Sprite’s new SAM-2114DW 5.1-channel Bluetooth home theater speaker employs Dolby stereo and can be connected to different home entertainment devices like DVD players or Media Center PCs. TV and DVD players are connected via cables in general, but the product comes with a separate RGB component terminal that allows the user to control sound via software. When signals are received via Bluetooth, compression rate increases to minimize data loss and blocks external interruptions as well. Signal strength is good up to 40m.

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We just love us some identity confused gadget action, and this Cube Phone CU328 from Oregon Scientific sure does a good job of it. In a nutshell it’s a wireless speakerphone with a SD card mp3 player and an alarm clock with FM radio, of which Oregon claims is the world’s first. Yay for the world. So the next time you’re yapping on that totally played cordless of yours, remember how you could be lounging in style, speakerphoning on the porch and reading a manual to figure out how you use the other 95 functions offered by this little guy.

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This is HTC Universal-killer Sharp W-ZERO3 Pocket PC device. While we’re a tad disappointed we didn’t get to fondle this thing ourselves with our own grubby little hands, Kenneth G over Tokyo snapped us a bunch of shots. Apparently the camera’s not so hot on the thing (so what else is new?) and the screen’s a little dark, but otherwise it’s a fine piece of Japanese engineering. We’re definitely inclined to believe him. But what the hell’s up with the placement of that spacebar, eh?

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In the shocker of the year, Nintendo President Satoru Iwata decided to let us all know that they are indeed planning on dropping the Revolution for less than the Xbox Core system, no word yet on the rumors of Mario being a plumber. This just confirms the low-cost vibe we’ve been getting all along from the big N, and seems reasonable given the relative specs they’re debuting with, so the main impact of this news is that Nintendo fanboys can officially break out those “our console will cost less than yours” party hats.

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Just because the PSP fakitude is full force here didn’t stop the JXD683′s Chinese manufacturers for upping the functionality on Sony a bit. Sure the “game” feature ain’t going to be busting out a 3D engine any time soon, but for $133 you get a video camera, tv recording, FM radio and an SD slot, along with the MP3, video and ebook playback of its Japanese, erm, cousin.

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Looks like the largescreen widescreen flatscreen monitor’s the tip to be on these days. LG’s officially jumped on one of our personal favorite bandwagons, and according to some recently surfaced FCC docs, apparently plans to release two such devices, the L2300B (which display 1920 x 1200) and the L2300C (which maxes out at 1360 x 768). Both share VGA and DVI inputs, as well as a rather unusual feature: RS-232 daisy chaining for controlling multiple monitors from a single head (i.e. input source selection, cascading power off, etc.). We have zero understanding as to why they didn’t use USB for this feature (after all, monitors of this kind should have a built-in USB hub, anyway), but whatever, LG, do yo thing.

 Taiwan’s Proton will roll out a series of HD LCDs at CES next week, in sizes ranging from 37 to 55 inches. The displays will support both 1080p and 1080i, and will come equipped with both digital and analog tuners. Sure, 55 inches may not be all that big anymore (though most of the affordable sets in that size tend to be either rear-projection or DLP), but we’re banking on continued competition from companies like Proton to keep driving prices down, to the point where we can actually put one of these on the wall of every room in the Engadget mansion. We’ll try to grill these guys for some pricing info when we’re at CES.

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