NTT DoCoMo has released the N702is phone that has a unique system to show you the battery level. The 3G cellphone has a built-in motion sensor that display glass-like water on the phone display. The water moves when you move the phone around. The water sloshed left and right, depending to where you move the phone.
Still remember the cheap MP3 player by Evergreen? The DN-2000 now comes with more colors for you to choose from - ornage, blue, green, black and pink. The specifications remain the same - doesn’t have a built-in memory and play MP3 files directly from the SD card (up to 1GB) at 64-256kbps, measures 58 x 60 x 13mm, weighs 30 grams and offers 85dB and 20Hz-20kHz.
It’s not only MP3 player, but also a card reader. And the best part is that it’s still priced at $9!
Sony is going to release the PSP Camera and GPS unit later in Japan. Not much information about these, but Gizmodo has brought us some pictures. Enjoy!
It is confirmed that the first generation of Microsoft Zune Portable Media Player is Toshiba Gigabeat 1089 PMP that has been approved by FCC. The next iPod killer, Zune is an OEMed Toshiba Gigabeat with additional features designed specially for Microsoft. This is because Microsoft is rushing the Zune to out in time for this Christmas and before the next generation iPods.
However, this doesn’t mean that Zune will be sold by Toshiba. Zune will always be a Microsoft product but manufactured by Toshiba - for the first generation of Zune only. After that, Microsoft will handle all the production and add more models to the line including a Shuffle/Nano-style mini players as well as a high end UMPC-like PMP. The next generations of Zune PMP will also come with gaming, video, and music built-in, along with the wireless features.
One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) project spreadheaded by MIT has developed its first children’s computer called the Children Machine 1 (CM1). The CM1 features a 8-inch LCD screen with resolution of 1200×900, 128MB of RAM, 512MB of flash memory, 400MHz AMD Geode Processor, SD card slot, microphone and speaker jacks and digital camera.
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