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It was only a couple of months ago when HP released the first two models of the TouchSmart all-in-one PC, the 22 inch IQ504 and IQ506. Upon introduction of their TouchSmart line, HP received some negative feedback.  In particular, some wanted a bigger screen and a more powerful PC.  HP has responded by releasing two bigger models, the IQ804 and IQ816 TouchSmart PCs.

With these two new models, HP has increased the LCD sizes of these PC’s from 22 inches to 25.5 inches with 1900x1200 resolution.  At this resolution, you can watch full HD content at 1080P.  The high-end IQ816 boasts an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, NVIDIA GeForce 9600M video card, an illuminating keyboard, VESA wall mount capability, hardware-encoded TV tuner, four digitally-amplified speakers and a Blu-ray drive.  The IQ804 has all the features of the IQ816 except for the Blu-ray drive.

Both the HP IQ804 and IQ816 belong to the new HP IQ800 series all-in-one TouchSmart PC series which is being touted to deliver a new level of home-theater entertainment. HP will start shipping the IQ804 on October with an SRP of $2100 and the IQ816 on September 21 with an SRP of $1900.

Read [HP News Release] Via [Gizmodo]

Lexmark recently announced six new printer models in the Home & Student department, as well as the Small Office Pro department. Each of these printers are very nice, of high quality, and provide many services.

The first printer comes in the Home & Student series, and is called the X4950 printer. It comes with built-in 802.11g Wi-Fi, a 2.4-inch OLED screen, which shows menus, previews, and available options, it also scans and copies documents at a 4800 x 1200 resolution, outputs at 30 pages per minute in black, or 27 per minute in color. This printer is set to be available sometime in September for $150.

Next up we have the X6650, which comes with a slightly smaller display screen, measuring out at 2-inches, however, it comes with the ability to fax. Similarly to the X4950, it also has Wi-Fi. However, it prints at a slower rate, 25 pages per minute in black and 18 per minute in color. 

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What’s this sudden renewed interest into the small office and home office printer market? After Canon announced its latest all-in-one-printer, here comes Kodak with a new all-in-one of its own. Dubbed the ESP 5, Kodak is promoting this printer as having the ability to print a 4x6 borderless photo in 30 seconds or if you are still into document printing, this printer can yield 30 pages per minute in black or 29 per minute in color. By industry standard, those printing speeds are definitely fast.

Aside from its fast printing speed, the ESP 5 printer also features a 3-inch color LCD display to let you view and crop your photos before printing them. The USB and memory card slot allows for printing photos even if the printer is not connected to a camera or PC. In addition, the ESP 5 also comes equipped with an intelligent paper sensor that automatically adjusts settings based on paper type, how cool is that? And yes, the ESP 5 printer also has a Bluetooth capability.

The Kodak ESP 5 retails for $169 and will start shipping on May 5. You can be the first to snag one of this printers if you pre-order online now through the Kodak site.

Product [Kodak] Read [Business Wire]

Its name says Picto, DigiArt, and i90. The company used three different terms to identify this new gadget, and yet none of these is camera, digicam, or videocam. That’s because this new do-it-all can’t really fit into any one of those categories, seeing as how many different features it packs under the hood. It’s got an MP3 player, a voice recorder, a 30fps MPEG-4 video recorder, a 1GB SD memory card included in the retail package, and it’s a 9-megapixel camera with face detection and anti-shake technology. Currently selling for ₩179,000 (or about $185) in Korea, this is about as all-encompassing as a point-and-shoot digital camera can get. Although there haven’t been any details about when, or if ever it will be available in the US, we know one thing’s for sure: if the makers of this gadget were taught only three things during their childhood, these are the following: convergence, convergence, and convergence! Of course while it seems to do just about everything, we are not sure how well it will actually handle each of those tasks.

Via [Akihabara News]

Epson’s RX 595 all in one printer has it all. It prints, it scans, and can even read memory cards and print directly to CDs.

After opening the box, I quickly set up the printer and scrounged around for a USB A male to USB B male cable (which, unfortunately, was not included with the printer) and popped in the software CD. I was a bit disappointed that my MacBook could not automatically detect and use the printer, but installing the software was for the best. Though this is probably not a universal problem, the unit I received had a problem during its initial setup with paper jams. However, after a few aggravating minutes, the jams stopped and printing was smooth as could be.

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Dell has added their (PRODUCT) Red items to their website, officially they are offering the XPS One desktop, XPS M1330 laptop, XPS M1530 laptop and the 948 all-in-one printer.

The XPS One will offer $80 of the purchase price to the Global Fund and features a Intel Core2 Duo E4500 processor, 2GB RAM, 250GB hard drive, Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth, 8-in1 card reader and a analog/digital TV tuner with remote control. The One also comes with a special (PRODUCT) Red version of Windows Vista Ultimate, Adobe Elements Studio and ships with a wireless keyboard and mouse. It retails for $1,599

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Sony dropped tons of new computers in Japan last week. Headlining the announcement are upgrades to H, V, F and S series, and a new VGC-L series. The L all-in-one desktop comes in either a 19-inch 1680 x 1050 or 15.4-inch 1280 x 800 LCD display. Available processors are either a Intel Core Duo T2300 at 1.66GHz or a Celeron M 420 at 1.6GHz. The PC comes with a dual-layer burner, 200GB hard drive, a fold up keyboard, XP Home (where’s the MCE), and certified “Vista Capable.”

Prices range from ¥160,000 (about $1,350) to ¥220,000 ($1,855), sorry Japan only.

Read [Engadget]