BenQ unveils new Joybook Q41 SideShow with interesting option - auxiliary display. Company claims that Joybook Q41 is the first laptop to offer VoIP function directly from the auxiliary display. Users can make Skype calls directly from the auxiliary display without need to open laptop or boot the system. Beside that you will like the specifications. This 14.1 incher has UltraVivid WS display, Intel Core2 Duo processor and Windows Vista. And guess what, no word on pricing or availability.

Just about we thought that we have seen all kind of photo frames, Ality announced Wireless PIXXA 8-inch WiFi frame that easily communicate with Flickr, syncs with popular online calendars and news sites. There is also special Photo Messenger feature that allows friends to send photos instantly onto the frames. 8-inch display shows max 800 x 600 resolution and has 2GB of built-in storage and card reader. PIXXA should be available in first half of 2008. with $299 price.

In addition to compete with Eee PC hype Asus announced new U2 laptop series this Saturday. This 11.1 incher has quite good specs: Core Duo ULV or Centrino, up to 4GB RAM, 11.1-inch 1366 x 768 LED-backlit display, 32GB SSD drive option, 802.11a/b/g WiFi and Windows Vista preinstalled. And all that packed into in a 1.1-inch thick box that weights just 2.75 pounds. No word about price but expect it soon on the shelves.

Life|point presents new HD Touch panel with complete new levels of controlling your media nad home system on single device. With Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 you can watch HD videos, pause and record up to four live TV channels, load news, weather and traffic reports from Internet and if that is not enough, you can control lighting, security and temperature in your home. And yeah, don’t forget, you also have stereo speakers, an ambient light mode and a touch-to-wake power saving mode. Ships in two display options 8.9″ and 12.1″ and prices are $6—$7,000.

Get ready for high quality product from Christie. New HD405 projector is DLP PJ that displays 1080p (1,920 x 1,080) resolution with 4,100 ANSI lumens, 7,500:1 contrast ratio, 10-bit internal image processing and collection of ports including HDMI, DVI, VGA, component, USB, S-Video, RS-232 and a RJ45. HD405 use two 300-watt hot-swappable UHP lamps that last around 2000 hours. Curious about price? Be ready to seriously think about getting this one since it will cost you just $24,495.

Looks like Sony finally decided to break into wild Multi-touch LCD market. The company unveils new 3.5-inch multi-touch LCD that uses optical sensing technology. The 640 x 480 display is made of Sony’s “low-temperature polysilicon thin-film transistor” technology and it supports recognition of up to five fingers at a time, as well as pen input. Still there is no info about devices where we could see this multi-touch at work and when it will be released.

Notebook Italia reports that HP will update Pavilion series with new tx1400 models. This tablet PC will cost you $1200 for pre-order and you get 12.1-inch touch screen, same as on previous model tx1300, 2.2GHz AMD Turion 64 X2 TL-64 processor, Geforce Go 6150 graphics, 2GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive, DVD burner, built-in 802.11n WiFi and Bluetooth. No word about other models but you can expect more cuties from HP really soon.

Gemei’s new portable media player, X590 comes with stylish black and chrome design, 2.5 inch LCD and support for all media files you can imagine. No word about storage capacity but with buttons on each side of the screen it is obvious that this PMP is meant for gaming. And yes, we don’t have info about price as well.

Samsung announces new R700 17 inch laptop with cool black design. R700 features 1440 x 900 display with NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS, 1.3 MP webcam, dual-layer DVD burner, built-in HDMI port, gigabit Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 and 7-in-1 multicard reader. As company claims this configuration ensures excellent image quality when watching high-definition films (HD), photographs and 3D-graphics. Did you noticed no processor information? R700 will be available in stores in February and with Windows Vista Home Premium it will cost about $970.

Here comes new Korean all purpose PMP. This time Inkel’s WideTouch W-700 is classics 7 inch media player with integrated SiRFstar III GPS with real-time TPEG traffic data. Under the hub you will find dual-core processor, 128MB of RAM, powered by WinCE 5.0 and Samsung 800 x 400 pixel display. Yours for $500, which is quite high but hey it is a GPS device don’t forget!