iPod to meet Tamagotchi
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Japanese company Konami will issue this summer a curious LCD-based portable game in which the player “raises” virtual characters by giving them a “steady diet” of music.”When the game, called Otoizm, is connected to a MP3 player,various characters appear according to the type of music being played.The game classifies music into 19 types, and the growth and type of character produced changes according to the type of music it listens to.More than 30 kinds of characters can be created.
True Video iPod in the works?
According to thinksecret Apple is nearing completion of a completely revamped video iPod that will shed the ubiquitous mechanical click wheel for a touch screen and will sport a 3.5-inch diagonal display.
PSP GPS
According to reports the next Sony PlayStation Portable firmware update will include E-Mail capability called “Sony Mail” and Sony also plans to release later this year this GPS add-on for the PSP demonstrated a while back.
The Kestrel 4000 Pocket Weather Tracker
The Kestrel 4000 Pocket Weather Tracker which reads,logs and charts Barometric Pressure, Altitude,Density Altitude,Temperature,Humidity,Wind Speed,Wind Chill,Dew Point,Wet Bulb,and Heat Index…in one pocket-sized US$329 instrument.It should be no surprise that the 4000 is being used by the military,firefighters,adventurers,scientists and the 2006 U.S. Biathlon Team will use it to gain a competitive advantage in this year’s Winter Olympics in Turin,Italy.
The Presidential Media Player
For those of you with money to burn then the Presidential media player is for you! Shown above is the ‘Via’ model in gold with diamond accents. Available for a mere £25,000, the price includes shipping (courier delivery to your door) and entry into the VIP club “where you gain access to a range of benefits and can organise services such as maintenance and insurance. core77
Nintendo announces DS Lite
Nintendo Japan announced details of th new redesigned DS today.The DS Lite is a slimmer DS with a brighter screen that will hit in Japan on March 2.The device will be less than two-thirds the size of the original DS and about 20 percent lighter. (more…)