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LCD panels have traditionally been lagging behind CRT monitors in terms of color response, saturation, accuracy and overall black-level response.- However, a company named eCinema Systems has announced a new LCD technology that it claims surpasses CRT in virtually every respect. [via Dailytech]

Two bundles, one for USD 299 and one for USD 199, MGS 4, next-generation graphics and the secret of what is hidden under the front flap of the Wii are just some of the Nintendo secrets revealed by a controversial forum post last week.
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Even though the full 802.11n spec hasn’t been ratified, it’s not stopping manufacturers from shipping products using the draft standard. Despite concerns Dell is going ahead with plans to release notebooks in Q3 that utilize 802.11n draft standard wireless modules. [via Dailytech]

With all the news about larger and larger LCDs, plasmas and RPTVs, it’s nice to see that front projection is alive and well. The story here is miniaturization thanks to super-bright LED projection technology…

Want the look of a flat-screen? Want a HUGE screen? Don’t want to mortgage the house for the world’s largest plasma display?
Optoma has released it’s unique Bigvizion modular 1080p DLP rear-projection system…

This was just too odd for me to not include…
“Bandai proudly presents “Little Jammer Meets Kenwood” an all new unique system features five little professional musicians on five high quality speakers. While the music is playing from the control box, each little jammer performs the music for you. Meanwhile during a solo, the jammers will stop except the soloist…

Sony will be releasing their first laptop to include a built-in Blu-ray drive by the end of June. The VAIO AR Premium Edition will include an Intel Core Duo CPU, 17-inch widescreen monitor, 1GB RAM and a copy of “House of Flying Daggers” on a Blu-ray disc.
MSRP is $3499 for the system…

I don’t know about this one. Apparently the guys over at JAVOedge thought it would be a good idea to design a skin for your iPod that changes colors when you touch it. . Apparently the same idea that drove Mood rings and Space Fidgits is now called “Hyper Touch Technology”.

panasonic announced their new SDR-S150 camcorder today, one of the first camcorders to allow for storage of over 3 hours of footage by using a new 4GB SDHC memory card (in the lowest quality mode, of course). This solid-state memory allowed them to keep the complete camera down to a svelte 2″(w) x 4″(h) x 3.25″(d)…