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Samsung is up to come out with two new Digital Picture Frames by May this year. At the CeBIT both the frames were featured. The digital photo frame with WiFi will have 800 x 480 7-inch screens, and support MP3s and movie files. The SPH-72P uses Wi-Fi to automatically discover and connect with PCs running Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Vista operating system and can display photos stored in Windows Media Player 11. The SPH-72H model does not have Wi-Fi but has a four-in-one memory card reader and a USB port. The SPH-72P can also display JPEG photos downloaded by RSS (Really Simple Syndication) from Web sites.

The Samsung SPH-72P will cost about $305 US and the SPH-72H will be $238 US. This always was quite a geek thing for me.

Samsung showed the Q1 Ultra successor to the Q1 UMPC at the Cebit. An interesting feature is the split keyboard on the left and right side. It packs in 1GB of DDR RAM, 7″ WSVGA (1024 x 800) super gloss display, Bluetooth 2.0 and a 0.3 Megapixel camera on the front for video conferencing. A 10 / 1000 Ethernet module, Wi-Fi abd Bluetooth 2.0 on board. There is also Wibro and HSDPA for high speed browsing when on the move. It has onboard stereo speakers with a decent output. The Q1 Ultra runs on Windows Vista Home Premium edition. It is 228 x 124 x 23mm and weighs 690 grams only.

Samsung is also releasing a bunch of accessories like a USB keyboard, navigation pack, fingerprint scanner and the usual stuff like extended battery, data cable etc.

From Thanko Japan comes the USB powered noise cancelling earphones. The main unit is is the size like the 1st generation iPod Shuffle, it connects to the MP3 player via 3.5 mm plug. The ear buds have a mic which guage the level of ambient noise levels once the noise cancelling feature is turned on and then send an equal but opposite canceling signals to the earphones. The Lithium Ion battery provides 15 hours of playback with noise cancellation, it charges fully in 2 hours.

Thanko noise cancelling earphones are available in Japan for 4280 Yen ($ 35)

These headphones are a dreamthing. Wireless and clear in sound output, these are known to isolate all the sound around so that you can enjoy a perfectly clear sound output, wirelessly. Support wireless protocols like A2DP, AVRCP, HFP, and HSP. With a support for operating frequencies between 20 and 20,000 Hz, the headphones also promise high fidelity sound and a playtime of 17 hours before the next charge. This one’s called the DR-BT50. And there is a lighter weight DR-BT21G. It weighs a mere 63 grams and comes in black and white colors.

The price is still unknown but what we see here is a probable favorite of the season

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Navigon released new GPS system called the P9611, which is the result of their work with Porsche. Using the MobileNavigator Premium software, it enhances the navigation user experience with an impressive list of smart, intuitive category-leading features such as superior text-to-speech capabilities, “street first” or “city first” destination entry, and predictive spelling support. Other software features include actual sign text, speed warnings, and automatic increases in navigation message volume to compensate for driving noise. And a high-contrast 480 x 272 touch screen, 520 MHz Intel CPU, dual processor platform, graphics accelerator chip, 64 MB of both RAM and ROM, high sensitivity GPS receiver, hands-free Bluetooth communications kits, high quality built-in speakers, MP3 player and a windshield cradle.