Amazon launches its new Kindle model that is packed in a 21 percent smaller and 15 percent lighter body while preserving the same 6-inch reading area. Furthermore, it offers 50 percent better contrast and delivers 20 percent faster page turns, up to one month of battery life, double the storage, and much more for only $189 (£149). On top of that it still comes - in black or white - with free 3G wireless. Amazon also introduces a new Kindle family member: the Kindle...

Panasonic launches the HM-TA1 HD mobile pocket camera that offers both full-HD video recording and 8 megapixel photo shooting. The camera comes with software allowing you to link directly to YouTube or Facebook, and with Apple's iFrame video format you can even load and edit videos and pictures with Mac's iMovie software. The TA1 can also be used with the Skype phone service; simply connect the camera to a PC and it becomes a webcam. You can give the TA1 a personalized skin and...