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s this the end of the novel as we know it? Thanks to the ebook - a new generation of mini-computers that allow you to download thousands of books at the click of a button - it seems the answer may be yes. Yesterday, Amazon announced their Kindle e-reader - a device that can download a book from the internet in 60 seconds - will be available in the UK later this month. So, can the e-reader really replace the good old book? LINSEY FRYATT, editor of gadget website Stuff.tv, puts them to the test...

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HP is taking the digital photo frame to new heights with its HP DreamScreen line of smart displays that do way more than just let you browse pretty pictures. The DreamScreen, announced Wednesday, is a beautiful smart display that comes in two sizes (10- and 13-inches diagonally). They link wirelessly to the Internet and can display pictures, five-day weather forecasts, Facebook friend updates, and the Pandora music service. The displays also can be linked to your desktop so you can easily put multimedia content directly on them.

The phone will be Linux-based and will run on a ARM Cortex-A8 processor. It is bound to support multi-tasking, with 1GB of application
memory and OpenGL ES 2.0 for graphic enhancement. Other features include a 32 GB memory capacity that can be scaled up by another 16GB via a microSD card slot, HSPDA, WLAN, WVGA screen, Internet access, IM and a very cool QWERTY. It will run on the Maemo 5 platform
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The Nokia N900 tablet is likely to hit selected markets by October this year. It will cost 500 Euros or $717 (plus taxes). The phone will be displayed at Nokia World in Stuttgart next month.

Introducing Maptor, a GPS Navigational gadget concept that seems really handy, portable and practical for every day use both for tourists and for locals crossing to unknown territory.

Like Microsoft's Natal system for the Xbox 360, it looks like Sony's emotion-controller will function on the basis of body gestures, facial expressions and amount of player movement, all of which will be detected through the camera and microphone.