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A new mid-tower PC case ‘Bandit’ from Sharkoon has recently entered the European market. Featuring a black color coating (inside and outside), the case boasts a top-mounted HDD/SSD dock, a built-in multi-card reader, a top-placed I/O panel with USB 2.0, eSATA and audio ports, five 5.25-inch external drive bays, three 3.5-inch internal drive bays, seven expansion slots and comes equipped with two fans – one 120mm LED-equipped fan in front and a 180mm fan on top. The Bandit sells for 69.90 Euro (about $89). [Sharkoon]

Blockbuster Inc. today announced that Onkyo’s latest Blu-ray player, the BD-SP808 supports BLOCKBUSTER On Demand. This service allows users to browse and select certain movies as soon as the titles are available on DVD and Blu-ray without having to pay a monthly subscription fee. Using the system’s search tool, users can also view ratings, trailers and other information about each movie for a more personalized and simplified viewing experience. Additionally, the Onkyo BD-SP808 also features a High Quality Video Scaler and full-featured Blu-ray Disc Play Back. [Press Release]

Netgear has rolled out a couple HD media players in the form of the NeoTV 550 and 350. Both media players support playback of 1080p Full HD media files and supports most media formats including XviD, DivX, MP4, MKV, AVCHD as well as Dolby Digital and DTS digital audio. The NeoTV 350 and 550 both have a SD card slot and USB port for external storage. The NeoTV 550 also supports an eSATA port, BD-Live and an external Blu-ray drive. The NeoTV models should arrive soon and will cost $220 for the 550 and an unspecified but lower price for the 350. [Electronista]

Japanese-based gadget manufacturer Redstar has started to receive pre-orders of their own Shogo Linux-powered tablet. The gadget is powered by a Freescale iMX-37 processor, a 10.1-inch (1024 × 600) multi-touch display, a 256MB RAM, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth connectivity and a 3G support. The Shogo provides a 4GB of internal memory, which is expandable via an SDHC memory card slot. Measuring 268mm x 168mm x 16mm and weighing 800grams, the Redstar Shogo Linux-powered tablet will be released in Japan at around 56,800 Yen ($666). Watch the video after the jump.

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The release date if the highly anticipated ExoPC has been unveiled. This Windows 7-powered tablet will be launched on September 30th, 2010. In October 2010, the tablet should also be available in Canada, where it will be re-branded and sold as the Ciara Vibe. As a reminder, the ExoPC features a 11.6-inch (1366 x 768 pixel) display, an Intel Atom N450 processor, a 2GB of DDR2 RAM, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, a USB 2.0, a mini HDMI port, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, an SD/SDHC memory card reader and up to 5-hour of operation time. [Liliputing]