Without a doubt, Wikipedia has become some sort of nexus for human knowledge, despite the fact that its functioning model involves articles written by specialists from various fields rather than a centralized body of authors. However, in order to check out articles on Wikipedia, one requires an Internet connection and a web browser, which makes is kind of useless in situations when these pre-requisites are not met.However, it seems that Openmoko might have come up with a very innovative solution to this problem in the form of the WikiReader, which can be best described as a portable eReader that comes pre-loaded with around 3 million articl... [read more >>] After numerous rumors, bad news and a lot of waiting, today, Microsoft launched the new Zune HD Portable Media Player, or PMP for short. You've seen it, you've known about it for a long time and now you're going to own it. Well, if you live in the USA, that is. The NVIDIA Tegra-powered Zune HD is officially available at major US retailers for the price of 219.99 USD for the 16 GB version and 289.99 USD for the 32GB version. Keep on reading for more very interesting details.But first a word from Enrique Rodriguez, corporate vice president of the TV, Video and Music Business at Microsoft, “With today's announcement, ... [read more >>] The whole world had its eyes turned towards Apple yesterday, hoping for some important announcements to come during the company's “Rock and Roll” event, especially since Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO, was going to take center stage again. And, sure enough, he made an appearance, but, as far as we're concerned, the announcements were far from what we had expected.The best example is what really seems to be the most important product released yesterday, namely the 5th generation (5G) iPod nano portable multimedia player, which now features a video camera, mic and speaker. However, what's really strange about the resp... [read more >>] As we've mentioned in some of our previous articles, since the IFA 2009 event is approaching fast, we'll be seeing a lot of consumer electronics manufacturers come up with new and exciting products over the next couple of weeks. However, some companies have decided that an early start is better, and that's also the case with Sony, which has just unveiled its Walkman S540 series of portable players, the company's first Video MP3 players (is that another word for PMPs?) to come equipped with built-in stereo speakers.Available in four contemporary colors (Black, Pink, Violet and Red), the S540 series is just 10.2mm thin and... [read more >>] Well, ladies and gents, it has finally happened: the Zune HD is now available for preorder and yes, the prices are really 219.99 USD for the Zune HD 16 GB version and 289.99 USD for the 32 GB Zune HD portable media player. One nasty surprise has clouded my hype though and I guess you will have to keep reading in order to find out what that was. Before we get into that, however, a quick tour on what the Zune HD is.The first device to be announced as using NVIDIA's Tegra technology, the Zune HD could pretty soon become the first launched employing it. With the help of Tegra, the Zune HD can display 720p HD videos without breaking a sweat... [read more >>] The reason why I chose not to write about anymore rumors regarding the PSP Go! is pretty simple: since E3 was already here and Sony's press conference was just around the corner, I knew that the real deal was soon to be presented to us by the manufacturer itself. And it did. The PSP Go! is official. Keep on reading for a lot (and, trust me, there are lot) of exciting details regarding Sony's new portable device.The PSP Go! is definitely smaller than the original PSP, a sort of mobile phone/PSP hybrid. What you will notice about the latest Sony portable is that it definitely looks sleek, with brushed metal, piano and matte black an... [read more >>] The iPod touch has been for some time now the undisputed king of media players, with the Zune usually ranking second. Microsoft seems to have decided to give the iPod touch a real fight this time with the announcement of the new Zune HD. No, it is not the revolutionary xYz we were all hoping for but don't despair since Microsoft hasn't exactly denied the rumors either.The Zune HD will have a much simpler, classy design than the previous models. It will feature a 3.3 16:9 Widescreen OLED sporting a resolution of 480 x 272 and, of course, multitouch capabilities. It will also have an accelerometer, Wi-Fi and multitouch browsing via ... [read more >>] Apple rumors have a funny way of coming true, don't you think? There was a rumor just a little while back that said Apple might unleash an iPod shuffle of 4 GB. Obviously, it has, but the news comes with a twist. Not only does the fresh iPod shuffle come at a size of 4 GB but it also ads VoiceOver, a feature that tells you what song is playing, who is playing it and even which playlist is on.Forget about needing a display screen! There's been some serious downsizing for the shuffle, reducing it to just 1.8'' tall and 0.3'' thin, less than your average key. The controls for this new iPod shuffle are conveniently... [read more >>] Up until now, the official launch date for the latest iteration of the Nintendo DS portable gaming console (the DSi model) has generated quite a lot of rumors. There were some leaks regarding a possible April launch, while other sources pushed the launch to the summer of 2009. However, it would seem that the first sources were right, as Nintendo has officially announced the US launch date for the Nindendo DSi, and it's April 5.As true Nintendo fans know only too well, one of the most noticeable features of the slim Nintendo DSi system is its two cameras – one camera is on the external body, and the other points at the user when t... [read more >>] Although HDD manufacturing companies have announced that they will produce cheaper notebook hard drives in order to lower laptop prices and iRiver's latest announcements only present us with MP3 players sporting limited features, we can still find companies which are not scared of the recession and release products which feature the latest possible technological developments. Such a company is iStation, a brand owned by Digital Cube. On the 24th of December, the company announced a new portable multimedia player based on the Windows CE 5.0 operating system, the T3 model. The device will feature a 4.3-inch LCD with a 480x272 pixels res... [read more >>] | 
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