On March 1st Verizon will be unleashing the LG Versa, a novel cellphone in many ways. The phone can be customized to your individual taste, the unit coming with a detachable QWERTY keypad to complement the three inch touchscreen display. Another option is a US$30 game controller to replace the keypad. Certainly the LG Versa is a novel concept. Here’s what the basic unit gives you

* OLED display in the cover
* Three inch 480 x 240 res internal display
* EV-DO connectivity
* 2 Mp camera
* microSD expansion slot (up to 16 GB)
* HTML web browser
* Verizon’s V Cast Music, V Cast Video, Visual Voice Mail, GPS with VZ Navigator
* modem functionality for your laptop
* Bluetooth connectivity

What will the LG Versa set you back? Well Verizon are offering the unit for US$200 with a two year plan after a $50 rebate. To be honest that sounds a lot for what really is just a basic phone with add-ons which cost extra. Whilst the concept is good unfortunately the pricing misses the mark.

Source: Crave

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Epson have pushed out the door a new projector, the PowerLite G5000. The G5000 doesn’t appear to be aimed at the home market given the specs and the associated marketing blurb.

G5000, the latest in Epson’s line of installation projectors designed to provide flexibility, performance and easy installation for executive boardrooms and educational institutions

Of course the touted ‘easy installation’ may be exactly what the home user desires too, if you have many viewing areas or just can’t quite make up your mind where to put the G5000. Of course the specs lack that certain something required for a quality home theatre enthusiast, check ‘em out

* 3LCD projector
* XGA resolution
* 4,000 lumens
* vertical/horizontal lens shift
* 1.8x wider zoom standard lens
* 30-degree tilt
* 1000:1 contrast ratio

Yeah, like we said nothing to write home about for the err home enthusiast but may be just what they are looking for in the boardroom or classroom. US$2,500 will get one of these units, yet another factor that will be probably condemn the Epson PowerLite G5000 to a non-home environment.

Source: Epson

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More commonly associated with desktops and laptops, Acer have branched out into the smartphone market. Their first offering in this highly competitve niche is the Tempo X960 which sports a 2.8 inch VGA touchscreen and Win Mo 6.1. Still intrigued then check out the full specs on the Tempo X960

* Genuine Windows Mobile® 6.1
* Samsung S3C 6400 mobile processor (533 MHz)
* 128 MB SDRAM and 256 MB flash memory
* microSD™ Card
* 2.8 inch VGA 640x 480 res LCD touch screen
* 106.4 x 59 x 13.7 mm
* 131.5 g
* 5 hours of 3G talk time
* 150 hours on standby
* 3.2 Mp camera
* HSDPA (2100/1900/850 Mhz)
* GSM/EDGE Quad-band (850/900/1800/1900 MHz)
* 802.11b/g Wi-Fi connectivity
* Bluetooth® 2.0+EDR connectivity
* GPS Software

Unfortunately there’s no price tag available for the Tempo X960 smartphone as of yet, but it’s looks and specs may mean that it’s in hot demand. So there may be a correspondingly high price tag!

Source: Acer

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Lenovo’s latest IdeaPad range the Y650 is out there now for you to get your paws on. All models come with a 16 inch 1366 x 768 res display, 320 GB hard disk drive and recordable DVD drive, for the subtle differences between the units check out the details below:

Yeah, not much between the models, eh? So go for the top end is usually the plan with minimal differences. We were a bit surprised to see that the specs aren’t customizable, the customize button on their site enabled us to extend the warranty and buy accessories but otherwise what you see above is most definitely what you get! Also these offerings from Lenovo aren’t the cheapest around, but then the specs are pretty good so may be the IdeaPad Y650 range will become the proverbial hotcakes!

Source: Lenovo

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Sharp have just announced a couple of new LCD TVs, namely the LC-37BD60U and LC-32BD60U full HDTV units. But wait there’s more, each model comes with a built-in Blu-Ray player just for those space conscious consumers out there! And the respective price tags at US$1200 and US$1000 aren’t too shabby either. Here are some stats on these space and wallet loving units

* 1920×1080 res
* 32 or 37 inch full 1080p HD display
* Side loading blu-ray player
* HDMI x 3 inputs
* Component x2 inputs
* PC input
* 6 millisecond response time
* 176/176 viewing angle
* Built-in ATSC/QAM/NTSC Tuners

Strangely the contrast ratio is specified as ‘High’ with no exact figure quoted, so image quality may not be great, but at those prices who’s complaining for a HDTV / Blu-Ray player combo. If you’re still keen the Sharp LC-32BD60U and LC-37BD60U can be pre-ordered at 6th Ave.

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It must be spring already as Sony have unleashed their new Bravia KDL-46V5100 HDTV model on the unsuspecting world. Originally penciled in for a spring release this V Series unit has appeared on Sony’s b2b site. This 46 inch HDTV sports the following bells and whistles

* 16:9 Full HD 1080p Resolution Panel (1920×1080)
* Motionflow™ 120Hz technology
* BRAVIA Engine™ 2 fully digital video processor
* Four HDMI™ inputs (up to 1080/60p capable)
* HD component input, HD combo input (1080/60i capable) and PC input (HD-15 pin)
* USB input
* 24p True Cinema mode
* Energy Star Version 3.0 Compliant
* Audio Power 20W (10W X 2)
* Power Consumption (in Operation) 245 W
* Power Consumption (in Standby) < 1W
* 1080/60p (HDMI/Component), 1080/60i, 1080/24p (HDMI), 720/60p, 480/60p, 480/60i
* 1123 x 770 x 323mm with pedestal
* 1123 x 725 x 96mm without
* 25.5kg with pedestal (22.6 kg without)

All this at a remarkably reasonable price tag of US$1900. No doubt that figure may reduce a bit once it’s available outside of the b2b website. So keep your eyes peeled for a bargain.

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Toshiba has unleashed a new laptop on the world, the Tecra A10-S3511 which boasts the following bells and whistles

* Genuine Windows Vista® Business 32/64-bit, SP1 with downgrade media for Windows® XP Professional
* Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor P8600 2.4 GHz
* Memory 2 GB PC2-6400 DDR2 800MHz SDRAM
* 15.4″ widescreen LCD, WSXGA+ 1680 x 1050 res display
* NVIDIA® Quadro® NVS 150M 256MB
* 160GB 7200 rpm HDD
* DVD-SuperMulti drive
* Intel® Wi-Fi Link 5100AGN
* Bluetooth® V2.1
* Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel
* Up to 2.96 hours battery life
* 1-Type II PC Card Slot
* No PC Express Slot
* 3-USB (2.0), 1-eSATA/USB (2.0) ports
* 6.2 lbs

But possibly the best spec of all is the price tag which rocks is at US$1249 which is pretty good for the specs above. We especially like the XP Pro downgrade option - XP still going strong after all these years! Perhaps the only niggle is a 3 hour battery life.

The Tecra A10-S3511 is so new we couldn’t find any reviews out there, but if someone has taken the plunge (and we couldn’t blame you for doing so) then please let us know what you think!

Source: Toshiba

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