This is the rather neat Bluetooth web phone bundled with Acer's latest Ferrari notebooks, which the company unveiled yestyerday. The device fits into a PC Card slot, where it recharges itself when not in use. It can be used as a standard wireless phone, but also the low panel pushes back so that it can be stood on a desk and used as a speaker phone. he device allows you to make free or cheap calls if you have Skype or some other VoIP software installed.

One surprise was that there were no  Tablet PCs, nor an Origami, among the new products. This was odd the company has been enthusiastic about the format in the past, despite poor sales. Acer's man presenting the new products to the press informed me that market research showed there was no demand for the product.

I spot someone who will be eating his words when the format matures.