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Casio is going to release early next year its IT-800 RGC-35 rugged industrial PDA device. The RGC-35 features a 3.7-inch Blanview LCD screen with a low-reflection touch panel. Casio has improved the shock resistance of the screen by inserting a transparent shock absorption material between the LCD and the touch panel.

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In addition to the T-Mobile Pulse/U8220, Huawei has another Android phone called U8230. Recently, the phone has been previewed and tested by French site, pointgphone.com.

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Asus officially announced the new Eee PC 1201N multimedia netbook sporting an Intel Atom 330 dual core processor and NVIDIA’s ION graphics processor. The 1201N is stylish, slim and lightweight. It has 2GB/3GB of DDR2 RAM and a 200GB/320GB hard drive.

The Eee PC 1201N comes with a 12.1-inch 1366×768 LED-backlit display and supports Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and WiFi 802.11b/g/n connectivity. Other features include a 0.3 Megapixel webcam, stereo speakers, multi-in-one card reader, HDMI port and built-in microphone. The netbook comes preinstalled with ArcSoft SimHD, which upscales standard definition video content to high definition.

Asus Eee PC 1201N runs Windows 7. It comes in Black, Silver, Blue and Red and will start at $499.

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Brickhouse offers this mini spy camera that can also be used as a webcam. The 2 Megapixel spycam can record 640×480 VGA video at 30fps. It supports microSD card up to 16GB. The camera  supports voice-activated recording.

The pocket camera uses rechargeable battery that can be charged via USB. Priced at $199.95, the Mega Mini cam comes with a mesh carry case, car mounting kit, water resistant rubber case and cradle.

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ViewSonic launches the MPC1700 and MPC1701 medical grade all-in-one PC with touchscreen display, designed to be used on carts, bedside or even in surgery. These PCs get Medical certification compliance (EN60601 / UL60601-1) and have Anti-bacteria coating. They are IP65 and IPX1 certified for water- and dust- proof.

The MPC1700 and MPC1701 sports Intel’s Core 2 Duo 2.2GHz and 1.06GHz processor respectively. They have integrated Intel GMA X3100 graphics, up to 4GB of RAM, a 80GB hard drive, a 17-inch resistive touchscreen, bootable CompactFlash slot and DVI output. PCI 2.2, PCMCIA Type i/II and Mini PC slots are available for expansion. They can get optional WiFi as well.

ViewSonic’s MPC1700 and MPC1701 feature hard drive anti vibration mechanism. The former has a low noise fan design while the latter is fanless. You have to contact ViewSonic if you want to get these all-in-ones.

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In addition to the Blu-ray equipped VOT550, ViewSonic brings also the VOT530 HTPC that replace the Blu-ray with a DVD SuperMulti burner. Besides the optical drive, the VOT550 and VOT530 are basically identical, packing an Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 2.2GHz CPU, 2GB RAM, 320GB hard drive, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, DVI output, integrated graphics and eSATA port. The VOT530 runs Windows 7.

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Dell updates its Studio 17 notebook by adding multitouch display. The laptop now gets a 17.3-inch multitouch display with LED-backlit and 1600×900 resolution. Starting at $899, the multitouch-enabled Studio 17 can be equipped with Intel Pentium dual core or Core 2 Duo processor, up to 8GB of DDR3 RAM, up to dual 1TB hard drive, integrtaed Intel GMA graphics or ATI greaphics card, and optional Blu-ray drive.

Dell’s new Studio 17 will be shipped on 4 December.

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Hasselblad announced the new H3DII-50 MS multi-shot camera system, which is based on the H3DII-50. The H3DII-50 MS is a 50 Megapixel camera ssytem that captures a sequence of 4 shots, each offset by a one pixel increment. In this way full RGB values at each position are recorded so true detail and true color are acquired.

The Hasselblad H3DII-50 MS will be priced at Euro 23,000.

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Details of Lenovo’s two upcoming notebooks, the ThinkPad X100e and ThinkPad Edge have leaked. The former will be powered by AMD while the latter is available in AMD and Intel versions.
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Archerfish releases its Quattro interactive video monitoring and recording system. The $1699 Quattro kit includes an Archerfish Quattro Device (aka Archerfish Smartbox), two cameras,  and cables.

Unlike motion detection-based video monitoring systems, Archerfish Quattro has Homeland Security-grade technology built in that analyzes video content in real time. You can tell the Archerfish system the types of events you want to be notified of and if these events occur, Archerfish will let you, or anyone else you want, know in real time via mobile phone or email. Users can also set up Archerfish SmartPortal for accessing the system remotely.

The Archerfish Quattro is now available from Amazon. Special Black Friday promotion is now available:

• Systems purchased between November 26, 2009, and November 30, 2009 ship with an additional free camera (retail value $229.00); and
• For a limited time, each Archerfish Quattro system also includes a free 3-month Archerfish SmartPortal Subscription.

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