Acer today announced two new displays; obviously living by the motto that ‘big is better’ these follow the trend for ever larger displays and measure in at 22″. These monitors have a 1680×1050 WSXGA+ resolution, 700:1 contrast ratio, 5ms refresh time, 300cd brightness and include two DVI ports. The monitors will be available in black or iPod white and will only set you back 500 euros. Good work Acer - we salute you! Expect a mid-ish July release for the AL2216 22-incher from Acer.

Casio today announced the ultra-slim Exilim EX-S600D an upgrade to the only recently released EX-600. This is a 6-megapixel shooter that’s just 16.1mm thick. It has a 3x optical zoom, a 2.2-inch viewscreen and digital anti-shake. The main upgrade is the new support for the Divx codec allowing filming of 640×480 DivX movies at 30 frames per second. Expect this to drop accross Europe in the next couple of months.

Available in either 1GB ($139), 2GB ($159), or 4GB ($220) versions - the Meizu Mini Player is capable of all the usual assortment of MP3, WMA, WAV, and OGG audio file playback. However it also plays AVI movies on its 2.4-inch QVGA screen as well. Also included are an FM tuner, voice recorder, calendar, stopwatch, USB On The Go support, and a couple of games, which is a lot more features than the nano offers and for less wonga, so it looks like Apple has reason to be mighty worried come July or early August when the first shipments of these arrive. The first few reviews of these things are starting to appear and so far they have all been possitive and of the general conclusion that it is indeed better than an ipod. The only downside found to date has been that the video playback is only 16 fps - but it’s good enough for movies on the go.

So you want a portable music player. How about a portable video player to? Hey what the hell how about a camera and video recorder to? And since we asked why not throw in a digital card reader and the ability to encode footage directly from your tv or dvd payer. And if you wanted all this in one device for under $1,000 you would expect MR T to emerge hidden from some nearby trees to brand you a ‘crazy fool’ for your foolish desires. But wait MR T drag your mohawk and medallions back to the overgrowth as Mustek has just dropped the DV536 which can do all this and costs. . . wait for it - $200. No MR T there is no need to pitty us as we are not fools - we speak the truth. Too good to be true, you say? Well, yes and no; you really do get all of those functions in this new super gadget, but the list of caveats is rather long: the 2.4-inch screen isn’t the best for watching flicks, that 10 megapixel resolution is really achieved through interpolation from a 5 megapixel CMOS sensor, and the 10x zoom we mentioned is of the digital variety, as no optical zoom is included. Plus, there’s no way to schedule recordings and you’re only getting 32MB of internal memory, meaning that you’ll need a pretty big SD card if you want to store all those movies, photos, video clips, and songs you’ll be loading this up with. Still, $200 isn’t too bad for all the features you’re getting here, even if none of them hold a candle to dedicated devices performing the same tasks.

This is the OmniVision OV6920 CMOS the world’s first 1/18-inch camera sensor, making it the world’s smallest camera. The camera is designed to work as part of a pill which can be swallowed and flow through your digestive system, or for firing from a rather large syringe. All very clever stuff indeed but would I want a camera injected into me - no sir thank you!

So if you own a DS circle this date - well if you live in Japan. That’s because this is the date Opera is going to release a web browser for your beloved handheld gaming system - although only if you live in Japan. So Europe and US users are just going to have twiddle their thumbs for a bit as opera does not have a set release date yet.

Here is a great idea that allows 8 bikes to be stored in area of just two square meters. Not only this but it allows users to lock both the bike frame and front tyre to the stand to reduce theft. The stand also looks pretty cool to. So what are all you lazy people waiting for - no more excusses - get on your bike!

This is Casio’s update to their popular EX-Z60 - which itself was a superb little camera. The only real difference is the increase to 7.2 megapixels from the Z60’s six. They have also managed to cut a few millimeters off it’s depth to make it sit in your pocket just that little bit better. Sporting the same 2.5-inch LCD, 3x optical zoom, and digital image stabilization features as it’s predacessor and coming in around the $425 mark this looks like a great buy for the ‘casual’ user. There will be both a silver and black versions - although we’re rather taken by the black. Read on for a photo of the back (more…)

Not exactly a huge technological breakthrough but these are some pretty sexy usb drives (ok i maybe need to get out more). This miniature flash drive is available in sizes up to 1GB in size. The Petito is available in 4 colors including gold, silver, blue and a dark gray. But best of all these are available to buy now. Great for ladies and sad men like me. Product Details