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Creative Zen price cut continues (because of the Zen Share?)

Earlier this month, Creative Zen reduced the price of the 32GB Zen to $299. The 4GB Zen goes for only $99 and now you can get the 8GB Zen for just $149 - same price as the 4GB iPod Nano for twice the memory. This is definitely becoming one of those deals that [...]

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BT Adds Phone Calling to PSP

Go!Messenger for the PlayStation Portable is slated to launch this Friday. This gives you some pretty nifty communications options via a WiFi HotSpot, which besides instant messaging and voice calls includes video calling using Go!Cam. Ian Pulford of BT Retail says since the new call-out may be coming soon, which means calling on the PSP [...]

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1.1.4 Firmware for iPhone and iPod Touch

It’s finally here, but this one is a mystery. Does the 1.1.4 firmware update pave the way for SDK? No one knows what it fixes exactly just yet. You can get it through iTunes if it’s iTunes 7.6.1.9. Engadget brings good news in the form of a healthy jailbroken 1.1.3 getting the aforementioned update. It’s [...]

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Best of MP4 Wholesalers: Resun Electronics Co. Ltd, EB-T80

The EB-T80 from Resun Electronics doesn’t do those newfangled DVB-T, DMB or 1seg technologies, preferring old-school portable TV through VHF, UHF and CATV (PAL, NTSC or SECAM formats). It also plays nice with a host of file formats, including MPEG-1, MPEG-2 ,MPEG-4, DivX3.11, 4.x, 5.x and 6.x, AVI, MPG, WMV, MP3, WMA and JPEG. Incorporating an [...]

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Asus ZX1 Lamborghini PDA Phone

This is just a mock-up of the Asus ZX1 Lamborghini PDA Phone since no pictures of it exist as of now, but it’s got some interesting specs well worth waiting for at CeBit in Germany. The Asus ZX1 is a high-end, touchscreen smartphone with a flat display and an interface similar to the iPhone [...]

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ONDA VX757 Landing Soon

Not long after ONDA dropped the widescreen VX747, it’s also introducing a tastier-looking successor, the VX757. This new PMP has a rather odd display configuration: 16:10 aspect ration. We know wide screen is 16:9, but what is 16:10? Obviously ONDA has some explaining why they are supporting the same aspect ratio as Apple Cinema HD, [...]

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Nokia Morph Rocks Nanotechnology

  Currently the Morph concept from Nokia is at its theoretical stage. Theoretically, nanotechnology can be incorporated in the design of a handset. The research is in partnership with Cambridge Nanoscience Centre. The idea behind mode is to take portability a few steps up the ladder of evolution. The Morph will have a wrist mode, wherein [...]

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Eee PC Drop Test

One thing Asus downplayed or didn’t play at all about the Asus Eee PC is its durability. The world’s most popular sub-notebook is unofficially the most low-maintenance laptop out there, based on several drop tests done by a French owner. After the drop test, he also subjected the Eee PC to extreme heat. If this [...]

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Best of MP4 Wholesalers: Neux Corp. Ltd, NXMP324

The NXMP324 from Neux Corp. is obviously more of a novelty product than a serious PMP, as evidenced by its soda can design. The device supports MP3, WMA, WMV, WAV and ASF file formats with ID3 tags and lyrics display. An OLED screen of unspecified dimensions, a microphone and a USB 2.0 port are built-in. [...]

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Slide PMP Supports Old School Games

The Portable Slide Panel looks like a little handheld game console but it does so much more than that. It’s also an FM tuner, e-book reader, photo viewer, audio recorder, and video player with a 2.8-inch LCD display. Files supported include MPEG4, 3GP, MP3, and WMA. Its most awesome feature, however, is the [...]

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