Even after five iterations, Ben Heck's portable Xbox 360 models are still a spectacle to behold -- he seems to keep outdoing himself every time, both in functionality and style. This latest model has the appearance of an oversized plastic polycarbonate Macbook when closed, and packs a 17-inch Gateway LCD panel. The big improvements here include the Jasper motherboard, a flush-mount DVD door and side panels, digital potentiometer / button volume controls, and an ethernet port in addition to WiFi. Not everything's been kept, as Heck says he ditched the camera, not seeing a point for it...Read More »

Clearly not ones for maintaining healthy relations with their Scandinavian neighbours, Danish phone site Mobil has uncovered internal documents on what appear to reveal Sony Ericsson’s upcoming Android based mobile phone.   Pencilled in for announcement later this year, the impressive looking handset goes under the codename Rachael and will be the latest addition to their XPERIA handset range.   Details reveal a 1GHZ Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, and HSPA speed up to 7.2 Mbps, while it also claims to sport great 3D graphics capabilities.   Amongst some of the more vague handset specs, it's not clear how big the touchscreen will be...Read More »

We know what you're thinking: too much Viliv X70 news at once and you're liable to go mad as a hatter with excitement. Settle down, and now let's move on. jkkmobile's been playing with the MID for quite some time now, and has posted an epic, 27-minute long review. It's well worth a gander if you're considering the device, and ultimately it comes away as a good slate portable with fast 3G (in Finland, at least), a better MID for newcomers than the S5. Not all is great, and some lag issues aside, points get knocked...Read More »

While the iPhone 3GS (not without its minor overheating problems), and the bustling 3.0 software update helped to clear the shelves of the latest iPhone incarnate, how you may be asking, will Apple maintain their smartphone dominance? Perhaps embracing fingerprint recognition and control technology may just help shift another sizeable batch of Apple’s honourable smartphone great.   This future iPhone inclination has arisen from Apple filing a U.S patent application which amongst some intriguing new features includes, storing user input signatures and fingerprint signatures, that in turn, can be associated with user-selectable commands.   iPhone 3GS Hot Links:  -...Read More »

Alright, move along folks, nothing to see here. Remember that Palm Pre support page that showed up on Dutch provider Hi's website? Seems like that'd indicative a possible future collaboration, but according to a spokesman for KPN (of which Hi is a part), it's all a misunderstanding. While not meant for public viewing at this time, the page in question was apparently intended to explain what settings you'd need for using a Hi SIM card, whether you got the device from them or via another provider. Of course, he added the company is very interested in the...Read More »

UMD-less and smaller screen aside, the worst kept secret at this year's E3 gaming convention the PSP Go, could become the hottest gaming device, literally.   After the iPhone 3GS similarly felt the heat over sporting a sunshine-unfriendly frame, the latest instalment of Sony’s handheld gaming range could potentially be facing similar heat-inducing issues.   With capabilities for the Go to reach a maximum clock frequency of 480Mhz, gaming should be the most seamless and smooth running ever seen on a PSP console. While the new processing power should also deliver similar Apple iPhone 3GS-like speed internet browsing,...Read More »

Samsung's launch of the Glyde was, well, far less than stellar -- but hey, second time's a charm, right? Shots have surfaced from HowardForums of what's apparently the Glyde 2 / u960. Looks like we've got a more expansive keyboard that makes better use of space on the bottom slide out, some TouchWiz action on the screen, and unsurprisingly a nice, big Verizon logo just above the screen. Nope, we don't have a release date or official confirmation of any sorts, so for now just hang tight on the farthest edge of your seat and...Read More »

All we've got to say is that they'd better be selling seats to the first living room demonstration of this tech when somebody gets cute and grabs a real baseball bat for a demo. Sony has filed a patent for technology using the PlayStation Eye which can detect regular objects in 3D space and file them away in a database for later use in gameplay. Naturally, the camera already does object motion detection of a sort with the blocky embedded codes on Eye of Judgement cards, but this seems to be taking that tech to a...Read More »

Sure, we know that whenever we hear the word "aluminum" we're supposed to go all weak in the knees, but iriver hasn't really astounded us with this materials-tweaked rehash of the E100. Still, the OLED screen on the upcoming E200 has been bumped to 2.8-inches, so that's kind of nice, and while the capacitive touch buttons aren't a big win over the original rocker, at least the chassis seems thinner now. Check out the read link for some purported press shots that manage to be quite a bit more flattering.[Via PMP Today]Filed...Read More »

We take a break from reporting on the impending doom of the human race to bring you news of the latest innovation designed specifically for making our pre-apocalypse lives miserable. Japanese firm DSS is now offering to snap video cameras and ankle sensors -- yes, the same kind that convicts under home arrest have to wear -- onto your employees for the ultimate in workplace surveillance. Sure, you might find out Bob in accounting takes a really long lunch, but do you really need to spend $20,000 and piss off your entire workforce to prove that?...Read More »