In that overly-dramatized photo above, LG is touting the wonders of their newest 120Hz LCDs coupled with their latest take on the wooden bezel. The new XCANVAS models share the stylings of their previous wood sets and ship in Korea with 42- (42LY4D), 47- (47LY4D), and 52-inch (52LY4D) panel options. Other than a 178-degree viewing angle, latest XD processing engine, and a USB-host jack for a quick audio or image fix, the machine translated details are notably scant. Fine by us, we're not feeling the whole natural TV thing anyway.

We'll forgive JVC for giving its latest home theater system a name that could only have come from a Saturday Night Live spoof commercial, because in a product category that has become boring and predictable, the Sophisti DD-3 (not to be confused with the DD-1 or DD-8) offers up some refreshing and much appreciated features. Most significantly, the 220-watt DD-3 sports an Ethernet jack for streaming content from a single PC, or if you hook up a wired or wireless router, multiple machines throughout the house. You're also getting simulated surround from the 3.1 setup (two fronts, a center, and a sub), as well as an HDMI port and USB host compatibility on the media player for hooking up cameras, MP3 players, and even card readers. Available now, this "sophisticated" bit of tech will set you back an even thousand bucks -- just cheap enough to make this a little more convenient than cobbling together your own system with the same functionality, but not much.

LG has a new home theater system so lightweight that it can be effortlessly balanced by a one-handed product waif. The new HT752TP "flat home theater" shares the design aesthetic of their HT702TN while introducing touch sensitive keys to evoke the ancient powers of the pyramid. It features a slot loading DVD, HDMI, and USB host port with 10.1 channel simulated audio from a 5.1 rig thanks to their Virtual Sound Matrix technology. Hey, that's what they say. Presumably it will even open a communication corridor to Marshall Applewhite when worn as a hat.

[Via AVING]

While everyone was focused on the hubbub surrounding the launch of the Zen Vision W and settlement with Apple, Creative quietly went ahead and gave the Zen Vision:M a bump in disk like we've been expecting. The new 60GB player is available in either black and white (only) and appears identical to its 30GB sib albeit with the inclusion of a USB hosting capability -- a slick, convenient way to quickly transfer data off USB-enabled devices (think your digital cameras snaps) without a PC. Unfortunately, while the Creative website has plenty of deets on the 60 gigger, the Creative store makes no mention of the new player at all. Fubar. Anyway, expect this to get sorted in hours or days with the price to mirror that other 60GB player pretty closely at around $399.

[Thanks, John]