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Acer has confirmed the availability of a 10.1-inch Aspire One netbook. The netbook comes with a widescreen LED backlit display (1024×600 pixels), an Intel Atom processor, up to 2GB of RAM, a 160GB hard drive, and an optional 6-cell battery for up to to 7 hours of operation on a single charge. The Windows XP-powered netbook is based on the Mobile Intel 945GSE/82801GBM chipset. Other features include a built-in webcam, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth, optional 3G or WiMAX broadband connection, and a multi-in-one media card reader.

Telstra will release the HTC Touch HD Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone on February 10th, 2009. The HTC Touch HD WVGA touchscreen handset will be available exclusively through Telstra stores and dealers for $1499 with no contract.

The Lumix ZS3 digital camera that features 12x optical zoom. Available in silver, black, blue, and red, this compact camera can record HD video (1280 x 720) at 60 frames/second in AVCHD Lite format. The video can then be displayed on an HDTV via HDMI. Other specs include a large 3-inch LCD with 460,000 pixels, a 12.7MP CCD, Intelligent Auto Mode with “face recognition” features that can remember faces that frequently appear.

Looking for a perfect surveillance cam for your home or office use? then check out this Motion Tracking Web Camera, this camera will automatically capture 640 x 480 resolution video at 30 frames per second once it detects and tracks motion. The camera is able to pan up to 180° and tilts up to 60° to follow and record movement. It also has a 4X digital zoom and features a built-in microphone to record sound from up to 20′ away. Using the included software the camera can be manually controlled from a remote computer and can even be set to automatically email you when it detects motion. The Motion Tracking Web Camera retails for $89.95.

Here is a new ultra wide band radar system that was developed by UK company called Cambridge Consultants. This radar system allows user to see through walls, but only moving objects that can be seen.Go.....

The MobiBLU UFO digital audio player doubles as an MP3 player and a Bluetooth speaker/headset. Available in 2, 4, and 8GB storage space, the gadget is compatible with MP3, WMA, and Ogg audio files and offers a built-in speakers (2Watts), and Bluetooth. Its battery offers 15 hours with headphones or 5 hours with its speakers. The MobiBLU UFO measures 90mm x 42mm.

Panasonic, famous for its high quality digicams, comes back with Lumix DMC-FT1 waterproof, dustproof and shockproof point-and-shoot camera. This rugged camera shoots in 12.1mpx and records videos in full 1080p, at up to 6400 ISO with maximum shutter speed of 1/1300. 2.7-inch LCD, face recognition, image stabilization and creative modes. To be released in April 2009 for $400.

This is another cool handset from Motorola. The Motorola MotoPrizm Orange is a new 2G full touchscreen phone that will be released in Korea. The phone comes with a transparent external touch layer. Designed with a vivid orange color, the MotoPrizm Orange offers a 2.8-inch WVGA touchscreen, S-DMB, a 3M built-in camera, and Bluetooth.

The new Satellite Pro S300-EZ1511 business notebook model for $529 at Toshiba Direct. The 15.4-inch (1280×800) laptop features the Intel Pentium T3400 processor running at 2.1GHz, GMA 4500MHD integrated graphics, 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 120GB hard drive, and a DVD burner. Other features include 802.11 b/g wireless LAN, Gigabit Ethernet, a 56k modem, three USB ports, an eSATA/USB combo port, PC Card slot, DVI-D video output, Firewire, 6-in-1 media card reader, and Serial port.

Dual-sim handsets are useful for frequent travelers. One of the latest dual-sim handsets comes from the General Mobile. The DSTL1 is a GSM dual-sim phone that will be released at Mobile World Congress in the near future. The handset is powered by 624Mhz CPU, a 3 inch display (400×240), WiFi B/G, and Bluetooth. Unfortunately, there is no 3G support. The DSTL1 measures at 112 mm x 54 mm x 16mm and weighs 135grams.

Toshiba has recently released two HD camcorders, the P30 and H20. These affordable HD video cameras come with YouTube uploading and ArcSoft editing tools. Other features include HDMI connectivity, Night Mode for low light shooting, an SD memory card slot, 5x optical and 4x digital zoom, a 3 inch TFT display or a 2.5 inch for the P30, video stabilization, special effect options, a remote control. The Toshiba Camileo P30 and H20 will be released in the UK next month for £149.99 and £179.99, respectively.

Here’s another classic styling wooden photo frame for your collection, introducing the Deluxe Digital Photo Frame. It comes with a 8″ LCD screen, 1GB internal flash memory, integrated speakers, an analog clock, a full size USB port, multiple card slots as well as calendar and alarm functions. It supports most of multimedia files including JPEG, MP3, WMA, MPEG-4, H.264 and Motion JPEG video files. Here comes the fun part, with the included PC software you’ll be able to create dazzling video slideshows for your ultimate enjoyment.

Sony’s new X1000 Walkman phone is now available for pre-order on Amazon UK. The 16-gigabyte NWZ-X1050B retails for £214 (around $300) and 32-gigabyte NWZ-X1060B is priced at £283 (around $400). This music phone will be available in two to five weeks in the UK.

The Dell XPS 435 combines the power of Intel Core i7 processors and fast DDR3 tri-channel memory. This high-end desktop PC supports optional Blu-Ray drive, up to 24GB of RAM and up to 4.5TB of hard drive space. Available in a piano black surface in the front, white on the side and red accents.

World Computing offers its Mercury Pro BDR-203 quad-interface external Blu-ray burner that comes with 8x write speeds. It is able to burn up to 2GB worth of data per minute. Some of the connectivity options include FireWire 800, FireWire 400, USB 2.0 and eSATA. This device is compatible with both Mac and Windows platform. Priced at $400, the BDR-203 can also write to DVD-RAM, DVD Dual-Layer R/RW, DVD-R/RW and CD-R/RW.

The White PF810W and Black PF810B are the latest LED Backlight 8 inch digital photo frames from Transcend. These digital displays support most of multimedia files including JPEG, BMP, MP3, WAV, WMA and 3GP file formats. You can connect these fameras to your laptop or PC via USB or play your files from a memory card. You can purchase these digital photo frames in Japan at the end of March for €160.

Microsoft has finally released its SideWinder X8 wireless mouse that comes with BlueTrack technology that produces up to 13,000 frames per second. However, this mouse cannot be used on glass. This gaming mouse also uses the 2.4GHz wireless spectrum. Its battery is able to supply enough juice for up to 30 hours of non-stop gaming. Microsoft says the SideWinder X8 should be available this week at retailers at a suggested price of $99.95 each.

Panasonic comes back with two internet-enabled Blu-ray players that allows users to maximize their enjoyment out of BD Live-enabled discs. The Panasonic DMP-BD80 and DMP-BD60 also allows users to view YouTube videos and Picasa images on their HDTVs. The DMP-BD80 focuses more on sound quality, meanwhile the DMP-BD60 offer basic functions. Both Blu-ray players feature High-definition Audio Decoder (Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD Master Audio Essential), PHL Reference Chroma Processor Plus technology, 1080p Up-Conversion, SD memory card slot, and USB port.

Tape2USB from Grace Digital Audio enables you to record your old cassette tapes directly to your PC or MAC via USB connection and using the included Audacity software you’ll be able to edit the audio files, or even convert them to MP3s. Once you download, you can listen to your tunes via any media player, burn them on a disc or upload to your MP3 player. The device also includes a built-in 2.5-inch speaker with volume adjustment and RCA connections for plugging into your home stereo system. Available now for $129.99.

Asus’s first ultra-portable tablet PC. The Asus Eee PC T91 is priced at between £360 ($524) and £420 ($610) in the UK. As a reminder, the T91 mini-tablet features an 8.9-inch touchscreen display with a 1,024×600 resolution and LED backlight, Intel Atom Z520 1.33GHz processor, US15W chipset, 1GB of DDR2 memory, a 32GB solid state drive with Windows XP Home pre-loaded. Other features include WiFi, Bluetooth, an Ethernet LAN port, a webcam, optional 3G and GPS connectivity. Its non-removable battery provides enough juice for up to five hours. Weighing less than 2.2 pounds, the net tablet comes in a white glossy chassis. Asustek also plans to release the Eee PC T101H, a tablet netbook with a 10-inch display.

The Sandisk ImageMate All-In-One and ImageMate Multi-Card are now available in North America. These card readers are capable of transferring 1-gigabyte of data in less than 35 seconds. Priced at $29.99, the ImageMate All-in-One reader supports SD, SDHC, miniSDHC, microSDHC, MMC, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro Duo, xD and CompactFlash. The reader can reach a speed of up to 34 MB/s with a SanDisk Extreme iV 45 MB/s CompactFlash card. Meanwhile, the ImageMate Multi-Card reader supports xD, Memory Stick, SD, SDHC, and MMC. The reader is priced at $19.99. The Multi-Card reader is capable of up to 30MB/s read and 27 MB/s write data transfer rates when using a SanDisk Extreme III 30MB/s Edition SDHC card.

Examining your own teeth at home has now become possible with this Wireless Dental Camera. It consists of a 1.3MP camera for high resolution video or still shots and a 2.4GHz wireless receiver that can be plugged into a TV using the AV connection or into a computer via USB. Once the receiver is connected to a TV or a PC, the camera will automatically transmit the images of your mouth allowing you to have a closer examination of your teeth. This toothbrush-shaped device also comes with 6 built in LED lights around its lens and has a transmission range up to 10 meters. Available now for just $102.88.

The Plustek V100 BookReader is a unique combination of a scanner and text to speech program. With a single touch, the V100 is capable to transform printed words into high quality speech with a lifelike voice which can be saved in MP3 format for archiving and later access. Scanned documents can also be saved as text or Word documents, or even WAV files. Other interesting features include: magnifying functions, font controls, volume controls, speech controls, bookmark functions, PDF reading, etc. The V100 BookReader retails for $700.

Toshiba updates its dynabook Qosmio WXW laptop for the Japan market. The new Qosmio WXW packs GeForce graphics and SSD for storage.

We can expect two lines, the Qosmio WXW/79GW and Qosmio WXW/77GW. The Qosmio WXW/79GW is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 2.53GHz processor and a NVIDIA GeForce 9800M GTX graphics with 1GB of memory, while the Qosmio WXW/77GW sports a Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4GHz processor and a 512MB GeForce 9700M GTS.

Both models have 2GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive, DVD+/-RW burner, a 17-inch WSXGA+ LCD display, WiFi 802.11b/g/n and an eSATA port.

A specific model of Qosmio WXW/79GW line, the PAWW79GLN20W comes with 128GB SSD in addition to the 160GB hard drive.

Spanish site msiwind.es has got the MSI Wind U120H HSDPA netbook and tear down the netbook to have an inside look. You can see more photos after the break:

The Wind U120H and U120H are basically the same. They have an Atom 1.6GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, 160GB hard drive and a 10-inch display. The U120H comes with also integrated 3G module.

Toshiba released its first 16 inch display notebooks in the form of the Satellite A350, A355, and A355D. These laptops support a maximum of 4GB RAM, up to 400GB hard drive and a built-in DVD burner. Its display offers 1,366 × 768 pixels resolution with aspect ratio of 16:9. All models will boast harman/kardon stereo speakers, an integrated webcam and microphone, 802.11a/g/n WiFi, Ethernet LAN, three USB ports, an eSATA/USB combo port, ExpressCard slot, 5-in-1 media card reader and Firewire port. The price starts from $649.99 upwards, depending on the specs.

LG Korea today launches its new LCD HDTVs from its XCanvas LH30FD series that consists of a 47 inch, 42 inch and 32 inch LCD HDTVs. All of them boast a Cinema Color technology that offers the best Video quality and color contrast. LG also aimed to provide a series of TV capable to reduce up to 70% its power consumption. No word on pricing at this time.

Sony Ericsson has confirmed the new affordable W395 Walkman phone that has a 2MP camera, Bluetooth, a couple of stereo speakers, dedicated control keys for music, and FM Radio. Each purchase will come with a 1GB memory card and HPM-64 Stereo headset. The W395 Walkman supports GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 and will be available in selected markets from Q1 in the Dusky Grey and Blush Titanium.

Available in silver, blue, or red, the Sony DCR-SX41 DV cam boasts 60X of optical zoom, a 2.7 inch touchscreen, and 8GB of internal memory which can be further expanded 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 next month for 50,000 Yen or approx. $550.

Toshiba today released its first 16 inch display notebooks in the form of the Satellite A350, A355, and A355D. These laptops support a maximum of 4GB RAM, up to 400GB hard drive and a built-in DVD burner. Its display offers 1,366 × 768 pixels resolution with aspect ratio of 16:9. All models will boast harman/kardon stereo speakers, an integrated webcam and microphone, 802.11a/g/n WiFi, Ethernet LAN, three USB ports, an eSATA/USB combo port, ExpressCard slot, 5-in-1 media card reader and Firewire port. The price starts from $649.99 upwards, depending on the specs.

The Korean Samsung has decided to release the SyncMaster LD190G and LD220G LCD monitors for the Japanese market. As a reminder, the SyncMaster LD190G is a 18.5 inch monitors that provides a resolution of 1360×768, a contrast ratio of 1,000:1 with a DCR of 20,000:1, a response time of 5ms, and a brightness of 250cd/m². It is priced at 19,800 Yens

The Samsung SyncMaster LD220G will be released in Japan in the middle of March for 24,800 Yens. The LCD screen offers a 21.5 inch LCD Panel with a Full HD resolution, and provides a contrast ratio of 1,000:1 with a DCR of 30,000:1, a response time of 5ms, and a brightness of 300cd/m² .

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.

The BDP-1726 7-inch DVD playermag-glass_10x10 DVD Player : Bluedot BDP-1880W Portable DVD Player, Bluedot Japan has the BDP-1880W in their portable DVD player lineup. The BDP-1880W has a 8.5-inch swivel LCD display. It supports DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW as well as CD/CD-R/RW discs. In additiona to DVD and CD, the device can also play DivX MPEG4 video and MP3, JPEG files. It has a SD/MMC card slot and USB port.

Toshiba launches new Satellite A350-ST3601 notebook, the latest member of the A350 series. The Satellite A350-ST3601 is powered by an Intel Core 2 Duo T6400 processor, 4GB of RAM, integrated GMA 4500MHD video chipset and 400GB hard drive.

Toshiba’s A350-ST3601 has a 16-inch 1366×768 LCD displaymag-glass_10x10 Toshiba Satellite A350-ST3601 Notebook PC, a DVD+/-R DL burner, built-in harman/kardon stereo speakers, a 5-in-1 card reader and an eSATA/USB2.0 combo port. It supports WiFi 802.11a/g/n.

Toshiba Satellite A350-ST3601 notebook is priced at $749.

AT&T is going to launch the Pantech Matrix PRO dual slider PDA Phone, the successor of the Matrix. The Matrix PRO slides in two ways, one for QWERTY keyboard and the other for number keys. The phone features a 2.4-inch QVGA LCD displaymag-glass_10x10 Mobile Phone.AT&T Pantech Matrix PRO Dual Slider, a 2 Megapixel camera, built-in GPS with AT&T navigator, and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR.

Pantech’s Matrix PRO supports tri-band HSDPA 3.5G and quad-band GSM network. It runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional with 256MB ROM and 128MB RAM.

Microsoft Bangladesh on Wednesday announced that it would run two online community portals each for developers and IT professionals in Bangladesh.

Microsoft Bangladesh launched msdnbangladesh.net (developers) and techbangladesh.net (IT Professionals) in a ceremony held at the BIAM Foundation auditorium in the Capital.

These portals are the realisation of Microsoft's commitment to create and build strong knowledge based ICT community in Asia and uplift the software development and IT engineering in the country.

The event kicked off with the inaugural speech by Moshiur Rahman, solutions manager of Microsoft Bangladesh, who then introduced Risman Adnan, developer evangelist of Microsoft Regional Asia. Feroz Mahmud, country manager of Microsoft Bangladesh was also present in the occasion along with other officials.

“Internet has created incredible new opportunities for people around the world to meet and share ideas about topics they care about. These portals are the special ones, the first online communities for IT professionals of Bangladesh who are working with Windows systems on Microsoft platform”, said Rahman.

Risman Adnan gave a presentation on the topics 'Lap around Microsoft Web Platform and Technologies' and 'Developer Introduction to Windows 7' to the audiences; who were mostly IT professionals, developers and students of different organisations and universities.

“Every time a new door opens online, it creates opportunities for people to share their experiences, exchange ideas, collaboration and innovation,” said Risman Adnan.

He also provided the main theme of the MSDN and Technet portals as 'Next generation software developer and IT professional community in Bangladesh'.

Risman Adnan also said that a very promising number of IT developers and professionals are there to move Bangladesh forward as a key player in worldwide IT ecosystem. As Bangladeshis have very good English skills, the potential of becoming the second outsourcing option after Philippines are there. And a strong developer and IT professional community is one key indicator of that potential.

The MSDN and Technet portals will provide free memberships with the opportunity to interact with Microsoft's people and partner in the Asia-Pacific region. These portals will create a new gateway of online interaction and collaboration among developers and IT professionals by providing features like online blogs, forums, user groups, wikis, media gallery, media streaming, news letter and job posting.

MSDN Bangladesh portal will focus on next generation software development technologies such as ASP.NET, Silverlight 2.0, Azure Service Platform and parallel computing while Technet Bangladesh portal focuses more on core infrastructure and platform technologies like Windows operating system specially Windows latest beta version Windows 7 (Client and Server), Exchange Server, SQL Server, Sharepoint, BizTalk Server and Unified Communication. Risman Adnan provided a brief description of all the contents in his presentation.

In his concluding speech Feroz Mahmud said, “We can all learn from each other as we are in the knowledge industry. We will share and exchange our views, works and thoughts to other developers and IT professionals through these two portals and to make sure that everyone has access to ICT, even for the people living in remote areas”.

He also told the audiences that as Microsoft basically focus on people to improve productivity in every sector of life, they usually spend a huge amount of money in Research and Development (R&D) to serve the best product to the consumers thus they can enhance their efficiency.

A new partnership between Lenovo and Research In Motion will allow laptop users to receive email whenever their BlackBerry smartphone can access the internet, even if the laptop is turned off.
The integration will be available to US-based Lenovo ThinkPad laptop users from the second quarter of 2009, and will be rolled out to the rest of the world later in the year. The offering will be called Lenovo Constant Connect.
"With more and more mobile professionals relying on both their BlackBerry smartphone and ThinkPad laptop PC, we view better integration between the two devices as a necessity," said Lenovo chief executive Yang Yuanqing.
In order to receive the new integration, a user will need to purchase a Constant Connect ExpressCard for around $150 (£105), which is inserted into the laptop. A series of installation steps will pair the laptop and the smartphone using the Bluetooth radio in the phone, laptop and the ExpressCard.
All emails will be automatically transferred to the laptop, even when it is turned off, via the low power, always-on ExpressCard. Users will also be able to write and send emails from their laptop when they do not have internet access via the BlackBerry's 3G network service.
An additional benefit of Constant Connect is that it reduces the need for laptop users to pay for fee-based Wi-Fi networks, said the firms.
"By leveraging the industry-leading push-based connectivity of the BlackBerry solution, Lenovo Constant Connect will simplify email synchronisation on the laptop, and provide mobile professionals with greater flexibility to manage their email on the move," said Jim Balsillie, Research In Motion chief executive.