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PSP—What’s All the Fuss About?

PC Magazine columnist Jim Louderback apparently does not see why everyone is getting worked up over the Sony PSP and says its not an iPod killer. Thats right, its a game system Jim.

Finish Overclockers Break 3dMark Record

Two Finnish overclocking gurus broke the 3dMark world record using a special liquid nitrogen cooling system and two XFX Nvidia cards in SLI-mode.

Motorola Debuts New Phones At M3 Summit

Motorola today unveiled new handsets and music content, the E680i, E725 and E685 all of which focus on bringing music to your phone.

Sony May Unite Blu-ray Disc, HD-DVD

A news story by PC World is suggesting that Sony may find a compromise to unite the two media formats in an effort to make their customers happy.

Thomson Recalls DVD Player Batteries

Thomson is recalling about 47,000 portable DVD player batteries saying the batteries can overheat and explode posing a major hazard.

Consumers Increase HDTV Acceptance

Nearly half of all consumers plan to make their next television purchase a high-definition (HDTV) television set, according to a new consumer survey released by the CEA.

Sony Releases PSP Portable In U.S.

Sony has given US retailers 1 million PSP game systems for today's launch of the highly anticipated handheld.

Samsung Upgrades Horizontal LCD Phone

Samsung has launched an upgraded version of its horizontal LCD phone, the V600 which is a new form-factor introduced by the company last year.

Sony Opens Three More Retail Stores

Sony must be doing something right with their Sony Style retail storefronts since the company just announced they will be opening 3 more stores.

Gateway M210XL Review

If you are in the market for a new Sony laptop, we challenge you to look at Gateway's new M210XL. It looks like a Sony, but is more affordable and still packed with features.

Consumers Prefer Instant Media

A recent study by Arbitron and Edison Media Research show consumers are changing the way they access media due to on-demand features.

Samsung To Manufacture Smallest Media Card

Samsung has begun mass-production of the smallest memory card available for mobile phones.

Fundamentals Of Upgrading A PC

PC Stats has posted a guide to help show beginners how to upgrade their personal computer.

Xonix 256MB MP3 Watch Player Review

FutureLooks reviews an MP3 player watch from Xonix. It looks smaller than the Microsoft Spot Watches and comes with 256MB of memory.

Hyundai Adds XM Satellite To Entire Line

Hyundai will be the first automaker to launch XM as standard, factory-installed equipment in every vehicle across its entire model line-up.

Wireless Xbox Controller With Headset

Intec, Inc., has announced a new wireless Xbox controller that uses Bluetooth technology and features an integrated headset with microphone.

Mitsubishi Display Breaks World Record

The world's largest outdoor high definition display (56,000 square feet) will greet and entertain Atlanta Braves fans at the newly renovated Turner Field this season.

Epson Debuts Wireless 737c Projector

Epson is offering two new XGA resolution Commuter Series models with the Epson PowerLite(R) 732c (3.8 pounds) and the wireless/PC-free PowerLite 737c (3.9 pounds).

Panasonic Unveils Toughbook CF-51

Panasonic's new CF-51 Toughbook features an 2.0GHz Intel Pentium M CPU, a full magnesium-alloy case, an internally shock-and-drop resistant 80GB removable hard drive and more.

Sony Open House 2005 Highlights

Designtechnica's Dennis Barker attending this years Sony Open House and shares Sony's new products with us.

Blackbird Digital Music Player

Digital Techniques announced their new Blackbird home audio digital music player which features a built-in hard drive and PDA control capability.

IBM Launches New Spam Filter

IBM's new spam filter works by analyzing the domain of the entity and then checking its legitimacy before letting the e-mail through.

Sony Debuts IP Based IPELA Line

Sony has launched its new IPELA line of Internet protocol (IP)-based communications products ranging from IP monitoring and recording devices to IP-ready videoconferencing systems.

Analyst Says Apple To Gain Market Share

Morgan Stanley is predicting that Apple's market share in the computer space will increase to 5% percent very soon, thanks to the iPods success.

Top Video Game Companies Generate $25B

According to a reporting by DFC intelligence, 17 of the top video game companies generate about $25 billion in annual revenue.

Yamaha And XM Satellite Team Up

Yamaha will manufacture four new receivers and several new home-theater-in-a-box systems with integrated XM satellite radio.

Blockbuster Called A Dinosaur By WiFi TV

In a recent interview WiFi TV's Chairman Alex Kanakaris called Blockbuster and Hollywood Video dinosaurs on the verge of extinction.

HD DVD And Blu-Ray To Both Win

A new report from In-Stat shows that while people want instant access to video through their televisions and portable devices, the DVD business is still expected to grow.

Two New Canon Multimedia LCD Projectors

Canon's new LV-7230 and LV-S4 multimedia projectors are engineered to attract buyers with performance and price, while impressing audiences with quality images.

Sony PSP Portable Review Roundup

We have collected all of the online Sony PSP reviews we could find and put them all right here for you.

Siemens Debuts SP65 Cell Phone

Siemens has officially announced their new SP65 mobile phone designed for business users. It features a ton of connectivity functions but is lacking a camera.

New Xbox To Feature In-Game Storefronts

Reuters is reporting that microsoft plans on introducing an in-game storefront that will offer 'microtransactions.' Sound confusing? Read on.

Sony To Launch New PSX Models

NE Asia Online is reporting that Sony will launch new PSX models capable of copying video data onto Sony MemoryStick cards.

SilverStone LC10 HTPC Case Review

Those of you interested in building your own Home Theater PC or Media Center PC will want to check out this sweet looking case from SilverStone.

AMD Dual Core Processor Plans

PC Perspective has an article up that talks about AMD's upcoming dual core processor plans for the upcoming year. Intel better watch out!

Digit-Life’s Take On Handhelds

Digit-Life has an interesting article posted that discusses the industry of handheld PDA's and their 2005 forecast prediction for that product market.

CoolTechZone On Apple’s 2-Button Mouse

The fellows over at CoolTechZone.com have written up an article expressing their thoughts on Apple's two-button mouse rumor.

FCC Extends Set-Top Box Deadline

The FCC will once again rolling back the date for the eventual ban of 'integrated set-top boxes' distributed and leased by cable companies to consumers, from 2006 to 2007.