LG have a great Blu-Ray player out there with the BD570. The model scores an average four out of five stars with customer reviews on Amazon and has a price tag of $219. Here are the details of the LG BD570 blu-ray player.

* Blu-Ray Player with 1GB memory 802.11N for Wireless networking NetCast for YouTube & CinemaNow
* BD-P NetFlix HD BD live
* Full HD 1080p output via HDMI with Cinema mode at 24 or 60 frames per second USB Media Host
* Superior audio performance with 7.1 channels with Dolby Digital Plus & TrueHD & dts-HD
* Quick boot with instant tray opening
* 43 x 20.3 x 4.3 centimeters
* 2 Kilograms

LG BD570 reviews

CNET - 3.5 stars out of five - pros, excellent Blu-ray image quality, built-in Wi-Fi - cons, does not support 3D Blu-ray, must change the output mode to 1080p
PC Mag - 4 out of 5 - pros, very fast load times, Wi-Fi enabled, lots of Internet content streaming options - cons, finicky remote buttons, so-so upconversion performance
Big Picture Big Sound - 3 out of 4 stars - pros, built-in 802.11n, friendly user interface - cons, need to use own flash memory to use BD-Live, SD upconversion and overall video performance could definitely be stronger

You can buy the LG BD570 Blu-Ray player at Amazon for $219.

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Canon have got a snazzy 14x zoom, image stabilised camera out there, namely the PowerShot SX210 IS. The model sports a three inch display as well as taking 14 megapixels of imagery with each shot. Here are the rest of the details on the Canon PowerShot SX210 IS compact camera.

* 14.1 MP
* 4320 x 3240 pixels
* Media Formats - Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, Secure Digital Extended Capacity
* 35-mm Equivalent (Wide) 28mm
* 35-mm Equivalent (Telephoto) 392mm
* 14 x Optical Zoom
* 3 inch LCD
* HD Video Capture
* Maximum Aperture Range: F/3.1-5.9
* Pop-up flash
* Light Sensitivity: ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 80, ISO auto, ISO 1600
* Image types: JPEG
* Width: 4.2 inches
* Height: 2.3 inches

The SX210IS specification certainly makes it look like an attractive compact camera and is available at Amazon for $296, where it has received an average of four stars from customer reviews.

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Small is beautiful, right? Well you may not necessarily say the Samsung SP-H03 pico projector is beautiful but it certainly is small and that inlcudes the $299 price tag. The DLP projector weighs in at a mere 210g and is only 7cm along its longest length, a great portable projector. Here’s the full set of details on the Samsung SP-H03

* Screen Format 16 : 9
* NTSC and PAL/SECAM
* Power Consumption 12 W
* Brightness 30ANSI
* Contrast Ratio 1000 : 1
* Lamp Life Time >30000 h
* Resolution WVGA (854 x 480)
* Scan System progressive
* Throw Dist (picture width x ) 0.35 ~ 3.0 m
* Image Size (Inches) 9.0″ ~ 80.0″
* Fan Noise 23 dB
* Speaker 1 W Mono
* Inputs Composite In, Component, PC (D-sub 15 Pin)
* USB Port
* 70.0 x 27.5 x 70.0 mm (without Battery)
* 96 x 96 x 220 mm (With Accessory)
* 0.21 kg (210 g) (With Battery)

There’s also a review of the SP-H03 over at Projector Central where it receives at least four out of five stars in all categories. They admit that the user would have to optimise light conditions when using the projector yet given size, weight and price the Samsung SP-H03 is ceratinly a very attractive pico projector option.

Availabe at Amazon for $299.

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Whilst we are firmly in 2010 we haven’t forgotten about last year’s phenom, the SSD. And neither have manufacturer OWC, who have just released their Extreme Pro SSD range, the 40 GB little brother of which retails for less than $100. OWC claim a data rate of 258MB/s for the Extreme Pro range as well as using less than 50% of the juice sucked by other SSDs. Here are the details of the OWC Extreme Pro SSD range

* SandForce Processor with full SF1200 Series 7% Over Provisioning firmware set
* Qualified for single drive and multiple drive usage.
* Sustained Sequential Read: up to 285MB/s
* Sustained Sequential Write: up to 275MB/s
* Random 4KB: Up to 50,000 IOPS
* Tier 1/Grade A Multi-Level Cell (MLC) NAND Flash Memory
* SATA I (1.5Gb/s) and SATA II (3.0Gb/s) supported, SATA 2.6 Compliant
* Security - Chip Based Data Encryption: 128-bit AES-compliant
* 2.5″ Industry Standard Hard Drive
* 80 grams +/- 2 grams
* 100.12mm x 70.06mm x 9.45mm

The write data rate of the Extreme Pro is significantly higher than any other similarly priced SSD we’ve looked at, e.g. the Intel X25-M. So it looks as if the consumer is getting some SSD joy at last courtesy of OWC and their Extreme Pro SSD range.

If you’re keen to grab one, check them out at the OWC website.

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NEC have a cost-sensitive pico projector out there, but the main thing that stands out about the NP115 is the specs are of a higher standard than your run-of-the-mill pico projector whilst the price tag is $400.

* Contrast 2,000:1
* 2500 lumens
* 2.5 kg
* 800×600 res
* 4:3 Aspect Ratio
* Lamp Life 3,500 Hrs
* Lamp Cost $179.00
* S-Video, Composite, RGB, RS232 connectivity
* Supports 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 576i, 576p Video Formats

We only managed to track down one review for the NEC NP115 projector over at Projector Central. They gave it at least four stars out of five across the board, going one further with Value. The NEC NP115 is available at Amazon for only $397.

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Harman Kardon have got a cool looking iPod sound system out there called the Go + Play. The unit will set you back $300 and for your money you get

* Compatible with all docking iPod models
* Included RF remote with full iPod navigation
* AC- or battery-powered (eight D batteries
* Digital amplification and DSP
* Evercharge topology charges iPod even when unit is switched off
* 9.5 x 9 x 20 inches
* 12 pounds

PC Mag have reviewed the Go + Play and awarded it a four out of five rating. On the pro front they state audio performance, design, battery powered and full iPod navigation on remote control. Cons include potentially too large for true portablility, large number of batteries required.

The Harman Kardon Go + Play is in a very competitive iPod docking system market. We’ve already taken a look at the JBL On Stage iPod dock which may be at the cheaper end of the market at $76.62 but probably beats the Go + Play iPod dock on portability.

However if audio quality is important to you then you can check out the Harman Kardon Go + Play at Amazon for $299.

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Toshiba have a 11.6 inch netbook out there, perhaps the most surprising thing about the T215D-S1140 is the 1.7GHz AMD Athlon II Neo processor. That’s right, it’s not an Atom processor. Here are the rest of the numbers on the Toshiba Satellite T215D-S1140

* 1.7GHz AMD Athlon II Neo
* 2GB RAM
* 250GB hard drive
* No Optical Drive
* 11.6 inch 1,366×768 res display
* ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4225 graphics
* 3.3 pounds
* 0.7 x 11.2 x 8.2 inches
* Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

Here’s some marketing speak from Toshiba on the unit

Take off where netbooks leave off with the affordable Toshiba T215D laptop with 11.6-inch screen (model T215D-S1140), Toshiba’s thinnest and lightest Satellite model yet. Offering the performance, flexibility and functionality you expect in a standard-sized laptop but in a highly portable and efficient package, this T215D features a power-efficient AMD mobile processor and a number of energy saving enhancements that deliver up to 5.15 hours of battery life.

Computer Shopper have done a full review of the T215D laptop and gave it an 8.7 rating claiming the processor speed, HDMI port, full-size keyboard as pluses whilst perhaps much more importantly battery life or lack of as a negative.

There’s also a customer review over at Amazon which generally cites similar pros and cons as Computer Shopper.

The T215D-S1140 is available at Amazon for $468.

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