Sony Ericsson has just added a new device to the Xperia line of mobile phones, the Xperia acro. This handset is designed specially for users in Japan and packs in a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, and Android’s Gingerbread 2.3.

That’s not all. The phone also has an extra wide 4.2” screen, an 8.1 megapixel camera with Exmor R for mobiles, enabling users to capture low-noise, high quality images and HD video (720p) and there’s also TV-viewing, a mobile-wallet and more. Lucky Japanese.

LG had already said that we can expect the ultra-slim Optimus Black handset globally in the first half of this year, and keeping to their word, at least one continent will be getting the device during that time period. The 9.2mm thin smartphone with it’s 700 nit NOVA display will hit Europe this month.

North America and Asia will come sometime after, we just don’t know when. Looks like LG will be introducing white and pink versions of the phone in June as well. What do you think? Are you waiting for this one?

Miss the old days when you had to carry a heavy boombox around for portable music? Well, now you can relive those days, with the Soulra XL, the solar-powered iPod boombox formerly called the Soulra 2. Its eight speakers are said to get very loud, and the company claims it charges twice as fast as its predecessor (just five hours) and lasts five hours on a charge.

It will also charge your phone, too. It weighs seven pounds and will cost you $300. You can pre-order it now.

Something interesting was shown off at a California Israel Chamber of Commerce demo event yesterday. Something that could improve the interface of touch-screen devices. It’s called the Ringbow, a ring-mounted, wireless pointing stick.

Think of it as a D-Pad for your tablet device. Touch-screen apps generally have limited ways to control them, so access to menu commands or secondary functions requires going to full menus, which is not ideal at all and not fast. The Ringbow makes going through accessory menus faster and less of a hassle.

The Lookee TV is an internet TV and radio player that connects to your home network. It comes in three models: a table-top model, a portable model, and a set-top box. All are equipped with TV out with support for resolutions up to 720 x 480 pixels.

The Lookee TV can receive over 30,000 streaming radio stations and over 1,000 streaming TV channels for free. You can also use the Lookee TV as a digital picture frame or a media player. It will play videos or picture slideshows from the integrated SD card slot and it has a line-in audio jack for connecting with your iPod or an MP3 player.

Good news for Twitter users who also use a Blackberry. Twitter for BlackBerry version 2 Beta is now available in the BlackBerry Beta Zone. RIM will do things differently this time, offering more frequent beta versions with features added and the current version 2 of the Twitter app brings a simplified navigation bar at the top.

It puts the Search, Find People, and Popular Topics screens into one Single Search Screen in addition to integrating with the Universal Search feature. It also offers a new Black Chrome color scheme and the Compose Tweet button is accessible and allows you to tweet from anywhere in the app. Sounds like some useful improvements.

Creative has unveiled the wireless one-piece D80, a Bluetooth speaker that is pretty much identical to the previous D100, except for a lower price at $50 and a loss of battery power. Not much to get excited about.

The $300 ZiiSound D5x on the other hand, is compatible with the new D3x modular speaker and DSx modular subwoofer, which are both priced at $150. The D80 arrives this month and the ZiiSound’s components will arrive this summer.

If you have a computer that has slow wireless networking connectivity, you can always change the card out, but for some people that isn’t the answer. A USB network adapter that supports the faster tech might be easier.

Trendnet is here to help and they have a new USB network adapter that is dual band and will work at 2.4GHz or 5GHz. That means that HD video and other bandwidth heavy things can use the 5GHz band. The adapter has WPS for easy setup and a MIMO antenna for the 450Mbps transfer speeds. It will cost you $90.

We’ve been waiting for Samsung’s Infuse 4G to come to AT&T and now we have a date. The Infuse features a 4.5-inch Super AMOLED Plus display and is launching May 15th on AT&T for $200 with a two-year contract.

Other specs include HSDPA Cat 14 and HSUPA Cat 6 radios, a 2GB microSD card, 1.2 GHz processor, and Android 2.2. There’s also an 8-megapixel camera in the back that does 720p video and a 1.3-megapixel shooter in front.

Want to add a touch of style to your iPad 2? Then check out this hand made leather iPad 2 case, which will have your device looking sophisticated. It is made entirely by hand, and each piece has been stitched by hand, and it even has a pouch in front so you can store your headphones.

Pretty neat. If you like what you see, the hand made leather iPad 2 case is available for $175. Style doesn’t come cheap. Especially when you are talking hand stitched leather.

Creative is living up to it’s name as usual, having just announced a new line of headphones named the WP Series, designed specially for mobile phone users who want superior voice quality for calls and the best audio playback for music. It will be arriving in stores this month and during September 2011 as well.

These headphones are Bluetooth compatible and there are three models: the WP-450, WP-350 and WP-250. All can be folded for easy storage and portability, and will deliver about 8 hours of playback and 9 hours of talk time. The Creative WP350 incorporate an invisible microphone and the WP-250 have an in-ear design. The WP350 is £89.99 and will be arriving in May, the other models will arrive in September. The WP450 is £119.99 and the WP250 is £59.99.

If you have a new laptop with a USB 3.0 port, now you need a flash drive to match. And PQI has unveiled a new line of USB 3.0 flash drives called the Intelligent Drive U819V. They measure just 31.5mm x 14.8mm x 7.3mm and weigh 3.6 grams.

They are tiny and also feature a glossy exterior in ivory white and midnight black, a USB 3.0 connection of course they come in 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB capacities. No word on pricing yet.

Fossil’s Meta Watch “wrist computer” comes in digital or analog versions and is based on the TI MSP430 micro-controller paired with Bluetooth for connecting to your phone, tablet or other device. It will also display information from mobile applications or Internet services.

The watch also features a 3 ATM water resistant stainless steel case, a leather strap, a mineral glass crystal, a vibrating motor, a three-axis accelerometer and an ambient light sensor. The analog version features two 16 x 80 white OLED displays, while the digital version has a 96 x 96 reflective display. The Meta Watch should arrive in July 2011 for $200.

We’ve seen cool circuit board patterned ties before, but this one is the coolest. Why? Because this one actually lights up. The lights almost make it seem like a real circuit board. Now if you could just add ram and upgrade the processor, it would be complete.

A great pair of light up cuff links would complete the look and make you entirely geek chic. Pretty awesome attire if you ask us. Hopefully it’s quality made and will last a while.

U.S. Cellular would like to keep this a secret, but that’s not gonna happen. It is out of the bag. They have an Android-based LG handset coming soon. A clam-shell, dual-screen Android. AndroidCentral slipped all of the details.

You can expect Android 2.2, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, 430MB internal memory/8GB microSD, and 5-megapixel camera. The front/external display is 3.5-inches (480×800) while the internal is just 3.2-inches (480×800). It’s a unique take on a familiar form factor and that should be the appeal. Price will likely be about $250 with a two-year agreement and $450 outright.