetooth, four USB ports, an ExpressCard slot, 8-in-1 media card reader, Firewire, and a fingerprint reader. You can buy the Asus X71SL-B2 and Asus X71SL-A1 for $1,249 and $1,088, respectively. [Laptoping]

LG SU200 Released in South Korea

LG has launched the LG SU200 mobile phone in Korea. It is also known as the LG KU2000. This Windows Mobile 6.1 powered phone offers a 3 inch touchscreen display, Wi-Fi connectivity and a Korean electronic wallet. Sadly, pricing info is still unavailable. [Akihabara]

Sony Ericsson W395 Music Phone with Dual Stereo Speakers

The Sony Ericsson W395 Walkman Phone has been confirmed. This music phone features a 2MP shooter, Bluetooth, two stereo speakers, dedicated control keys for music and FM Radio. The phone will come with a 1GB memory card and HPM-64 Stereo headset. Available in Dusky Grey and Blush Titanium, the Sony Ericsson W395 Walkman will be available in selected markets from Q1. [Slashphone]

Sony DCR-SX41 DV Cam

Sony introduces the DCR-SX41 DV cam that offers 60X of optical zoom, a 2.7 inch touchscreen, and 8GB of internal memory, which is expandable via the Duo slot. You can store 4 hours of video recording in HQ mode using a 16GB Memory Stick. Measuring 53mm × 107mm × 59mm and weighing 240grams, the Sony DCR-SX41 DV Cam will be released in the end of March for approx. $550. [Sony Japan]

Samsung YP-VP1 A Photo Clicking Voice Recorder

Samsung has rolled out another of its multi tasking device known as the Samsung YP-VP1, a voice recorder device that also has a built-in camera. It lets you snap a photo of things or people and tag it with the voice recording. The device also includes voice detection, noise reduction, and FM tuner, along with 2-4GB of internal memory. Available in black and silver shades for unannounced price yet. sadly, the device only made available for the Korean markets. [NewLaunches]

Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G

Nikon today introduced the AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G lens exclusively for Nikon’s DX format. This new 35mm single-focal-length lens provides a picture angle equivalent to a focal length of 52.5mm in FX in 35mm format and has a large maximum aperture of f/1.8 enabling effortless handheld shooting in dark settings, and a built-in Silent Wave Motor to ensure fast, quiet autofocus, even with cameras without a built-in motor, such as the Nikon D40 and D60. The lens is perfect for natural portrait and landscape shooting. [dcviews]

Dead Rising 2 Announced For PS3, Xbox 360 And PC

Capcom has made another official announcement today concerning their upcoming Dead Rising 2 video game. The game not only comes to Xbox 360, but also will be made available for both PS3 and PC. Stay tuned for more updates. [Technabob]

Tales of Vesperia Animated Movie

The February issue of Japanese magazine Kinejun announces a big screen Anime version of Namco’s RPG Tales of Vesperia. This video game-inspired movie will be released this year by Kadokawa Pictures. Stay tuned for more details. [Kotaku]

NextGear-Note M750W-WS Notebook

Mouse Computer Japan has recently released the NextGear-Note M750W-WS Series of gaming laptop. The notebook features a 17 inch WUXGA (1920×1200) display with either Microsoft Windows XP or Vista OS. Priced at 330,000 Yen, the low end model that comes equipped with a Core 2 Quad Q9000, 4GB of DDR3 PC3-8500, a 120GB OCZ Apex Series SSD, a Blu-ray drive, an NVidia GeForce 9800M GTX with 1GB of VRAM, and 2GB of Turbo Memory only on the Vista version.

The high-end model comes jam packed with a Core 2 Extreme QX9300 CPU, 4GB of DDR3 PC3-8500, a 250GB OCZ Apex Series SSD, a Blu-ray drive, an NVidia GeForce 9800M GTX with 1GB of VRAM, and 2GB of Turbo Memory only on the Vista version. You can bring home the high-end model for 420,000 Yen. [Akihabara]

APSI M480 Portable Media Player

The APSI M480 portable media player features a 4.8 inch touchscreen display at 800 x 480 resolution with TV Out, and up to 5 hours of video playback. The player is powered by Windows CE 5.0 operating system and is currently available in 30GB or 60GB storage capacity. [Product Page]

BlackBerry Gemini aka 9300

Take a closer look at this new BlackBerry smartphone, dubbed as the BlackBerry Gemini aka 9300. This 3G smartphone will have more advanced features compare to its predecessors. Here are the specs: larger and better resolution display, faster processor, quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE, tri-band UMTS/HSDPA, silver exterior ala BlackBerry 8830, and rounded keyboard. This smartphone is likely to be released in Q4 ‘09 or Q1 ‘10. No word on pricing so far. [Ubergizmo]

Cheap BlackBerry Storm By Amazon

Here is good news for those who want to buy a new smartphone this week. Amazon offers the BlackBerry Storm for only $99 without any rebate. Just remember that the $99 price tag comes with a 2-year new subscriber agreement. [SlipperyBrick]

Kingston 32GB CF Elite Pro Card

Check out the latest memory device from Kingston, the 32GB CF Elite Pro card. Featuring an increased capacity to 32GB from the previous CompactFlash modules, the device provides minimum read speeds of 25MB per second and write speeds of 20MB per second. With larger capacity and fast data transfer rates this new card allows amateur and professional photographers to maximize the performance of their high-end digital cameras. The CF Elite Pro retails for $154 and includes a lifetime warranty. [Electronista]

Lacie Lacinema Black MAX DVR

Lacie is famous for its external hard drives, RAID arrays, optical drives, and computer monitors. The company has rolled out the new DVR in the form of the LaCinema Black MAX. It is actually a direct competitor to Western Digital’s TV HD Media Player. The Lacinema Black MAX is a NAS storage device with a proprietary UI that can connect to your HDTV (HDMI and component) and output a 1080p signal. The device comes with either a 500GB or 1TB hard drive, that can be expanded via its USB 2.0 inputs. The Blackmax can also upscale your home movies and download movies, music and photos over WiFi or Ethernet from networked computers. The Lacie Blackmax with a 1TB drive retails for $650 and the 500GB version for $617. [Lacie]

mCubed RipNAS CD Ripper/NAS Drive

Using the mCubed RipNAS, you will be able to rip all your CDs without the need of PC. It is a standalone CD ripper and a NAS storage device, so you can stored your music files on the built-in hard drive and shared on the network through the NAS functionality. The gadget is powered by Atom CPU with a passive cooling (no fans), and has USB ports for storage expansion. You can purchase the mCubed RipNAS for $1,415 in Europe. [Engadget]

Samsung’s WB500, World’s First Ultra-Wide Angle, 10x Compact Camera

Samsung is out with another of its digital camera known as WB500. The camera features a powerful 10.2-megapixel with a 24mm wide angle lens and 10x optical zoom from Schneider. The camera also boasts both hardware and software image stabilization to help eliminate blurry images and capable of recording HD movie clips 1280X720, H.264. Price is set at around 398,000 Won (€225). [Akihabara]

Upcoming Sony Ericsson Hikaru

Here is the first picture of the Sony Ericsson Hikaru. This Walkman phone will be officially announced on 15th February, 2009, before the MWC 2009, Barcelona. The music phone features a 2.6 inch display, an 8MP camera, Walkman player 4.0, stereo speakers, dedicated music keys, a 3.5mm headset jack and 8GB of internal memory. Sadly, pricing info is still unavailable. Stay tuned for more updates. [SEMC Blog]

Memory Game Alarm Clock

The Memory Game Alarm Clock will make you stay alert right after waking up. When the alarm sounds in the morning, you will have to correctly remember the sequence of lights and press the buttons of the clock in the correct order before the alarm can be turned off. However, you can always remove its batteries and go right back to sleep. [UrbanTrend]

Kohjinsha S130 Touchscreen Netbook

If you are living in South Korea, then you can buy a new Kohjinsha 7 inch netbook with a touchscreen display. Dubbed as the S130, this netbook offers an Intel Atom Z520 1.33GHz processor with 1GB RAM, 60GB hard drive, GPS module support, DMB functionality, and built-in electronic dictionary (English, Japanese, Chinese and Korean). The Kohjinsha S130 netbook is currently available in white or black. Picture courtesy of AVING. [Ubergizmo]

Dell XT2 Information Leak

Dell is planning on releasing a brand new convertible tablet known as the XT2, here we give you the first details of this upcoming tablet. The XT2 will offer you a choice of processor between a 1.2GHz SU9300 or a 1.4GHz SU9400 Intel Core 2 Duo, a 12.1-inch multitouch display, up to 5GB of DDR3 memory and a choice of storage between an 80 GB HDD or a 64GB SSD. The system will be officially unveiled on February 11. Stay tuned for more updates. [Engadget]

More Details On Nokia E75 Phone

Some details of the upcoming Nokia E75 handset have been unveiled. The phone supports Quad-band GSM/EDGE and Dual-band HSDPA (900/2100). The mobile phone also features a 2.4 inch 240 × 320 QVGA display, a 3.2MP camera with auto-focus, digital zoom, LED flash, 30FPS QVGA video recording, aGPS, Wi-Fi connectivity, Integrated FM radio, microSDHC memory card slot, Bluetooth 2.0, Nokia Maps, PDF Document Viewer, ZIP File Manager and Dual home screen (work/personal). The Nokia E75 wil be available on March 13th, 2009 for £389.99 from T-Mobile UK. [Expansys]

Samsung Anycall S3500C in China

Samsung is busy with the new Anycall S3500C entry level handset for China. It offers the most basic of specifications including tri-band GSM, EDGE, a QVGA display, an integrated media player, a built-in FM radio and 35MB of internal memory. Pricing or availability info is still unavailable. [intomobile]

Sony’s New Photo Tagger

The Sony GPS-CS3KA is the successor to the popular Sony CS1. The GPS image tracker can identify locations of both photos and videos. It is compatible with most Cyber-shot digital cameras and camcorders and accepts both MS and SD memory cards. The gadget only needs Alkaline or Ni-Mh batteries that offers you enough juice for around 15 hours of battery life. You can even record the time, date and location to each shot you have taken. You can pre-order the Sony GPS-CS3KA right now for $150.00 on Amazon and will be available on March 29th, 2009. [Navigadget]

Miseal Mini LCOS-based Projector

I am sure there are more tiny projectors that will be released in the near future. One of them is the Miseal Mini Projector from Sanko. This LCOS-based projector provides SVGA (800 × 600) resolution with 25 lumens brightness, 100:1 contrast ratio, Audio video output jack, and VGA graphic connectivity. It measures 70mm x 70mm x 70mm and weights at 0.6 pounds. The Miseal Mini Projector is able to throw a 112 inch diagonal image from a 16-foot throwing distance. You can bring home this tiny projector with your 39,800 yen. [Product Page]

HP Mini 1000 Accessories

Here is good news for HP Mini 1000 netbook owner. The company will release an extra battery, power supply, laptop sleeve, and USB DVD drive for your HP Mini 1000. There is also the VGA cable and Mini Mobile Drive which fits in the recessed USB port on Mi Edition netbooks. The VGA cable will be released by the end of this month. [Hewlett Packard]

NEC NP500WS and NP600S Projectors

NEC comes back with two high-end projectors for educational facilities, small-to-medium-sized businesses and corporate applications that require a short throw distance in classrooms and conference rooms. The NEC NP500WS is a wide-aspect ratio projector that boasts 1280 x 800 native resolution at 2100 lumens. Meanwhile, the NEC NP600S offers a 1024 x 768 native resolution at 2600 lumens. Both projectors also support a contrast ratio of 600:1 and up to 4000 hours of lamp life in ECO Mode. [Press Release]

Digi-Mug - A Mug With Digital Photo Frame

Share your photos with your co-workers and friends with this unique Digi-Mug, a mug with the digital photo frame inside. It features a 1.5-inch color display that supports both BMP and JPG images with back light control. The device is powered by rechargeable lithium battery and able to save about 50 photos with its 1MB memory. For more details check out Urban Trend website. [DVICE]