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Looks like the Ceramic White color PlayStation 3 (model CECHH01) might be headed to U.S. shores afterall. Originally revealed back in October for release in Asia, updated documents and pictures surfaced on the us FCC website which could indicate that it’s on its way to North America now.

Especially telling are the North American (US/FR/ES) user manuals on the site.

The new PS3 model features a glossy white shell that’ll put your Xbox 360 and Wii to shame. It comes with a 40GB hard drive and a matching white SIXAXIS controller (not sure if it’s the DualShock). If I had to guess, it’ll be priced at $399 when it hits the states.

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At the recent CES in Las Vegas, iriver presented its entry into the handheld PC market when it debuted WING. This device features web browsing, instant messaging, email, photo, music and text messaging ability along with an FM radio and camera. The Linux powered device is a black and white clamshell boasting a 4-inch TFT-LCD touch screen and full QWERTY keyboard, 4GB of memory and an SD slot for additional storage.

iriver also debuted the new UNIT 2 Multimedia Home Networking Device. This device has it all: Audio, Video and DVD player, DiVX player, CD player, FM radio, VoIP phone,
text messaging, web browsing, and email. It also boasts a 7 inch touch screen,built in stereo speakers, a 30GB hard drive and 2GB of NAND flash.

The UNIT 2 is designed to be an all-in-one solution for integrating your digital content with your TV and set top box. Both the UNIT 2 and WING are expected to be released later this year.

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While Mr. Jobs is claiming the thinnest notebook, it seems that Toshiba may actually claim the lightest with their recent addition to the Portege R500 line. The soon to be released R500-11J will come in a just 11.14-inches x 8.49-inches x 0.76-inches/ 1-inches and weighs just 1.72-pounds. Overall the dimensions are pretty close to the 12.8-inches x 8.95-inches x 0.1-inches/ 0.76-inches found in the Air, that weighs in at about 3-pounds.

Similar to the MacBook Air, the R50-11J will include the 64GB SSD. In addition it will also feature a 12.1-inch WXGA Transflective LED at 1,280 x 800, 1.20GHz Intel Centrino Duo with Intel Core2 Duo Ultra Low Voltage U7600, 2GB RAM, Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, touchpad, Gigabit Ethernet, Buetooth, 3G+ and Wi-Fi (802.11 a/g/n). Similar to the MacBook Air it will also not include any optical drive.

The R500-11J will run Windows Vista Pro and be available later this month for 2500 euros or around $3600 US.

Via [Akihabara News]