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NEC has introduced a new a 22.5-inch TFT LCD to its product line. The 22.5-inch LCD sports a WUXGA resolution with full high-definition 1920 x 1080 resolution, a high luminance of 460 cd/m2, a 97% wide color gamut (NTSC ratio) and a double frame rate of 120 Hertz. The new 22.5-inch model boasts of an excellent picture quality which is geared for preview monitoring and verification commonly used in broadcast stations and post-production studios. Additionally, the 22.5-inch NEC LCD has an anti-glare polarizer surface,12 CCFLs backlight and a built-in inverter.

Together with the 22.5-inch LCD, NEC also released a new 19-inch TFT LCD. This time the 19-inch LCD boasts of a super extended graphics array (SXGA) resolution.

Both LCDs will be launched during the Display 2008 event on April 16-18, 2008 in Tokyo Japan. A US launch will follow on May 20-22 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Hopefully by then, NEC would have already come up with pricing details for both models.

Read [NEC] Via [Far East Gizmos]

Samsung has just announced that they are ready to show off the world’s first double-sided LCD display at this year’s CES in Las Vegas.  Now when you hear double-sided, you’re probably wondering if that means both images are the same, but one is backwards.  This is exactly what the display is not.  The new LCD, with resolution of 240x320 pixels, is capable of displaying two different images on each side of the panel.  The new displays will likely be used in mobile phones, and will allow the phone manufacturers to make their products even thinner.  Because let’s be honest here… thin is in.

Read [Akihabara News] Via [Pocket-lint]

Cingular just launched their own ultra-slim and light cellphone, the HTC 3125 (actually you read this I am at the launch party). Yeah I know the RAZR is slim and light as well but aren’t we over four letr wrds alrd?

The 3125 has the smarts of a Pocket PC without the bulk. The sharp screen and straightforward icons are simple to navigate, and the communications suite handles all your messaging and lets you surf the Net with ease. View Windows Office documents and PDFs, play music with external playback buttons, call over 200 countries with up to 7 hours of talk time or up to 9 hours of standby, snap 1.3MP photos, record, play, and send videos, download thousands of games and apps, transfer contacts, calendar and other data to and from your PC, store more data on a micro SD card, and turn heads with the sleek design.

Click on to see the specs, including what Office files types this handset supports as well as a great intro video.

The specs:

• Weight: 3.49 ounces


• Dimensions: 3.88 x 2.02 x 0.64 inches


• Talk Time: Up to 4 hours


• Standby Time: Up to 6 Days


• 200MHz TI, OMAP 850 processor


• 128 MB ROM and 64 MB RAM


• MicroSD expansion card slot


• 2.2 TFT color screen


• GSM/GPRS/EDGE Class 10


• 1100 mAh Li-ion Battery


• Quad-band world phone -850/900/1800/1900 MHz


• Warranty: 1 year on the phone and accessories

Click here for the video

Product Page [Cingular]