NEW GADGETS

Samsung's Galaxy Grand phone is packed with functions and has a 5-inch display with clear, natural-looking colours making it suitable for both entertainment purposes and the running of applications. It offers quick and flawless content viewing thanks to the use of an Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OS with 2-Sims Always On capability. Unique functions such as Multi-Windows, Smart Stay and Pop-Up Play are available along with an 8MP main camera with HD recording capability and a 2MP front-facing camera.

MINI MARVEL

Samsung's Galaxy S III Mini comes with a 4-inch Super AMOLED display for bright, vivid colours and a full content-viewing experience or the running of multimedia programs on its Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS. It boasts a 1 GHz dual-core processor, 5 MP main camera along with dedicated functions including Smart Stay, Pop-Up Play and S Beam to meet every need.

OPTIMUS G PRO

LG's Optimus G Pro has a 5-inch full HD display with 1920 x 1080 pixels. It features Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of internal memory, LTE connectivity, MicroSD card support up to 64GB, a quad-core 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 13MP rear camera with Flash and a 3,000 mAh battery.

An announcement of its imminent launch was recently made in Japan.

SCANSNAP IX500

Fujitsu's ScanSnap iX500, billed as a next-generation desktop scanner, is equipped with a newly developed image-processing engine, the GI1, which supports the latest Wi-Fi and USB 3.0 interfaces, giving users the ability to scan and save information directly from the scanner with their smartphones or tablets over the local Wi-Fi network2. This feature offers users the advantage of being able to capture documents on their mobile devices without the need to turn on a personal computer.

The new device delivers a better paper-feeding performance than its predecessors, boasts a faster scanning speed (25 sheets per minute) and features several enhancements to its quick menu plus other software to boost office productivity such as CardMinder.

AUTOMEE S

The Automee S from Takara Tomy cleans tablet or phone screens automatically. This little gadget has three wheels for manoeuvring and two more fitted with paper "tyres" which do the actual cleaning. Its onboard sensors prevent it from falling off the edges of a mobile device and also ensures that it cleans an entire surface evenly. The Automee S takes a four minutes to clean a smartphone and eight minutes for a tablet, emitting a cute sound once it is finished which automatically turns off the power. It measures 67 x 73 x 38mm, weighs 82g and is powered by a single AA battery which is enough for three hours of cleaning. It will go on sale in Japan in March.