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The hand held gaming console Gizmondo has been in and out of the radar for a while, more popular in the UK than it is here. And back in the Mother Country, seems the GPS feature that they’ve been touting as the next big thing (though there doesn’t seem to be any actual games that…
Over the last few months, e-paper has been inching out of the sci-fi realm and into reality. And now… it’s here. E-Ink is selling prototype developer kits for creating your own 6-inch e-paper display. This is the same “microencapsulated electrophoretic” TFT active matrix display used in the Sony LIBRI reader. The kit comes with a…
Giga, meaning really big, is the prefix for the new Sony PSP goody bag in Japan. The Sony PSP Giga Pack, otherwise known as the PSP-1000G1, will include the black PSP bundled with a 1GB Pro DUO Memory Stick, a USB cable and all the rest of the stuff we got here in the US.…
Someone is dumping a bunch of Samsung MPEG-4 players on the ‘Bay. Most are going for less than $50, so if you want 1GB of red hot grey market portable video action, you’d best get hustlin’. David writes: Just thought I’d give you a heads up that that’s not actually a Samsung MPEG4 player that…
The folks at SolidAlliance, who can’t speak a word of English apparently, announced their “Yuuesubi Mamory” with a special good luck charm. The charm apparently brings good luck to those who haven’t got a clue how to spell “USB Memory Stick”. Luck comes at quite the price though. Expect to shell out $150 for the…
Holy Sidekick Rumors! Now we’ve got another email about the Sidekick 3 sent in from yet another reader (Oh readers, how we love you) and this time, it’s juicier than ever. According to our reader SuperSideKickLuvah (name changed to protect the innocent), his friendly neighborhood T-Mobile store informed him not only that the Sidekick 3…
Alright, that’s it—someone had better get on with making that 120-port USB desk hub right about now, because there’s yet another ubiquitous device that’s being powered by USB. Brother Japan has developed a USB sewing machine that will be powered by the PC. The two models, Innovis M200 and the Innovis N150, both come with…
Nintendo finally announced the Rumble Pak accessory for the DS. It will be bundled with Metroid Prime Pinball. Just shove this accessory right into your DS and lo and behold, your system will do some kind of vibrating, jiggle thing. Instead of the usual “Start GBA game” you’d see when you insert a cartridge, you’ll…
That’s correct my friends, you heard right. Gizmondo really, really will be launching its 14 game lineup in North America on 22 October. Definitely looks like at least two of the games will be from EA and other publishers, like Microsoft and Buena Vista are to follow. Expect seven more titles in the next month,…
Muzikwear has introduced the new smart T-shirt, with three integrated components to hold your teeny, tiny portable music player. A Grip, a Slack Pocket, and the Digital Player Pocket all combine to hold the cable of the headset behind your head in place, while the excess cable is hidden and MP3 player stored. Works mainly…
Yeah, that’s right, it was just a matter of time. Xbox 360 pre-orders are now being sold for ridiculous amounts (reaching up to $1500) on eBay. I guess they figure, lemme get as much as I can for this thing before it starts getting bad reviews. The auctions are being shut down pronto, though it’s…
Today’s DAP Headlines: We bring you some new micro-hdd DAP coolness, with the 6GB Philips HDD1630 and Sony’s 8GB NW-A1200 entering our arena. If you prefer something even more compact, it might be interesting to check out the Mpio FL-400, another necklace-style type of device for pimping around with. Oh, we’re sorry – you actually…
Sony has just released a new all-in-one PC bundled with an LCD TV. The VAIO VA TV-PC is available in a couple models: the VGC-VA10G and the VGC-VA11G. You can watch live TV on the 20-inch LCD screen, or if you want, you could record those shows on to the 250GB/320GB hard drive via the…
You’d think that after the relative failure of Siemens’ Xelibri phones and the lackluster response to the Samsung Serene, phone manufacturers will give up trying to make a phone look like a powder box in a lame attempt to attract the ladies. But I guess not, because here’s the Newgen C800, a UK debut that’s…
Oh Motorola, you sly, sly devil. How could you hide this future-thinking patent from us for so long? Seems the company has decided our cellphones just don’t have that jazz, so it has created a patent to make your phone “dance.” Using what they call an “ambulatory” device, which sits on four vibrating feet that…
This has to be one of the stupidest products of all time. It’s a holder for your rental DVDs. That’s right. It’s just for the DVDs you get in the mail from Netflix, so that you can easily mail ’em off after you’re done. Apparently just keeping them nicely stored in their own envelopes isn’t…
Some people bug out hardcore over privacy concerns. I can see how it’s justified in certain situations, but I really doubt RFID is the next hidden tracking device for consumers…as of right now. Anyways, if you’re really paranoid, you could make like Mike Sklar and built a faraday cage around the pocket. What the hell…
Verizon is flexing its wireless broadband multimedia V Cast network muscle today with its latest phone, the Samsung a970. This new swivel phone is V Cast enabled, meaning it’s capable of receiving multimedia content like 3D games, music videos, and other kinds of programming. It also features Bluetooth, a 2-megapixel camera with 2x optical zoom…
Hey kids! Ever wonder why your dog has only 4 legs? Of course you have. Well throw away traditional learning tools like books and teachers! You need this 4-in-1 robot kit. With this kit, you can now give the finger to evolutionists and creationists who claim certain ideologies and YOU can be an intelligent designer.…
Check out the Sony A series, limited edition NW-A1000. A 6GB player in jet black, it’s small, smooth and retro looking and has a 128×128 pixel OLED. Measuring 55x15x88mm it weighs in at just 109 grams. But here’s something odd, it supports MP3, ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus, but for WMA, you’ll have to add an upgrade…