Polycom release HDX 7000 HD video conferencing solution


Polycom is pushing out an entirely new series in its HD video portfolio, the HDX 7000. This one, which caters to small and medium-sized conference rooms, features 22kHz StereoSurround for “natural voice clarity,” Lost Packet Recovery (LPR) technology, 720p video support, a 16:9 EagleEye HD camera and the ability to adjust bandwidth for content. You’ll also find an RS-232 control port along with DVI, USB 2.0 and a number of audio inputs and outputs. Supposedly, to-be owners can expect the HDX 7002 to land in March for $9,499, while the HDX 7001 (SD version) lures in the bargain hunters at $7,999.

Sony Mylo 2 on sale NOW!


All of you who have been waiting patiently for Sony to upgrade its mylo Personal Communicator should be pleased to learn that the revised internet tablet has finally gone on sale at SonyStyle. Sports a high resolution 3.5-inch touchscreen, 1GB of storage, and improved Flash support,1,3 megapixel camera,voice calling with skype, Free Wi-Fi access at McDonald’s, the $299 mylo 2 does indeed offer a number of attractive feature bumps over its predecessor — however, we’re still a little wary of how Sony’s positioned this product in the market. Starts shipping on the 28th, in either white or black, say Sony.

Coby MP-835 touchscreen PMP rocks

Coby has just released their new touchscreem PMP MP-835 with a sleek and cool design. The 10mm thick touchscreen sports a 3-inch, 480 x 272 LCD, and a range of 2GB or 4GB storage options which is lame for a PMP. MP-835 supports MP3, WMA, OGG, AVI and WMV.No word on price, but the player does apparently have FCC certification, so we might be seeing it in the States before long.

Sony launches A820, A720 and S710F series Walkman players in USA soon


As all the new Sony product that hit Japan last week, it will come to USA soon. In addition to the new NWZ-A820 series flagship, Sony has the NWZ-A720 series, which cops the looks and specs, but loses the Bluetooth of the A820 players. Both players have roughly 10 hours of video battery life, and 36 hours for audio, with 2.4-inch QVGA screens and capacities ranging from 4GB to 16GB. Meanwhile, the new NWZ-S710F skimps on the sexy looks, and only sports a 1.8-inch QVGA screen, but adds built-in noise canceling. Codec support for all the players includes protected WMA, unprotected AAC, MP3 and H.264 video. The full model rundown is as follows, everything will be available in March:

* NWZ-A828K - 8GB, black, Bluetooth, DR-BT21G Bluetooth wireless headphones, $270
* NWZ-A829 - 16GB, black, Bluetooth, $320
* NWZ-A726 - 4GB, black and pink, $150
* NWZ-A728 - 8GB, black and pink, $200
* NWZ-A729 - 16GB, black, $300
* NWZ-S716F - 4GB, silver, red and black, $150
* NWZ-S718F - 8GB, black, $200