Aside from the IdeaPad S9 and S10 netbooks, Lenovo has also launched a new ultra-portable MID called the IdeaPad U8. It runs on an Atom Z500 800MHz processor that’s complemented by a 1GB RAM, a 4.8-inch touch screen, 6GB SSD, Bluetooth, GPS, WiFI, rear and front video camera, EDGE, 3G, CMMB tuner (China Mobile Multimedia Broadcasting), and a Linux OS. The U8 was unveiled during the recently concluded Olympics, thus the rationale behind the Olympic-themed rear design.

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We had our doubts about the U2010 being Fujitsu’s netbook offering, and we were right as the Amilo Mini Ui 3520 set to be released this year. It’ll feature a 1.6GHz Atom processor, an 8.9-inch display, 1GB RAM, and either 60GB or 80GB HDD. Windows XP will be its OS and it’ll also be the first netbook to come with an ExpressCard Slot.

LG’s netbook, the LG X110, meanwhile, will feature a bigger 10-inch screen, 1GB RAM, optional 3G connectivity, and choice of either 120GB or 160GB HDD. The speed of the Atom processor was unspecified. This one’s expected to be released in October.

Both netbooks are scheduled to debut in Europe first with a starting price of 399 Euros (roughly $600) which doesn’t make it at all as affordable as the Asus Eee or Acer Aspire One. With the netbook bandwagon slowly becoming overcrowded, new players should think of bringing something new to the table especially if they’re going to charge more because quite frankly, I’m not willing to pay several hundred more just for additional HDD space.

[jkontheun via crunchgear]

Sony has announced 3 new Walkman series. besides the NWZ-E series, the 7.5mm thin NWZ-S630F and S730F have been added to the Walkman lineup. They come pre-loaded with 8 video clips from BMG artists Chris Brown, Sandi Thom, among others. The S730F comes with nois-cancelling technology. The NWZ-B series are MP3 players that are going head on with the Samsung U4. All new Sony Walkmans will be shipped September.

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Genius, the ubiquitous tech brand, has introduced the MP-300. It’s quite the generic-looking PMP with touch-sensitive keypads but because of the solid branding we’re more than willing to take a second look. The screen is 2.4 inches with 320 x 240 pixels. It plays MPEG-4 compatibility AVI (Xvid), MP3, WMA and WAV. Other features include an FM tuner, speaker, mic and microSD slot. Only the 2GB version was announcedwith a rather risque price of 69 euros ($101). The MP-300 was already made available in India last month.

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The GP2X WIZ portable system is now available at Dynamism for $179.99. Gamepark made the Wiz a lot more compact than the previous GP2X. The new GP2X Wiz is the usual emulator portable gamer with NES, SNES and Genesis support and playing MPEG4, XVID, DIVX and MP3, OGG, WAV as well. The WIZ features a 2.8-inch QVGA OLED screen an ARM9 533 MHz processor with 64MB of RAM. It’s very handy to have with a calculator, planner, alarm, world Time, memo pad, and voice recorder. Dynamism will ship the Gamepark GP2X Wiz with 12 embedded games.

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Nokia is releasing two new N-series phones which are set to replace their current counterparts, and will bolster their already solid line-up of multimedia handsets in the market. The Ngage compatible N85 is an upgrade of the N81, and will likewise come in a slider form factor. However, unlike the N81, it’ll come equipped with a a 5-megapixel camera, GPS and geotagging, longer battery life, and a brilliant 2.6-inch AMOLED screen. It’ll come bundled with a more-than-adequate 8GB microSDHC card which will be perfect for storing all your photos, videos, games and mp3 files.

[electronista, images via pocket-lint]

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The COWON O2 has a huge 4.3-inch AMOLED screen complemented by up to 32GB of storage. We already mentioned it supports DMB TV. What we haven’t mentioned is the awesome file support of this mammoth (this adjective is warranted) PMP: ivX, XviD, WMV, H.264, M-JPEG, MPEG-4 SP / ASP, MPEG1 videos and MP3, WMA, AC3, AAC, FLAC, OGG, Apple Lossless, WAV, G.726, PCM, True Audio , Monkey Audio, MusePack. Wow, that Monkey Audio (APE lossless) support is just awesome, though not that unusual if one were used to buying Chinese MP4s. Still no pricing. It comes in pink, white and black and plays 18 hours of music and 9 hours of video.

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The COWON O2 is a 4.3-inch touch screen PMP with D2 form facto It also has T-DMB TV and comes in 8, 16 and 32GB versions.

No pricing on these COWON PMPs yet but they are not going to be cheap.

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Even before the iPod Nano 4G is officially announced by Apple, COWON would’ve killed it with the newly announced S9 Curve, a deliciously designed PMP in a metal casing. It has a 3.3-inch 480 x 272-pixel AMOLED screen, which is a capacitive touchscreen, and 500 MHz of dual-core processing power. T-DMB, G-Sensor (for gesture control) and dynamic dictionary is among its features. The COWON S9 Curve plays 40 hours of continuous music. Looks pretty expensive too.

COWON has also announced, besides the S9 Curve, two other new products. We’ll write about those later on in the day.

[cowon via cnet] thanks Kevin!