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I’m not a great believer in big TVs or monitors, as they tend to be impractical, distracting or just pointless. However the 43 inches of curvature in the NEC CRV43 are simply sublime, and an impressive solution to a number of display problems.

It’s not all good news though. At $8000 it’s not exactly in league with a pair of normal 22-inchers, and the display is very thick (see photos after the jump), and an extremely unusual 32:10 aspect ratio. However for that size and money you get 200 nits of brightness (candelas per meter squared), 10,000:1 contrast, 0.02ms “Rapid Response,” covers 99.3% of the Adobe RGB color gamut, and packs at least one USB2.0 jack and DVI-D and HDMI 1.3 connectors.

The NEC CRV34 will be on sale in July for $7,999. Check out the tech specs and a link below…

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Here at SG we like our keyboards, but the Wolf King seems to be something else. Seemingly the successor of the Wolf Claw pad seen a couple of years ago, this beast has a unique dual-pad layout with 2 sets of letters, whilst maintaining the essential WASD. Also in the mix revealed from the FCC is a USB hub, blue backlighting and 7 customisable keys. No word on date or price, but the unit looks like it works.

More pictures at the FCC

The most obvious problem with touchscreens is that a sheet of glass or an LCD will get mucky after being touched repeatedly. This new touchscreen monitor from TouchKo doesn’t actually have to be touched, but reads your hand gestures from up to six inches away. This allows not only for simple clicking and dragging, but for more complicated gestures to be read such as scrolling or flipping pages. Originally designed for medical use, I’m eager to see what can be done with it for consumers.

Stylish and well-dressed the new Digital Photo Frames from Mustek really do make a lasting impression.

The PF-A700A (Bottom) with built-in speakers, an 8-inch displays not only your digital pictures but also plays audio (with two built-in speakers) as well as video files.

The wall-mountable or free standing photoframe features a built-in multi-format memory card reader so no faffing required because it isn’t compatible with your memory card — the damage to your wallet for this one will set you back a mere £80. Read more