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Acer unveiled its LumiRead eBook reader back in May, and today the device made the rounds on the FCC.  Unfortunately, FCC documents don’t reveal much, but today’s filings do suggest that the company is on track for the planned Q3 release date of the LumiRead.

The LumiRead will support Barnes & Noble’s eBook store, as well as Llibri.de, a German eBook retailer.  The device, which has a 6 inch screen, offers 2GB of flash memory and expandability through microSD.

Acer mentioned that 3G and WiFi versions of the LumiRead will be released.  However, today’s FCC filings only mention WiFi – no mention is made of 3G wireless data, yet

Acer’s beTouch E130 made its first appearance at Computex this year, and today the device made the rounds at the FCC.  The device sports a full QWERTY keypad, 2.6” QVGA touch screen, 416MHz processor, 256MB of RAM, 512MB of ROM, 3.2MP camera and WiFi.

The beTouch E130 still relies on Android 1.6, which puts it far behind the current crop of Android 2.1 devices.  We don’t see any signs of an OS update for the device, either.

We’re not sure if there’s any interest in a Windows Mobile 6.5 device at the moment, but today Acer’s P300 Windows Mobile slider made an appearance on the FCC.  The device features a 3.2” touch screen, Qualcomm MSM7225 processor running at 528MHz, a 3.2 MP camera, Bluetooth, Wifi and GPS.

The device has already been released abroad, but is currently only available on US shores through cell phone importers.  Perhaps today’s FCC filing signals are broader US release, but again, who’s looking for a WinMo 6.5 phone nowadays?

Fans of Acer’s Ferrari product lineup will be happy to see the company’s S100FBT Bluetooth headset, which passed through the FCC today. The device bears the Ferrari logo and the car manufacturer’s trademark red coloring.

No word on pricing or availability, but today’s FCC filing is a good sign that we’ll see the S100FBT in stores soon.

Acer’s S110 smartphone hit the FCC today, rocking a 5.0MP camera that records 720p HD video.  We don’t have external pics of the device yet, but label pics show the back of the S110, and you can see a ‘HD 720p’ label right below the camera.

Test reports indicate the S110 supports GSM 850 and 1900, along with WCDMA bands II and V.  This makes the S110 a good candidate for AT&T in the United States.

We don’t have any word on pricing or a release date for the S110, but we’ll keep you updated as we learn more.

Update:  According to Phandroid and Engadget, the S110 is likely the Liquid Stream – an Android 2.1-powered device that made an appearance at Google I/O last week.

Acer has been active on the Android front lately, announcing several Android-powered devices over the past few months.  Today, the company passed its beTouch E400 Android 2.1 device through the FCC, indicating that the device may soon make an appearance in the United States.

The E400 is a quad-band GSM/EDGE device with support for WCDMA bands I, II and V.  The device sports a 3.2” HVGA TFT LCD, 3.2 MP camera, GPS, 802.11 b/g WiFi, Bluetooth, and microSD card slot.  Acer has also customized the E400 with the nemoPlayer multimedia player, Spinlets music and video streaming app, and Fooz Creator avatar designer.

No word on a release date or pricing for the E400.  However, support for WCDMA bands II and V suggest that the device will be available for AT&T.

Acer passed this svelte laptop, known as the JV10, through the FCC today.  We don’t know much about the device, but it will be part of Acer’s Aspire One series.  According to FCC documents, the JV10 will also be known as the MS2296, AS1830T, AL753, MS2298, AS1551 and AO721 with all models bearing the Acer brand.

A closer look at the JV10’s top shows a carbon fiber-like material.  The device has 3 USB ports, a VGA connector and HDMI port.

Unfortunately, Acer submitted a generic user manual with the JV10, so we don’t know any specs for the device.  We’ll keep you updated as we learn more.

Acer’s NAV50 and NAV60 netbooks have been made appearances on the FCC in December and January, and today more pictures of the devices were released in a WiFi filing by Acer.  Today’s test reports show that the NAV50 and 60 will support 802.11 b/g/n.  This contradicts previous filings by Acer that showed only support for 802.11 b/g.

External pictures of the NAV 50 and 60 show a relatively thin cross section, and front lip that slopes upward.  The netbook has 3 USB ports, an Ethernet port and a VGA port.  There also appears to be a card reader on the front right side of the device, although we’re not sure what formats the reader supports.

The NAV50 will be offered under the Acer brand, while the NAV60 will bear Packard Bell and Gateway brands.  No word on pricing or a release date.

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Earlier this month, Acer’s E110 Android-powered smartphone made an appearance on the Bluetooth SIG site, and today the device popped up on the FCC.  The E110 received FCC approval for GSM 850 and 1900 bands, as well as WCDMA Bands II and V.  However the Bluetooth SIG site indicates that the device will support GSM 900 and 1800, and WCDMA bands I and VIII as well.

The E110 features Bluetooth, of course, as well as GPS.  However, no mention is made of WLAN, which would be a glaring omission for a smartphone.

No word on pricing or availability.

We first spotted label pics of Acer’s NAV50 and NAV60 notebooks on the FCC back in December.  Today, external pictures of the device were released to the FCC, revealing a glistening silver exterior and white interior.

Unfortunately, Acer only submitted a generic user’s manual to the FCC, so we don’t know the exact specs of the NAV50/60.  However, the device’s compact form factor suggest that it is a netbook.  Additionally, the test report for the NAV50/60 show WWAN capabilities with support for quad band GSM/EDGE, and WCDMA bands I, II and V.

Acer lists the model name for this device as the NAV50 for Acer and NAV60 for Gateway and Packard Bell.  Three ‘marketing’ names are also mentioned:  AO532, LT21 and dot s2.

No word on pricing or availability of the NAV50/60, but we’ll keep you updated as we learn more.