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HP Vivienne Tam Digital Clutch Netbook PC Hits The Runway

 
Designer Vivienne Tam teamed-up once again with HP to unveil the new "digital clutch" at Tam's Spring 2010 fashion show during New York's Fashion Week at Bryant Park. Merging fashion and technology, the chic HP Vivienne Tam digital clutch mini laptop / netbook design was inspired by the classic Chinese love story concerto "Butterfly Lovers."

HP is hoping that this ultra portable PC will be the must-have accessory for women when it comes out in Spring 2010. We should know more about specs, features and pricing by then.

Nokia Erdos Phone Concept - Sleek, Stylish, and Wanted

We've seen futuristic concept phones from Nokia in the past, but this sleek and luxurious Nokia Erdos phone concept will probably make it all the way to customers this time. As you'll see in the presentation video below, the Erdos has a very nice polished aluminum casing and matching mirrored 2.4-inch QVGA OLED display. The modern slider-phone design also sports a keypad that rises when opened. So far, the features on the Nokia Erdos include a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics and dual LED flash, GPS, Wi-fi, Bluetooth (A2DP), 3G HSPA connectivity, 8GB of storage, and a microSD slot. It's also said to run S60. I can certainly see myself kicking back with this one.

Yamaha BD-S1900 and BD-S1065 Blu-ray Players Announced

Yamaha Electronics' introduced its new BD-S1900 and BD-S1065 Blu-ray disc players, which were designed to complement the company's new and existing AV receivers. The BD-S1900 Blu-ray player is equipped with custom installation features to match Yamaha's higher end AV receivers, while both models support BD-Live and BonusView features. The Yamaha BD-S1900 and BD-S1065 Blu-ray Players are priced at $699.95 and $599.95, respectively.

LG-GW620 - LG’s First Android-powered Smartphone

LG Electronics' first Android mobile device is the new LG-GW620 Android-powered smartphone featuring  a 3-inch full touchscreen, a slide out QWERTY keypad, and access to Google mobile applications and services. LG has not offered much more details on the device thus far. The new social networking / messaging phone is just one of about 13 new smartphones that LG will be releasing over the next 16 months, with most of them running Microsoft’s Windows Mobile 6.5.

As for this LG-GW620 smartphone, it's expected to be available in the fourth quarter of this year in select European markets. Pricing has not yet been announced.

Sony STR-DA5500ES and STR-DA3500ES AV Receivers

Sony Electronics introduced two new "Elevated Standard" (ES) audio/video receivers, most notably the STR-DA5500ES A/V receiver which is Sony's first to offer control over an IP network, and the STR-DA3500ES 7.1 channel A/V receiver. Both models will be available next month for $2000 and $1000 respectively. 

Motorola Makes a Comeback with new CLIQ and DEXT Android QWERTY Slider Phone

It's been a while since Motorola came out with any eye-catching mobile phones, but the company has now unveiled its new Android-based QWERTY slider touch screen phone with 5 megapixel camera which will go by the name CLIQ in the U.S., and DEXT in the rest of the world. This social networking device features Motorola's new MOTOBLUR solution which syncs a users contacts, posts, messages, photos and more from sources like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Gmail, work and personal e-mail, and LastFM, and automatically brings it all to the home screen.

T-Mobile will be releasing the Motorola CLIQ 3G smartphone with MOTOBLUR in Titanium and Winter White exclusively in the U.S. later this fall.  The CLIQ also features a a 3.1-inch HVGA touch-screen display, Wi-Fi, a 5 megapixel auto focus camera with video capture and playback at 24 frames per second, a 3.5mm headset jack, a music player with pre-loaded Amazon MP3 store application, Shazam, iMeem Mobile, and a pre-installed 2GB microSD memory card with support for up to 32 GB of removable memory.

Sony's New Ultra-thin KDL-52XBR10 and KDL-46XBR10 BRAVIA LCD HDTVs with LED Backlight and 1080p Wireless HD

Sony unveiled its new XBR10 line of ultra-thin BRAVIA LCD HDTVs featuring an advanced edge-lit LED backlight, 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, Sony's Motionflow 240Hz technology, and 1080p Wireless high definition. According to Sony, the KDL-52XBR10 and KDL-46XBR10 Bravia models can deliver full 1080p wireless transmission of high definition signals from a separate media box to a receiver embedded in the TV. 

Each of these HDTVs also have an Ethernet connection which allow them to directly access Sony BRAVIA Internet Video content using an existing broadband network. Online diigital content includes free and premium movies, TV shows, sports, music, as well as Amazon Video on Demand, YouTube, Slacker Internet Radio, and Netflix this Fall. You also get Bravia Internet Widgets, powered by the Yahoo! Widget Engine with weather reports, stock information, financial news, Twitter, and more.

These XBR10 models include a USB input for displaying digital photos or playing digital video and music files from a USB storage device, and they are "Digital Living Network Alliance" compliant, enabling easy access to digital photos, music, and video stored on a PC or other DLNA server using the XMB interface and the TV's remote control.

Get ready to dish out some serious cash for these cutting-edge HDTVs, as Sony will price the 52" KDL-52XBR10 at an setimated $5000 and 46" KDL-46XBR10 at about $4500 when they hit retail this October. 

Other features include:

• BRAVIA Engine(TM) 3
• 24p True Cinema(TM)
• xross media bar(TM) (XMB)with enhanced 3D favorites Menu
• Internet powered TV Guide Onscreen
• BRAVIA Sync(TM)
• 4 HDMI inputs
• RS232C
• Single PC, component, composite and component/composite selectable inputs

HTC Tattoo Android Touch Phone with HTC Sense UI

Scheduled to be released first in Europe in October, the HTC Tattoo Android-based phone will offer customers an easy-to-use and affordable touch phone experience when it comes out. This phone has the slick HTC Sense UI, and as an Android phone, it integrates Google’s mobile services like Google Maps, search, Google Mail, and Android market where you can download thousands of apps and games. The device is equipped with a 3.2 megapixel camera, 3.5mm stereo headset jack and microSD memory card slot. HTC will be rolling the Tattoo phone out in other markets around the world in the following months. Look out for official pricing soon.

Dell’s New Thin and Light Inspiron Z Laptops

Featuring thinner, lighter bodies, and longer-lasting batteries, Dell's new Z” model laptops have arrived in two versions. The 14-inch Inspiron 14z and 15-inch Inspiron 15z both have wide-screen displays, and they are available in black or cherry red starting at $599 in retail stores and at www.dell.com. 

Thin Palm Pixi Phone with Palm webOS and QWERTY keyboard Coming from Sprint

Palm announced that its thinnest phone yet, the Palm Pixi featuring Palm's webOS and QWERTY keyboard, will be available from Sprint before the holidays. Pricing for the Palm Pixi Phone hasn't been announced yet, but you can expect to see some limited-edition Palm Pixi Artist Series covers released around the same time as this new Facebook, and twitter-friendly cellphone. 

This device follows in the footsteps of the Palm Pre phone, which is now available from Sprint for $149.99 with a two-year service agreement and after a $150 instant rebate and $100 mail-in rebate. 

Palm Pixi phone Features and specs:

- High-speed connectivity (EVDO Rev. A)
- 2.63-inch multi-touch screen with a vibrant 18-bit color 320×400 resolution TFT display
- Gesture area, which enables simple, intuitive gestures for navigation
- Exposed QWERTY keyboard for fast messaging
- Robust messaging support (IM, SMS and MMS capabilities), including Google Talk, AIM and Yahoo! IM
- High-performance, desktop-class web browser
- Integrated GPS(8)
- Multimedia options, including pictures, video playback and music, and featuring a 2-megapixel fixed-focus camera with LED flash, and a standard 3.5mm headset jack
- Email, including Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange servers), as well as personal email support (Google push, Yahoo! push, POP3, IMAP)(9)
- Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
- 8GB of internal user storage (~7GB user available)(10)
- USB mass storage mode
- MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
- The first handset to launch with Qualcomm’s high-performance MSM7627™ chipset
- Proximity sensor, which automatically disables the touch screen and turns off the display whenever you put the phone up to your ear
- Light sensor, which dims the display if the ambient light is dark, such as at night or in a movie theater, to reduce power usage
- Accelerometer, which automatically orients web pages and photos to your perspective
- Ringer switch, which easily silences the device with one touch
- Removable, rechargeable 1150 mAh battery
- Dimensions: 55mm (W) x 111mm (L) x 10.85mm (D) [2.17 in. (W) x 4.37 in. (L) x 0.43 in. (D)]
- Weight: 99.5 grams (3.51 ounces)
- Sprint services, including Sprint TV® and Sprint Radio, Sprint Navigation, Sprint’s exclusive NFL Mobile Live and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile Live