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Though we received no confirmed sightings of Sharp’s mammoth 65in Aquos model at CES, the company’s other HDTVs caused quite a buzz, with the 57in LC-57D90U leading the way. Read on after the jump for Cathy Lu’s report on all the company’s big-screen doings.

A few days ago at CES, one of our colleagues from PC World test drove the Samsung SyncMaster 720TD tablet monitor.

Fujifilm has obviously decided to go gangbusters at CES, announcing the imminent release of four new FinePix models.

In addition to finally getting its 0.85in micro HDD out of the factory and into our pockets, Toshiba announced at CES that next year’s version will feature perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology, which should boost capacity to 10Gb.

The battle between HDDs (with their shrinking girth) and flash (with its expanding capacity) has just taken a new turn.

Samsung is showing off a host of great cameras at CES, including this Digimax i6, a 6-megapixel DSC/PMP that plays movies via Samsung’s Digimax Converter software) and MP3s.

Panasonic has restored Japanese pride by edging Samsung in the plasma-panel size wars — for now, at least.

Our friends at PC World have spotted a Fender Hello Kitty guitar in action. Fender actually released the feline-adorned instrument — an Affinity Stratocaster in pink or black with a custom Hello Kitty pickguard — before the holiday break.

After all the talk, we finally have a price for the first HD DVD player. Toshiba announced at CES this morning that it will start selling two players in the US from March this year from $500. The low-end player, called the HD-A1, will be priced at $500. A second player, called the HD-XA1, will cost $800, the company said.

Further demonstrating its support of HD DVD, Microsoft announced yesterday that it will offer an external drive in the format to go along with its Xbox 360.

Verbatim, which is owned by Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, has announced that it’s ready to mass produce and ship Blu-ray discs; all the company is waiting for is the players.

The upcoming CES show will undoubtedly see plenty of cool new technologies introduced, but a claim by a prominent manufacturer of 1in hard drives really caught our eye ahead of the show.

Since 1999, the only thing busier than Tokyo’s love hotels during the holiday season has been a 400-meter strip of illuminated pavement near the Imperial Palace. That’s where Italian artist Valerio Festi has festooned about a gazillion lights each year to create the weeklong spectacle known as Tokyo Millenario. Well, for the next few New Years, the event’s 2 million visitors will have to find new places to cram themselves, as Millenario is going dark.

Otaku News brings us the bizarre-but-welcome information that Londonderry, Northern Ireland’s second city, is to host an anime convention next July.

If you’re into driveshafts, sparkplugs and liberal applications of engine oil, this year’s Tokyo Motor Show might not be exactly your cup of tea.

(Via IDG News Service)

At the recent Korea Electronics Show (KES) in Seoul, HP was proudly showing off its latest exciting printers under various taglines proclaiming such gems as “Color Unlimited,” “Entertainment Unlimited” and so on.

We make money not art has a stimulating brief overview of the Yokohama Triennale of Contemporary Art (what is it with pretentious names today?) currently going down in, well, Yokohama.

(Via we make money not art)

In the final CEATEC report from our News Service Stakhanovite Martyn Williams, he analyzes the current state of fuel-cell technology and what it could mean for all us good little consumers. Click on for the full uppercut.

(Via IDG News Service)

As promised, we still have a few more in-depth reports from our News Service colleagues at CEATEC. Among the more intriguing finds was the news that high-def plasma displays are actually getting smaller. While that may seem odd, manufacturers are pursuing the downward drive to win some of the current LCD market.

(Via IDG News Service)

As promised, we still have a few more in-depth reports from our News Service colleagues at CEATEC. Among the more intriguing finds was the news that high-def plasma displays are actually getting smaller. While that may seem odd, manufacturers are pursuing the downward drive to win some of the current LCD market.

(Via IDG News Service)

Sony pulled quite a trick at the show by unveiling an updated Vaio X range, which, you’ll recall, is the DVR to end all DVRs — it now comes with up to 2Tb of storage. The two new models offer various pick ‘n mix features that include up to eight tuners and Windows XP or just a plain vanilla jumbo media server.

Lastly for today, we took a final run around the arena to bring you snaps of the more interesting booths and products featuring on day one. NTT DoCoMo had the moodiest stand but it was clearly popular, with the main draw being a chance to get up close with the company’s entire FOMA 3G lineup. More pics inside…

(Via IDG News Service)

After yesterday’s slow news day, let’s just say that CEATEC 2005 has been a welcome change. We’ll start with this motivational shot of a splendid 12in novelty LCD TV from Taiwanese company Hanspree and carry on inside with a few more shots of the show as the day progresses. Keep your finger on that F5 key.

(Via IDG News Service)

CEATEC Japan starts tomorrow at Makuhari Messe on the edge of Tokyo Bay and we’ll be there bringing you the latest on what’s hot and what’s not in the world of Japanese technology. Stay tuned.

For the full skinny on the new Rev controller, read on for a comprehensive rundown from IDG News Service’s Martyn Williams live at TGS 2005.

(Via IDG News Service)

Just a quick heads up to let you know that we’ll be pitching camp at the Tokyo Game Show from early tomorrow morning to bring you the latest news on the next-gen console wars and the general madness that is Japanese gaming.