The new ASUS M2A-VM HDMI motherboards provide HDCP Ccompliant playback of HD DVDs and Blu-Ray discs with HDMI interface. With High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI), the ASUS M2A-VM HDMI motherboard provides high quality audio and video playback for enhanced multimedia experience. The ASUS M2A-VM HDMI motherboard also supports High-Bandwidth Digital-Content Protection (HDCP), broadcasting pristine quality multimedia from protected HD DVDs and Blu-ray discs without interference or loss of quality. The new ASUS motherboard also supports Surroundview - an innovative feature that allows up to four monitors to display simultaneously. Working together with Dual-VGA outputs this motherboard allows users to utilize Surroundview to enhance video enjoyment in any situation.

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The Magic mushroom type Toothpick Holder by Rakuten, Japan, is a modern household accessory that magically reveals toothpicks when you push the button on the top of mush room. The tooth picks are stored neatly by opening the top of the mushroom tooth picker. Made of ABS plastic, the mushroom type Toothpick Holder measures 9cm x10cm.

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The Brighton Net Pin Jack type Mini FM Transmitter- BC-MIFMPJ wirelessly transfers music on iPod or other Portable Audio Players to FM Radio on your car with powerful stereo sound. The Digital Tuning FM Transmitter supports iPod and other Portable Audio Players with the 3.5Φ stereo mini plug, and you can even use with Music Mobile Phones by using the provided flat connector cable. The FM transmitter supports wide frequency range 76-90MHz, and the selected frequency is displayed on the LCD. The LED lamp turns to blue color during charging.

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The Brighton Net Mini AC Adaptor supplies power from household wall socket to various electronics products that source power from USB port.The Net Mini AC Adaptor Supports wide range of products like digital Audio Player, digital still camera, mobile phone, etc. The adaptor also support iPod G4/G5, 1st/2nd of generation of iPod nano, iPod mini and iPod photo. Available in white and black color, the adaptor measures 46×36.5×18.4(mm) and weighs 25g only. The swing type plug allows the AC adapter to fold itself up to carry easily with you.The Brighton Net Mini AC Adaptor supplies 5V at up to 600mA.

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About 100,000 battery packs used in Lenovo Inc's notebook computers are being recalled because they could overheat and cause a fire, media Friday quoted the company as saying. The recall involves battery packs made by Japan's Sanyo Electric Co. and follows four reports of overheating. In one case, a user suffered minor eye irritation, the company said.

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America's second-largest cell phone provider Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced it has launched the country's first commercial mobile television service. With the launch of this eagerly awaited service U.S. cell phone users in 20 states can now view full-length television programs with picture quality similar to regular TV for 15 U.S. dollars a month. The venture of Verizon Communications Inc. and Vodafone Group Plc will utilize a service developed by Qualcomm Inc. unit MediaFlo and includes eight channels broadcasting full-length TV shows to phones 24 hours a day. The picture quality of the new service will be about twice as clear as Verizon Wireless's existing Vcast video service and on par with home TV. The first phone to support MediaFlo, the U620 from Samsung Electronics Co., is being sold for 199 dollars or 149.99 dollars for customers who sign a two-year contract. Verizon plans to add an LG Electronics Inc. phone in weeks.

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STMicroelectronics today announced the addition of a new 32-Mbit device which is Automotive Grade certified for operation over the full -40 to +125 degrees C temperature range. The M29W320 is intended particularly for dashboard systems, automotive multimedia and for other applications needing fast access to a large amount of code and data. The new device can be organized in 8-bit or 16-bit words, and features include independent block erase, optional Fast Programming for faster production, and a 64-bit security code.

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Aska Japan has launched HDD photo storage device under Tripper V series. The new series comes with built in 2.5 inch HDD in 40GB, 80GB, 120GB and 160 GB storage capacity. The new series is compatible with OS. Windows 2000/XP/Vista and Mac OS. TripperV40 (40GB) is limited edition model and only 100 pieces is available for direct sale from April. The tripper V series comes with a 4.3 inch LCD display (800×480 pixel) from Mitubishi Electric Corporation. In addition to JPEG, the viewer supports RAW data playback (suitable for DSLR also) and also MPEG-4 format. The Tripper V series sports a CF and SDHC memory card slot.

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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., announced today that it has begun mass producing the industry’s first 1Gigabit (GB) DDR2 DRAM (dynamic random access memory) using 60 nanometer (nm)–class process technology. Use of the new process technology is a significant milestone in that it increases production efficiency by 40 percent over the 80nm process technology deployed in DRAM fabrication since early 2006, and offers twice the productivity of 90nm general process technology. In addition to its 60nm process technology innovation, Samsung’s use of metal-insulator metal (MIM) for its capacitors provides enhanced data storage in sub-70nm designs.

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Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. Korea has developed the world's slimmest LCD panel measuring only 0.74 mm in thickness. In the recent trend for slimmer mobile phones, manufactures are increasingly reducing the thickness of compact LCD panels. The latest panel is a 2.3-inch model with a resolution of 320 x 240. It features a luminance of 300 cd/m2 and a gamut of 70% NTSC. Samsung has adopted frame technologies called "high-strength brick type bezel" and "multilayer hemming bezel." to avoid degradation in strength and durability due to the reduced thickness. Samsung was issued 10 patents for its frame technologies in and outside Korea.

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Smart Modular Technologies introduced the industry’s first 4GB PC2-4200 244-pin DDR2 Mini-Registered DIMM (RDIMM) designed using CoolFlex and Dual Die Package (DDP) technology. SMART’s 4GB DDR2 Mini-RDIMM is configured as 512Mx72 with the option of utilizing either a 4-rank module using SMART-built 1Gb (256Mx4) DDPs, or a 2-rank module using 256Mx4 BGA DDR2 SDRAMs. This option provides OEMs the flexibility to transition from the 4-rank 512Mb-based option to the 2-rank 1 GB-based option as market demand drives the price crossover point between 512Mb and 1 GB devices. This new RoHS-compliant memory module is the industry's first 4GB DDR2 Mini-RDIMM designed with CoolFlex foldable PCB technology. CoolFlex allows for doubling the memory capacity with 36 DRAM placements on four sides.

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Transcend Information, Inc. introduced a cute USB 2.0 Flash Drive, the JetFlash V90P with a capacity of 2GB. Inspired by fashion accessories, the stylish metal body with genuine mother-of-pearl makes Transcend’s JetFlash V90P a trendy device. The JetFlash V90P comes with a long and a short chain, thus it can be worn around the neck, hooked to a key ring, or even stored in a wallet. The JetFlash V90P measures only 33.9 mm long, 13.2 mm wide, and is 4.8 mm thick. Incredibly tiny and lightweight (8g), the sleek JetFlash V90P is designed for business travelers and people who carry data while on the move.

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Corsair has launched a new Flash Voyager, the GT line of USB drives designed for the user who demands the highest performance in a USB memory product. Complementing the revolutionary Flash Voyager USB drives, the new Flash Voyager GT brand represents the highest performing USB products Corsair offers in any capacities. Built to Corsair's legendary quality and reliability standards, the new Flash Voyager GT USB drives deliver sustained read/write performance up to 34MB/sec and 28MB/sec respectively. Taking full advantage of the new flash controller, the new GT features enhanced dual channel and interleave memory technologies. First in the industry to feature all-rubber housing, the USB Flash drive performs reliably even under the most extreme conditions.

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Toto Ltd. Japan will launch XCARD, an optical car air freshener with only 1.5 mm thickness, which is 20% that of the existing product, on March 9, 2007. The optical car air freshener XCARD uses fibrous activated carbon with numerous micro pores formed on its surface to absorb odor. After absorbing odor, the activated carbon is exposed to sunlight so that the odor will be decomposed by a photo catalyst. The deodorant effect reportedly lasts for 6 months.The adoption of soft case as well as the slimness of 1.5 mm facilitates a user to place the product on a curved surface. Specifically, it can be attached to inconspicuous places such as inside the visor and pillar, under the dashboard, etc.

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The new Sony 8-megapixel super zoom digital cameras DSC-H9 and DSC-H7 are designed to appeal to families with budding athletes in their broods with Sony’s new advanced sports shooting mode. The sports shooting mode combines high shutter speed shooting and intelligent continuous auto-focusing. This predictive technology also helps to reduce shutter lag, the time it takes for the camera to focus and shoot. Both cameras Sony DSC-H9 and DSC-H7 feature powerful Carl Zeiss 15x optical zoom lenses for up-close shots of big plays on the field .Both cameras are powered by the Bionz processing engine, first used in Sony’s Alpha digital SLR camera system. This new circuitry speeds up response times and delivers the fast image processing speeds needed to produce color-rich, detailed pictures for true high-definition photo viewing. The Sony H9 and H7 cameras incorporate Super Steady Shot optical image stabilization to minimize blur caused by camera shake. Their high sensitivity, up to ISO3200, also helps to fight blur resulting from fast-moving subjects.

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