Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Intel Corporation, Microsoft Windows, Toughbook, Toughbook CF-U1, Ultra-Mobile PC, Wal-Mart, Windows Vista, Windows XP
It’s OK to put your hands on the new Genius SP-T1200 speakers, which feature touchpanel controls for volume, bass and treble levels. The 30-watt speakers, which retail for $99, are compact enough to go on the road with laptops and other small devices. (ElectronicHouse.com 6/25, Engadget 6/24)
Weighing in at a featherweight 2.3 pounds, Panasonic Computer Solutions’ new ultramobile PC, or UMPC, is being touted for its “rugged” construction, which houses Intel’s new low-power Atom processor. Priced at $2,500, the Toughbook CF-U1 runs on full-function Windows Vista or XP and contains 1GB of memory, a 5.6-inch WSVGA LCD touch screen that is sunlight-sensitive and a 16GB solid-state removable drive. (TWICE 6/25)
Vizio will ship three new flat-panel HDTVs next month with screens of 42 to 50 inches that feature full 1080p resolution priced between $1,500 and $1,900, the company said. Vizio also has struck an exclusive deal with Wal-Mart to bring the 42-inch VP422 and the 32-inch VP322 to market, priced low at $799 and $599, respectively. (PC Magazine 6/25, TheRetailBRIDGE.com 6/26)
Mitsubishi says its new line of LaserVue large-screen TVs will offer viewers twice the color and half the power usage of conventional high-definition screens. The company also announced that the 65-inch LaserVue “Diamond” model will begin shipping in the third quarter of this year and that the 73-inch version would follow shortly thereafter. (Pocket-lint.co.uk 6/25)
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