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Sanyo ALBO Looks Neat and Cute

Sanyo has announced a new display device, ALBO,  that enables a user simply and  instantly to transmit photos, if required together with text message received by a cellphone terminal, from the user's cellphone to the 7-inch display panel itself via infrared communications ports.  With 256MB memory equipped and a built-in speaker, ALBO can display photos in a slideshow format with a variety of effects and sounds.    Various types of memory card slots and USB port are available, too.    Its IEEE802.11b/g or AOSS based wireless interface provides ALBO with another capability to link with a user's personal computer in the wireless LAN environment.    The new device, ALBO will be available in Japan on November 14, 2008 at a price level of Yen40,000.

 Source: Sanyo

11/5/08

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