Posted Mar 10th 2008 2:58AM by Thomas Ricker
Filed under: GPS, Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable Video
We had the chance to get hands-on with Samsung’s WiBro-lovin’ SWT-W100k back at CES in January. Judging by the arrival of the product waifs, the 4.3-inch, WVGA touchscreen PMP now looks to be getting an official coming-out party in its native S.Korea. €341 takes the little all-purpose device with GPS, 2 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, 8GB of internal flash, and DMB mobile television home on a yet to be determined date. VoIP client, personal organizer, and web browser? Sure, that too. No word on the processor choice but it’s definitely not running any flavor of Microsoft OS. (Read the full post about ‘Samsung’s SWT-W100K WiBro PMP gets official, priced’…)

Sony’s Giga Juke hard-drive hi-fi system is a convergence device that won’t fit in your pocket. It comes in two versions. First, the NAS-SC55PKE networked storage box has an 80GB hard drive, automatic CD ripping, automatic title labeling, playlist generation, a 4.3" color display, FM tuner, and easy transfer to mp3 player, ipod or PSP. It comes with a wireless player unit with integrated 20W amp, five wireless speakers and internet radio. It pumps 100W to local speakers. The second machine, the NAS-E35HD, is limited to 15,000 songs instead of 40,000 (the hard drive is also 80GB, the "larger" number assumes ATRAC at 48kbps, a format not available in the NAS-E35HD). (Read the full post about ‘Sony Giga Jukes Hit Europe’…)

The Samsung G400 is a clamshell phone offering a 5 megapixel auto-focus camera as well as the following features: * 2.2″, QVGA external touchscreen display, (240×320 pixel) resolution * haptic feedback * FM radio * music player, can be synchronized with MTP compatible applications * photo album * face detection * image stabilization * wide dynamic range * microSD expansion slot. * Bluetooth 2.0 * USB 2.0 connectivity Via MobileBurn. Tags: cable, MP3, toys, electronic toys (Read the full post about ‘Samsung G400′…)

Cube World Series Behold a whole new world. Yes, they may just look like funky little cubes, but inside each one lives a very small person, albeit a two dimensional pixelated one. Nevertheless he's a dynamic, interactive, multi-talented and behaviourally erratic little dude that'll provide you with hours and hours of useless entertainment. You can have this for ?17.95 Tags: DVD, lcd, cellphone, Ogg (Read the full post about ‘Cube World Series’…)

Asus has made their P320 official. The Galaxi Mini, officially know as the P320 will be running Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional and also feature both built-in GPS and have a large 2.8-inch 320 x 240 touchscreen display. The P320 will also offer quad-band GSM (850/900/1800/1900), GPRS and EDGE connectivity, 128MB ROM, 64MB RAM, a 2-megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0, USB 2.0, a microSD card slot for addition storage and also have that built-in SiRF III GPS receiver. The P320 is powered by a Texas Instruments OMAP 850 200 MHz processor. The P320 is expected to retail for 300 Euros (around $460) and become available in Europe only during Q2, 2008. Via [unwired view] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! (Read the full post about ‘Asus announces the GPS-equipped P320 Galaxi Mini’…)

Thanks again to some FCC documents, whether it is leaked phone images or in this case details about what phone may be heading to which carrier. This time we have learned the Sony Ericsson K850, that has previously been announced by Rogers in Canada will be heading to AT&T here in the US. According to the FCC details the Sony Ericsson K850 will have tri-band 3G goodness, which should make both AT&T and SE fans happy. The K850 will also feature a 5-megapixel camera with xenon flash. Of course without any official word from AT&T we are still unsure of a few important details; just when the K850 will be available and how much it will retail for. Via [Boy Genius Report] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! (Read the full post about ‘AT&T adding the Sony Ericsson K850 to the lineup’…)

Posted Mar 9th 2008 4:59PM by Chris ZieglerFiled under: cellphonesWhat the heck is going on here? Despite the overwhelming popularity of gizmo-heavy mobile devices in Japan, working with megacarrier NTT DoCoMo must be a losing proposition for many of its manufacturing partners, because just days after Mitsubishi’s announcement of its withdrawal, a fresh Nikkei report indicates that Sony Ericsson is raising the white flag as well to divert attention and resources to less saturated and more profitable markets. Apparently, DoCoMo will bear the brunt of the downsizing, while Sony Ericsson’s partnership with KDDI — a CDMA carrier — will continue. (Read the full post about ‘Sony Ericsson withdrawing from NTT DoCoMo, sort of’…)

Posted Mar 9th 2008 5:29PM by Joshua TopolskyFiled under: Gaming Sure, your games are thrilling and all, but they don’t exactly cause actual pain, do they? Well, that’s all going to change thanks to the two twisted dreamers who started the company Mindwire, and their electroshock feedback device, the V5. That’s right, next time you get fragged in Unreal, sacked in Madden, or robbed in GTA — you get shocked in real life. Just the sadistic thrill you’ve been after, right? The device works by splitting your controller input to the “brain” of the V5 and your console, then sends electric jolts via electrode pads on your skin. (Read the full post about ‘The Mindwire V5 turns gaming into pure electroshock torture’…)