iRiver will release the Wave Home in the Korean market via KT. This communications device has been introduced at CES 2009. Phone capability comes from a removable handset plopped into its back. Video conferencing is courtesy of a 1.3MP shooter in the top. You can control the iRiver Wave Home through the 7-inch, 800 x 480 pixel resolution touch screen.

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Here is a new tough smartphone, which is dubbed as the i-mate 810-F. This Windows Mobile-powered handset will be released at MWC 2009. The main features of the i-mate-810-F are GSM and HSDPA connectivity, a QVGA impact-resistant touchscreen display, Full QWERTY keyboard, GPS, WiFi, built-in digital compass, Bluetooth, Secure i-Q software, 2MP camera and 624 Mhz CPU. Unfortunately, this rugged phone is the only phone to be released by the company in Spain.

Here are the main features and specs of i-mate 810-F:

• GSM and HSDPA connectivity
• A QVGA impact-resistant touchscreen display
• Full QWERTY keyboard
• GPS
• Wi-Fi
• Built-in digital compass
• Bluetooth
• Secure i-Q software
• 2MP camera

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Toshiba will release its high-end notebook PC for the Japanese market. The Toshiba QWXW comes with a powerful nVidia GeForce 9800M GTS with 1GB of VRAM, a 128GB SSD and 160GB of HDD, a 2.66GHz Core 2 Duo T9550 and a DVD Super multi drive. The basic model comes with a 2GB of RAM and retails for approx. €2435, after conversion.

Sharpp introduces three new AQUOS D LCD TVs in Japan. These three AQUOS  TVs are 32-inch LC-32DE5, 26-inch LC-26D50, and 20-inch LC-20D50. All of these AQUOS D LCD TVs have 1366×768 resolution, 450cd/m2 brightness, and 176-degree viewing angle.

The 32-inch LC-32DE5 has 3000:1 contrast ratio while the other two models offer 1500:1. They have three HDMI, a S-video, a D-sub, Ethernet LAN inputs.