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Remember the Hitachi 1.5 UltraThin LCD HDTVs you saw at CES earlier this year? Well the 1.5 Ultra thin series has now been released in the US in two separate model ranges. First up is the Hitachi Directors series X, and the Hitachi Ultra Vision V series. We will be talking about the X series / directors series here.

The 1.5 ultra thin sets had a huge amount of attention at CES and rightly so, they are just 1.5-inches thick or thin. The Director’s Series Models will be avaliable in four sizes, from 32-inches to 47-inches. On the larger end, we have the 47-inch Hitachi UT47X902, 42-inch UT42X902, and 37-inch UT37X902, all with a 1920×1080 pixel full 1080p HD resolution, 120Hz Reel120 technology and two year warranty.

On the smaller end of the Hitachi X series, we have the 32-inch UT32X812, and UT32X802. The former features the 120Hz Reel120 technology, while the latter does not. Both have a 1366×768 resolution and 2 year warranty. The unrivaled thinness also comes with a great 360 degrees design that is appealing all around. All come with an optional audio video center.

Prices and release dates are as below.

• UT47X902 | $4,699, September
• UT42X902 | $3,699, May
• UT37X902 | $2,999, April
• UT32X812 | $2,299, August
• UT32X802 | $1,999, March

This is a wacky little gadget. As a standalone device, it’s actually an mp3 player. It has a headphone jack and plays MP3s off of the external SD or MMC memory card (unfortunately you have to supply your own) that you slot into the bottom of it. The other crazy use is that it functions like a regular cassette - just stick it into your home or car’s tape player and away you go.

This is a great little piece of functional retro-art that might date you a little or just make you look cool/weird.

Its built-in battery is charged up via USB and it’s compatible with Win2000/XP.

Gimme!
Price: $39.99
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

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Simplify your navigation in air, water or land using the new Garmin GPSMAP 296. Featuring an in-built logbook to keep a track of your flying hours, this device works automatically at different locations. Its FlightBook software enables you to create, manage, analyze and save flight data. The best thing about this color aviation portable navigation device is that it is easy to carry and use.

Features

• 320 x 480 pixel high-resolution.
• Built-in Jeppesen database.
• Terrain mode for TWAS-like warnings and alerts.
• Sunlight readable TFT 256-color display.
• Automatically records departure and arrival locations.

Just pressing a button of Garmin GPSMAP 296 enables you to enjoy an automotive or marine mode. Moreover, it lets you customize with the optional marine cartography. Its optional MapSource street maps let you receive voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions to add addresses and points of interest. Apart from enabling you USB transfer, Garmin GPSMAP 296 comes with a rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack.

Price and Availability

Garmin GPSMAP 296 is available at a price of $ 1295.00. The box content of Garmin GPSMAP 296 include GPSMAP 296, Automotive mount, Yoke mount, Vehicle Power Cable, Trip & Waypoint Manager Software, USB Cable, Owner’s Manual, Quick Reference Guide, Low-Profile Remote GPS Antenna, AC Power Adapter and Carrying Case.

Source: Garmin

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If there is one thing that you want to bring home for achieve your weight loss goal, then it is TechnoGym Spazio Forma Cardio. Apart from providing you a simple way to maintain your weight, this machine helps toning your leg muscles and improves respiratory capacity. Its positive effects on the blood pressure and the cardiovascular system are some other key benefits.

Features

• Its special folding system reduces the space occupied by the treadmill to under one metre.
• The road effect texture of the treadmill belt is designed to provide better grip.
• Its goal-oriented display is an innovative concept to facilitate interaction between user and machine.
• High-level design will suit any interior decoration.

TechnoGym Spazio Forma Cardio has been specially designed with sufficient width and non-slip edges to ensure utmost safety to the user. Its simple function and immediate information in the form of a display shows the user all the data related to the workout like speed, gradient, calories, distance, pulse rate and time. Moreover, its quiet motor enables you to do workout in the privacy of your home anytime you wish to do.

Price

TechnoGym Spazio Forma Cardio is available at a price of £2149.00.

Source: Technogym

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Earlier this year the epic battle for the next-gen disc technology was finally ended with Blu-ray becoming the victor. However, I’m still not convinced that a new disc technology is what the industry really needs. With high-speed internet more widely available than ever before and hard drive sizes reaching over 1TB, it only seems logical that we’ll turn to digital distribution with movies, just as we’ve done with music. Once again, Apple is making strides that will no doubt help us along that path.

Apple has announced that they have worked with a number of studios (both big and small) too make sure that many movies will be available on iTunes the same day they are released on DVD. Prices for new releases will set you back $14.99, while most others will only run $9.99. I’m still not ready to dump my DVD catalog and go all digital, but I really do think that this is the future.

Source: Apple

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Hitachi has announced the US availability of their UltraThin 1.5 displays. The UltraThin line-up will be available in 32, 37, 42 and 47-inch sizes and are available in two product lines. The Director X Series which will range in price from $1,999 up to $4,699 and comes with a 2-year warranty or the UltraVision V Series which ranges in price from $1,799 to $4,499 and comes with just a 1-year warranty. On both series the smaller 32-inch displays will offer a 1366 x 768 resolution, while the larger 37, 42 and 47-inch displays are offering a 1920 x 1080 resolution. Availability seems to range from April up till September of 2008.

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Motorola, world’s leading cell phone manufacturers have come up with an innovative set-top box. Motorola QIP6200 Hybrid QAM-IP HD Set-top has been designed to deliver a superior all-digital high definition video and premium sound quality for a rich home theater experience. You can easily use its navigation buttons and read the information displayed on its front panel LED display. With Motorola QIP6200 Hybrid QAM-IP HD Set-top you also get to enjoy digital on-screen diagnostics.

Features

• Two-way IP data communication.
• Dolby digital audio.
• SmartCard interface.
• Switched accessory outlet.
• Decrypts CSA or DES.
• MediaCipher access control.
• Macrovision copy protection.

Motorola QIP6200 Hybrid QAM-IP HD Set-top can be operated as part of a multiroom DVR home network via MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) protocol. Motorola QIP6200 Hybrid QAM-IP HD Set-top comes with a powerful RISC processor and out-of-band data receiver. Its 64/256 tuner supports standard and high definition applications. Not only this, Motorola QIP6200 Hybrid QAM-IP HD Set-top also offers embedded IP networking and boasts of a wide array of interfaces.

Price and Availability

Motorola QIP6200 Hybrid QAM-IP HD Set-top is available at a price of $ 79.99.

Source: Motorola

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by Darren Murph, posted May 2nd 2008 at 9:46AM

You never really know what you’re going to get when peering through entries in Microsoft’s Next-Gen PC Design Competition, and the above pictured device is definitely evidence of that. The AlphaGrip Handheld Computer (or AlphaGrip HC, for short), boasts full-size rocker keys on the front along with a flip-up display and a keypad made specifically for thumb-typing. There’s also a trackball for mousing about and a slew of buttons to handle “sophisticated PC games” while standing on a crowded subway. Still, we can’t help but notice just how much this thing reminds us of our days tinkering with the defunct-from-birth Atari Jaguar, and we also can’t imagine anyone with a shred of dignity ever pulling this abomination out in public. Kudos for imagination, though.

[Via OhGizmo]

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Mobile phone is part of today’s quick affecting civilization. If we constantly stop for a quick breather and look back 10 years, do not you ever wonder how we deal with to live without a mobile phone? Mobile computing is also a great way to know the details sitting anywhere we are.

Today, if we are running late for a gathering, no one needs to be in hesitation what is holding us or how extended it would be before we getting there. If train is late, or children need bringing together or what ever, people just achieve out for their pockets or purses and make a rapid phone call. Trouble resolved.

For the cause that every one needs or requires a mobile phone, lots of companies have crossed the threshold into the market to make available them with just that. A new industry has sprung up and developed completely in the last 10 years where not any continue living. Telecommunications manufacturing directly serving customers with mobile phones is worth billions in the majority-developed nations.

by Darren Murph, posted May 2nd 2008 at 8:14AM

Indifferent souls may have no qualms just snapping up the first digiframe they see, but that sect isn’t the target market for Parrot’s latest. The Andrée Putman-designed device is being shown around the UK at the moment, and aside from boasting a 7-inch display, a glossy black motif, rear-mounted buttons, auto-rotation, 10MB of built-in storage, an SD expansion slot and integrated Bluetooth (but no WiFi), you also get to hand over £250 to take it home. Right now, the piece is only available in London’s Few and Far store, but the company may try to roll it out nationwide if demand necessitates. Check it out on video in the read link below.

[Via CNET]

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