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Motorola Flipout

Strengthening its Android portfolio in India, Motorola has launched a new stylish Android handset. FlipOut, a square-shaped handset, has a swivel design. It slides out and reveals a QWERTY keypad with dedicated music keys.The 2.8-inch touch display supports multi-touch and has a second microphone which improves call quality. Other feature this 3G-enabled device has includes built-in A-GPS, 3 MP camera and Adobe Flash Lite support for enhanced web browsing experience.

Price: Rs 15,990

Specs:2.8-inch capacitive display; 3 MP camera; 512 MB RAM, expandable up to 32GB; GPRS, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth; 120 gm; 1130 mAh Li-ion battery

Garmin ASUS A10

Another Android handset to hit the market is from Garmin Asus. This one has navigation as one of its primary features. The phone runs on Android v2.1 and is upgradable to Froyo (v2.2). Loaded with Garmin's professional 1690 car navigation software, it has a 3.2-inch capacitive display which seems good enough for navigation and basic needs. It runs on a 600 MHz processor and has 512 MB RAM.

Price: Rs 18,990

Specs: 3.2-inch capacitive display; 5 MP camera; GPRS, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth; 512 MB RAM, expandable up to 32GB; 1500 Li-ion battery

Philips BPD7500

If you are looking for a Blu-ray player, check out Philip's latest range. One of them is the BPD7500. Sporting good looks, this Blu-ray player is Full HD 3D ready. It supports DLNA network link for accessing movies, images, etc. It has 7.1 audio outputs. The USB 2.0 port can be used for playing content directly from the flash drive. For enjoying online content over the TV, the player can be connected to the home network over a wired or a wireless connection.

Price: Rs 17,990

Philips 5000 LED series TV

It's raining LED TVs. Even Philips has launched an exclusive range of LED TV sets measuring from 24 inches and going up to 55 inches. These hot and new sets are super slim and have a great feature set to show off. Even the smallest of the lot (the 24-incher, that is) supports Full HD. All of them come with a power saving feature called Natural Light 2, which automatically adjusts the brightness of the TV set according to the ambience. The lower the brightness, the lesser the power consumption, claims the company.

Price: Rs 27,500 - 1.8 lakhs

Specs: 24-55 inches; Full HD 1080p; Digital Noise Reduction; HDMI, Component port; USB 2.0


Toshiba Satellite L630

This latest notebook from Toshiba's stable comes with a 3D hard drive with impact sensors. It detects when the laptop is falling freely and immediately braces the drive for the impact so that there is no data damage. On board, it has Windows 7 Premium edition which works on 2 GB RAM and 250 GB hard drive. The only thing that appears disappointing is the use of a Intel Dual Core processor in the age of iCores.

Price: Rs 36,869


Onida Svelte LED TV

Onida has shrunk its LED devil and come up with 22-inch LED TV sets. All these support 1080p resolution and have HDMI and USB 2.0 ports to play media from pen drives. Onida has also developed the SRVe image engine for these thin tubes which provide clear and crisp image. Also the 40,00,000: 1 dynamic contrast ratio makes for the deepest blacks.

Price: Rs 19,490 onwards

Specs: Full HD; SRVe Image Engine; 40,00,000 : 1 Mega Dynamic Contrast Ratio; HDMI; 100 Hz Hi-Precision motion; 300W PMPO


Genius Ring Mouse

This is what a computer geek would love to gift his fiance. A ring mouse. This innovative product from Genius can be worn on any of the fingers and used wirelessly for controlling the computer. It has a track pad that has click keys underneath. Put it on the index finger and all can be accessed using the thumb. It remains to be seen how it performs, but it looks promising at the moment.

Price: Rs 3,100

Specs: Thumb trackpad with left and right click; 2.4 GHz wireless band; 10 m range

Viewsonic VX2250 LED Monitor

Would you believe us if we would tell you that a 21.5-inch LED computer screen could be all yours for just ` 9,000? No. But Viewsonic says it is offering their new LED monitor at that price. This affordable LED monitor supports Full HD 1080p resolution, has a dynamic contrast ratio of 10,00,000:1 and response time of 5 ms. The exterior panel has an anti-glare surface which keeps light reflections to a minimum so that all the users get to see is a clear and bright image.

Price: Rs 8,990

New Macbook Air

Apple's super slim notebook has got a facelift. The first in line to start the slim war, this is the second generation of Macbook Air. Available in two screen sizes-11 inch and 13 inch-the spec sheet of these two models slightly differs. The 11-incher comes with C2D 1.4 GHz processor, 2GB RAM and 64 GB flash storage. The 13-incher, on the other hand, boasts a 1.83 GHz processor, 2 GB RAM and 128 GB flash drive. If users want more storage space and RAM, costlier options are available as well.

Price: Rs 60,900 upwards

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