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Thanko USB Cigarette Unsual USB accessory Thanko presented an unusual USB accessory, which will undoubtedly please the smoker’s users. USB Cigarette, a small device in the form of cigarettes, which it is using a special adapter you can charge from USB port of the computer. Then, on cheat USB Cigarette filter - and Cigarette ready, you can “smoke” is almost as real. Due to the heating element device emits smoke, odor reminiscent of the cigarette with a slightly sweet flavor. At the same time, unhealthy tar and nicotine as regular cigarettes, USB Cigarette does not contain. The size of a “cigarette” USB Cigarette constitute 87 x 8 mm (length x diameter). Weight 10 gram. The product comes in packs like the cigarette, with 11 filters and charger. While it is sold only in Japan, its cost is 2980 yen (about $ 30).

Asus Eee Keyboard PC Asus Eee Keyboard PC usual size of the shell, for example, in MIDI Tower-something, with today’s miniaturization of electronic components, you can cram into such facilities, which a few years ago not to put each server rack. Average minds all this luxury to anything. And people are increasingly satisfied as the main computer laptop or something like the Mac mini. Indeed, why take a lot of places where daily tasks and have enough of this stuff? And there is a demand, there is proposal. Here, Asus recently introduced the ASUS Eee Keyboard PC, the computer in the keyboard. In fact on a form factor that was nothing new there, and you understand it yourself. Just for as long as computers were big, we managed to small of this form, and now the Asus Eee Keyboard PC is seen as something a little different. Asus Eee Keyboard PC well represented: the processor Intel Atom 1.6 GHz, 1 GB DDR2 RAM, SSD of 16GB/32 GB, outputs HDMI, VGA, audio, three USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi b...

Touchscreen-based CUPC-P80 UMPC Comfile Technology's CUPC-P80 isn't quite a full-fledged UMPC, though it could definitely get away with posing as one. Realistically though, we suspect this one was engineered to control media and such within your vehicle. The 12v power system and the 10.2-inch display sure make it an ideal candidate for replacing that stock radio in your '87 Taurus, and while the 500MHz AMD Geode LX800 isn't potent enough to stream YouTube videos in high-def, it should be plenty to spin your latest Tears For Fears-filled playlist. Other specs include 512MB of RAM, an Ethernet port, 4GB of flash storage, three USB sockets and an SD card slot. The rig can be purchased now for $699 without an OS, or for $849 with Windows XP embedded.

Sony's wraparound W Series Walkman on sale and in pink Not much has been said of Sony's unique W Series Walkman since its unveiling at CES this year, but now the player is on sale and available in a vivacious pink hue for all the ladies in attendance. Or fashion-forward gentlemen, whichever. At any rate, said player -- which is more formally known as the NWZ-W202 -- is expected to start shipping out as early as tomorrow, bringing with it 2GB of inbuilt storage space, support for MP3, AAC and WMA files, a battery good for a dozen hours and a three minute "quick charge" feature that provides up to 90 minutes of playback. Catch it right now in black or the aforementioned pink for $69.99.

Foxit's eSlick e-reader It didn't quite make it out in January, but Foxit's eSlick is still about the cheapest way to get an e-reader in front of your retinas. Granted, only the earliest of pre-orderers are seeing their units ship, and if you try to jump in now, you'll be greeted with a note to not expect it for another fortnight or so. In fact, all three hues (black, grey and white) are currently sold out, with new batches expected to be ready by April 10th or so. Thankfully, the kind folks over at GearDiary have hosted up a few photos and have promised impressions in the not too distant future, so head on over if you're anxious to see just how far this thing is from being a Kindle.

LG GM630 These days, there are seemingly dozens of TV technologies a phone can choose to support -- take the glofiish V900, for example, which goes the standards-agnostic route and packs frickin' four of them -- so it's difficult to deduce what sort of circuitry a heretofore-unknown LG with a "TV" button placed prominently below the display might include. That being said, this brightly-colored GM630 flip with a landscape display has leaked on a Brazilian site -- one of the few countries where one-seg is in use -- so we wouldn't be surprised if that's what was going on here. Otherwise, CelularCafe reports that the phone will have an FM radio, Bluetooth, EDGE data, and a 2 megapixel cam; something tells us those specs aren't good enough to get a US release, and given that the US has as many functional one-seg networks as it has DAB broadcasts, that's just fine by us.

Nokia E71x and Samsung Propel Pro Kicking off what's sure to be a fun-filled week of announcements surrounding CTIA out in Vegas, AT&T's smartphone lineup just got a little beefier thanks to the official introduction of a couple devices we've been expecting for a hot minute now. First up, the Nokia E71x is just about ready for shelves, bringing WiFi, AT&T Navigator (which hopefully won't preclude the use of Nokia Maps and other GPS-enabled apps), and all of the lauded physical design characteristics you're used to from the original, unbranded E71. The best thing here might be the price -- just $99.99 on contract after rebate, thankfully beating rumors of $200 and $150 by a country mile; it'll hit shelves "in the coming weeks." Next up is the Samsung Propel Pro, a device that shares very little in common with its Propel namesake other than a form factor, mainly because this sucker's a full-out smartphone running Windows Mobile 6.1. It's ...

LG's GD900 with transparent keypad gets S-Class UI The recent glut of telephony news can mean only one thing: CTIA Wireless 2009 is getting ready to kick off in Vegas baby, Las Vegas. In the runup we have LG upping the hype on its 13.4mm-thick GD900 handset first outed in Barcelona at February's MWC show. This time, however, the 7.2Mbps HSDPA slider with world's first transparent glass (not plastic as originally assumed) keypad will be functional, running LG's new S-Class UI on the 3-inch display. We know that the GD900 features vibrational haptic feedback and that the transparent keypad seems to double as a touch-sensitive mouse pad (like that on your laptop) when surfing the internet or navigating the UI -- it also seems to support gestures like writing "M" to launch MP3 music player and multi-touch such as pinch to zoom on photographs. The GD900 will launch in Europe and Asia sometime in May. No US release announced so we'll have to make the most of our...

Samsung Blu-ray -- BD-P4600 Most of Samsung's 2009 Blu-ray player lineup has already shown up at retailers across the country, and now they're available to homebodies via BestBuy.com, but more notably the "world's slimmest" BD-P4600 is showing up with an April 19 expected availability date. Whether you're snapping up a Netflix-streaming deck, waiting for wall mounting or just refreshing the page waiting for a price drop, everyone has a part to play.

55-inch Vizio VF550XVT1A LCD Anyone waiting around for CNET's take on the 55-inch Vizio VF550XVT1A LCD can relax now that it's hit the test bench to be judged against its peers. As it turns out, despite light black levels, funky bottom mounted soundbar and some motion processing quibbles, the biggest knock against this set is its own local dimming LED-backlit followup due to hit shelves in just a few more months (and don't even get us started on the Connected HDTV due shortly after that.) Still, that two grand in your pocket won't stimulate the economy by itself so check out the review and see if it's worth it to wait.

Jamo launches 18 in-wall speakers across its Custom 400- and 600-series lineups If you're trying to stay on top of the ever-increasing number of speakers used in the latest surround audio schemes -- Dolby ProLogic IIz moves the count to 9-channels plus a sub (or two) -- in-wall speakers start to look really attractive. Jamo has rolled out its 400- and 600-series Custom speakers for those running out of room, and with 18 SKUs spread out over in-wall and in-ceiling options, there's bound to be a few that fit your needs. All speakers get Jamo's Decoupled Tweeter Technology, Hard Conical Cones and WaveGuide technologies; and magnetic paintable grilles will help keep things looking tidy. Spring for the 600-series, and you'll also get treated to silk dome tweeters. Pricing spans a relatively affordable range of $299 to $899.