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Sony Rolly Landed In US

Sony has starting to cash in on its Rolly portable audio player in States and now obtainable at Sony’s Style retail stores for $400. This egg-shaped device parts a built-in 2GB flash memory, that can be include up to 520 songs in MP3 format, Bluetooth connectivity, 180-degree horizontally opposed stereo speakers through neodymium magnets additonally a digital amp for extreme sound quality, continuing to is able to rolls and spins such as it’s dancing to the music. The battery gives up to 5-hours of music playback and up to 4-hours for both music and motion on a single charge.
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Cowon’s all singing all dancing A3: May 16th

Rumored forever before its CES debut in January, Cowon is finally releasing their A3 personal media player. So tell us oh gentle reader, was the DaVinci chipset; 4-inch, 16M color, 480×272 800 x 480 (!!) pixel display; USB host; FM radio and recorder; MPEG-4 video recorder; 1280 x 720 HD output; and vast codec support including DivX, FLAC, OGG, and wide variety of lossless audio worth the wait? Available November 14th in 30GB and 60GB flavors for ₩349,000 (about $387) and ₩419,000 (about $465), respectively.
[Source:engadget]

Lenovo’s new Thinkstations look pretty sharp

We got all the specs on Lenovo’s new Thinkstation line earlier today, but pics of the new S10 and D10 case design just landed in our inbox and we’ve got to say, it looks pretty slick.Check one more pic after the break. Sure, that handle doesn’t seem like it’ll be all too useful, but compared to Lenovo’s last attempt at advanced design, this thing is positively restrained.

[Source:engadget]

O2 announces O2 Xda orbit 2, aka HTC Polaris and HTC Touch Cruise

Featuring 128 MB / 256 MB of RAM and ROM, a 400 MHz Qualcomm CPU, GPS, quad-band GSM, HSDPA (we’ve heard tri-band and also only 2100), and a 3 megapixel camera with typical Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity thrown in for good measure. Availability is slated for early December from a rock bottom €99 (roughly $140) on contract. If you’re in the know and can provide frequency clarity for us, please do.
[Source:engadgetmobile]

Sony Ericsson intros K660, W380 and W890 handsets

The W380 clamshell phone, on the other hand, drops the 3G, but provides plenty of the usual Walkman-related features, including gesture control, and SE’s trademark Track ID, while the W890 ups things considerably with HSDPA connectivity and a better-than-the-norm 3.2 megapixel camera. Hit up the read link below for complete specs on each handset, and look for them all to be available in the first quarter of next year.
[Source:engadget]

Nokia N95 8 GB gets reviewed, declared best smartphone ever

MicroSD slot is gone, replaced by 8GB dedicated storage, system RAM bumped to 128 MB, better battery life — this was a major issue in the past — larger and brighter screen, and a pile of other things. So if you have the original N95, give it away now and get yourself upgraded.
[Source:engadgetmobile]

Massage goes futuristic with heteromorphic Mini Massager

While there are dime-a-dozen massaging devices in the market, there is nothing like having gadgets that spell “class and comfort”. Take a look at this cool Rechargeable Mini Massager from the Sharper Image and I’m sure you’ll fall in love with it at the first sight.

The design of the Rechargeable Mini Massager takes inspiration from space-related products. It looks like a mini alien with two eyes and four feet that glow when turned on. The ergonomically designed massager fits snugly in your hands to ensure maximum comfort and promises some ‘surprisingly powerful vibrations’.

The cordless massager comes with a built-in rechargeable battery and includes charging base plugs into a standard outlet. What’s more, it’s really inexpensive and is priced at $24.95.

What are you waiting for? Get this one ASAP and don’t wait until you are stressed out to use it!
[Source:gizmowatch]

The Red Sony PSP

Sony Computer Entertainment expects to release their new deep red colored ‘PSP Deep Red Value Pack’ and ‘PSP Deep Red 1 Seg Pack’ in Japan market. One more shot after the jump.The red Value Pack will include a pouch, strap, cleaning cloth and 32MB Memory Stick Duo while the Deep Red 1seg Pack adds a 1seg tuner to all that. They will be priced at 180,000 KRW ($198) and 236,000 KRW ($260) respectively.

[Source:2dayblog]

Sony Ericsson W380

Finally it has arrived. Sony Ericsson has officially announced their new walkman phone, the W380. This phone comes with a feature that you never seen before and that’s the Gesture control which allows users to mute calls with a wave of their hands.Specifications and pictures available after the jump. The external display only shown up when there’s incoming calls or when you are listening to your music. W380 also has the TrackID feature that allows you to find out the title and album of the song that you are hearing from the radio. The Sony Ericsson W380 will be available in selected by Q1 2008.

[Source:2dayblog]

Specifications:
• Size: 92 x 49 x 16 mm
• Weight: 100 grams
• Colours: Electric Purple / Magnetic Grey
• Screen: 262,144 colour TFT
• Resolution: 176 x 220 pixels
• Size: 1.9 inches
• External screen: OLED
• Resolution: 36 x 128
• Phone memory: Up to 14 MB
• Memory Stick Micro (M2) support
• 1.3 megapixel camera
• 512 MB M2 memory stick
• Walkman player
• FM radio with RDS
• Bluetooth stereo (A2DP)
• Java
• RSS feeds
• WAP 2.0 XHTML
• Talk time: Up to 7 hrs
• Standby time: Up to 300 hrs
• Networks: W380a: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/1800/1900
• W380c/i: GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/190

Grey’s Anatomy Cast Joins Striking Writers

Spending their lunch breaks outside the Prospect Studios, where the show is filmed, some of the cast members spoke with press about their newly altered schedule. “We’re supposed to be going until the end of May and right now our last shooting day will be Tuesday or Wednesday,” T.R. Knight said, adding, “As actors, we’re paid a different way than the writers, but there’s also the crew to keep in mind. They are out of work as of next Wednesday.”

About the strike, which began on Monday, Katherine Heigl told, “You’ve got to have a story. You’ve got to have a story in order to perform anything, to have any ideas on where to go and what to do, and where the character, story lines, arcs, everything. They’re everything. We can’t do it without them.”
[Source:celebrity-gossip]