The Barista is a concept coffee machine by Patrik Pettersson, and this multiple partner espresso machine is smart enough to know exactly how you like your coffee after a few tries. Boasting a carousel design, it is able to conjure up multiple cups of coffee simultaneously, making sure your party is a huge success with everyone getting their post-dinner coffee the way they like it without having to wait too long.

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Brand tie-ins seem to be de rigueur at the moment and Ferrari has to be one of the prime culprits. Ferrari's been doling out brand associations like Mentos at a Foo Fighters concert, as of late. You can now get Ferrari phones, Ferrari notebooks, and even Ferrari Lego! If it's not careful the Ferrari brand will soon be so diluted it will bring with it no caché at all.

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We got a first glimpse of Mitsubishi's brand new rear-projection-ish laser-based TV tech, LaserVue, back at CES, but now the sets are just about primed for action, and should be hitting store shelves, as previously noted, Q3 2008. LaserVue will debut in 65-inch and 73-inch, with the 65-inch version hitting the scene first. Mitsubishi is still pretty coy about what exactly makes the technology tick.

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This new Hello Kitty TV, available in white and pink or black and red, was recently announced by the Japanese electronics manufacturer Uniden. The TL19TX1 is a user friendly 19-inch LCD TV with six Hello Kitty silhouettes portrayed on the front speaker panel. It features a resolution of 1440×810 pixels, a digital TV tuner and HDMI/component interfaces.

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Sanyo will offer free repairs for more than 880,000 microwave ovens sold in Japan to fix a wiring flaw that might cause a fire. The problem, which involves a faulty contact in the power cord, could lead to overheating, and in the worst case, fire, Sanyo said. The wiring flaw isn't present in export models, it said. The repairs cover 31 models of Sanyo microwave and electric ovens made between June 2000 and September 2007.

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JVC's new NX-PN7 Dual iPod docking station aims to be different from others by offering the ability to hold a couple of iPods or iPhones simultaneously, although it doesn't make sense to have both of them blasting out tunes at once in a cacophony. Make sure you have at least 13" of shelf space before you can house this in your home. Features include an integrated AM/FM radio, a remote control.

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This retro-look wooden casing houses a plasma TV. It combines mid-century modern aesthetics with modern technology to give you the best of both worlds. At first glance, the TV looks like it belongs in one of yesteryear’s living rooms- until you realize how thin it is. The case can be made in custom sizes and a variety of woods. The panels in front are designed to look like old TV speaker boxes.

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Mercedes-Benz's current iPod integration kit is pretty weak sauce, especially since the new COMAND nav / multimedia system is so well done, but it looks like the automaker's newest iPhone cradle will take steps to address some of the more glaring issues and also add some interesting new features. The cradle appears to finally integrate iPod controls with the main nav screen and COMAND controller instead of relying solely on the instrument display and steering wheel controls.

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HP today announced that HP MediaSmart Connect, a digital receiver that brings digital media from around the home or the Internet to any HDTV, is now available for pre-order. Whether digital videos, music and photos are stored on a notebook across the room or a desktop in a home office, HP MediaSmart Connect can find and display them all in a single list on any HDTV.

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Sanyo announced today its World’s First 4-LCD Optical Engine Projector, the LP-XP200L. Sanyo tried to bring to its projector a great brightness with deep colors (in order to respond to an increasing demand for projector with greater brightness). Actually, the problem when a projector provides a better brightness is the lost of vivid colors.

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The SyncMaster 226cw is one of those monitors whose high price makes it immediately obvious that this is not another run-of-the-mill addition to the already overcrowded 1,680 x 1,050 22in market. You see, the relentless race for the fastest LCD millisecond response times seems to have stabilised at 2ms (a figure the 226cw sports too), and now there's a new horizon that seems to have captured the popular imagination, and thus manufacturers' budgets: wide colour gamut.

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How often have you wished you could bathe in the stars? You know, just lay back and cruise the cosmos in a tub full of hot water. What could be more relaxing? The bathtub planetarium sphere from Sega Toys let’s you do just that. Just dim or turn out the lights and stars are projected everywhere. It will even project underwater scenes, even roses all over you and the room. One thing is for sure, Homestar knows how to set the mood so that you and your bath partner(If you have one) can get freaky.

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From time to time I check to see if Mitsubishi has updated the available information on their upcoming new Laser TV dubbed LaserVue. We reported in April about the Mitsubishi Laser TV, when the LaserVue product brand was announced by Mitsubishi. We knew that Mitsubishi was planning to offer a 65 inch Diamond LaserVue TV in the 3rd Quarter of 2008. In the FAQ section of the Mitsubishi Laser TV, the company also says they plan to release a 73 inch Diamond LaserVue TV in 2008.

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Bust out the Aqua Net and rucksak Ginsberg because 3D is once again the rage. Hyundai just announced its W220S TriDef 3D LCD which packs the standard list of specs we expected in a 22-inch monitor: 1,280 x 1050 WSXGA+ resolution, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 300cd/m2 brightness and 5-ms response.

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A common complaint I hear from newcomers to digital photography, is that their prints don't match the images they see on their monitors. As more people progress into DSLRs and shooting Raw, looking to improve the quality of their images, they often become increasingly frustrated by the inability of the output devices to match the image they imagine they should be getting. Usually this problem is down to colour management.

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