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Sharp USA is running a pretty goofy entertaining ad on its latest Quattron quad pixel technology for its 2010 Aquos HDTVs. Most notably, the 30 second clip has renowned Japanese-American actor George Takei of Star Trek fame in a lab coat introducing the company's new TV color system. If you want to skip to the good part, fast forward to 0:22 for a laugh at Sharp's laudable effort at promoting its products.

In case you've not been following Quattron's development, Sharp has essentially introduced a yellow component to the standard red, green and blue (RGB) sub-pixels forming each one of the millions of pixels onscreen. This delivers a "discreet" yellow hue, while enhancing the overall reproducible color gamut. Quattron technology is current available only in Sharps LED-lit LCD TVs, though we're pretty sure it can be extended to regular LCD, plasma and even OLED panels.

LCD Enclosure Global are the worlds leading manufacturer of outdoor TV enclosures for flat panel displays, their solutions protect from all weather conditions as well as being vandal resistant, making them perfect for pubs beer gardens.

The FIFA World Cup in South Africa will have the eyes of the world on it like all major sports fixtures of 2010, for the Olympics, Cricket to the Rugby. So this is a massive opportunity for bars and pub chains to maximise profit for the next 3 years.

Now LCD Enclosure Global’s ability to offer custom changes has been their main success when they recently secured an order for a major UK pub chain, supplying them with a unique outdoor LCD enclosure that could be locked down to prevent the screen being stolen.

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If you had been waiting for a low price on a midlevel LCD to make the jump to a flat-panel set, Sony may have what you are looking for. Sony Style has a refurbished 46-inch KDL-46V5100 for $799.99 with free shipping, a good $150 cheaper than the closest low price for a new unit.

This 1080p (full HD) unit has a 120Hz refresh rate and a dynamic contrast ratio of 50,000 to 1. This TV comes with plenty of connectivity, featuring four HDMI inputs, two component video inputs, and one PC input.

CNET's David Katzmaier gave this TV three and a half stars, saying that while its design was a bit pedestrian, it produces relatively deep black levels and accurate color in bright areas. "The commendable picture quality of Sony's entry-level 120Hz-equipped LCD makes it a very good value," Katzmaier wrote in his review.  The model is listed on the site at $1,379.99 but the price drops to $799.99 when you add it to your cart. It comes with a 90-day warranty.

Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile) and T-Mobile USA Inc. have announced their latest text-friendly messaging phones, the Samsung Comeback (SGH-t559) and Samsung Gravity 2 (SGH-t469).

Complete with full QWERTY keyboards, T9 predictive text and auto word completion, the Comeback and Gravity 2 are available exclusively through T-Mobile USA. Powered by T-Mobile's high-speed 3G network, the new phones also offer fast downloads and quick access to the Web to stay up-to-date on the latest news, weather and entertainment.

The Samsung Comeback is a stylish messaging phone with a unique side-flip that reveals a full QWERTY keyboard. Available in pearl white plum or frost silver cherry, the Comeback takes messaging to the extreme with access to email and text, picture, video and instant messaging.

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When it comes to music on portable devices, there hasn't been real competition for a long time. Apple's iPod and iTunes have the market nailed to the tune of more than 90%. Even the near ubiquitousness of mobile phones hasn't resulted in much of a dent in that figure. That's because nobody has been able to figure out a popular way to bring music to them.

Various download plans offered by major cellular providers such as Sprint and Verizon failed to take off, mainly due to technical restrictions related to device memory and network bandwidth plus high prices and consumer frustration at paying twice to get music on their PC and phone.

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It looks like a couple new Samsung handsets are on the prowl. This time the Samsung M2310 and 2710, both music-centric phones, are on their way to Brazil. Both phones have music-dedicated buttons on the front, much like the M7600 BeatDJ. In fact, the phones seem to be simpler versions of the BeatDJ all around.

No word on time of release or availability, so right now this is all in the leaked phones file.

Here’s what we know on the specs so far:
M2710Slider
GPRS/EDGE - No 3G connectivity announced yet
3.5 mm headphone jack
Bluetooth
FM Radio
“Mobile Tracker” which tracks down the phone if lost/stolen
2 MP camera
MicroSD
Accelerometer M2310

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What is it? The Flip Video Mino is a mini-handheld digital video recorder that records up to 1 hour of video in standard definition.

And it offers straight the Web video sharing. What makes it cool? CNET reviewers call this device the best mini camcorder for straight-to-Web video currently available.

The Flip Video Mino is an ultraslim design that is also very functional and easy to use. It also offers relatively high-quality sound and video for its class of product and offers one-touch video uploading to YouTube and AOL.

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Got an iPhone? Get ready for some new features. Apple developers on Tuesday unveiled a number of added capabilities that will be part of the next update to the iPhone's operating system, due to be released this summer.  Some are practical, like the ability to cut and paste text between applications.

For the first time, iPhone users will be able to send and receive standard MMS text messages, a staple of even the most basic handsets from other manufacturers. And you'll be able to cut the cord when you listen to music; iPhone OS 3.0 enables wireless stereo Bluetooth headsets.

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The Samsung SGH-T119 had a low profile when it made its appearance at CES 2009. As a simple candy-bar phone for making calls, it couldn't quite compete with such T-Mobile siblings as the Motorola Renew W233 and the second version of the T-Mobile Shadow.

But as basic it may be, it's worth considering if you just need a phone for making calls. Except for a couple of complaints.

It offers a simple, easy-to-use design that should be accessible to cell phone newbies. What's more, the feature set is functional and the call quality is serviceable.

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The infamous Walkman range of music orientated mobile phones has just expanded to include the new Sony Ericsson W705, this latest addition takes the very best in features and deisgn from previous models and adds a new technology that could prove to be priceless in the music download world.

The Sony W705 is the first ever Walkman phone to features WiFi technology, this opens up the possibilities of connecting to the internet whilst out and about to download at will new music tracks and complete albums.

On first sight you would be forgiven for thinking you were looking at a pimped-up W910i, the new Sony W705 features a similar slide design however the main exterior when in the closed position resembles more the Sony W880i silver edition, this new handset takes the best from both handsetsNow-a-days, Sony Ericsson has been actively boosting their music phone series also renowned as walkman series lately with dazzling W902 candy bar design and fun filled Sony Ericsson W595 slider.

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