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By Shane McGlaun

I have seen some strange notebooks and netbooks before, but adding a second screen to a 10-inch netbook is one of the strangest things I have seen. Sharp has introduced the new Mebius netbook for the Japanese market.

The machine has a second 4-inch LCD where the track pad would normally be. The small screen has a resolution of 854 x 480 and can show video and other content on its little screen. The screen also doubles as the track pad and can be used to input handwriting into the computer.

Other than the little screen the machine is standard netbook with an Intel Atom N270 CPU, 10.1-inch LCD with a 1024 x 600 resolution, 160GB HDD, and three USB ports. Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Bluetooth are also built-in. The machine is only available in Japan at the moment for the equivalent of $815. I don’t really see it selling like hotcakes.

[ Via Laptop Mag ]

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By Andrew Liszewski

Last week Dyson unveiled a new line of compact canister vacuums specifically designed for smaller Japanese homes. The three models, known as the DC26 Turbinehead Entry, the DC26 Turbinehead Complete and the DC26 Motorhead Complete are about 30% smaller than the standard Dyson canister models currently sold around the world, and will range in price from $750 up to $900 when they’re available on April 10. Unfortunately the new line will only be available in Japan for the time being, which kind of sucks since not all of us here in North America live in giant McMansions.

[ Dyson Japan ] VIA [ CrunchGear ]

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[Via Joystiq]
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