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Wouldn’t it be cool if your could get some speakers that are even thinner than that ultra-slim flat TV you’ve got hanging on the wall? Well you might not have to wait long thanks to this new technology that produces speakers that are as thick as a sheet of paper. And did I happen to…

I’m really digging the svelte looks of the newly announced Toshiba Camileo S20 camcorder. Not only does the compact video camera feature a super-slim 17mm thick body, it can capture high-definition video in glorious 1080p (1920 x 1280) resolution.

A rotating 3″ display folds flat onto the side of the camcorder when not in use,…

The guys over at Chinavasion can always be relied on for bringing inexpensive and offbeat gadgetry from China to the rest of the world. The latest addition to their line of GPS devices claims to be the “Galaxy’s Thinnest GPS”.

Measuring in at 13mm thick, this portable GPS is definitely one of the slimmest units…

On the eve of the in-store release of Apple’s sleek and sexy MacBook Air portable, it’s been revealed that an even thinner, tinier MacBook is in the works.

The MacBook Paper is about twice the thickness of a sheet of paper, and it too fits inside of an envelope. Be sure to check out the…

After much speculation and hype, Apple today announced their new ultra-slim laptop, the MacBook Air. Measuring just 0.16″ to 0.76″ thick (when closed), the 3-pound machine is touted as the “world’s thinnest laptop”.

The new MacBook Air features a striking aluminum case design, and is skinny enough to fit inside of a standard manilla envelope.…

At this week’s CEATEC show in Japan, Shinoda Plasma Corp. showed off a prototype of a new plasma-based screen that’s only 1-millimeter thick.

By using an array of plasma “tubes” aligned between film electrodes, they’re not only able to keep the display super slim, but the display can actually be bent. While it might not…

While most of us who cut our teeth on CRT televisions think of LCD and plasma screens as really thin, Sharp certainly doesn’t seem to think they’re thin enough yet. The Japanese electronics maker recently showed off a prototype LCD screen that’s just 1.14-inches thick.

For comparison’s sake, most of today’s 52-inch LCDs measure in…

This media player from China’s Oppo was already pretty nice looking, with its 2.4-inch 320×240 color screen, MP4 playback capabilities and touch-sensitive backlit buttons.

Now the company has announced that they are cutting the thickness of the player down to an insanely slim 6.9 millimeters. To put that in perspective, Apple’s super-svelte iPhone is just…

Samsung has shown off the world’s thinnest AMOLED (active-matrix organic light-emitting diode) color displays, coming in at an amazing 0.53 millimeters thick.

To put that in perspective, the displays are just about the thickness of heavy card stock paper. The initial panels are just 2.2-inches diagonal, and planned for use in mobile phones and other…

If you’ve been intrigued by the excellent image quality of LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon) rear projection TVs, but don’t care for the depth of these screens when compared to LCD and plasma sets, you’re in luck.

Up until now, most LCOS rear projection sets have been around 19- or 20-inches deep. JVC’s new line…