Samsung announced in Germany the new Galaxy XCover, a rugged Android smartphone. Like Motorola’s DEFY, the XCover has IP67 certification to protect it against dust and up to 1 meter depth of water for 30 minutes. The phone has a 3.6-inch touchscreen with scratch-resistant tempered glass, and a 3.2 Megapixel camera with LED flash.

As you may know, LG is planning to introduce the Prada K2 smartphone. Pocketnow has posted a video of the K2, LG’s upcoming flagship dual-core smartphone. The new Prada phone will have a 2nd gen 4.3-inch NOVA touchscreen with up to 1000 nits …

Panasonic Japan announced the DY-PS10 Pocket Server, a palm-sized device with WiFi designed to stream media content wirelessly to your iPhone or iPod touch. Works like Kingston’s Wi-Drive, but the Pocket Server has no built-in storage and offers SD/SDHC/SDXC card slot instead. The device is intended for use with Panasonic’s DIGA DVD/Blu-ray recorders. Users can connect the Pocket Server to a compatible DIGA recorder for storing videos and then to iPhone/iPod touch wirelessly.

Runco adds to its LightStyle Series the new LS-1 1080p Full HD DLP projector for homeowners looking for the performance and flexibility of a Runco projector at a very …

Scosche launches its new myTREK (model IPTM)wireless pulse monitor and app for iPhone and iPod touch. The Bluetooth-enabled myTREK has a comfortable arm-strap design that fits over the muscular portion of the user’s forearm and provides convenient track and volume control. No bulky chest strap or wires are needed.

Lenovo introduces the new ThinkCentre M71z all-in-one desktop PC designed for large business, schools and governments. Powered by 2nd generation (Sandy Bridge) Intel Core processor, the M71z packs …

Sony announced in Japan the ESSP-2000, a huge-capacity battery for business. It can also be used as a UPS for small data center. The ESSP-2000 has 2.4kWh battery capacity …

Vizio’s VTAB1008 8-inch Android tablet is now available at retailers in the US market. The tablet is powered by a 1GHz processor and runs Android OS with Vizio’s own V.I.A Plus UI. It has 512MB RAM, 4GB internal storage and a microSD card supporting up to 32GB cards.

AMD introduces its Radeon DDR3 memory modules (RAM). Three series is available, the Entertainment with 1333MHz speed, the ULTRAPRO Gaming with 1600MHz, and the Enterprise with unknown speed. They will have 2GB density and come …

Hitachi announced its Ultrastar SSD400M SSD that, according to the company, is the most advanced Enterprise MLC SSD in the industry. Hitachi’s new SSD is based on Intel’s 23nm highest endurance Enterprise-grade, MLC NAND Flash to deliver outstanding performance. The 2.5-inch SSD uses 6Gb SAS interface and is available in 200GB and 400GB capacities.