Alltel Wireless and LG Electronics announced on Thursday the availability of the LG 8575 Touch handset at Alltel retail stores and online at Alltel.com. The LG 8575 Touch will be particularly interesting to music lovers thanks to features such as Dolby Mobile sound system, 3.5 mm stereo headphones, built-in FM tuner, and a music player with applications that invite users to “join the band” by turning their handset into a virtual keyboard and thumping drum kit.

Features and specs include:

• 1GB of internal memory with support for microSD cards
• 3.2 megapixel camera
• Camera includes “Intelligent Shot” for improved image quality and built-in image editor
• 3 inch touch-screen display
• Text, picture, and video messaging support
• One-touch speakerphone
• Text to speech functionality
• Built-in GPS
• Web browser
• Bluetooth support
• Rechargeable battery for up to 5 hours of talk time

The LG 8575 Touch is available for a mere $19.99 after a $50 dollar mail-in rebate and activation to a 1 yr service contract on a qualifying rate plan.

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Yes, the teasing is finally nearing an end as Dell formally announces the Adamo XPS notebook – the industry’s “thinnest laptop PC ever” measuring a mere 9.99mm (or approximately 0.4 inch) thick. Some of the features and specs to the Adamo XPS include:

• Capacitive latching device – one finger swipe opens the latch
• Built-in location awareness to provide real time local maps to show people where they are
• Replaceable battery with optional higher-capacity battery available
• Full-sized keyboard with aluminum keycaps
• Touchpad with gesture support
• Intel Core 2 Duo ULV processor clocked at 1.4GHz
• 4GB DDR3 800 MHz memory
• 128GB Solid State Drive
• 720p 13.4 inch WLED display
• Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi
• 2 USB 2.0 ports, Ethernet via included dongle
• Windows 7 64 bit edition
• Measures 13.39 x 10.71 inches and weighs just over 3 pounds

Looks and sounds pretty sweet huh? Well thin and light it is.. but cheap thin and light it is not. Starting prices for the Dell Adamo XPS begins at $1799. Yeah.. pricey.

As for when the Adamo XPS will come out – the company expects to begin taking orders and shipping the Adamo XPS in time for this holiday season.

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The Sony Ericsson MW600 is a new Hi-Fi Bluetooth Wireless Headset with a built-in FM radio tuner. Features of the MW600 includes:

• Built-in microphone, call answer key, 3.5mm jack to swap headphones
• Compatible with all Sony Ericsson mobile phones and Bluetooth enabled handsets from other
• Connect to two wireless devices simultaneously
• Mirrored OLED display
• 10 meter Bluetooth range
• Bluetooth A2DP profile support
• 3.5 mm plug
• 2 hour charging time with 170 mAh battery
• 8.5 hour battery life for streaming

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Sony Ericsson finally jumps on the Android bandwagon with yesterday’s announcement of the upcoming XPERIA X10 handset – their first phone to deliver Sony Ericsson’s new user experience (UX) platform built on top of the Android OS. Sigh.. another Android phone I just might be lusting after.

The introduction of the X10 also brings with it two new “signature” applications – Mediascape and Timescape. Timescape manages all of your communications within a single application – whether its emails, text messages, status updates with Twitter, Facebook etc. Mediascape is a centralized application for music, photos, and videos with access to content on the phone and on the Internet.

Other features and specs of the XPERIA X10 include:

• Supports GSM GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS HSPA 900/1700/2100 and UMTS HSPA 800/850/1900/2100
• 4.0 inch 480 x 854 resolution scratch-resistant display with support for 262K colors
• Android Market support
• ActiveSync for access to Microsoft Exchange
• Built-in aGPS
• HSPA connectivity
• 8.1 megapixel camera with up to 16x digital zoom
• Intelligent face recognition technology; geotagging; image and video stabilizer; photo and video light; smile detection; touch focus; and video recording
• Music features include Album Art, Bluetooth stereo profile support, built-in media player, music tones, PlayNow support, and TrackID
• Built-in web browser
• Alarm clock, calculator, calendar, flight mode, Infinite button, office suite, phone book with dialer, and world clock
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity
• 8GB microSD card
• Measures 4.7 x 2.5 x 0.5 inches and weighs 4.8oz

The XPERIA X10 will be available in Sensuous Black and Luster White and should be available in “selected markets” in Q1 of 2010.

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Although USB 3.0 is technically still in its infancy, this hasn’t stopped Super Talent Technology from announcing a new USB 3.0 compatible portable drive called the SuperSpeed USB 3.0 RAIDDrive. With support for transfer speeds up to 10x faster than USB 2.0 drives, the new RAIDDRIVE can deliver transfer speeds up to 200 MB/sec with USB 3.0 ports. If you use a separate UAS Protocol driver with a USB 3.0 port, the SuperSpeed drive can reach speeds up to 320MB/second/

SuperTalent’s SuperSpeed drive is available in three storage capacities – 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB. The drives measure 95 x 37 x 13.5mm and are fully compatible with USB 1.1 and USB 2.0 protocols.

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Toshiba announces updates to their Satellite Pro, Tecra, and Portégé lineup of notebook PCs – all of which feature Windows 7 support. Here’s what you need to know about the systems.

On the Satellite Pro front, you have the following new models:

Satellite Pro U500 Touch Laptop

• Multi-touch enabled 13.3 inch display
• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T6670
• Windows 7 Professional 32 bit
• 3GB RAM
• Intel GMA 4500MHD
• 250GB 5400 RPM HDD
• DVD SuperMulti Drive
• USB Sleep and Charge
• Webcam and Microphone
• HDMI and eSATA USB combo port
• Includes touch-ready basic productivity software called Toshiba LIfeSpace consisting of two applications – Toshiba Bulletin Board and Toshiba ReelTime
• Starting price of $999

Satellite Pro L450:

• 15.6 inch widescreen display
• Intel Core 2 Duo processor
• Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit
• 2GB RAM
• Intel GMA 4500MHD
• 250GB 5400RPM HDD
• DVD SuperMulti drive
• Memory card reader
• Webcam and Microphone
• HDMI port
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/g/n
• Webcam
• Prices start at $529

Satellite Pro L550:

• 17.3 inch diagonal HD widescreen TruBrite display
• Intel Core 2 Duo processor
• Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
• 4GB RAM
• Intel GMA 4500MHD
• 320GB 5400RPM HDD
• Full-sized keyboard with 10 key numeric keypad
• Built-in webcams
• Bluetooth
• Face recognition
• HDMI port
• LED Backlit Display
• 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi
• Media card reader
• Prices start at $999

On the business front, Toshiba released updates to the Tecra lineup including the new Tecra R10, A10, and M10 systems.

Tecra R10:

• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor SP9400
• 14.1 inch widescreen display
• Windows XP Professional with recovery media for Windows 7
• 2GB RAM
• Intel GMA 4500MHD
• 250GB 5400RPM HDD
• DVD SuperMulti Drive
• Active Management Technology
• Bluetooth
• EasyGuard Technology
• eSATA USB Combo Port
• LED Backlit Display
• Prices start at $1399

Tecra A10:

• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8700
• 15.4 inch widescreen display
• Windows XP Professional with recovery media for Windows 7
• 2GB RAM
• Intel GMA 4500MHD
• 250GB 5400 RPM HDD
• DVD SuperMulti Drive
• Active Management Technology
• Bluetooth
• EasyGuard Technology
• USB Sleep and Charge
• Fingerprint Reader
• eSATA USB Combo Port
• Prices start at $999

Tecra M10:

• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8700
• 14.1 inch widescreen display
• Windows XP Professional with recovery media for Windows 7
• 2GB RAM
• Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD
• 250GB 5400 RPM HDD
• DVD SuperMulti Drive
• Active Management Technology
• Bluetoth
• Smart Card Reader
• USB Sleep and Charge
• Fingerprint Reader
• eSATA USB Combo Port
• Prices start at $999

On the Portégé, we have the new Toshiba Portégé M750 which features:

• Convertible Tablet PC
• Intel Core 2 Duo processors
• Pen and touch input capable
• 2GB RAM
• Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD
• 160GB 5400RPM HDD
• 12.1 inch diagonal display
• Windows XP Tablet PC Edition with upgrade media for Windows 7 Professional
• Prices start at $1279

Finally, there’s the new Portégé R600 ultraportable which features:

• Intel Core 2 Duo Processor SU9400
• Windows XP Professional with Recovery Media for Windows 7 Professional
• 3GB RAM
• Mobile Intel GMA 4500MHD
• 160GB 5400RPM HDD (or Solid State Drives)
• DVD SuperMulti Drive
• Bluetooth
• Transflective Indoor/Outdoor Display
• USB Sleep and Charge
• Fingerprint Reader
• Prices start at $2099

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Yes, proving that there is indeed still a market for 4:3 aspect ratio 17 inch LCD monitors, NEC announces a new 17 inch model in the form of the MultiSync LCD175M. Designed primarily for business environments (you know.. IT, corporate, educational needs where large format 16:9 aspect ratios might not make sense), the LCD175M features an EPEAT Gold rating, ENERGY STAR 5.0, and TCO 5.0 compliance and comes with the following specs:

• 1000:1 contrast ratio
• 5ms response time
• 250 cd/m2 brightness
• 1280 x 1024 resolution
• Height adjust (50m) and tilt capabilities
• 50% less mercury content and power consumption than its predecessors
• Two-step ECO mode for power consumption
• Carbon footprint meter for tracking of carbon savings
• Downward-firing multimedia speakers with headphone jack
• Recycled plastic partially utilized in chassis structure

The MultiSync LCD175M will begin shipping this month for an estimated price of $179 dollars.

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The LiMo Foundation announces the second LiMo compliant device built using the LiMo Platform Release 2 in the form of the new Vodafone 360 Samsung M1 handset. This latest Samsung handset features Vodafone’s customizable 360 user interface which provides “a new set of Internet services for the mobile and PC that gathers all of a customer’s friends, communities, entertainment, and personal favorites in one place.”

For those of you not familiar with the LiMo Foundation, the organization was launched in January of 2007 to provide an open and consistent Mobile Linux-based handset operating system. According to their press release, there are now 44 commercially available LiMo-based handsets.

The Samsung M1 has the following features and specs:

• HSDPA 3.6 Mbps 2100 and EDGE/GPRS 850/900/1800/1900  support
• Linux OS (2.6.24) LiMo R2.0.1
• 3.2 inch WQVGA TFT display with support for 16 million colors
• 3 megapixel fixed focus camera with digital zoom
• Video support includes MPEG4 / H.263/ H.264, Divx, Xvid, WMV /VGA 15fps recording
• Audio support includes MP3, AAC, AAC+, AAC+(e), WMA, AMR
• Built-in GPS
• Web Player
• Vodafone 360 3D user interface applications including People View, Time Line View, Menu Mode, Search View
• Bluetooth 2.0 support
• Support for up to 32GB microSD cards
• Measures 55.4 x 112 x 13.4mm
• 1500mAh Battery

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The Motorola CLIQ, the first Android-powered handset to come from Motorola, is now available nationwide from T-Mobile for a price of $199.99 after an instant discount of $200 dollars and a new two year agreement. To celebrate the launch of the new handset, T-Mobile also launched a new T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ Challenge today to build the largest college fan club on Facebook.

For those of you not familiar with the CLIQ, here are the main features and specs:

• MOTOBLUR – Stream your social networking feeds to your handset in real time, providing instant access to the latest happenings and messages from your friends.
• 3.1 inch HVGA full touch-screen display
• Support for Android Market
• 5 megapixel camera
• 3G network and Wi-Fi connectivity
• Visual Voicemail
• Bluetooth support
• Full slide-out QWERTY keyboard
• Built-in GPS
• microSD memory slot
• Built-in music player
• Built-in video capture and playback support
• 3.5 mm headset jack
• 6 hour talk time and 13.5 day standby time
• Measures 4.5 x 2.3 x 0.61 inches
• Available in two colors – Titanium and Winter White

The CLIQ is also available with T-Mobile’s new Even More Plus plans (which are contract-less plans) for a price of $399.99.

To help promote the launch of the new CLIQ, T-Mobile launches the T-Mobile Motorola CLIQ Challenge. The goal? For T-Mobile fans to help create the largest Facebook fan club out there. Fans can simply visit www.facebook.com/tmobile to rally together and vote for the four-year college or university of their choice to win the ultimate grand prize.

The school with the highest # of votes in its clique by Nov. 30th will be awarded with an exclusive free concert by Weezer. In addition, T-Mobile will also award the winning school $1 dollar for every vote up to $25,000 for college enrichment.

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Acer announces a new high-end multimedia notebook PC with the introduction of the Acer Aspire AS8940G-6865 system. It has all the makings of an powerhouse entertainment PC with features such as the Intel Core i7 quad-core processor, 18.4 inch widescreen HD display, NVIDIA graphics, lots of storage space and memory, support for Blu-ray, and Windows 7 Home Premium.

The full specs of the AS8940G-6865 include:

• Intel Core i7 Processor 720QM (1.60GHz, 6MB L3 Cache, 1333MHz FSB)
• 18.4″ Full HD Widescreen CineCrystal LED-backlit Display
  (1920×1080 Resolution, 16:9 Aspect Ratio)
• 4GB DDR3 Dual-Channel 1066MHz Memory
• NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M with 1GB dedicated DDR3 VRAM
• 500GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
• 4X Blu-ray Disc/DVD SuperMulti Double-Layer Drive
• Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader
• Intel Wireless WiFi Link 5100 802.11a//bg/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
• Acer Crystal Eye Integrated Webcam
• Touch-Capacitive Media Control Interface
• 5 USB 2.0 Ports, 1 HDMI Port, 1 eSATA Port
• 8-cell Li-Ion Battery (4800mAh)
• Dolby Home Theater® Audio Enhancement
• Acer CineSurround Sound System (5 built-in speakers)
• Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

The Aspire AS8940G-6865 will be available this holiday season with a starting price of $1349.99.

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