by Johan on August 24, 2007

Shuttle is now offering new XPC Barebone SN68PTG6, which is the first model in the company’s G6 line that features AMD Athlon 64 X2, Athlon 64, and Sempron processor support, an NVIDIA GeForce 7050PV graphics chipset, a PCI and PCI-E X16 slot, up to 4GB of RAM, 802.11b/g, Bluetooth 2.0, USB Speed-Link, and a built-in fingerprint scanner. Other features include USB, Gigabit LAN, Firewire, and eSATA. The system sports eight-channel HD audio with DTS support and an HDMI output (in addition to the standard D-SUB jack). Additionally, the firm also offers a stripped down version of the system called the SN68PTG5, which features a 250-Watt power supply, and without WLAN, Bluetooth, Speed-Link, and fingerprint scanner. Both Shuttle XPC Barebones will be available in the coming weeks. The recommended retail price is $427 for the SN68PTG6 Deluxe, and $324 for the SN68PTG5 (without VAT).
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by Nicole on August 21, 2007

Loewe connect has 3 sizes ranging from 32 to 42 inches, each with a built-in network media player, USB port, Ethernet port, wifi, and and an interegated HD tuner. No price or release date is available but will be on display at IFA 2007.
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by Johan on July 25, 2007

Toshiba released their first U.S. notebook computer with HD DVD-R drive. Known as the Qosmio G45-AV680, this 17-inch notebook comes with a piano-key white glossy finish, back lit (blue light) control knobs, external USB HDTV Tuner, four Harman Kardon Bass Reflex stereo speakers with a built-in sub woofer, and Dolby Home Theater technology. In the inside, the laptop is powered by 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo T7300 processor, up to 4GB RAM, Intel Turbo Memory (1GB), 320GB hard drive, HD DVD burner, and Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT graphics card with 512MB memory (plus up to 255MB dynamically allocated shared memory using Nvidia TurboCache technology). The Qosmio G45-AV680 is now available for $3200.
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by Johan on July 23, 2007

Mouse Computer of Japan introduced their latest notebook PC called the LuvBook J120S. That’s right! Love it or hate it, this laptop is going to be called a LuvBook. It is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo T7100 processor, a 12.1 inch wide-screen WXGA LCD display, Intel 4965AGN WLAN, 1GB DDR2 memory (expandable up to 2GB), an 80GB SATA hard drive, 3 USB ports, and one Gigabit LAN port. The J120S also comes with Windows Vista Home Premium Edition operating system. Its DVD burner sports DVD+/-R, DVD+/-R and DVD+RW media. The LuvBook J120S retails for approx. $990.
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by Johan on July 16, 2007

Asus comes back with a powerful motherboard for game addicts. The Asus P5K3 Premium/WiFi-AP offers exceptional functions and adopts the Turbo D3 technology which is a superb overclocking technology that guarantees overclocking above DDR3 1500 and “reduces clock cycle timing by 50% for random data access.” The motherboard also sports 2GB DDR3 1333MHz memory and AI Gear 2 that can save up to 50% of CPU power usage. No word on pricing and availability so far.
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by Johan on July 10, 2007

Tired of the mainstream notebook brands? Try the LesanceNB AS301GW-C2D-TypeR from PC-Koubou. Measuring 320mm x 235mm x 34.5mm with a 13.3″ WXGA LCD, this baby is light enough to carry around all day. The package features a Core 2 Duo T7300 processor running at 2GHz, 100GB HDD, a DVD-DL burner, 1GB Turbo Memory, 802.11n wireless and a built-in 2mp webcam. All this coolness will set you back about $1,200.
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NEC has unveiled a new WiFi router and PCMCIA card that utilizes the draft 802.11n standard. Both devices will be able to reach speed of up to 300Mbps theoretically. So far, there is no info on the pricing or availability.
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The Cowon Q5 Portable Media Player will be available soon in Korea (May 14th). The player offers 5 inch touchScreen (Wing Click GUI, Pen Mode or Touch Mode), 40 to 60GB HDD, DMB, navigation (optional), e-dictionary, WiFi, radio FM, USB, OTG, and Office Viewer. It plays Avi, Asf, Wmv, Mpg, MP4, MP3, Ogg, Wma, Flac, Wav and Asf file formats. Its battery provides up to 13 hours of playback time in normal mode and 7 hours in video/DMB mode. The 40GB version retails for around $595, while the 60GB version retails for approx. $645. More dazzling pictures after the break!
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by Johan on April 29, 2007

Mebius PC-WT70T is a brand new laptop from the Sharp group. The laptop utilitizes a 1.6 GHz CPU processor, a 15.4 inches display, and 1GB of RAM. Windows Vista Home Premium and Microsoft Office 2007 will be pre-installed with this product. In addition, it has a SATA microprocessor of a capacity of 100 GB. The Mebius PC-WT70T is also equipped with Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and an integrated DVI. No word on pricing or availability.
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by Johan on April 5, 2007

The TDM-NC1 is the latest Digital Media Port accessory from Sony. The cube allows you to stream music from your PC straight to your home theater, via the home WiFi network. The gadget also features a bright digital screen that displays the song, artist and other audio information. The TDM-NC1 is compatible with ATRAC, AAC and WMA music files. Other features include Ethernet port for wired connection. Unfortunately. this Digital Media port is not compatible with all digital music files and DRM protected file playback only from CONNECT Music download service. It is also not compatible with Apple computers. The Sony TDM-NC1 is now available for $200 at Sony Style.
Fire up your PC from anywhere in your home’s Wi-Fi network and wirelessly send music to your BRAVIA™ home theater system with ease. Plug the TDM-NC1 Wi-Fi client into the Digital Media Port (DMP) of your system and experience the thrill of your music in surround sound. This tiny device has a compact cube shape and features a bright, digital screen that displays the song, artist and other audio information.
Via SonyStyle