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iP76 LED Color Changing Bluetooth Speaker Tower from iHome

Here's a slick looking speaker from iHome called the iP76 LED Color Changing Speaker Tower which packs Bluetooth technology, and is designed with 16 multi-color LED clusters for some mood-setting light effects. The three-foot high iP76 LED Speaker System has four high performance speakers in Reson8 speaker technology, and allows you to stream music from your Bluetooth-enabled devices, while also able to charge an iPhone or iPod when docked. The unit allows you to send video content from your device to your television via the built-in component video outputs. You can also customize it to your favorite color and program the lights to color fade, pulse to music or strobe effect.

iHome's iP76 LED Color Changing Bluetooth Speaker Tower will hit stores in July 2012 for $199.99.

Sony's New 16.1 Megapixel a NEX-F3 Camera

This June, Sony's α NEX-F3 "mirrorless" digital camera will be released, offering professional quality photos with a compact, pocket-sized body that supports interchangeable lenses. The NEX-F3 camera features an advanced 16.1 effective megapixel Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor, Full HD video recording (60i/24p), a 180° Tiltable LCD screen for self-portraits, and a pop-up flash.

Kodak's ESP 3.2 All-in-One Printer and Pic Flick HD App for iPad

Kodak has introduced its new ESP 3.2 All-in-One Printer, along with its new Pic Flick HD App which lets you create personalized photo cards, collages, and prints on an iPad and send them to the printer.

The Kodak ESP 3.2 All-in-One Printer features Wi-Fi and a 2.4-inch color touchscreen for navigation. You can easily print from a smartphone, tablet or computer using Google Cloud Print and Kodak Email Print Service, and you can also customize the printer’s email address. According to Kodak, smart sensor technology on this printer predicts supplies and time needed to complete a job and automatically adjusts printer settings based on paper size and type.

The ESP 3.2 All-in-One Printer will retail for $99.99 when it is released in June.

Rockstar Games releases Max Payne 3 videogame for PlayStation3 and Xbox 360

Rockstar Games' Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. has released the latest in its Max Payne videogame series, the new Max Payne 3, available for the PlayStation3 and Xbox 360 gaming systems for $59.99. Max Payne 3 will also be available for PC gamers on May 18th.

LG Optimus 4X HD Quad-Core smartphone to be released this June in Europe

After announcing this impressive Quad-core smartphone at the Mobile World Congress last February, LG is ready to release the new Optimus 4X HD this June in Western Europe.

The LG Optimus 4X HD Android 4.0 smartphone boasts a 4-PLUS-1 Quad-Core NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, a 4.7-inch True HD IPS display, and an advanced 8.0MP BSI (backside illumination) sensor camera.

BATTLESHIP video game is now available

As the big-budget movie "BATTLESHIP" is about to hit theaters, Hasbro and Activision Publishing are giving gamers some action with BATTLESHIP the video game, which is available today in stores. The game is described as "combining military strategy and fast-paced first-person action gaming as players take control of a powerful naval fleet and experience the cinematic action of war at sea."

BATTLESHIP the video game is available for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation3 system for $59.99, and for the Wii system for $39.99, the DS for $24.99 and the Nintendo 3DS for $29.99.

Virgin Mobile USA releases new LG Optimus Elite Google Wallet Smartphone

Virgin Mobile USA has announced the availability of the new LG Optimus Elite smartphone in Titan Silver, priced at $149.99. This is the first device from Virgin Mobile USA with Near Field Communications (NFC) capabilities, which allows you to use the included Google Wallet app to make mobile payments at retailers such as Macy’s, RadioShack, Walgreens, Gap and more.

The LG Optimus Elite smartphone comes with the Android 2.3 Gingerbread operating system and it features a 3.5-inch HVGA screen, 800MHz processor, 5MP autofocus rear-facing camera and camcorder with flash, and a virtual QWERTY keyboard. Customers can also take advantage of a deal to download Box on LG Optimus Elite and get 50GB of free cloud storage and sharing from LG to store your music, digital files, and photos. The LG Optimus Elite operates on the Sprint Nationwide Network Virgin Mobile’s no-contract Beyond Talk plans with unlimited data and messaging starting at $35 a month.

 

ViewSonic introduces new Ultra-Slim 24-inch VX2460h LED backlit monitor

In late May, ViewSonic will release their new Ultra-Slim 24-inch VX2460h LED backlit monitor, the company's thinnest profile available for a monitor this size, at 1/4" thin. The VX2460h-LED features Full HD 1080p resolution, 2ms video response time provided by ClearMotiv II imaging technology and 40,000,000 : 1 dynamic contrast ratio.

The VX2460h-LED is equipped with dual HDMI inputs for multiple media device connections, and touch sensitive keys for on-screen display setting adjustments. This is a mercury-free, Energy Star 5.1 certified display which also comes with ViewSonic's ECO-mode feature that is said to help extend the lifetime of the display and deliver up to 40% energy savings compared to a regular 24" monitor.

Toshiba’s New Canvio 3.0 Portable Hard Drives

Toshiba unvieled its new line of Canvio 3.0 and Canvio Basics 3.0 portable hard drives which will go on sale this June, offering USB 3.0 technology for higher data transfer speeds, up to 1.5 terabytes of storage, and Mac compatibility.  The Canvio 3.0 1.5TB model costs $199.99 and includes the NTFS driver for Mac compatibility, while the 1.0TB will cost $149.99, the 750GB model - $129.99, and the 500GB model - $119.99.

The Canvio Basics 3.0 1.5TB model will be available for $189.99, the 1.0TB will be available for $139.99, the 750GB - $119.99, and the 500GB model will cost $109.99.

Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Tablet and Galaxy Player 4.2 are now on sale

Samsung's Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 tablet and Galaxy Player 4.2 portable media player have finally been released in the United States and on sale now priced at $399.99 and $199.99, respectively. The devices are available from Amazon, Best Buy, Tiger Direct, WalMart, and Office Depot.