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The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W70 is an excellent, very compact performing digital Camera. The 7.2 megapixel sensor, 3x Optical zoom, nice 2.5 inch LCD, and "Stamina" battery life produces good images and excellent battery life. About the size of a deck of cards, it's easily pocketable and still performs well indoors. A 1/2.5 inch Super HAD CCD has an effective resolution of 7.2 megapixels (3072x2304 pixels). You can also capture images at 3:2, 5M, 3M, 2M, 2M, VGA, and 16:9. Two quality settings (Fine and Standard) vary the JPEG compression rates. A small optical viewfinder is also available if you're in a pinch and can't see the LCD (or are saving battery juice). With the Sony W70, you can shoot in full Auto, Program Auto, Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Soft Snap, Landscape, Beach, Snow, High Sensitivity, and Movie modes. The W70 features a 5 point auto focus (or center auto focus). You can focus on subjects as close as 19.7 inches in Normal mode and 0.72 inches in Macro mode. The W70 has 58MB of internal memory and an additional slot that accepts Memory Stick Duo or Memory Stick Pro Duo memory. The formats used by the w70 are JPEG for still images and MPEG1 compliant movies (with monaural sound). A "multiconnector" plugs into the camera with USB (2.0) jacks and AV jacks on the other end of the cable. An additional jack works with the optional AC adapter to provide power for the camera. All in all it is an excellent buy when it comes to getting quality pictures and great battery life. The camera is available for prices close to $300.

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The Nokia N93 is Nokia´s new camera phone flagship and the ultimate mobile device for spontaneous video recording. Offering uncompromised digital camcorder, telephony and rich Internet communication functionalities. The Nokia N93 features a 3.2 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics, DVD-like video capture and 3x optical zoom. You can connect the Nokia N93 directly to your TV for a widescreen movie experience or upload your images and video to online albums or blogs. Moreover, you can create high-quality home movies and burn them to DVD with the included Adobe Premiere Elements 2.0 software. UMTS and Wi-Fi 802.11g show that this phone is not bad, but I think it has too slow processor to handle skype properly and generally only QVGA resolution for such a phone, seems not enough. The N93 features large internal memory of up to 50 MB, which can be further expanded with a hot swap miniSD card of up to 2 GB, allowing users to capture up to 90 minutes of DVD-like quality video or close to 2500 pictures. The N93 is expected to be available from July 2006, in three colours: silver grey/deep plum, frost white/metallic red and frost white/mocha brown.

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Ease of Mouse Movement is a lookout for any Serious gamers. Sandio is all set to give gamers an edge with the Game O' 3D gaming mouse. Any product that promises to transfer to a mouse the movement commands that were formerly restricted to the keyboard is bound to draw some interest. Sandio Technology is showing off one such mouse, the Game O', at E3 this year, calling it "the first and the only six degrees-of-freedom 3D mouse in the IT industry." The 2000 dpi laser mouse seems to allow players to move in around in 3D space by translating mouse motions into 3D in-game movement, as opposed to just aiming a weapon's crosshair's, when the button above the scroll wheel is depressed. 3D movement is actually accomplished by a joypad on the left side of the mouse that's controlled with your thumb. Sandio will be releasing the Game O' "soon," for the not-unreasonable price of $80.

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The MIO-A701 Smartphone ships with a lot of goodies - USB cable, car charger, mains charger, dashboard mounting kit, windscreen mounting kit, software CDs, stereo headphones, a leather carry case, a spare stylus, and a screen protector. The A701 uses Microsoft's ActiveSync to allow the transfer of files, emails, contacts, MP3s, videos, etc., and has to be installed on your PC. The 240x320 pixel QVGA (Quarter VGA) screen, is clear and bright. The back light settings are very easy to manage. The Mio A701 doesn't have a keypad, and instead relies on a more PDA-like interface to interact with the user. This is to be expected as the A701 runs on the latest version of Windows for mobile devices, Windows Mobile 5. You can choose to select the individual letters using the stylus and virtual keyboard on the screen, you can use the Palm-like graffiti method of data entry and draw each letter individually, and there is a third method - the transcriber which deciphers ones handwriting and convert it to a text message! With all these cool new features and very light-weight body The MIO-A701 is an excellent buy.

Meet the ultimate card reader available in the market, USB Geek Q-Reader, with it's six individual sockets, including one each for the latest formats MMC Micro and T-flash. The Q-Reader boasts the ability to read a total of 31 different memory card formats. Available in blue, white or black plastic and measuring approximately 4" long x 2.5" wide x 0.75" thick and weighing just 2.2 ounces, this portable adapter can be easily tucked into an empty spot in any gear bag. This card reader boasts USB 2.0 transfer rates of up to 480 Mbps. There is also a mini-USB connection is on the bottom of the device.

Cards supported include: SM , SMC, xD, SD, mini SD, SD-Ultra, SDC Card MS Slot, MMC, MMC II, HS-MMC, RS-MMC, MS, MS Duo, MS Pro, MS Pro Duo, MS MG, MS MG Pro, MS MG Duo, MS MG Pro Duo, CF-I, CF-II, CF Ultra II, Micro Drive, 1.8inch HDD, MD Card, MS Rom, SMC Card, T-Flash, MMC Micro, MMC4.0, RS-MMC4.0.

Meet Sony Ericssons contender to gain a foothold against Nokias Latest N-Series phone - The Sony Ericsson M600. The dual-mode thumbster measures only 15-milimeters and is designed for UMTS and tri-band GSM/GPRS networks. Each key on the QWERTY keyboard handles two letters, one is chosen depending on the angle that you tap it. The display is a 2.6-inch 262k with 320 x 240 resolution. USB 2.0 support allows for fast transfers of MP3, AAC and video at 30 FPS. 80MB of onboard memory for storing your emails, attachments and multimedia files, Sony Ericsson also adds a 64MB Memory Stick Micro to the bundle, their latest ultra-small memory format for compact mobile devices. The Sony Ericsson M600 is available in Granite Black and Crystal White beginning Q2 2006 globally.

Pioneer's new DEH-P810 Bluetooth-enabled head unit allows you to stream audio from your bluetooth enabled Mobile Phone or any other Bluetooth device directly to your Car's sound system. This car stereo is CD, WMA, MP3 and AAC compatible, and can not only be used as a handsfree car kit but it also supports A2DP, so you can "stream" your audio in stereo from your Bluetooth enabled MP3 player also. The Pioneer DEH-P810 will be an excellent buy for people who like to listen to the uptodate music they have on their mobiles on the go. This model is available only in Japan now and and its Japanese price converts to about $660.

Sirius has announced their updated version of the Sportster Series of Plug and Play satellite radios with 44 minute buffers. This proves it can still bring life to Gadget World outside Laptops and Camera Phones. The Sportster4, which is small enough to easily transport between home and car, maintains the same recording capacity and features as its predecessors. It adds a new vehicle dock that includes an auxiliary input for your MP3 player. Additional features include 30 presets, bundled remote, favorite artist alerts, and game reminders to keep you updated on score changes. Sirius has announced that along with the Sporster4, there will be accessories like boombox docks soon to follow. Sportster4 will be in the market later this month for around $170.

Presenting the first-ever HD DVD-ROM integrated in a notebook, The Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV650 beautifully redefines the high-definition experience in a revolutionary 4-in-1 entertainment center. It is packed with powerful multimedia features and a multitude of worlds firsts. The Qosmio G35-AV650 lets you watch 1080p HD DVDs on the stunning 17" diagonal widescreen display. The HDMI connector with support for 1080i means you can also connect your Qosmio to HD TV's8 to enjoy your movies and games in stunning detail, in a larger format.

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INTEL CORE DUO 1.83Ghz Centrino Processor,1024Mb DDR RAM, 200Gb (2x100GB) Hard Disk Drive, DVD+-ReWriter Drive (DVD Burner), 17” UXWGA TruBrite TFT Colour Screen, nVidia GeForce Go7300 256Mb Graphics Card, 56K V.92 Modem, Finger Print Reader,TV-Tuner, Remote Control, 10/100 LAN, 802.11b/g Wireless LAN, 4x USB 2.0 Port, 1x IEEE 1394 Firewire port, 1x VGA Port, 1x S-Video Connector, Windows XP Media Center Operating System.

Samsung unveiled its SGH-X828 naming it the 'World's Thinnest Phone' with the thickness of the iPod Nano at a mere 6.9mm (0.27-inches), beating the current slim phone, EV-K100 by 1mm. Other than its sleekness, it is feature loaded with a 2 megapixel camera, MP3 playback, Bluetooth connectivity, 262 million colours, TV out and an internal memory of 80MB. The Price of the device has not yet been confirmed. The phone should be out in Europe by the name SGH-X820 and Russia this week, with China to follow in June.