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The D241H Display+ is a new monitor with what i can only describe as bizarre features for a monitor. I’m not saying their bad features by any means just strange. In a world where most people own mobile phones or PMPs which can do your social networking, emails and photos, why not have a monitor that can do it independently of your desktop PC.

This 1080P Full HD panel with a 2ms response time, HDMI and DVI port, it’s your standard fairly decent LCD monitor for your desktop, What makes it stand out though is its ability to connect via Wi-Fi(or ethernet) to the net when your desktop is powered off. Once connected it’s widgets can check your email(Gmail and Yahoo! mail) collect RSS feeds from your favourite MightyGadget blog, and other assorted web feeds.

You can also plug in an SD card or USB dongle and playback your pictures turning the monitor into an oversized picture frame. What’s cool is you can have three widgets working at once too. It also comes with a remote with a slide out QWERTY keyboard making it easy to write your emails or messages from a comfortable distance.

No pictures of the screen yet but it’s believed to be available in May and pricing is still TBC.

We here at Mighty Gadget cant wait to embrace the 3D revolution and all these wonderful AV gadgets that one will need. We’ve talked about the TVs and the supply from Sky/Freeview etc. Today we have a projector. The Acer H5360 has just come out and is one of the first of its kind to be on shelves for us to buy.

The H5360 is compatible with NVIDIA’s 3D vision(what it uses in its graphics chips) which dispalys two images at 120Hz for each eye. What this means is when you slap on the glasses, the images converge into one a 3D image that runs at 60Hz. The projector itself projects(obviously) a 2500 ANSI Lumens image which has a contrast ratio of 3200:1. As for resolution, 720p.

The projector is on sale now for a measly £549.99. Not bad for a brand new piece of kit so if you’re thinking ahead its not too bad an investment. If you want use out of it now however, you’ll need an NVIDIA 3D vision powered PC to use it.

The Acer Aspire Revo is available via Amazon for £316.23, £263.98 and £149.99 respectively.

The Acer Aspire Revo just keeps getting better and better. We previously posted that there will be 4 versions priced at £179.99, £249.99, £299.99 and £329.99 all released on May the 18th but now Acer have confirmed that the release date will be May the 5th and pricing will start at £149.99 for the model running Linux with only 1GB of RAM and 8GB of solid-state storage.

The Windows Vista, 2GB ram, 160GB version will be £249.99.

A third SKU comes bundled with Acer's wireless, Wiimote-esque controller and will cost £299.99.

The controller will also be sold separately and priced at £49.99 functioning as both a wireless mouse as well as twisting into a gun-like controller for use in games.

via Trusted Reviews

The Acer Aspire Revo is available via Amazon for £316.23, £263.98 and £149.99 respectively.

I have to say I am quite excited about the launch of the Acer Aspire Revo. It could possibly be the ultimate HTPC.

Play are now listing the Revo for pre-order with a release date of the 18th of May. Pricing seems quite decent with the 4 versions being priced at £179.99, £249.99, £299.99 and £329.99

The Acer Aspire Revo is available via Amazon for £316.23, £263.98 and £149.99 respectively.

Oh yes it looks like the much anticipated Ion-based computers are starting to be launched. Acer is launching what amounts to NVIDIA's first Ion-based nettop.

The AspireRevo will have a 1.6GHz Intel Atom 230 processor, up to 4GB of RAM, up to 250GB of HDD space, a 4-in-1 card reader, HDMI / VGA outputs, gigabit Ethernet, six USB 2.0 sockets, audio in / out, Windows Vista Home Premium / Basic and a svelte black and white enclosure that measures just 7.1- x 7.1- x 1.2-inches.

Thanks to the Ion based GPU the AspireRevo will play nicely with 1080p content such as Blu-Ray, DirectX 10 and some less demanding games.

No actual wording on the release date or pricing but it should be within Q2.

via Engadget

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The Acer Hornet nettop has had quite a bit of press attention recently as it is one of the first machines that is claimed to use NVIDIA’s Ion Platform and will offer Wii like motion sensitive gaming.

Some specifications have been leaked confirming some of the features along with some other interesting details.

It will support 1080p video playback over HDMI. A "Media Center" version will come with a Wii-like remote that can be used for gaming as well as media control.

Price range will be $149-$299 with the low end model pairs what sounds like an Atom N230 with 1GB of RAM and an 80GB drive preloaded with Vista Home Basic, while higher end models get 2GB of RAM, a 160GB drive, and a "Boxshell" quickboot OS in addition to Vista Home Premium.

It should also operate at less than 26dB which means it will be almost silent for the majority of people as ambient noise levels in a home are around 20-25 dBA.

Personally I don't think it is much of a looker but luckily its diamond-shaped chassis designed to hang off the back of your flatscreen.

If it really can handle 1080p fine and come in at the quoted prices I will definitely by buying one of these!

via Engadget

The Acer Aspire One D250 is available on Amazon for £329.99.

The Acer Aspire One D250 is a slimmed down version of the Acer Aspire One netbook with an Atom Processor, optional 3G, up to 2GB RAM, 160GB hard drive and 10.1 inch screen.

What makes the Aspire One D250 different from its predecessor is that it is just 2.5cm thick at its thickest point.

The Acer Aspire One D250 is now on sale in Germany for €379 (£350) in blue, black, red and white, with a shipping time of 1-3 weeks on Amazon.de

Via electricpig

According to the folks at All About Phones who reportedly attended an Acer event recently, the F1 will be running the 800MHz ARM chip. This is a little slower than the Toshiba TG01 which has the equivalent processor running at a monstrous 1Ghz.

The device will be Windows Mobile 6.5-based which will be skinned in a Flash based Acer Suite 2.0 shell.

The report also mentions a September release and a possible 560 Euro ($760) price tag.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon processor hasn't actually been confirmed but it looks likely

via Engadget