The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) announced that the Radeon HD 3000 series of graphics cards and AMD-based 780G-based motherboards are the first products in the Industry to receive DisplayPort certification. At the same time Dell has a new 30 inch monitor 3008WFP that also has a DisplayPort certification.

ASUS keeps the laptop market always interesting with new 15.4 inch M50 multimedia laptop. This cutie features Intel Penryn technology and users can choose Blu-ray drive as long as ATI Mobile Radeon HD3650 graphic with 1GB of VRAM. Also users can choose WXGA, WXGA+ or WSXGA+ panels, any Vista option, WiFi, up to 4GB of RAM, HDMI and a built-in hybrid TV tuner. There is dual-function trackpad that enables flipping through tracks or playlists and adjusting the volume of the Altec Lansing speakers. The ASUS M50’s cover is built using ASUS’ exclusive Infusion technology. This not only gives the cover a superb polished shine but also creates a tough coat, highly resistant to abrasions. Still the company didn’t said a thing about pricing and availability.

Western Digital has a new cooler, quieter, economical and speedy two-platter 640GB 3.5-inch hard drive, WD Caviar SE16 640GB SATA drive. The disk has two 320GB platters, boast 3GB-per-second transfer rates and Native Command Queuing (NCQ). The 640GB capacity point will be an important one for our desktop customers, and WD is leading high-volume shipments to the channel and OEM customers. The new 640GB drive is available now for a suggested price of $139.99 dollars.