The X-Pro P368, which is the handset is the spotlight was announced a few months back but has now been released. It enjoys a clamshell design with a touch display and operates on the Palm Operating system. The P368 is meant for the Chinese markets only presently. Its features include a 1.3 megapixel camera , with flash support; the device is powered by an OMAP ARM 9 processor. Check out the sleek keypad and the really cool slot for the...

The Finepix F11 Zoom sits alongside EISA Pocket Camera of the Year, the FinePix F10 Zoom – which achieved best-seller status – in Fujifilm’s high quality compact range. The new model builds upon the FinePix F10 Zoom’s success by adding improved functionality and manual shooting options for increased creativity. This 6.3 megapixel camera is set to become renowned for the picture quality excellence already demonstrated by the FinePix F10 Zoom. In addition, it has been bestowed with aperture priority and...

Median Korea has announced that it plans to release its new MP3P ‘mx-300’ with sliding USB connector and 500mA external speaker built inside in October. Its sliding USB connect eliminates the need of separate USB cable and 500mW external speaker helps you to enjoy music without earphones. Other digital devices like TV etc can be controlled by tge MX-300 using it's Infrared Remote functionality. It can run continuously for 28 hours on a 2 hour charge. It is available in...

Unlikely though it might seem, Sony will launch a new version of the PSP during the summer of 2006…at least that’s the prediction of investment firm Piper Jaffray. The company, which provides a wide range of services including research analysis, makes the crystal ball prediction in its forecasts through to 2008 and states that: "Microsoft is expected to launch its X-Box 306 platform in the U.S. on November 22, 2005. We project that Sony and Nintendo will launch their next-gen...

Skype launched an updated version of its internet telephony software yesterday, adding call forwarding and personalisation options to its popular VoIP (voice over IP) service. Skype’s update is currently only available for Windows users, although the company says it is working to bring the new features to its Mac, Linux and Pocket PC editions. Version 1.4 of the software, which launched for beta testing in August, allows users to forward incoming calls to another Skype name or to other landline...

Toshiba Matsushita Display Technology (TMDisplay) announced a low-temperature polysilicon (LTPS) TFT LCD display prototype with finger shadow sensing input capability. This new LTPS TFT LCD prototype, with the ability to sense a user's finger shadow directly at the surface of the display, is expected to eventually achieve commercial level performance for display screen sizes commonly used in mobile phone applications. The display also allows direct touch on the display surface to select icons or buttons and navigate through pages in...

Toyota Motor Corp. will put on the Japanese market "Key Integrated Watch," a watch with electronic key function, as a product exclusively designed for Toyota's Japan-only luxury car "Crown" nationwide on October 4, 2005. Worn on the wrist just like the ordinary watches, it allows the user to unlock the door by simply grabbing the door handle of the driver's or front passenger's seat, and also to lock the door by pushing the lock button provided on the door handle....

The Disney Mix Sticks MP3 players feature 128MB internal flash storage and can be expanded to 1GB via an SD/MMC Card slot. Supported file formats are MP3 and WMA (Looks like no DRM support). Battery life is 10 hours. The kids mp3 player connects via USB 2.0. Currently the Disney online Shop offers the pink Princess Digital Mix Stick for $49.99. I guess for the boys is the silver Mickey Digital Mix Stick which also for $49.99. There will be...

NEC LCD Technologies announced that in mid-October it will begin shipping samples of its new 19-inch (48-cm) diagonal monochrome SXGA, amorphous silicon, TFT LCD module, part number NL128102BM29-05A, which is suitable for use in the medical field. This module features NEC LCD Technologies’ proprietary super-advanced, super-fine TFT (SA-SFT) technology, which boasts an ultra-wide viewing angle of 170 degrees, high luminance of 1000 cd/m2 and a high contrast ratio of 900:1. Enabling a dynamic range of luminance, this module is suitable...

The common electric socket will serve as your home's connection to broadband with a new chip developed by Matsushita Electric Industrial, doing away with all the Ethernet cables or the hassle of hooking up to a wireless network device. Products are still being developed, but gadgets embedded with the chip from the Japanese manufacturer of Panasonic products can hook up to a broadband network by plugging into the common electrical outlet, company officials said. The technology has been around for...

Pioneer Japan today announced it's new interface "Floating vision" which is stereoscopic or 3D. There is no need to wear special glasses the Stereoscopic interface can be seen with the naked eye. You can draw using your finger without touching the screen. Based on the distance of the finger from the screen a 3D image is rendered. As it can be mass produced easily Pioneer see's its use in Museums etc....

SanDisk Corporation and Sony Corporation announced the development of the "Memory Stick Micro" format, an ultra-small IC recording media designed to meet the growing storage needs of highly compact, multifunctional mobile phones. "Memory Stick Micro" media is approximately one-quarter the size of "Memory Stick PRO Duo" media, yet only about 1.2 mm thick. The media’s edges are slotted lengthwise to allow for more slim-line designed connectors to reduce space in host devices. As dual-voltage media, Memory Stick Micro supports devices...

The Snoopy handset is being announced on the 55th Birthday of everyone's favorite cartoon character. The handset itself is of a slider design and is covered by the Snoopy all around. There is the pose that everyone recalls of Snoopy lying on the top of his dog house and looking into the sky that has been printed at the back. The front is also covered with clouds and Snoopy with his little pals. In addition there are screensavers and wallpapers...

Nicholas Negroponte, founder and chairman of MIT's Media Lab, is heading up a project with the goal to distribute specially designed laptops, each with a price tag of less than $100, to more than 150 million schoolchildren within the next three years. That's an amazing statistic, considering that PC makers will manufacture only about 50 million laptops this year. A prototype of the laptop will debut in November at the World Summit on the Information Society in Tunis, Tunisia. The...

Korea-based LG Chem, a mother company of the well known LG Group, aims to be the first in the world to commercialize fuel cell technology to power notebooks. LG Chem will probably launch its marketing campaign in one or two months, and the company said that it does not intend to change the design of the fuel cell (see the photo). The 25W power supply is based on direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) technology and consist of two parts, a...