The world’s largest HDTV — measuring 218 feet wide and 37 feet tall — has just been installed at a Tokyo race track.

Mitsubishi delivered the behemoth in 35 pieces and assembled it on site, with the whole shebang taking up 8,000 square feet. If you’re looking to upgrade from that 19-incher you’ve had since college, start investing now, as this thing cost a cool $28 million

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At just $25.68, this iPod Shuffle-inspired MP3 player by SunConnection features an SD/MMC card slot, USB 2.0 connectivity, 5mW x 2ch output, 20Hz – 20kHz playback frequency, a 90dB signal-to-noise-ratio, and 8 hours battery life. The SC-MP001W measures 40 x 40 x 13mm and weighs only 22g. Available now in Japan.

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At just 1.4cm thick, the SCH-B500 manages to pack a 240 x 320 TFT-LCD display, 2.0-megapixel camera, built-in DMB TV tuner, Bluetooth connectivity, and a music player. It goes on sale soon in South Korea, no word yet on pricing.

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Shipping next year is the Sharp Lumiwall, which consists of “thin-film transparent solar panels sandwiched between pieces of glass.” Pricing has not yet been announced.

During the day, the glass panels store energy using the solar arrays. While the sunlight shines on them, they look like smoked glass windows, but then at night they turn into soft-glowing illumination devices

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Made by China-based CECT, the A1000 boasts a 240 x 320 TFT-LCD display, 4.0-megapixel camera, 32MB internal memory, dual speakers, T-Flash card slot, miniUSB port, and a media player. It measures 105 x 50 x 18mm and weighs only 100g. All functions are controlled via stylus/touch screen, no keypad is present on this model. Pricing and availability have not yet been announced.

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The SL91 is BenQ-Siemens’s latest slider phone, offering a 3.2-megapixel camera, 240 x 320 2-inch TFT-LCD display, microSD card slot, and 32MB of internal memory. Plus, its “shiny black shell is illuminated by a ‘ring of light’ to indicate whether you’ve missed a call or received a text.”

…this rounded dock that not only charges the phone, but syncs it up with your PC. It also lights up when you receive a call or text message, providing a nice mobile version of the LED phone sensor

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