By Chris Southcott on January 10th, 2012

Sony Walkman Z: an iPod touch competitor and a worthy Walkman?

The iPod touch may finally have a competitor in the multimedia space, with Sony today announcing the Walkman Z at their CES 2012 keynote.

The Sony Walkman Z has a 4.3 inch touch screen with a 800 x 480 resolution, but sadly runs Android 2.3, meaning it’s already out of date before it’s even made available. It’s expected to arrive in mid-2012, in the US, but an Australian date and price has yet to be revealed. Based on US prices, it’s a fair bit pricer at US$249 compared to the 8GB iPod touch which is US$199.  Meanwhile the 16GB ($279), and 32GB ($329) models are also pricer, and there is no 64GB option.

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By Terence Huynh on January 10th, 2012

Nokia announces first 4G phone – Lumia 900

It may look like the Nokia Lumia 800 and the Nokia N9, but this is another Nokia phone. The Nokia Lumia 900 is the Finnish mobile maker’s first foray into making phones to use 4G. And it has signed an exclusive agreement with AT&T to put it under its LTE network.

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By Terence Huynh on January 10th, 2012

Kinect for Windows – Coming February 1

Amidst the lackluster keynote from Microsoft – it’s final one – was this little product announcement. The Kinect will soon be heading for Windows officially on February 1 in twelve countries – including the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. This will include software that would make it compatible with your computer without any sort of trickery.

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NETGEAR announced Universal Dual Band WiFi Range Extender

Today at CES 2012, NETGEAR announced the Universal Dual Band WiFi Range Extender. It allows you to extend your wireless network to a new area easily and quickly. The WN2500RP extends both 2.5GHz and 5GHz bands concurrently across your home and will simply attach to your existing router. The WN2500RP also has a built in 4 port switch, allowing you to plug in devices via Ethernet to use the wireless network.

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