SV-SD770V is Panasonic D-Snap's all new business card-shaped MP3 player with an SD card slot. The SD770V supports MP3, WMA, and SD-Audio (AAC) files. The SD-Audio (AAC) is the format of "MOOCS," a new electronic music distribution service by Nifty. This service uses Toshiba's own "MQbic" digital rights management technology. The SD770V also features an internal FM tuner and voice recorder, where both can be recorded in the WAV audio format. Once fully charged the player manages to play audio for nearly 72 hours. When using the external battery case the playback time jumps to 150 hours. The 7 line LCD can display Chinese characters as well. The improved “D.sound engine“ makes compression of music with less quality loss.

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Japan never gets tired of the Hello Kitty. I-O data Japan has launched Hello Kitty, Sanrio Kitty USB flash memory drive with 256MB capacity. The drive can be used for data storage etc.The rubber body looks attractive and comes with a ball-point pen attachment. The drive is USB 2.0 complaint and operates with bus power supply from the USB port. With external dimensions 21×74×14mm (width x depth x height), approximate weight of 17g the flash drive will be available from last week of March for 4,200 Yen. ($ 32)

The compact size “Happy Hacking Keyboard Professional 2 “is a contact less system keyboard made by PFU, part of the Fujitsu Corporation. This compact size keyboard, with a consistent tactile feel and reliability now supports the USB interface. The Plug-n-Play Professional 2 also has two built in USB ports, which allows you to easily plug additional peripherals into the keyboard ! With the HHK Pro, however, a circular cone spring systems was adopted. This system is based on an electric capacitance system instead of an electrode system. This leads to softer keystrokes and longer keyboard life.The key board is compatible with PC / Mac and connects via USB. Key arrangement [Control] is just left side of [A]. It comes from Sun Type3 key layout and US arrangement 60 keys. By Mode/Dip switch situated on the rear you can choose a mode for PC / Mac and set customizable keys.

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KFE JAPAN has announced the EXEMODE DC516 digital camera that combine KEE hallmark ease-of-use, quality and value, making it possible for entry-level picture takers to capture, share, and print pictures. The new EXEMODE DC516 Digital Camera is an all-purpose solution for users who seek compact design and exceptional value – 5.03 megapixel resolution, 43mm focal length (35mm format conversion) fixed lens,4x digital zoom, large 1.5” LCD color display, 30 fps TV-quality video (640×480 pixel), 32 MB internal memory, SD memory card compatible(up to 1GB). The cameras operate with common AA alkaline batteries.

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Hitachi Corporation Japan has launched 7” liquid crystal television set “DVL-7TV” with built in DVD / CD player, FM radio and clock. The compact, stylish TV can be used in the bed room, kitchen etc. The DVD player besides DVD video can playback video recorded in DVD-R also. In addition, it can play music CD, MP3 and JPEG files. The built in analog terrestrial tuner supports CATV also. The 2ch built in speakers has decent output for a small room- 0.5w×2ch. With the included Remote control you can control this multimedia wonder.

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Standing at a mere 24 cm thick, the Mitsubishi LCD TV “LCD-1C5x6“ is small in stature but big on quality. The 15-inch, 1,024 x 768 screen produces vivid, high-contrast images while occupying a minimum of space in your office, living room, bedroom, or kitchen. Its wide viewing angles (140 x 120 degrees) ensure easy visibility. Thanks to onboard digital comb filter (which separates the color signals to minimize dot crawl and blurred edges), this LCD television renders sharp, bright and focused images. This Mitsubishi LCD TV is configured in a standard, 4:3 aspect ratio. The built in speakers with 2w×2ch output pumps quality sound. The Mitsubishi LCD with built in analog tuner weighs 4.8Kg.

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Enjoy your iPod music without headphones! This Portable active 2ch speaker from Targus Corporation features 3W power output per channel for exceptional stereo sound. The left and right speaker base each has 2.5cm diameter neodymium speakers with playback frequency range 60Hz - the 20 kHz with 8ohma impedance. Power is from the supplied AC adapter and electric power consumption is 9w.The stereo mini- audio input jacket can connect to audio players other than the iPod. Touch pad type volume control button makes easy to adjust volume control and the stylish remote control allows enjoying music from your sofa.

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The “MCR-C7L/U2” from Buffalo corp is a 7 in one card reader/writer. The 4 slot card reader accepts SD /MMC card, CF/MICRODRIVE, smart media, memory stick (PRO) and with corresponding adapter minicSd, RS-MMC and memory stick (PRO) duo. You cannot use Memory stick Duo and the Memory stick PRO Duo simultaneously and also the RS-MMC at one time. There is no need to install any driver’s it is plug and play. SD memory card up to 2GB can be used.

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Sony has announced an upgrade to the NAS-D5HD Stereo system announced last week which had a 40GB hard drive. The new NAS-M7HDS has a whooping 80GB hard drive which can hold about 40,000 tunes. Like it's predecessor it can play Mini Disc slot, CD Player and AM / FM radio. It can playback MP3, ATRAC3, from the Hard Drive. It also includes a USB and Ethernet port. You can copy tracks from the CD / MD player, Memory stick slot, and via USB and Ethernet port to the 80 GB hard drive.

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Sony Vaio notebooks are known for their style and reliability. Sony Japan has announced that it's VAIO type S [SZ] series of notebooks are having problems with BIOS. The problem being that the notebook fails to boot sometimes after user enter the password. This problem affects VGN-SZ70B/B, VGN-SZ80PS/SZ80S and VGN-SZ90PS/SZ90S models.

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Korean manufacturer Maxian will be launching the 'TD PLUS' which adds T-DMB to it's T600 PMP. The T600 featrures a 4" wide 16:9 TFT LCD display and can playback all the popular file formats without transcoding. It includes TV-out for playback on the big screen. You can record directly from TV / analogue video source / Camcorder / DVD player / CD player with time recording function.

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The Sony “NAS-D5HD " NetJuke Bookshelf stereo system includes an integrated 40GB hard drive, a built in MiniDisc slot, CD player, USB support, Ethernet support, and a Memory stick Duo slot. It can play MP3, ATRAC3, ATRAC3plus files from Hard Drive, USB device, via the Ethernet connection and a few combinations in between. You can take music from CDs and rip them directly to the internal hard drive on the system and can also transfer music to and from MiniDiscs. The USB slot allows the system to copy music from the hard drive to portable audio players such as the Sony Walkman or the Sony PSP, when connected to the Walkman it charges the Walkman's batteries too. The 2 way reflex speaker system consists of 10cm diameter woofer and dome tweeter of 2cm diameter and the amplifier out put is 20W×2ch (4 ohms). Most impressive, is the 4.3 inch color LCD. Using the LCD, users can view information on currently playing music, tune the FM tuner, and purchase CD's through Sony's online store.

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