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Hitachi has announced the US availability of their UltraThin 1.5 displays. The UltraThin line-up will be available in 32, 37, 42 and 47-inch sizes and are available in two product lines. The Director X Series which will range in price from $1,999 up to $4,699 and comes with a 2-year warranty or the UltraVision V Series which ranges in price from $1,799 to $4,499 and comes with just a 1-year warranty. On both series the smaller 32-inch displays will offer a 1366 x 768 resolution, while the larger 37, 42 and 47-inch displays are offering a 1920 x 1080 resolution. Availability seems to range from April up till September of 2008.

Product [Hitachi] Via [Akihabara News]

Samsung can once again claim to be “the world’s _____.” This time we are talking about cellphones and thinkness, or lack there of. Samsung has introduced the SGH-X820 Ultra Slim Phone. The handset comes in at 6.9mm (0.27-inches) thick, the same as the ultrathin iPod nano. T phone doesn’t skimp on features either: 2 megapixel camera, MP3 playback, Bluetooth, and TV out.

The phone should be out in Europe and Russia this week, with China to follow in June, no word on price.