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Lenovo’s ThinkPad X130e student-oriented notebook is now available for just $429. Built to withstand K-12 education environment, the X130 is MILSPEC-tested for durability and comes with rubber bumper around top cover and stronger corners, bezel, hinges, keyboard and ports. The alway-son Active Protection System also protect the notebook against sudden drops.

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Samsung’s La Fleur Special Edition is back with the new Wave Y S5380 LaFleur Edition feautring floral patterns on its Wine red case. Samsung’s Wave Y is a smartphone running the company’s own Bada 2.0 OS with the TouchWiz UI. It has a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen and a 2 Megapixel camera.

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ZTE releases the Light Tab 2 (model V9A) tablet in the UK. The new tablet runs Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS on a Qualcomm SnapDragon MSM8255 1.4GHz processor and 512MB of RAM. It supports quad-band GSM/EDGE and dual-band HSPA 3G mobile networks, in addition to WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1. GPS is also included for navigation on a large screen.
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Another new compact from Olympus is the VR-340 with 10x optical zoom lens with 24mm wide angle. The affordable long-zoom camera sports a 16 Megapixel CCD image sensor and a 3-inch LCD display with a wide viewing angle. The camera features Dual Image Stabilization, which combines Sensor-Shift Image Stabilization with high ISO sensitivity and fast shutter speeds to capture crisp, clear images in any situation.
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Olympus will release in February the new VG-160 digital camera designed to “deliver point-and-shoot simplicity and quality at a low price”. The 14 Megapixel shooter features a 5x optical zoom lens with 26mm wide angle and a slim body measuring just 19.3mm thick. It includes AF Tracking, Shadow Adjustment Technology and Face Detection functions as well as the Intelligent Auto (iAuto) mode that automatically recognizes shooting conditions that match any of 29 built-in scene modes.
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WOWee ONE adds to its pocket speaker line the new WOWee ONE Pro, a pocket-size speaker with Bluetooth 2.1 connectivity. Using the unique audio gel technology, the Pro turns any surface into a speaker, ideal for sharing music with friends and doing presentations. With Bluetooth with A2DP and AVRCP profiles, it pairs with mobile phones or audio players wirelessly for music streaming.
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Scosche releases the cellCONTROL, a safe driving system for mobile phones that will disable the use of unsafe cell phone applications while driving. The device uses Bluetooth signaling technology to block drivers from being able to text message, email, make phone calls and much more. It uses a simple one-time setup and will activate automatically to keep the designated mobile device disabled every time the car is in motion. Music library remains active for normal use though.
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Transcend launches the new StoreJet Cloud, a wireless portable drive with 32GB or 64GB capacity. The drive extends the storage of your mobile device, connecting wirelessly to iOS device and other WiFi devices for sharing music, video, document, photo files easily with friends. It is able to stream media files to up to five devices at the same time. The Cloud drive supports WiFi 802.11b/g/n and has USB 2.0 interface for computer connectivity and fast file transfer.
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Transcend is launching its new JetFlash 780 USB 3.0 flash drive featuring a sophisticated classic checkerboard design. The new drive is full compatible with SuperSpeed USB 3.0 high-speed interface and USB 2.0. Using USB 3.0 with 5Gbps bandwidth, the JetFlash drive offers up to 140MB/s read and 40MB/s write speeds.

Available in 8GB and 16GB capacities, the JetFlash 780 will be released first in Taiwan, with a price tag of NTD$880 for 8GB and NTD$1380 for 16GB. It measures 70mm x 21mm x 8.1mm and weighs 7g.

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Klipsch Stadium

Klipsch introduces three new AirPlay-enabled speaker systems, the RoomGroove Air, Stadium and Console. All three solutions support wireless network and AirPlay protocol for wireless streaming of high-quality audio from iPhone, iPod touch and iPad as well as from iTunes running a Mac or PC.
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