Samsung Series 9 Laptop is reported to start shipping today at March 17th. This 13.3-inch laptop is going to cost $1649 per unit, which is about $50 higher than the last time we blogged about.

The model that has been shipped is coming with the following specification:

• Intel Core i5 Processor 2537M (1.4GHz, 3MB cache)
• 128GB SSD
• 4GB RAM
• Windows 7 OS Professional Edition
• 13.3-inch HD LED-backlit SuperBright Plus display
• Duralumin case (twice stronger than aluminium)
• Large Multi-touch clickpad, backlit keyboard and more!

Samsung Series 9 laptop is quite a nice alternative to Macbook Air since it’s very thin and lightweight. However, Samsung Series 9 Laptop is not a beast in performance, so don’t expect that you can run any resources hungry games on this system, even though you’ve pay a lot for it.

Samsung Series 9 Laptop Starts Shipping Today
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ASUS UL20FT Ultra-thin laptop which was exposed back in May 2010 is going to arrive at US next month. This 12.1-inch is currently available for pre-order with price tag of $629. According to the pre-order page, this item’s ETA is on August 6th. Let’s hope there is no delay on the shipping date.

To refresh, ASUS UL20FT is an Intel powered laptop. Featuring 1.20Ghz Core i3-330UM CPU, 2GB of RAM, 320GB HDD, Intel GMA X4500MHD graphic chipset, WiFi-b/g/n 0.3 MP webcam, 5-in-1 card reader, Gigabit ethernet and a 6-cell battery.

Although the specs looks pretty common, this ASUS UL20FT did have a nice set of branded speakers from Altec Lansing. To improve performance, ASUS UL20FT is pre-installed with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit OS.

Want one? Pre-order it here >>

[NetbookNews via Liliputing]

ASUS Launching Ultra-Thin Laptop UL20FT In US This August 2010
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This Murata Piezoelectric Waterproof Speaker is probably the same species as the paper thin speaker or the FleXpeaker speaker from Taiwan, it has an impressive thickness at 0.9mm only and Murata Piezoelectric is waterproof, too!

The model known as VSLBG1914E1400-T0 is designed exclusively for mini gadgets and portable gadgets such as digital camera, cell phone, or PMP so the device can produce a better sound output and highly water resistant. Guess what, this Murata Piezoelectric waterproof speaker is not just a concept anymore. You can actually found it selling for $2 a pop (250 yen) in Japan.

[Murata via TechFresh]

Murata Piezoelectric Waterproof Speaker is Ultra-thin!
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At the FPD International show in Japan, Samsung is not only showing off their needle thin LCD TV, they also unveiled their own e-paper device to let the world know they are excellent in producing display gadget. Samsung e-paper device come in a 10.1-inch screen size, ultra-thin, consist of TFT glass substrate and plastic color filter and e-paper. The screen can display up to 450×600 pixels resolution, but has a low contrast ratio at 10:1 only.

The reflectance is fixed at 12 percent while it reproduces about seven percent of the NTSC color gamut. The display is just 0.7mm thick.

Looks quite promising, but no one is allow to touch the device yet. Samsung planned to market this Ultra-thin flexible e-paper display in the next one or two year and most-likely they will make it as an ebook reader similar to Barnes & Noble’s Nook.

[via Electronista]

Samsung Ultra-Thin 10.1-inch e-Paper Display
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We’ve been losing the scoop on solar panel news for awhile but now we have been pulled back into the subject by this interesting news from Sanyo. Their recently venture is the ultra-thin HIT solar cell, which believed to be the new breakthrough of solar energy conversion using the highest-level of efficiency. The Ultra-thin solar panel has breaking the world’s record by providing the highest level conversion efficiency of 22.8%.

Sanyo said that they will focus on Improving the efficiency level and try their hardest to make the HIT solar cell thinner than the current one and lowering the manufacturing costs.

[More: Sanyo Press Release]

Sanyo Announces The Highest-level Conversion Efficiency Ultra-thin HIT Solar Cell
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