Here’s an interesting rackmountable CD player. Assuming that you are still spinning CDs. It’s Tascam’s CD-200i. This rackmountable CD player will play all of your audio CDs, MP3 CDs and WAV file CDs, but what makes it interesting is that it also features a docking station for your iPod.

You can control your iPod directly from the front-panel or using a wireless remote, plus you can play videos through an S-video connection on the back. The front-panel Folder navigation buttons change folders on CDs and albums on the iPod. The device also supports CD TEXT and ID3 tag info.

BenQ has unveiled the upcoming 27-inch LCD monitor dubbed the M2700HDS in Japan. This latest widescreen monitor from the company boasts a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, a 5ms response time, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m2 brightness and four 2.5W built-in speakers.

As far as ports, it features USB, D-Sub, DVI and two HDMI ports. The M2700HDS will be available later in the year. Unfortunately, we don’t have a price yet, but it should fall in line with other monitors with comparable specs.

Remember that Undercover laptop sleeve that makes your laptop look like a padded envelope? The Laptop Case Against Crime is like that only it disguises your laptop as a newspaper. Great idea. Because who wants to steal a newspaper? No one reads the printed word anymore.

The case is made of plastic fabric and features a ziplock fastener to keep it sealed and protected. It comes with a removable carry chain, which won’t help with the illusion. Of course with the advent of so many laptop disguises thieves may just start stealing everything. Just to be thorough.

Mivvy, the Czech company just dropped the Mivvy one smartphone, powered by Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional. The full touchscreen handset won’t blow you away with killer features though as it’s a mid-range handset with the following specs.

You can expect Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE connectivity (850/900/1800/1900 MHz), 3.2″ TFT display at 240 x 400 resolution, GPS, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, Integrated FM radio, 3-megapixel camera, 624MHz Marvell PXA300 processor, 128MB RAM, 256 MB ROM and a microSD memory card slot

Game console makers apparently entertain every single idea, no matter how silly. The latest patent dreamed up by the big N is a football accessory that holds a Wiimote and nunchuk. The idea is that it could determine throwing angle, power and direction as well as body movements, which are then translated to the game.

It beats an inflatable horse, but do we really need to be breaking more TVs, with fake footballs? It’s just a patent, but you never know. We may see this one down the road. Good idea or not.

If you already use an external monitor with your MacBook, check this out. The BookArc stand turns your MacBook into a Desktop and is designed to hold a MacBook Air to a 17-inch MacBook Pro. It’s a great way to free up some valuable desk space so you can use all of your desktop gadgets.

You’ll be using your laptop vertically while it’s closed. It sure looks elegant. The stand will cost you $50 and you can get one now at an Apple Store. We could all use more desk space.

Tomorrow the folks at MediaMall will officially announce the beta release of PlayOn for Wii. The software license costs $39.99 and there’s also a 14-day free trial so you can try it out first and decide if you like watching Hell’s Kitchen and the like on your Wii.

Me, I’d rather play some Mario Kart. PlayOn for Wii works in the same way as it does for the other game systems and streams Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and a few other online video portals from your Windows XP or Vista computer to the Wii plugged into your TV.

If you are looking to add some color to your life, Japan’s Elecom is offering the UCAM-DLC300T Series. It’s a three megapixel USB web camera that fits onto the top of standard laptop screens allowing you to video chat instantly and easily.

It’s not just about laptops though. The web cam is also designed to work with the Sony Playstation 3 while offering 30 frames per second image transmission. The UCAM-DLC300T webcams come in white, black, pink and sky blue, and are compatible with PC or Mac.

Sony just released its Reader Daily Edition wireless model that sports 3G. The Daily Edition is the latest in its line of Readers, along with the Reader Pocket Edition and the Reader Touch Edition. The Reader Pocket Edition has a 5″ electronic paper display and comes in navy blue, rose and silver for $199.

The Reader Touch Edition sports a 6″ touchscreen panel in red, black or silver for $299. The newest, the Reader Daily Edition lets you stay connected wirelessly through AT&T’s 3G mobile broadband network to Sony’s eBook store. The Daily Edition Reader will be sold through a bunch of retailers incuding Best Buy, BJs, Borders, Sam’s Club, Staples, Target, Toys “R” Us and Wal-Mart.

Exemode has introduced the Yashica DV-535HD camcorder. The DV-535HD can record 1080p 30fps HD video at an affordable price. It will debut in Japan on September 11th, retailing for around $263. Don’t let the price fool you, the DV-535HD doesn’t sacrifice performance.

It features an optical 5x zoom, a 5-megapixel CMOS sensor and a touch-sensitive 3″ LCD display. All of your video recordings are stored in AVI file format for easy migration to wherever you want them and you can save all of your recorded content onto an SDHC memory card up to 32GB.

Sony just released its latest Walkman, the S540, in the US. The S540 features 2.4″ of viewing real estate and a pair of stereo speakers, so you can listen to your songs without headphones. An integrated microphone lets you record voice notes to yourself and you also get a built-in FM radio.

Battery life is about 42 hours with music playback on headphones, while video playback is 6.5 hours. It supports all of the popular audio file formats like AAC, MP3 and WMA. Video file formats include H.264, MPEG-4 and WMV.

There are only a few categories in the consumer electronics market that are still doing well during the global recession. Two of the most robust categories are netbooks and smartphones. Netbook sales are booming and most computer makers and several companies who aren’t computer makers are getting in on the action.

Nokia has finally announced the netbook it has been teasing in meetings for a while. The machine is called the Nokia Booklet 3G. The big claim for the netbook is that is has 12 hours of battery life.

If you travel a lot by air, you probably have invested in some sort of noise canceling headphones. The constant drone of the jet engines and that person next to you telling their life story can get old very quickly.

Sennheiser has unveiled a couple new Bluetooth headsets including one that is designed for the frequent traveler. The headsets are the MM400 and the MM 450 Travel. Both headsets are designed to work with smartphones and other devices. Both headsets fold flat for traveling.

I like the idea of wireless Bluetooth headphones for my iPhone. I would love to be able to listen to music and play games without having wires holding me back. The only part I don’t like is that most Bluetooth headphones are the on ear of over ear type rather than the earbud style I prefer.

We have talked about the Jabra Halo headphones before. Jabra first announced the Halo back in April. The company has now announced that the headphones will be sold exclusively through Best Buy stores.

AMD is making a comeback with its ATI video cards and GPUs. The company announced that it had claimed the discrete notebook GPU lead last quarter. NVIDIA still dominates the discrete desktop GPU space, but there are some interesting options for ATI fans available.

One of the newest ATI video cards is the HIS HD 4890 iCooler x4. The video card has 1GB of GDDR5 RAM and an exclusive cooler to keep the card cool. The cooler has dual heat extraction slots. One of the slots routes hot air outside the case.