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Verizon offers new slimmer LG Chocolate Phones

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Verizon introduces updated LG Chocolate phones that are lighter and slimmer than the currently available generation of Verizon Chocolate phones.

The new LG Chocolate from Verizon is slimmer and sleeker and comes in Cherry and Blue Mint colors.

The new Chocolate has new features like a vibrating touch keypad and a new Navigation Wheel with Trace Motion light. The wheel allows for easy navigation through phone functions, as well as quick and simple functionality while browsing music and videos. Read more

Posted on Thu, 5 Jul 2007 08:02:25 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

16 new Sharp Aquos G Series LCD HDTVs with 120Hz and ultra-slim Design

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Sharp announces the Aquos G series and introduces 16 new models.

The new Sharp Aquos G LCD HDTVs feature 120Hz technology and are only 81mm deep. The new Sharp Aquos TVs feature an ASV liquid crystal panel and offers sizes from 26 inch to 52 inch.

The sizes between 52 and 37 inch feature full HD resolution (1920x1080) and the 32 and 26 inch models come with a resolution of 1366x768. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Jul 2007 04:30:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Pantech ultra-slim DMB TV Phone IM-S230

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Pantech announces the IM-S230 DMB TV phone, which is only 9.9mm thin.

The stylish new slider style Pantech IM-S320 features a 2.2 inch screen, 1.3MP camera, document viewer, electronic dictionary and MP3 player.

More technical details have not been released at this point in time. Read more

Posted on Fri, 22 Jun 2007 05:30:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

More Slim/Small Sony PSP Details

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Kotaku published more details about a smaller Sony PSP that Sony is apparently working on. The gaming site says to have obtained the details from sources close to Sony.

The new smaller PSP would have the same hardware inside, but have a smaller form factor and a new LED LCD screen. The battery life is supposed to be 4 times that of the original PSP.
Also 8GB of onboard memory are part of the new "PSP lite". Read more

Posted on Fri, 8 Jun 2007 10:30:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Motorola announced new slimmer and better RAZR 2

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Update:
RAZR2 official Details and photos

Motorola held the Mobile Experience event in NYC today. The mobile phone maker spent most time highlighting the already announced MOTORIZR Z8 as the ultimate video handset.

At the end of the event Motorola announced a new generation of RAZR phones that are 2mm thinner than the current RAZR handsets.
The new RAZR phones will run on a 500MHz ARM processor and support EV-DO, GSM/EDGE and HSDPA. Motorola will launch a new user interface on the RAZR 2. Read more

Posted on Tue, 15 May 2007 10:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Latte Slim11b GSM Unlocked Mobile Phone Review

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Today we are going to check out a cool unlocked GSM portable phone from Latte Communications. If you have never heard of Latte Communications don’t let that scare you off. While this phone gives up some features to the big names in the cellular industry, the svelte design will make up for that lack with many users.

Many cellular phone users (like my mom) have no idea what Bluetooth or one touch dialing is, and don’t care to know. For all the users out there who just want a small, attractive phone to place and receive calls the Latte Slim11b is for you. Read more

Posted on Wed, 9 May 2007 09:18:47 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Maxfield MAX-IVY Slim MP3 Player

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Maxfield adds a new slim mp3 player to their line-up. The new MAX-IVY is 8.5mm thin. An iPod nano is of course still slimmer (6.6mm).

The new Maxfield MAX-IVY features a 1.8 inch color TFT screen, MP3, OGG, WMA-DRM support, voice recorder and 14 hour battery life.
It comes in 1GB, 2GB and 4GB configurations. Read more

Posted on Fri, 1 Dec 2006 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Trigem Little Lluon Ultra-Slim Core 2 PC

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Korean PC maker Trigem introduces a ultra-slim PC named Little Lluon in Korea.

Little Lluon is only 44mm thick.
The compact PC in book format runs either the Intel Core Duo or Core 2 Duo CPU.
RAM can be configured up to 1GB and the SATA2 HDD come in 250 or 320GB configurations.

This is not the first Little Lluon PC that Trigem released. The new series features up-to-date hardware and can run Windows Vista. Read more

Posted on Thu, 26 Oct 2006 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Slim Devices is now a Logitech Company

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Slim Devices, maker of audio streaming gadgets, announces that Logitech aquired them.

Slim Devices offers the Squeezebox we reviewed a while back and the recently announced Transporter.

Logitech pays $20 million in cash for the Mountain View based company. There are some performance target bonuses set to increase that amount. Tip: Just do not waste your time on starting any new hardware companies, rather enable sharing of some videos online. The difference is $1,63 billion (YouTube got $1.65 Billion) - Business is crazy, is it not? Read more

Posted on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba Announces First Slim HD DVD Writer for Notebooks

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Toshiba is announcing the world’s first HD DVD writer for integration into laptop and notebook PCs. The new drive is also backwards compatible with all DVD and CD formats as well.

The new Toshiba HD DVD drive is called the SD-L902A and uses a blue-violet diode to read and write the HD DVD-R discs and supports HD DVD ROM for movies and video images. At only 12.7 mm in height, the device is the first HD DVD writer small enough for use in mobile applications. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Oct 2006 16:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

JVC Develops Wall-Mount Slim Projection TV

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JVC is apparently developing a slim projection TV that can be mounted on walls and is supposed to be not deeper than current Plasma or LCD TVs.

The new JVC projection screen is supposed to be 270mm deep. It is consuming less power and is lighter than a same-size LCD TV.
JVC uses concave mirrors to narrowly focus the light beams. Read more

Posted on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 12:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung Launches Slim HSDPA 3G Phone SGH-Z560

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Samsung launches the slim SGH-Z560 HSDPA mobile phone.

The Samsung SGH-Z560 measures 97.3 x 51.3 x 16.3mm and weighs a low 98g. The small clamshell 3G phone delivers 1.8Mbps data download speeds enabled by HSDPA.

Other features of the Samsung Z560 include a 2MP camera, a 2.3" screen with 240x320px resolution and 262K colors, a 1.07" external screen with 96x96px and 65K colors, Video Recording & Messaging (MPEG4 / H.263 / Real), MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, Real music file format support, Stereo Speaker, Digital Power Amp, External Touch Music Keys and Bluetooth. Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 Aug 2006 02:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Slim Devices Goes Very High-End with the Transporter

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Slim Devices, maker of the Squeezebox expands into the high-end with a new device called Transporter - aiming to make the most discerning audiophiles and music lovers happy.

I discussed the new product from Slim Devices with Patrick Cosson, VP of Sales and Marketing. Slim Devices has seen demand from audiophiles for a device that can play digitally stored music in their high-end setup.
Inside the Transporter the AK4396 DAC ('Miracle DAC') from AKM is doing its magic. A gold plated circuit board keeps digital and analog sections separate. Power is supplied to the DAC and analog stages by three separate super-regulator circuits. The balanced amplifiers use precision polyphenylene film capacitors.

Digital music data is streamed by the Transporter either via Wi-Fi or Ethernet.
A neat feature is the center knob called TransNav controller. This controller uses dynamic tactile feedback to provide fast access to any song in even the largest music collection.

The Transporter has all kinds of digital and analog outputs to be able to connect to state-of-the-art hi-fi equipment. It even has an input for Word Clock Input to further optimize the sound quality. Read more

Posted on Mon, 24 Jul 2006 14:43:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Gadget Model Bulletin: America Olivo : Samsung's Ultra-Slim Models

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Photographer Ceasar Lima sent us a new gadget model photo and that is reason enough for a new edition of the I4U Gadget Model Bulletin. The last bulletin was last February, so it is about time.

This time Ceasar Lima photographed America Olivo with an iPod nano in a yellow Colorware case.
America Olivo was a member of the group Soluna and is now an actress if you are interested.
See a hi-res version of the photo in our gallery. More photos on the Ceasar Lima site.

This month will be dedicated to booth babes as E3 2006 is just around the corner. To pass the time visit our new Pre-E3 2006 Booth Babe photos. Read more

Posted on Thu, 4 May 2006 06:29:05 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

LG LG-KB1500 and LG-LB1500 Slim DMB-T Handsets

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LG offers the compact and slim LG-KB1500 and LG-LB1500 DMB-T mobile phones in Korea.

The new LG DMB-T handsets feature a 2.2 inch QVGA LCD screen with 170 viewing angle. This neat DMB-T phone is 19.6mm thick and weighs 120g.

Read more

Posted on Wed, 26 Apr 2006 08:22:03 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Cool Pandora Personal Radio Available on the Slim Devices Squeezebox

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Slim Devices announces the support of the Pandora personalized radio stream on the Squeezebox audio streaming device.

I just tried the Pandora music service that is based on the Music Genome Project, and it is amazing. You type in a song or artist and it will generate automatic a set of songs similar to your query. It even gives you a sentence or two on why it recommends the selected titles. One funny thing is that it will not play your selected song right away due to license limitation at least on the free player on the Pandora site (see screenshot below). Give it a try, it really is great way to find new artists and songs that match your taste.

Squeezebox CEO says about Pandora: "The first time I used Pandora on my Squeezebox, I was glued to my listening chair for the entire weekend. I used to get the thrill of finding a new song I liked once a week. Now I feel it one song after another, listening to any style of music."

I reviewed the latest Squeezebox V3 last November. Read more

Posted on Thu, 9 Feb 2006 04:05:17 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Slim Devices Squeezebox V3 Network Music Player Review

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Last year I reviewed the Roku Labs Soundbridge network music player.
This year I have the pleasure to test the competing Squeezebox from Slim Devices. More precisely I am taking a look at their brand new and ultra-stylish Squeezebox V3, which Slim Devices announced in October.
Besides it's great looks the new Squeezebox V3 lets users stream music from a PC or directly from the Internet via the Squeeze Network. As a trendy goody, the Squeezebox V3 can display news via RSS feeds. See photos of the Squeezebox V3 in the Gallery and read the review to find out how this new audio streamer performs. Read more

Posted on Thu, 1 Dec 2005 07:32:16 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Stylish Squeezebox V3 from Slim Devices

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Reporter: Jason Green
Slim Devices has it's new generation of network audio players on sale.

I somehow missed the Slim Devices press-release in October. The new Squeezebox v3 looks great and is a nice improvement over their first Squeezebox audio streamer.
The new Squeezebox, which is available in black or white and wireless or wired-only configurations feature a clean and modern design.
Slim Devices included support for 802.11g wireless, dual internal antennas, 24bit Burr-Brown DAC, digital and analog jacks, and support for SqueezeNetwork, the new service that enables Slim Devices players to connect to Internet radio and RSS feeds without needing a computer into the new Squeezebox. Read more

Posted on Mon, 14 Nov 2005 12:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Slim Samsung Phones: SGH-P300, SGH-D800, SGH-Z510, SGH-Z540 and SGH-D820

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So Samsung decided to release a ton of ultra-slim mobile phones ready to take on the Motorola RAZR.

With 8.9mm the SGH-P300 is the thinnest. It is also the smallest measuring (86x54x8.9 mm) not much more than a credit-card. I want this one now!

The SGH-Z510 and SGH-Z540 (3G) are flip phones measuring 15mm in thickness. The SGH- Read more

Posted on Tue, 8 Nov 2005 13:25:04 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Satin Silver Slim PS2 Available for Pre-Order

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So you did not like the white slim Playstation 2 Sony introduced in June? Then you maybe wanted to wait for the new satin silver colored slim PS2, that Sony announced now in Japan. A sliver slim PS2 is already on sale in Europe since a while (this is not silver satin though).

The SCPH-75000 SSS will start shipping on November 23rd in Japan. Play-Asia offers this new slim PS2 for $219.00.

Game Stop reports that some games are not compatible with the SCPH-75000 SSS, including Tekken 5. Read more

Posted on Sat, 22 Oct 2005 07:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Fuji FinePix Z2 Slim Digital Camera

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Fuji Photo Film has announced the new FinePix Z2, the follow-up model to the Fuji FinePix Z2.

The Fuji FinePix Z2 features 5.1MP resolution, 3x optical zoom and a 2.5-inch LCD monitor. Measurements of the Fuji FinePix Z2 are 90x55x19mm.
Fuji focuses with the Z2 on low light conditions with a ISO 1600 sensitivity. Read more