Hasta La Gadget!

During CES, we talked a bit about LG’s new Laser TV, a new short-throw projector combined with a 100-inch screen. Despite the fact that it’s a projection system, it was still incredibly cool that it can project such a large and bright image from only 22-inches away from the scren. There were a couple things about the Laser TV that we didn’t know when it was announced during CES. Those two important tidbits of information including how much it would cost and when you could buy it.

LG has finally announced those two bits of info, and while the release date is almost upon us, sadly the price is bad news. I guess we should’ve expected anything with lasers to be expensive. The LG Laser TV will ship this April for $8,999 (USD). For that kind of money, it sure would be nice if it supported 4K resolution, but it’s “only” 1080p.

For that much money you get a 100-inch screen, the ultra short throw projector, and the projector laser illumination system with a lifespan of 25,000 hours. At least that means you won’t be replacing bulbs for a few hundred dollars a pop every few thousand hours of use as you would with a traditional projector. The projector also has integrated 20-watt speakers, Intel Wireless Display and Wi-Fi Direct capabilities. The projector also has a 1,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and three HDMI inputs.

Canon has just announced a new digital SLR camera called the EOS Rebel SL1. Canon hails the camera as the world’s smallest and lightest DSLR. The company says that the camera is 25% smaller and 28% lighter than its T4i DSLR.

The EOS Rebel SL1 camera measures 4.6-inches wide by 3.57-inches high by 2.74-inches deep and weighs 14.36 ounces for the body alone. The camera has a resolution of 18-megapixels and can shoot bursts at four frames-per-second. It can also capture full HD 1080p video at 30fps, or 720p video at 60fps. The camera has a nine-point center cross-type autofocus system and an ISO range of 100-12,800. On back it has a three-inch 1 million pixel touchscreen rear display supporting Live View.

The camera will go on sale this April for $649.99(USD) for the body alone. A kit featuring an EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM kit lens will be offered for $799.99.

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Computers & Peripherals:

• 4th Generation Apple iPad 16GB WiFi Tablet $469 plus free shipping (normally $499)
• Lenovo G580 Intel Core i3-3120M Dual-Core Ivy Bridge 15.6″ $379.99 plus free shipping (normally $459)
• Toshiba 2TB 3.5″ 7200RPM/64MB Internal SATA Hard Drive $89.99 (normally $149 – use coupon code: LXK85684)

Home Entertainment:

• Samsung 46″ UN46ES7100 46″ 3D LED LCD HDTV $997.99 plus free shipping (normally $1499 – use coupon code: EQA84904)
• Refurbished Slingbox PRO-HD SB300-100 Streaming Media Box $124.99 (normally $199)
• LG 60PM6700 60″ 3D Ready Plasma HDTV $879.99 plus free shipping (normally $1499)
• Redmere Ultra Thin High Performance 10ft HDMI Cable FREE (normally $18 – use this form)

Personal Electronics:

• Samsung Galaxy S3 III i9300 16GB Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich 3G Unlocked Smartphone (International Version) $449 plus free shipping (normally $599)
• GoPro HD Hero 3 1080p High Definition Camcorder Black Edition $249.99 plus free shipping (normally $299)

There’ve been some very cool PC games of launched over the last several months. One of the games that is the most demanding of computer hardware is the recently released Crysis 3. If you want to play that game with all the visual bells and whistles turned on, you need a seriously powerful computer. This is where the Digital Storm Hailstorm II gaming PC steps in.

Digital Storm has recently announced this beast and its specs are incredibly impressive. There are a number of hardware options available and the machine uses liquid cooling and looks really cool to boot. The basic configuration of the system, the Level 1, will set you back $2762(USD). For that much loot you get a Core i7 3770K processor, 16 GB of 1600MHz RAM, a single Nvidia GeForce GTX 680 graphics card with 2GB memory, a 120GB SSD, a 1 TB hard drive, and a Blu-ray drive.

The most expensive configuration is called the Level 4. This beast will drain $8085 from your bank account, It features a smoking-fast 3.5GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 3970X processor, 16 GB of  1866 MHz RAM, and three insanely powerful Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan SLI graphics cards with 6GB memory each. The machine also has a 240 GB SSD along with a 1 TB hard drive, a liquid cooling system, and a Blu-ray player. I bet that Level 4 machine can run Crysis maxed out on a 30-inch monitor without cracking a sweat.

I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for photos and video of gadgets being torn apart to see what they look like on the inside. Typically, when we’re looking at a teardown its the geeks over at iFixit. In fact, not too long ago they tore apart a Microsoft Surface Pro tablet. Today we are talking about a different sort of “teardown” of the forthcoming Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone.

I use the term “teardown” loosely, because the guys over at IHS iSuppli didn’t actually have an S4 to rip apart yet – they did it virtually. The company relied on its Mobile Handset Cost Model Service to figure out a bill of materials for constructing the smartphone. According to the company, they estimate the phone costs Samsung $244(USD), including an $8.50 manufacturing charge to build the S4. That cost is significantly more than the S3 from last year.

The increase in cost is blamed on the high-end parts that are expected to be used in the S4. The bill of goods estimates that the 5-inch 108p HD screen and its touch hardware costs $75 alone. The processor is estimated to cost $30 while the user interface and sensor subsystem adds $16. The LTE Version of the S4 is estimated to be cheaper to build than the HSPA+ version, but that’s mostly because it sports a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon instead of the eight-core Exynos Octa processor. The total bill of materials for the LTE version is $233.