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The V22 is a 22 inch LED backlit panel ready to be revealed at CES 2009. It will get you a 1,680 x 1,050 resolution, a 100,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, a 2 ms respons time and an HDMI input. There's no price or actual availability date yet but we might find the answer to those questions sometime soon.

Besides the V22 Verfino, AOC will bring two other panels at CES, the 2230Fm HD3 and the 2230Fh just so you don't get bored at their stand.

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Tiny projector? Well don't mind if I do! I'll do require a glass to go with that, preferably a wine glass. The CV-MP01 LCoS VGA projector from Castrade can very well sit in a wine glass. It's really small and really portable. It can deliver a 640 x 480 VGA image and it will only get you about 10 lumens of brightness. Sure you'll say it's nothing impressing there but this mini-projector wil get you through the day.

It uses LED lighting and it will last for about 10,000 hours of use and it costs $280 to own.

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That's right people. Someone managed to create a disc that's both a Blu-ray and a DVD, depending on what you need it to be. Japanese Infinity Storage Media is the company that has revealed the hybrid disc.

How does it work? Well it has a single-layer of Blu-ray which will get you 25GB of storage and a dual-layer DVD which will get you 8.5GB of space. The company will also release a future version that will contain a dual layer Blu-ray disc and a single layer DVD for a total available space of 54.7GB.

The first title to be released on a hybrid is Code Blue, a TV series. It will arrive on 4 hybrid discs and it will be priced at $400 for 534 minutes of content. If you want the series on DVD only you will have to pay $260 for 7 DVDs. Those opting for the hybrid version will watch the series on a DVD player or on a Blu-ray player, depending what they choose.

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I don't know about you but I wouldn't mind getting my hands on these glasses made by Vuzix. The Wrap 920AV are going to be shown of at CES 2009 and they are going to feature virtual reality capabilities and augmented reality is also one of their characteristics. That sounds great, but will we have what to use them for?

Just in case VR or AR won't be really available that soon we should at least be able to use those headphones for some music listening, shouldn't we?

via Vuzix

Experience sound like you have never experienced with the amazing Yorozu Audio Sound Revolution kit. Harness the power of vibrations using this kit. Comprising of a paper milk carton speaker, this kit works great when you place the vibrating extension onto a surface with the included adhesive sheets and plug in your desirable audio source.

Yorozu Audio Sound Revolution kit is just ideal for enjoying a portable audio whenever you need it and wherever you need it. Measuring 57 x 57 x 20mm in dimensions, this kit comes in an elegant white color. It works great with 3 AAA batteries. Yorozu Audio Sound Revolution kit can be yours in just $89.

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I bet last year you were expecting that by now HDTV prices would have significantly dropped. Well bad news for us all here. Prices are still higher than they should have been due to the bad economy we've been having this year.

Some analysts over at DisplaySearch said that TV sales for 2009 are projected to drop by 4%. LCD TV sale are expected to grow only 2% next year compared with 22% in 2008 and 77% in 2007. The prices will stay up as panel factories are cutting back on production. The less they produce, the less efficient the whole business becomes and the higher the final prices:

Mr. Semenza [of DisplaySearch] expects that prices for LCD sets 32 inches and smaller will remain fairly stable. Retail prices on TVs 42 inches and larger will not decline as fast as they have in years past.

We hate that don't we? Bad economy! You've been a really bad economy this year!

via NYTimes

I bet you didn't know exposure to light could also be beneficial for your skin. And in case you knew that, we have an update on that story. This time an U.K. team is wearing OLED stickers that once glued to your skin will cure cancer and acne. That's called photodynamic therapy and usually it's done in hospitals during longer periods of time and under large light sources.

Using OLED patches is both energy effective and patient-friendlier than the alternative. The patient could do it from home once Lumicure, the developer, will release the technology. These OLED patches are supposed to be out on the market by Q4 2009 but we have no pricing for it yet.

via OLED-info