The Chumby Store has started receiving preoders for Chumby, the Flash Lite powered Internet widget device. Chumby is equipped with a 320×240 pixel touch screen, WIFI, squeeze sensor, motion sensor, 350 MHz ARM processor, 64 MB SDRAM, 64 MB NAND flash ROM, and stereo speakers. It is the first consumer device to be released with the Flash Lite 3 player preinstalled, the latest update to the mobile version of the Flash player that is capable of delivering high quality video in the FLV video format. Chumby could be preordered for $180 from the Cumby Store. You can view some new pictures of Chumby at Scott Janousek’s blog.

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3dm3.com reviewed Space Navigator, a 3D navigation hardware targeting the users of 3D applications. Space navigator has six pressure sensors allowing the users to easily pan, zoom in and out the 3D environment, and rotate 3D objects. The review focuses on the insulation process, and the uses of Space Navigator. To view a demo of Space Navigator in action, visit 3dconnexion.com. To read the review click here.

Wacom Asia announced a new Vista-enabled pen tablet to be released by the end of this month in Japan. The good-looking bamboo tablet comes with standard tablet features at 7.8 x 7.3 inch dimensions and will support all the new features of Windows Vista such as handwriting recognition and gesture control. The Wacom Bamboo pen tablet will be sold in Japan for ¥8,980 (about RO30/ $100). Read more about it at Engadget.

Boxx Technologies announced the inclusion of NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600 and Quadro FX 5600 professional-class graphics solutions on its 3DBOXX and APEXX Workstations, and renderBOXX nodes. These new cards from NVIDIA deliver high GPU efficiency for intensive visualizations and complex design solutions. To read more about the cards click here, or view BOXX Technologies Inc website.

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Wacom released yesterday a portable edition of its Intuos3 pen tablet series, the Intuos3 4×6. The new pen tablet provides 20% more active area than the Intuos3 4×5 and has been designed to easily fit into a designer’s laptop case. The Intuos3 4×6 is also fully compatible with the pen functionality to be featured in Microsoft’s upcoming OS Windows Vista. The Intuos3 4×6 could be purchased at the price of $229.95. You can view the press release through this link.

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Z Corporation revealed at Siggraph 2006 an interesting product called ZScanner 700, a handheld 3D scanner that uses laser to capture 3D objects as a polygon mesh in real time. The press release states the scanner could be used in all sorts of industries including digital media, gaming and animation. This new 3D toy comes at the price of $39,900. You can read the specs, view images and watch videos of the scanner in action from the product’s page at Z Corp’s website. You can read the press release through this link.

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ATI announced the new FireGL V7350 and and V7300. These new 1GB 3D workstation graphics accelerator are updates to the FireGL line of graphics cards.The card also features ATI’s AVIVO display technology for support of high-definition output and will works with dual displays as well as hi-end mono displays.

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Dell announced on Wednesday its agreement to purchase the high-end workstation manufacturer Alienware. More information could be found here.

Wacom released their latest pen tablet Intuos3 12×19 that comes with intuos3 Grip Pen, a five-button mouse and a pen stand. The latest Intuos3 could be purchased from Wacom’s official website for $749.95 (RO 290). You can read more about it at this link.

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Sony has announced today the CyberShot DSC-R1, its new SLR-like high-end digital camera . The powerful DSC-R1 has an APS-C size 10 megapixel CMOS sensor, 5x optical zoom, top mounted rotatable 2″ LCD display, dual memory card slots (Memory Stick Pro and CompactFlash Type II), and full manual controls. The DCS-R1 will be released in the US this November and will cost around $1000. You can read more about it at Dpreview.com.