Monirobo measures radiation at Fukushima Daiichi power plant preview

a radiation monitoring robot named Monirobo, is the first non-human responder to go on-site following the partial meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The machine, which was developed by Japan's Nuclear Safety Technology Centre to operate at lethal radiation levels, reportedly began work Friday, enlisting a 3D camera, radiation detector, and heat and humidity sensors to monitor the extent of the damage. A second Monirobo, used to collect samples and detect flammable gases, is expected to join its red counterpart soon both robots are operated by remote control from distances up to one kilometer away. They join the US Air Force's Global Hawk drone in unmanned surveillance of the crisis.

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Toshiba 14-inch, DisplayLink-powered USB monitor

Toshiba has released a new 14-inch mobile USB display, weighing just 2.8 pounds. That sum gets you 1366 x 768 pixels, 220 nits of brightness if you plug in an optional AC adapter a 400:1 contrast ratio, 16 millisecond response time and native support for Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP. As these things go, a simple USB connection is all that's required to provide basic power to the unit and send the signal.

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Sprint's HTC EVO 4G

Sprint's EVO View 4G launched at CTIA may seem pretty familiar to the HTC Flyer you saw there. These two HTC devices are essentially the same, with just a couple of minor cosmetic differences and some UI changes shown in the video that follows. We're still not completely sure about the Scribe pen, though it certainly is an entertaining thing to play with. The Evernote app makes great use of the stylus allowing images to be scribbled on and saved, notes recorded with voice and your text input and everything can be shared. and we're happy to report that the device can still stay planted fairly comfortably in hand. A standout amenity is the ability to drop apps from the lockscreen onto a small target, and have that app open immediately rather than having to go find it once you've unlocked the device. All this and more is just below the fold.

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LG Thrill 4G

AT&T showed off a new 3D set today, the LG Thrill 4G also known as the LG Optimus 3D, the 3D glasses-free display is quite fun. The final device design and Android 2.2 software were not final so this could all change by the time it launches in the next couple months but it will ship with 2.2 and not the Gingerbread we're seeing so much of lately. With Sprint's launch of the EVO 3D just a couple hours ago, we're thinking 3D in handsets may not be a passing trend.

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T-Mobile G-Slate preview

T-Mobile G-Slate from LG was on display at T-Mobile's booth here at CTIA, so we spent a few minutes investigating the apps the carrier is bundling with the 8.9" Honeycomb tablet at launch, namely Need for Speed Shift, T-Mobile TV, and Zinio eReader. Interestingly, the same three apps are also pre-installed on T-Mobile's other dual-core LG device du jour, the tantalizing G2x. Check out the tour in our video after the break.

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Google Nexus S 4G with WiMAX

The Nexus S 4G stays true to the T-Mobile-flavored original, offering an unfettered stock Gingerbread experience; it's fractions of a millimeter thicker and a couple grams heavier, but the real change is inside where you'll find both CDMA / EV-DO and WiMAX radios hence the "4G" in the name. There'll be a menu option for turning WiMAX on and off good for those times when you value battery life over breakneck browsing speeds and considering Sammy's prior experience rolling the Epic 4G for Sprint, we're cautiously optimistic that the Nexus S hardware will make the transition from GSM with minimum pain.

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Motorola Xoom WiFi

WiFi-only version of its Xoom Honeycomb tablet will be available sometime in April. according to the Financial Post. The 3G version will then follow at some point "mid-year," although details on it are unfortunately even lighter still, with no indication of carrier support just yet. Head on past the break for the full press release.

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BlackBerry 4G PlayBook

BlackBerry 4G version of RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook was on track for a summertime release on Sprint, and here at CTIA 2011, the carrier has launched a newfangled product portal confirming that things are still on lock. For those in need of a refresher, this guy will boast a 1GHz dual-core CPU, Adobe Flash / HTML 5 support, "true" multitasking, rear- and front-facing HD video cameras and a price that's still to be determined. What's most interesting here, however, is the dearth of information about a WiFi-only version we're hoping that it'll slip out a bit earlier than the WiMAX variant, but we're intentionally keeping our expectations on the low side.

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Tascam DR-07

Tascam DR-07, maker of professional music studio equipment, has just announced their newest addition to the recording family, the DR-07. Depending on what you'll be recording, the device allows the user to capture sound in XY or AB configuration using the adjustable dual microphones the XY adjustment for a tight stereo recording and AB for ambient, larger noise. The Mark II comes bundled with a 2GB microSD slot, features 17.5 hours of battery life and grabs MP3 audio at up to 320 kbps or WAV audio at up to 96 kHz.

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3D glasses Competes with RealD and IMAX

3D glasses Competes with RealD and IMAX created by dolby they bring the prize of its 3D glasses down since bringing Infinitec color shift technology to theaters back in '07 and it couldn't wait for CinemaCon 2011 and hopefully cinemagoers by being lighter, with a new multilayer optical film from 3M and redesigned frame to help block extraneous light. There's RFID tags to help keep them from walking out of the moviehouse, and it claims they will fit over 98 percent of prescription glasses. .

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Samsung Ultrathin 11.6 inch

Samsung Ultrathin 11.6 inch 9 Series laptop is here.it's rocking the same 128GB SSD as its older sibling. We've yet to hear when the new 9 Series will make it across the pond, but it should be available in Europe starting April. As we expected, the 900X1A sports a Core i3-380UM processor, 2GB of RAM, and 1366 x 768 resolution, but instead of the anticipated 64GB of memory, .

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