At CES back in 2007 there were several demonstrations of 60Hz TVs next to 120Hz TVs. The difference in image quality achieved through going from 60 to 120Hz was very impressive. Samsung wasn’t content to sit on its 120Hz laurels and has announced the first Blue Phase LCD panel.

Whereas 120Hz sets on the current market use overdrive circuits to achieve 120Hz, the Blue Phase panel will not require any overdrive circuits. Samsung also says that the design is extremely cost efficient thanks to not needing liquid crystal alignment layers like today’s LCD panels do.

If the Samsung 2263DX 22-inch LCD is Dr. Evil, the small 7-inch LCD grafted onto it would definitely be Mini Me. The idea is that the main 22-inch screen can be used for normal work and the secondary 7-inch screen can be used to extend your desktop to keep other stuff visible.

I guess you could use the little screen for IM applications, RSS feeds, and TV watching or other things. The 7-inch screen attaches to the main display via an arm that allows it to be mounted to either side of the main display or above it. The small display connects to the main display via a mini USB cable so you don’t need to directly connect the small screen to your computer.

Long gone are the days when a PMP was a simple rectangular device with not much thought to the looks of the device. Sure Apple still makes mostly rectangular MP3 players with its iPod line, but many other PMP makers are looking to more organic shapes and bright colors to woo buyers.

Samsung announced a pair of new PMPs called the S2 Pebble and the S3 Slim Portable Media Player. As you can guess from the Pebble designation with the S2 the PMP has a rounded pebble shape. It is only available in 1GB capacity and can be had in green, purple, red, black, and white colors. The Pebble lacks any display and has its controls on the back for a clean and uncluttered look. Supported file formats include MP3, WMA, and OGG.

I’ve mentioned before that I have an issue with people I see walking around chatting away on a Bluetooth headset when the headset really isn’t needed. In this day and age I don’t think anyone is impressed that you have a Bluetooth headset.

In some states the only way you can talk on your phone while driving is by using a Bluetooth headset so there is definitely a place for them. To meet this need Samsung has announced one of the thinnest Bluetooth headsets available called the WEP350.

Samsung is showing off its new line of LCD monitors this week at the MacWorld Conference in San Francisco. The 2693HM and 2493HM monitors are part of the new Samsung SyncMaster lineup, providing 1920 x 1200 resolution displays with built-in speakers and a 5ms GTG response time.

The SyncMaster 2493HM is a 24-inch display while the 2693HM is not quite a 26-inch measuring 25.5 inches diagonally. Both monitors have HDMI inputs and feature full 1080p to take advantage of those downloaded HD movies until you get an appliance to transfer them into your living room. The built-in speakers might not provide the same quality that you might get from stand-alones but the space on your desk that’s saved is often worth it.

Samsung was showing off at CES last week its new LCD HDTV Series 6 and 7 displays. Besides the nice style touches these LCDs are noted for their networking and easy connection capability. The Series 6 models are due out in March and the Series 7 units will debut in May.

These new Samsung displays come in 40-, 46- and 52-inch screen sizes. The Series 6 will let you connect multimedia devices and access their content on-screen. The Series 7 takes it a step further by letting devices be connected to a USB slot as well as offering internal flash memory preloaded with content.

Get more details on these Samsung displays after the jump.

Samsung brought out at CES this week to showcase an upscale version of its popular UMPC line up. This latest high performance model is known as the Samsung Q1UP-XP and Samsung says it will be available for around $1,400.

The Samsung Q1UP-XP (Q1 Ultra Premium UMPC) has a seven-inch backlit LCD with is touch sensitive and has a native resolution of 1024 x 600. It’s powered by a 1.33GHz ULV Intel Core Solo U1500 Pentium CPU and offers up to 7.5 hours of battery life. It also features a split-QWERTY keyboard, 80GB hard drive and is based on the Microsoft Windows XP Tablet Edition operating system.

Get more information on this new Samsung UMPC after the jump.

Samsung was showing off at CES this week a new 10-megapixel digital camera with HD video recording capability. It’s a point and shoot model called the NV24 HD and Samsung is pricing it at around $350 with a March release date.

The Samsung NV24 HD is a fully loaded camera. It can record 720p HD video at a maximum frame rate of 30fps. It measures a fairly compact 3.8 x 2.4 x 0.7-inches. It makes uses of a 24mm Schneider lens and 3.6x optical zoom.

Want more details? Check out the full press release after the jump.

Here’s a cool CES 2008 offering from Samsung. Samsung’s new SC-HMX20C is an HD Flash-based camcorder with a 1080p mode that features 30 frames-per-second recording capability. It also has 8GB of built-in flash memory. That’s probably more then enough for most casual users, but if you want more, it also gives you the option of recording onto SDHC/MMC+ cards.

Their are advantages to using flash memory. Such as quicker start-up, longer battery life, and a of course you can have a more compact design. This camcorder can also be used as a still camera, taking pics at up to 8 megapixels. Send movies directly to the HDTVA docking station that has an HDMI input and component connections.

Samsung recently unveiled a new monochrome laser printer for the SOHO market. The new Samsung ML-2851ND is priced at around $330.

The Samsung ML-2851ND has the ability to print 30 monochrome pages per minute. Estimated first page out speed, according to Samsung, is 8.5 seconds. Memory on this printer can be expanded to 160MB for larger printing jobs. DPI output is noted to be 1200 x 1200.

Samsung is offering up for the holidays a new digital picture frame which makes use of Microsoft technology to wirelessly display your digital photos. The new Samsung SPF-83V looks to be priced at around $230.

The Samsung SPF-83V uses technology developed by Microsoft Research to work with the Windows Live Photo Gallery and Windows Media Player. The frame communicates with WMP, which in turn in conjunction with the online photo gallery wirelessly streams digital images to the Samsung display for presentation.

Samsung and T-Mobile are teaming on a new mobile phone which supports the latter’s HotSpot @Home service for placing calls over 802.11 wireless networks. The Samsung Katalyst is priced around $80 with rebate and service plan.

The Samsung Katalyst is a slider style cell phone which lets you make calls over wireless Internet networks such as those found on your home network or at T-Mobile Hotspots. The call can be carried over to T-Mobile’s regular network when one leaves a wireless zone. One can instant message with others on several different networks using the Katalyst and also make use of wireless Bluetooth technology for hands-free communication.

Samsung extended its line of entry level digital cameras today by unveiling two new low cost models. The S760 and S860 are set to be priced at around $170 and $180 respectively.

The only real difference between these two cameras in regards to technical features is the megapixel designation - the S760 is 7.2 megapixels while the S860 is 8.1 megapixels. Both cameras otherwise offer the same functions, including a 3x optical zoom (35mm film equivalent: 38~105mm) Samsung SHD lens, digital image stabilization and face detection. Power is provided by two AA batteries.

Samsung has decided to make their low end handsets fashionable, with some help from the Vittorio & Lucchino fashion house. They’ve taken the cheap and plain Samsung Z240 handset and made it a real beauty. It looks cool, but the fact that they did it without a significant price increase is a beautiful thing as well. Starting Dec. 01 , 2007 you’ll be able to pick-up a Samsung Z240 Vittorio & Lucchino handset for just 59 Euro. With an Orange Spain contract only, but still. It’s pretty.

It’s nice to see manufacturers offering more choices, other then plain black or silver, or any solid color for that matter. It not only will spice up your drab day a little, but it makes your gear stand out.

Samsung has announced the launch of this cool-looking touch screen smartphone as one of the many chasing after the popularity of the iPhone, and this one actually looks not half-bad. The Samsung SPH-M4650 smartphone is just 14mm thick and features a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen that will buzz your finger with a little tactile feedback when you move it over the virtual buttons, helping you press where you should be pressing.

The phone runs on Windows Mobile 6 Professional with a Marvell 624MHz PXA300 processor and packs in a 2MP camera, Bluetooth, a full-browser to see web pages in their original format, and a DMB TV tuner which is real cool if you live in a country that broadcasts DMB TV.