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By Kenny Chee
From netbooks to e-book readers, a bevy of new products is hitting the IT Show this weekend.
Kenny Chee shows you must-have gadgets for the young working professional
Lenovo IdeaPad S10-3t netbook
What: Young executives will take to this sleek netbook, that has a pebble-like pattern on its cover.
It also has a 10.1inch LED-backlit touchscreen that can swivel 180 degrees to convert the netbook into a tablet.
The 1.25kg gadget has an Atom N470 processor and 320GB of storage space.
How much: $949
Where: Lenovo booth 8358, level 4
Asus Eee PC Seashell Karim Rashid Collection netbook
What: The stylish Asus Eee PC Seashell netbook just got sassier.
Industrial designer Karim Rashid has wrapped the 1.145kg Seashell with a luxurious textured surface, which gives it a woven look and turns the netbook into a sleek accessory.
The 26.2mm-thick gadget has a 10.1inch LED screen, a 1.66GHz Atom processor and a 250GB hard disk.
How much: $798
Where: Asus booths 8310 and 8405, level 4
D-Link DIR-412 mobile wireless router
What: D-Link's latest sleek and shiny DIR-412 router allows mobile executives to share their single 3G wireless broadband connection with several colleagues.
This is done by simply attaching to the DIR-412 a USB 3G dongle, a device that allows Internet access through a SIM card.
It allows various users to wirelessly access a single 3G connection.
How much: $80
Where: D-Link booth 6521, level 6
Dell Alienware M11x notebook
What: Dell's latest Alienware notebook will thrill guys who prefer a more portable gaming experience.
Its 11.6inch screen comes close to a netbook's.
While it weighs a bit more at 2kg, it packs more raw power than many netbooks, with a Core 2 Duo processor, an Nvidia GeForce GT 335M graphics card, and 4GB of RAM.
How much: $1,899
Where: Dell booth 8251, level 4
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