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Filed under: Laptops

No real surprises here, we knew the Classmate PC would be showing up at retail stores for a slight premium — 16,998 Philippine pesos is about $408 US dollars — and that other companies can slap their own branding onto the laptops, but this is the first time we’ve spotted Intel’s “OLPC killer” on actual store shelves. The “Neo Explore X1” won’t be winning any beauty contests, that’s for sure. There’s another shot after the break.

[Thanks, bravekn1ght]

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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Hate surprises? Like teaching kids about the Santa myth and the truth of their adoption? Good, this followup series of Dell scoops is for you. We’ll be back in a few with the first peek at Dell’s second generation Latitude XT tablet. And that’s just the beginning. Until then, why not guess what that mystery device is up top.

Hint: It’s not as innovative as it looks.

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It’s been a solid tick since we’ve heard any rustling in the bushes from Phase One, but the company’s striking back with a vengeance with the 645 (also known as the Mamiya 645AFDIII). Hailed as the “world’s most flexible, open medium format digital camera platform,” the unit plays nice with a smorgasbord of high-end lenses (Mamiya’s 645 family, Hasselblad V-lenses and Pentacon Six lenses, for starters), and can achieve shutter speeds from 1/4000 second to 60 minutes. Unfortunately, that’s about all the details we’re given for now, and while pre-production units are sneaking out at this week’s Photo Imaging Expo, we’ll be forced to hang tight until Q2 before indulging in full technical specifications. No worries — we figure most folks will need a quarter or so to save up, anyway. [Warning: PDF read link]

[Thanks, Harsh A.]

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Still mourning the passing of the Foleo? You and the other couple of dozen people on earth that need something like that might find a winner in the REDFLY Mobile Companion unveiled at CES this year. The device offers external control of Windows Mobile 5 and 6 devices over Bluetooth 2.0 or USB, with a full keyboard, 8-inch 800 x 480 LCD and some USB and VGA plugs for tapping into external drives and an external monitor. ZDNet’s Matthew Miller got an early beta version of the device to test out, and while he admits he’s in the minority of people willing to shell out $500 for something like this, he was fairly impressed by the build quality and usability of the device. The biggest drawback is that you can’t use the device on its own without a phone, but if you’re a heavy browser user or need to do some serious text input, but aren’t doing anything serious enough to demand a real laptop, the REDFLY might just hit some sort of sweetspot for heavy Windows Mobile users. Or it could sell 12 units, it could really go either way.

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