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The new Archos 97 Xenon tablet is part of the company’s Elements line. Measuring 9.8-inch x 7.4-inch x 0.45-inch and weighing 1.4 pounds, the tablet comes jam packed with a 9.7-inch IPS display with a 1024 x 768 pixel resolution and a 5-point multitouch. Powered by an unspecified 1.4 GHz processor, the Archos 97 Xenon features a 512MB of RAM, a 4GB of storage space, a microSDHC card slot (up to 32GB) and the Google Android 4.0 operating system. Other specs include WiFi, GPS and 3G. Its battery provides up to 8-hour of video playback. [Liliputing]

I don’t know if I’m more sick of this Gotye song or that Call Me Maybe song (though Gangnam Style is quickly catching up to both of them) but this is actually pretty freaking cool: a bunch of old computer parts—hardrives, scanners, etc—combine to sing the song, ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ by Gotye. More »

Well, it looks like Sony’s in-house software developers have decided this is the perfect week to deliver delicious treats to a large portion of the company’s mobile lineup. Not long after outing updates for the Tablet S and Xperia Ion (in the US), the electronics giant is now bringing Ice Cream Sandwich to handsets such as the Xperia go, Xperia U and Xperia sola. The refresh itself brings a slew of novel traits to the trio of Xperia slabs, including a “new way to experience” music, photos and video, improvements to the lockscreen, the ability to resize widgets and the addition of a “multitasking” button. While the standout features remain the same across the board, the Xperia sola does get an added bonus in the form of a so-called, self-explanatory glove mode — which is made possible by the device’s “floating touch” technology. Sony does note that availability of the 4.0 upgrade will vary by market and, not surprisingly, carrier requirements. Let’s just hope you get to enjoy the changes soon.

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Thanko is back with its latest gadget in the form of the ANDBOX44 Android 4.0 SmartTV Box. This gadget will turn any HDMI-equipped TV into an Android 4.0 SmartTV. Powered by a 1.5GHz Cortex A8-Allwinner A10 processor, the Thanko ANDBOX44 features a 1GB of RAM, a 4GB of internal storage space, an HDMI port, Ethernet, an SD card slot and two USB ports. It is compatible with most of famous multimedia file formats such as MPG 1/2/4, WMV 7/8/9(VC1), ASF, H26 4/H 263,MP4, FLV, 3GPP, MOV, MKV, RM/RMVB, TS, M2TS, DIVX/XVID, AVI, DAT and OGG, M4A, MID, MP3, WAV, AMR, WMA, FLAC, RA and AAC. Measuring 250mm x 145mm x 75mm and weighing 430 grams, the ANDBOX44 also provides access to Google Play, allowing you to download more apps and games. The Thanko ANDBOX44 Android 4.0 SmartTV Box retails for 10,000 Yen ($128). [Thanko]

Sony has introduced its new 3D 4K TV in the Japanese market. Dubbed as the Sony KD-84X9000, it is equipped with (4K) BRAVIA LED and Sony’s X-Reality PRO Picture Engine for BRAVIA TV that optimizes image processing for digital broadcast, Blu-ray disc and other high resolution materials. The Sony KD-84X9000 will be released in Japan at the end of November 2012. [Sony]