Amazon today offers the Garmin nuvi 285WT for only $129 as part of the Amazon Black Friday deal. The normal price of this navigation gadget is $250. The Garmin Nuvi 285WT comes with a 4.3-inch widescreen with text-to-speech capability and provides real time local weather, traffic, movie times, stock prices, gas prices, and news via MSN Direct. The gadget also supports Bluetooth for hands free calls using the embedded microphone and speakers. [Amazon]
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China-based QiGi will launch its SmartBook U1000 mobile Internet device (MID) that runs on Windows Mobile 6.1 OS. The gadget has a large 5-inch 16:9 touchscreen LCD with a 480 × 800 pixels resolution, a 624MHz processor and a digital camera. In addition, the SmartBook U1000 also supports WiFi connectivity. No word on pricing or availability so far. [Shanzhaiji]
After releasing the T9HD, RAmos also launched the T11TE, a Full HD 1080p portable media player that is based on Telechips TCC8900 processor. The gadget supports most of media formats including H.264, VC-1, XviD, DivX and RMVB video files. In addition, the RAmos T11TE provides a 5-inch (800×480) touchscreen display, a Flash-based UI, an HDMI output and a USB port. [RAmos via iPod and MP3 Players]
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The Fuel Car and Experiment X7 kit provides a playful introduction to one of the most significant technologies of the 21st Century. With this kit, you can build a model car that actually runs on water. The kit comes with a 16-page manual that contains step-by-step instructions for assembling and using the car, as well as scientific explanations. $99.95 is all you need to purchase the Fuel Cell X7 Car Experiment Kit. [Product Page]
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Packard Bell has recently rolled out their latest ION-based nettop PC. Known as the imedia XS, this space-saving computer is packed with a 1.6GHz Intel Atom 330 dual-core processor, a NVIDIA ION chipset, an integrated GeForce 9400M graphics card, a 2GB RAM, a 160GB hard drive, a 4-in-1 card reader, WiFi, LAN, Realtek audio, Windows Vista Home Premium OS and both D-Sub and HDMI outputs. The imedia XS sells for £249 (about $411). [Softpedia]
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Here’s another upcoming custom cooled Radeon HD 5770 from MSI, the R5770-PM2D1G ‘Channel’. This Juniper-based GPU integrates 800 Stream Processors, a 128-bit memory interface, a core clock of 850MHz and a 1GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 4800MHz. The card also supports all the latest technology including DirectX 11 and CrossFirex, and has dual DVI, HDMI as well as DisplayPort outputs. The R5770-PM2D1G ‘Channel’ should become available soon for around 130 Euro (about $195). More
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EIZO Japan is preparing to launch a new 22-inch LCD monitor ‘FlexScan SX2262W’ for the Japanese market. This widescreen monitor makes use of Vertical Alignment (VA) panel and provides 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution, 6ms GTG response time, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 280 cd/m2 brightness and covers 95% of the Adobe RGB color space. In terms of connectivity ports, it offers two USB, dual-DVI and DisplayPort. The FlexScan SX2262W will be available in Japan starting on January 12th for an estimated retail price of $811. [InsideHW]
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Here is good news for those who are looking for a touchscreen convertible netbook. Amazon is now selling the Gigabyte T1028X TouchNote with Microsoft Windows 7 for $668. The 10-inch netbook also features a 250GB SATA hard drive, an Intel Atom N280 CPU, a 1GB DDR2 RAM, and a 6-cell battery. There is also a 3G version that retails for $788. [Amazon via Laptop Notebook News]
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nVidia today unveiled the GeForce 205 graphics card that is perfect for affordable computers, providing users with basic graphics power. This low-end graphics card features 8 CUDA Cores, 589MHz graphics clock, 1402MHz processor clock, and 500MHz memory clock. Other features include up to 512MB DDR2 memory support, Microsoft DirectX 10.1, VGA, DisplayPort, DVI, and HDMI via dongle (DVI-HDMI or DP-HDMI). [nVidia]
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The AgfaPhoto AS1110 Photoscanner will not only help you to convert all of your old photo paper prints into modern digital formats, but you can also share them online or view on a digital photo frame. The AgfaPhoto AS1110 is a lightweight compact scanner that is capable of scanning a 6-inch x 4-inch photo in less than six seconds. Priced at $131, the scanner adopts the Color Contact Image Sensor technology and supports a high quality resolution of 1800 x 1200px. [AgfaPhoto]
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