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Jabra launched this sleek thing at CES this week, with a body crafted from Titanium and glossy black accents, it is definitely looking the business. This new offering was designed by Jacob Jensen, the same fella who created Jabra’s JX10 headset — though this venture has way less gold. The device’s specs are posted as having up to 6-hour talk time, Bluetooth 2.0, auto pairing, USB charging — this is a must in our opinion — a couple ear hooks , and a goodly assortment of ear gels. Though, with an MSRP of $179, we’re thinking this will find its way onto a limited collection of ears.

After months, months, and yet more months of speculation, rumor, and leaked press shots, Verizon has gotten official with its own version of the HTC Libra, the SMT5800. The Windows Mobile 6 Smartphone-based handset is essentially a Vox gutted for CDMA / EV-DO airwaves, featuring a slide-out QWERTY keypad along with a standard numeric keypad up front to fool all your inquisitive peers into thinking it’s nothing more than a candybar. The spec sheet reveals Bluetooth 2.0, a 2 megapixel camera, a microSD slot for packing up to 8GB, and a 2.4 inch QVGA display. Find it starting January 21 for $299.99 after rebate on a two year contract — $199 if you’re bold enough to sign up for a qualifying data plan at the same time.

The Motorola RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition is now available in the U.S. exclusively online through www.store.motorola.com .

The ultra-slim RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition features elegant 18K gold-plated accents that highlight the black slate vacuum-metal finish. The back features a soft-touch back, while subtle details such as a snakeskin-like texture, elegant pin stripes on the front lens, an engraved diamond-cut pattern on the sideband and linear etching on the navigation wheel look stunning.

The RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition provides users with an array of innovative, in-demand features. Without even opening the flip, users can read and respond to texts on the large, color external display, which also boasts touch-sensitive music controls, picture caller ID and self-portrait camera display. Motorola’s patented CrystalTalk technology helps enable clear calls by automatically accounting for background noise and adjusting the audio. Jet-setters will appreciate the device’s quad-band technology to stay connected while traveling the globe.

Surf the Web with Opera Mobile Browser 8.5, capture moments with a 2.0-megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom and up to 2 hours of video capture and playback, and enjoy the latest music with up to 2GB of on-board storage for up to 1,000 songs.

The RAZR2 V8 comes with a compatible black slate Motorola H680 Bluetooth Headset with 18k gold plated accents on the ring around the power button.

The RAZR2 V8 Luxury Edition is now available exclusively through MotoStore (www.store.motorola.com) for $679.99. The device will be sold unlocked and is compatible with any existing GSM service.

Nokia announced today that it is optimizing the Nokia N95 8GB for networks using 850 / 1900 MHz HSDPA (High-Speed Data Packet Access) in the Americas.

The Nokia N95 8GB offers a class-leading five megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics and autofocus, WLAN, and a full eight gigabytes of internal memory, allowing for storage of up to 20 hours of video or up to 6000 songs. Complete with captivating 3D graphics, the N95 8GB will also offer compatibility with the upcoming N-Gage games service. It is also a full-featured GPS device with assisted GPS (A-GPS) and a large map database covering more than 100 countries, including a number of US state maps preloaded. The Nokia N95 8GB will also support Nokia Share Online 3.0, which will be made available via Nokia Download! and will enable consumers to upload photos and videos with one click to Flickr or Vox, allowing them to quickly share content with their social communities.

Based on Symbian S60 3rd Edition software, consumers can personalize their N95 8GB by choosing from a wide selection of advanced mobile applications, including games, navigation, entertainment, productivity and creativity. The N95 8GB comes out of the box ready to create, connect, consume and interact with some of the Internet’s most popular services including Yahoo! Search, Amazon’s MobiPocket Reader or Flickr. The device also features widget support which enables users to customize the online content they can receive quickly on their N95 8GB.

The N95 8GB multimedia computer has an estimated retail price of $749 and will start shipping to Nokia Nseries retailers across the United States, the Nokia flagship stores in New York and Chicago as well as online e-tailers during the first quarter of 2008.

Sony Ericsson today announced the launch of the W350a, a Walkman flip phone that allows users to control music at their fingertips.

At just 10 mm thin, the W350a is sleek enough to fit comfortably with no bulges into a pocket or purse. Its unique flip covers the keypad for a minimalist look. Available in trendy colors including Electric Black with orange accents, the W350a is a classy yet modern statement that is never out of place.

The W350a’s Walkman player can easily be accessed and operated even without opening its flip cover. With Walkman on Top, key MP3 functions including Play, Pause and Scroll are outside the phone’s flip cover so consumers can use it just like they would a standalone MP3 player.

The W350a makes it straightforward to transfer music onto the phone. Whether favorite tracks are on a CD or on a computer, all users need to do with the phone’s intuitive Media Manager software is drag tracks from the computer onto the phone via a USB cable. They can store up to 470 tracks or 40 entire albums and, once the music is onto the phone, it’s also easy to navigate around it with the Walkman player.

With TrackID, users can record a few seconds of the song into the phone’s microphone (or tag it from the built-in radio) and identify it. The W350a provides the name of the song, the artist, and even the album so that users can download it and enjoy it again and again.

The W350i is an EDGE 900 / 1800 / 1900 phone that will be available in selected markets from Q2 2008. The W350a is an EGDE 850 / 1800 / 1900 phone for the Americas that will also be available from Q2 2008.