LG has announced a new line of ultraportable notebooks for Korea. These Xnote AV notebooks comes with your choice of Intel Core 2 Duo processor, up to 2GB of memory, 12″-17″ displays, ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 graphics, 160GB HDD, integrated DMB tuner, EVDO, and 5.1-channel surround capabilities. Pricing and availability have not yet been announced.

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Samsung’s 5.95-pound R40 offers an Intel Core Duo T2300E (1.66GHz) CPU, 1GB of DDR memory, 80GB HDD, 15.4-inch widescreen display with SuperBright technology, and ATI Radeon Xpress 200M graphics. Here’s the bottom line:

The Samsung R40 satisfies my needs very well. For a budget laptop, it is good value for money, having a generous amount of ram and, although one of the slowest core duo processors, much faster than the previous generation of notebooks

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CNet Asia reviews the tiny 2GB iRiver S10 player, which sports a 1.5-inch OLED display, SRS WOW sound enhancement, and an FM tuner. This player measures 42 x 30 x 10.8mm and weighs just 17.5g. Here’s the bottom line:

The S10 is a hardy performer. We tested battery life using 240MB of MP3 files played on a continuous loop at our test volume…beat its own rated time with a result of 8 hours 29 minutes, which was tremendous given its tiny size and color screen. Despite its size, the S10 feels solid and weighty even with its plastic body

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