Apple’s iPad announcement is big news. It’s a robust tablet form factor that is a half-inch thick and weighs 1.5 pounds, with a 9.7-inch capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD display that supports 1024x768 VGA video.The ebook implementation is everything one would expect. The application can be downloaded from the App Store and the content is managed by the “iTunes” platform, so it seamlessly integrates e-book with the other popular personal content. All iBooks are stored on your Bookshelf. As you would expect, all books are displayed on a sharp, color screen with many personalization options.

Belkin presents three new sleeves - Vue, Max, and Grip to protect your new Apple iPad while you’re on the move. These 10-inch sleeves are designed with reinforced panels to fully protect your Apple iPad touch screen from scratches, while still offering storage for other media devices such as an Apple iPhone, media reader, or earbuds. The Apple iPad user is one who is moving from place to place, so we’ve designed our cases to protect the device from this movement and activity. People will be using their Apple iPad tablet often to get online, so they’ll need easy access to them and, similarly, they’ll need their case to be gripable but also protective.

There must be someone in that marketing department that had a side job next to their study that was solely comprised of inventing silly names? Well, that person is working for several different cell phone manufacturers or there are several people that meet that profile. Take for example the following rumor: the existence of the HTC Supersonic smartphone. Supersonic? I thought that that name had disappeared with the disappearance of the Concord flights! The HTC Supersonic is supposed to be the full successor of the HTC HD2 smartphone. Why not just call that smartphone the HTC HD3?

Boost Mobile adds another addition to its ever-expanding handset line-up. Building on the launch of Monthly Unlimited on the Nationwide Sprint Network earlier this month, Boost Mobile and Kyocera Communications announce the availability of Boost’s first-ever QWERTY clamshell phone, the Sanyo Incognito by Kyocera at a reduced price of $129.99. This launch pricing represents a $20 discount compared to the originally announced price of $149.99. Sanyo Incognito users will benefit from features such as advanced music, video and 3G Web browsing capabilities, and with the Boost Mobile Monthly Unlimited plan they can also enjoy unlimited nationwide voice, text messaging and Web for just $50 a month without an annual contract.

Just before the start of the MWC, we’ve received info about some new phones, however, there always seems to be some smartphones slipping through the mazes, which have not yet formally made their appearance in the press. Take the Samsung Galaxy 2 for example, which is apparently the successor to Samsung's first Android smartphone, and this time it has improved specifications. The first information that has reached us about the Samsung Galaxy 2 creates high expectations of a fairly advanced Android smartphone. This Samsung Android smartphone features a fast 1GHz Snapdragon processor and is said to feature up to 32GB internal memory for the Apps, photo, video and all sorts of data.

Apple introduced iPad, a revolutionary device for browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading e-books and much more. Apple iPad’s responsive high-resolution Multi-Touch display lets users physically interact with applications and content. Apple iPad is just 0.5 inches thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook. Apple iPad includes 12 new innovative apps designed especially for the iPad, and will run almost all of the over 140,000 apps in the App Store. Apple iPad will be available in late March starting at the breakthrough price of just $499.

Over the past six months, Motorola has shown it very well knows how to place itself in the limelight. With the arrival of Google Android OS and an internal reorganization of strategy within the Motorola ranks, the mobile world suddenly looks a whole lot brighter for Motorola. One after another, the Motorola Android smartphones seem to become world news. Suddenly, it is cool and hot to go for a Motorola, which is quite a turnaround! We are very curious to see how Motorola will do during the Mobile World Congress, we predict the Motorola booth will be a very crowded one. Although it seems quite unlikely we will find the Motorola MOTOSPLIT showcased right there and then.

Fans of Nintendo’s fashion-themed Style Savvy game for the Nintendo DS and Nintendo DSi systems will have access to some hot new designs this year, thanks to an expanded partnership between Nintendo and renowned entertainment icon Beyoncé. Style Savvy players with broadband Internet access will soon be able to download five designs from the real-life Deréon clothing line co-created by Beyoncé and her mother, designer Tina Knowles. As managers of their own virtual boutiques, players can incorporate these chic Deréon fashions as they create one-of-a-kind looks for their in-game clientele.

The popularity of Avatar and other 3D films will put 3D TV on the map for consumers, reports In-Stat 2010 will be a big year for 3D entertainment, as movie studios release more 3D films shown in a growing number of 3D equipped theaters. “In-Stat’s 3D consumer survey shows that 64% of consumers are at least somewhat interested in 3D in the home. For those who have seen a 3D movie in the last 12 months, the percentage increases to 76%.”

Toshiba intros the Satellite E205 laptop, a next-generation thin and light Satellite laptop that features distinctive styling, performance-class technologies and new features that deliver more wireless freedom than ever. The new Toshiba Satellite laptop represents the second collaboration between Toshiba and Best Buy as part of the retailer’s Blue Label initiative. The Toshiba Satellite E205 notebook is one of the first laptops to feature Intel Wireless Display technology, which makes it possible for consumers to wirelessly connect the laptop to a big screen HDTV and enjoy digital content with great image clarity and amazing sound - at the touch of a button.