The sun is usually an enemy to laptops. Just try using your screen on a bright day. But in this case it will power your PC. First introduced for the African market, Samsung’s NC215S will be heading for Russia in August for 13,999 rubles ($479).

The lid is almost entirely a solar panel and so this netbook has an estimated battery life of 14.5 hours. The NC215S packs in a 1.6GHz N570 Intel Atom dual-core processor, 250GB of storage, and 1GB of RAM.

The Samsung Galaxy S 2 will be hitting stores around the world in a few weeks, but Samsung wants to bridge the gap between the Galaxy S and the Galaxy S 2 with the Galaxy S 2011 Edition. This new phone will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread with an overclocked processor at 1.4 Ghz.

The battery is 1650 mAh but the screen is the same. It will likely have 2 Gigs of RAM and 8, 16 or 32 gigs of internal storage. Think of it as the Galaxy S 2 lite. It will be available in Russia in May for 22,000 Rubles ($ 780) to tide people over until the Galaxy S 2 arrives.

MTS has just released their newest Android tablet for the Russian market. The MTS 1055 features a 7-inch 800 x 480 capacitive multitouch display, a Qualcomm MSM7227 processor, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), and a 3.0-megapixel rear-facing camera.

Other features include an FM tuner, GPS, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, a microUSB port, a 3.5mm headset jack, a 3400mAh battery and Android 2.2 Froyo is running the show. The MTS 1055 will cost you 13,000 Rubles ($465 American).

I really love these space saving all-in-ones, most look pretty stylish as well. And now Lenovo has introduced their latest all-in-one desktop PC, the IdeaPad B310 for the Russian market. It is powered by an Intel Core i3/i5 processor.

This machine packs in a 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD multitouch display, up to 4GB DDR3 RAM, up to 1TB hard drive, a webcam, DVD drive, a card reader, TV tuner and WiFi.

RoverComputers has started shipping their first Android tablet called the ‘RoverPad 3W G70′ in Russia. It weighs in at just 360 grams, and the compact and lightweight device also packs a 7-inch 800 x 480 resistive touchscreen display.

Some other features are a 600MHz RockChip 2808 processor, 128MB of RAM, 4GB of internal memory, a microSD card slot, an accelerometer sensor, WiFi, a headphone jack, a USB 2.0 port and it runs on Android 1.5.

If you’re in Russia, you might be one of the lucky few to receive a gift from HTC: An HTC Hero. But it’s not what you think. It’s made entirely out of chocolate, so you can’t make any calls. It’s a pretty neat and tasty promotional campaign from the company.

The display reads “quietly brilliant new year”, so it was obviously a New Year’s gift. Looks like it is the same exact size of the real phone too.

We’ve seen our share of steampunk round these parts. I’m not sure if we’ve ever seen an actual steampunk phone though. Check this beauty out. If I didn’t know this was a phone, I might think it was some kind of miniature sub looking at it from the back.

It hails from Russia, and is loaded with all kinds of Steampunk goodness. Look at all of that detail in front. It’s as if Jules Verne took up Steve Jobs’ role a few centuries early. There isn’t much info on it, but the picture speaks loud and clear.

The Highscreen PP5420 is the latest Android-powered phone from Vobis and will be launched in Russia next week. Over there it’s known as the Mobinova Ice. It includes a secondary OLED display/navigation pad and presumably a strong love of Vodka along with these specs:

Qualcomm MSM7201ATM 528MHz processor, Google Android OS 1.5,GSM: 850/900/1800/1900; WCDMA/HSDPA 7.2mbps: 900/2100, HSUPA, 3” WQVGA TFT LCD touchscreen display, 3-megapixel autofocus camera, 256MB ROM, 128MB RAM, microSD memory card slot, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, Integrated FM radio, GPS navigation, Accelerometer, and TV out.

The Huawei U121 is a brand new entry-level handset from Huawei Technologies. It features some high-quality materials like stainless steel casing. Despite being entry level, the phone comes with a 1.3MP camera that supports video calls, an integrated FM radio, microSD memory card slot, a 3.5mm headphone jack, Audio and video playback, miniUSB port and 3G connectivity. The Huawei U121 is currently only available only in Russia.

About a year ago, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced that he would one day like to be able to pinpoint the location of his black Labrador, Koni, at any time using a Russian satellite navigation system known as GLONASS.

Yesterday, he did it. Mr. Putin procured a satellite collar that will allow him to track her, no matter where she is in Russia. (This dog must get around) According to Putin, “She’s wagging her tail, she likes it.” The system will be fully working for Russian territory by the end of this year.

Humans can’t seem to get enough of Aliens. The kind Ripley kills, not the grey ones that come at night and abduct you. Recently, we showed you some Aliens furniture.

Now some dude in Russia is taking the phenomenon mobile with this Alien car. The creator did a great job. It looks like it’s just bursting out of the grill. I love how the hands grip the headlights too. Nice touch. Next step, Ripley hunting for some payback.

Samsung released the Samsung SGH-D780 Gold Plated Edition, now the official phone of Russia’s Olympic team. The D780 is a dual SIM phone, allowing you to have 2 GSM networks active at once without having to reboot your phone.

Some of the features of the Samsung D780 are: 2.0-megapixel camera, 2.1-inch QVGA TFT, FM Radio, Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, 1200 mAh battery and a microSD slot supporting up to 2GB. The phone is already available in Russia of course.