September 19, 2004

DVX-POD 7010 PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA PLAYER

DVX-POD 7010 MULTIMEDIA PLAYER The DVX-POD 7010 is a 7in portable multimedia player developed by MobiNote. The DVX-POD 7010 supports video playback of MPEG-4, Microsoft WMV, Apple QuickTime 6 and DivX 3.11, 4.x and 5.x files. It can also be used as an MP3 player (MP3, WMA) and personal digital photo album (JPEG, BMP and GIF). The device weighs only 600 grams and features a wide-screen (16:9) 7in colour LCD screen with 720x480 resolution. The low profile DVX-POD 7010 does not sport a DVD loader, but instead stores files on its 20 GB hard drive. According to the company, the hard drive can support about 30 MPEG-4 films, 5,000 MP3 files, or 20,000 pictures - MORE via designtechnica

September 18, 2004

Cheap 23'' Widescreen HDTV Ready LCD TV

23'' Widescreen HDTV Ready LCD TV In the market for an affordable HDTV Ready LCD TV, good news, Walmart is offering the Tatung 23" Widescreen HD LCD TV Monitor with Built-in Speakers for $998. Granted most American consumers have never heard of the Tatung brand this is still a great deal brought to our attention via i4u. The LCD TV has a resolution of 1280 x 768 (WXGA), a 400:1 contrast ratio, 16 MS response time, 3-D comb-filtering and Motion-adaptive DE-interlacing. The LCD screen also has a Built-in TV/cable tuner and Picture in Picture function. - MORE via 14u - SHOP at Walmart.

September 17, 2004

PStwo

Gossip Columnist Ron Reid Reporting - Tech & Gaming blogs have gone wild with news, that Sony is planning the release of a slimmed down version of the original PlayStation 2 console called "PStwo".

The PStwo console will be up to 30% smaller than its counterpart and will retail at $149. That price is to be seen.

The new console is said to be due for release before Christmas with an announcement expected from Sony as early as next week.

The news has not yet been confirmed by Sony.

SlimDVDup portable DVD duplicator

SlimDVDup portable DVD duplicator ILY Enterprise has announced that it will begin shipping of the SlimDVDup CD/DVD duplicator in early October. The SlimDVDup allows users to quickly make identical copies of video, data, photos or audio discs without being connected to a computer. It measures 6"x 7" x 1.5" and is housed in a case, featuring a LCD status display. SlimDVDup supports a large variety of media, including CD-R/RW, DVD+/-R/RW or DVD-RAM formats. The SlimDVDup can also be used as a portable external drive or a backup CD/DVD burner via its high-speed USB 2.0 interface. It will be $700 and is compatible with Mac OS X or later. - MORE

Crestron TPMC-10 touchpanel

Isys i/O TPMC-10 WiFi Touchpanel Crestron has announced the Isys i/O TPMC-10 WiFi Touchpanel. A Personal, Portable and WiFi Compatible device that combines a wireless Touchpanel control with mobile computing. The TPMC-10 features 10.4-inch resistive membrane touchscreen. , 800 x 600 (SVGA) resolution with 16-bit color, 802.11b/g support, embedded Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player, programmable hard buttons, and integrated thumbpad . - MORE via WindowsforDevices

Sony HDD DVD Recorders

Sony HDD DVD Recorders Sony JP has announced a new line of Hard-drive DVD Recorders RDR-HX50, RDR-HX70, RDR-HX90. RDR-HX100 and RDR-VH80 featuring HQ+ recording mode & built-in EPG. The new Sony DVD Recorders will be shipping in November and December. - MORE via SONY.net

Sony PSX DESR-5500 and DESR-7500

Sony PSX DESR-5500 and DESR-7500 Sony JP. has announced two new Sony PSX game consoles with DVD player and hard-drive. The two new Sony PSX Game Console/DVD player and digital video recorders feature either a 160GB hard drive (DESR-5500) or a 250GB hard drive slated for release in the beginning of December. (DESR-7500). - MORE via i4u - MORE via gamespot

September 15, 2004

Belkin PureAV Wireless Video Transmitter

Belkin PureAV RemoteTV Belkin has announced the PureAV RemoteTV which lets you view video and listen to music from one room to another wirelessly. Combining proprietary technology (Air5) in the 5GHz frequency range and component-video connectivity, the RemoteTV offers a range without interruptions at up to 350 feet. The device will begin shipping on October 1, 2004 in North America for around $499.99 - MORE

Nintendo DS (Dual Screen), Platinum

Nintendo DS Walmart has a pre-order page for Nintendo's latest innovation,the Nintendo DS Platinum, which is not supposed to be available until December. You can pre-order the Nintendo DS now for list price of $199.82 with a maybe ship date of November 30th. via PortaGame. - WAL-MART

September 14, 2004

Opera tailors the Web for TV

Opera Opera tailors the Web for TV: TVR Displays the Full Internet in True Form on TV Screens - MORE