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Motorola today announced the Motorola A45 Murano in Brazil, under the name of Motocubo A45. Designed for young mobile users, the Motocubo A45 is a messaging phone with a landscape QVGA display and a sliding QWERTY keyboard. The phone features Quad-band GSM/EDGE connectivity, an MP3 player, a 3.5mm headset jack, an FM radio with RDS, and a 2MP camera. The phone will be available starting September for $293.(Info)

The Samsung Haptic AMOLED is now available in pink and white models, which are perfect for girls. The 3G full touchscreen phone comes equipped with a high-resolution AMOLED display and supports high-quality video formats such as DivX, H.264, MPEG4, and AC-3. Other cool features including “One-finger Zoom” function, T-DMB, a 5MP camera, Bluetooth connectivity and a navigation support. No info on pricing so far.(Info)

Chinese-based company, Sunno is reportedly working on their new smartphone called the S880. This new handset will use of Android + Windows Mobile dual-system operation and feature a 3.6-inch WVGA display, a 806MHz CPU, an 8-megapixel camera, a 256/128MB RAM, GPS and WiFi connectivity. The Sunno S880 is currently in the works and set for an October 15th launch. Stay tuned for more updates.(Info)

The Sendstation PocketDock Line Out Mini USB is a useful accessory for your iPhone or iPod that allows you to sync and charge with mini USB. It also comes with a 3.5mm line out audio jack, which is supposed to give you clearer sound quality than the headphone jack. If you are interested, the Sendstation PocketDock Line Out Mini USB is available for $30.(Info)

Apple and China Unicom have finally announced their agreement concerning their plan to launch the iPhone in China later this year. As reported by AFP, a multi-year deal has been signed by both parties, and they are hoping to launch it sometime in the fourth quarter of 2009. However, the company hasn’t yet specified which iPhone models it will be offering including pricing. Stay tuned for more updates.(Info)

Cricket and MetroPCS have recently released another messaging phone from Samsung namely the Samsung Messager II. This new handset features a 2.2-inch display with 240 x 320 resolution, a 2MP camera with video recording, a full slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a microSD card lot, a web browser, Bluetooth and supports EV-DO connectivity. The Samsung Messager II sells for $149 at MetroPCS and $199.99 at Cricket.(Info)

Esato user tob!s has designed the Sony Ericsson XPERIA X5 (codename: Nadine) concept as the successor to the Android-powered Sony Ericsson XPERIA X3. The phone comes jam packed with a futuristic QWERTY slider, a 3.5-inch touchscreen display, a 12-megapixel camera with auto-focus and Xenon flash, HD video recording and access to Sony Ericsson’s App Store. The XPERIA X5 will be available in Chrome Silver, Ocean Blue and Sunny Orange.(Info)

Sirius XM today unveiled its in-car XM SkyDock that will turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a satellite radio. The gadget comes equipped with a built-in FM transmitter for relaying the music to your car stereo. The XM SkyDock relays that music via Sirius XM’s new PowerConnect system, which transmits the FM signal through your car’s electronics system rather than over the air to provide better audio reception. The Sirius XM SkyDock will be available this fall for $120 (plus that $13/month subscription — $8 if you already subscribe).(Info)

Here’s the first official picture of Nokia’s upcoming N97 Mini handset. It’s said that the N97 Mini will have almost the same features like the original N97, except for a few changes which will include a redesigned QWERTY keypad, an 8GB of internal memory and no lens cover. The N97 Mini will probably make its debut during Nokia World 2009 next week.(Info)

Here is a GSP-enabled wristwatch from Chinavasion that allows you to walk around and then see where you walked around on Google Maps. The gadget has a built-in 8MB storage space to log all of your movements. Its battery lasts for up to 21 hours. Chinavasion’s GPS Watch retails for $77.61 each.(More)

Exemode will launch its Yashica DV-535HD camcorder that is able to record 1080p 30fps HD video. This affordable HD video recorder boasts a 5x optical zoom, a 5-megapixel CMOS sensor and a 3-inch touch-sensitive LCD display. All video recordings are stored under the AVI file format for easy migration to other platforms. You can save all your recorded video on an SDHC memory card (up to 32GB). The Yashica DV-535HD will be launched on September 11th, 2009 for $263 a pop.
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Wacom will rolled out their Nextbeat NXT-1000 professional DJ equipment on September 18th, 2009 in Japan and on September 25th, 2009 in Europe. For your info, the Nextbeat is a professional live performance with innovative features including touch-sensitive controls that can be operated intuitively with your DJ equipment. Sadly, there is no info on US release. Video after the jump.(More info)

HANNspree has come out with their first two HF series LCD monitors in the form of the 20-inch HF207AP and 23-inch HF237HP. The HF207AP only supports a native resolution of 1600 x 900 pixels and features two connectivity ports including D-Sub and DVI. While the HF237HP offers a higher resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and integrates three connectivity ports including D-Sub, DVI and HDMI. As for the rest of the specs, both monitors feature the same 5ms response time, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m2 brightness and two 1W speakers. The HF207AP and HF237HP are priced at £99 ($161) and £134.99 ($219), respectively.(Info)

Sanyo is back with their new projector, the LP-XU106 which is claimed as the company’s brightest projector. Weighing only 3.4 kilograms, this projector provides a brightness level of 4,500 lumens and features 1,000:1 contrast ratio, Corner Keystone Correction Function and the Easy Setup Function. The LP-XU106 will go on sale starting on November 20th for unannounced price yet.(Sanyo Projector)