Imageon That: 3D-Accelerated Cellphones

OK, so we've looked at AMD's Imageon 3D chip for cellphones before; that headline pun, alas, demanded life. The chipmaker did have the thing on show this week at CTIA, however, giving the world its first look at mockup phones carrying the low-power gaming GPU.
Larger than normal phones and, apparently, having a "prototype look to them," the Imageon 238X was shown running a smooth-looking demo of Sudeki, an Xbox game, on a handset with a 320x240 screen. This reminds me of my 1996 Quake days. Imageon can also decode DVD-quality video and sends whatever it's doing to a picture-in-picture box when a call comes in. Sudeki at 80x60? Good luck!
AMD Imageon Powers Up Cellphone Graphics [PC Mag]

Apple's iPhone releasing on June 11?

According to CNET, Cingular [aka, the new AT&T] has "confirmed" June 11 as the release date for Apple's iPhone. Keep in mind that confirmation in this case is unofficial as it supposedly comes from a front-line sales support person. See, after a call to Cingular's customer service, CNET was transfered to sales where they were told of the magical date. Of course, all this makes perfect sense as the 11th also marks the kickoff of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference where Steve and Co have been proven keen to announce their wares before.

HP StorageWorks Media Vault Pro

Late last year, HP hit us up with its first venture into the world of NAS, and just as Q1 winds down and Q2 impatiently begins, the outfit is hoping to attract the attention of up and coming small business owners. The StorageWorks Media Vault Pro is one of the dozen or so products briefly (and we do mean briefly) introduced in its latest small biz lineup, and aside from the elegant image we left to stare at, we really don't know much else. Reportedly, the drive ratchets up to 1TB in size, will ring up just under a grand, and provides the obligatory "expandable network storage and enhanced protection services" that all the competitors do, but alas, we've no idea when HP plans on launching these things into hectic startup offices.

Pink Mobile Phones

Pink fetish, Pink Mobile Phones, Pink Headphones , Pink Laptop Covers and now a Pink Zune. Looks like dear old Microsoft wants to entice woman to fall in love with their Zunes..Will it work ? I don’t know. My wife still loves her MP3 playing Sony Ericsson W800i and she will only get a Pink Zune if I buy her one. So go figure. The Pink Zune goes for $249.99 at 30Gb capacity via ebgames

E-Ten Glofiish X800

E-Ten Glofiish X800 is a PDA phone supporting 3G and HSDPA. The Glofiish (not goldfish)X800 has a VGA LCD touchscreen, a 2 Megapixel camera, WiFi, Bluetooth. The Glofiish X800 runs on the Windows Mobile 6 OS. It is expected to be available before summer for about $850-$900.

New ReflexBlu Line of Blu-Ray Tower Duplicators

If you need the high storage capability of Blu-Ray discs, this new ReflexBlu duplicators are the most competitively-priced duplicators available on the market. Who knows, you may really have too many divx movies in your hard disk and its filling up fast.

Disc Makers, a leading manufacturer of CD and DVD duplicators, today launches its first Blu-Ray compatible tower duplicators, the ReflexBlu2 and ReflexBlu4. The competitively priced ReflexBlu line gives users the ability to create, edit, and duplicate customized Blu-Ray discs (BD-Rs), DVD-Rs, and CD-Rs all in one piece of equipment. Blu-Ray discs (BD-Rs) have five times more storage capacity than DVDs: Single layer BD-Rs hold up to 25GB and Dual Layer BD-Rs up to 50 GB.

The ReflexBlu2 — priced at $2,999 — has a throughput capacity (duplication capacity) of 2 full BD-Rs per hour, 4 full DVD-Rs per hour, and 7 full CD-Rs per hour. The ReflexBlu4 — priced at $4,999 — has a throughput capacity of 4 full BD-Rs per hour, 8 full DVD-Rs per hour, and 14 full CD-Rs per hour. Each unit also includes a complete disc creation software suite, USB connectivity allowing access to one drive for mastering and playback, and a 250GB hard drive that can store up to 9 full BD images.

Visit http://www.thegadgetblog.com/www.discmakers.com/duplicators

Coolermaster CSX PC Casings

This Coolermaster CSX PC Casings are really hot looking. Perfect for any gamer or design freak, they will be the centre piece of attraction when guests drop by your house. Cooler Master has been teasing visitors to its Web site over the last few weeks with promises of revealing the mysterious “CSX.” Now the component maker has launched a special site for CSX, which features some sweet-looking graphics but doesn’t offer much info beyond a couple of case photos and a pre-order form.

The Kingmax Super Stick USB flash drive goes to 4GB

What makes the most attractive, irresistible gift?

The Kingmax Super Stick USB flash drive, which took the Taiwan USB flash drive market by storm in 2006, was not only a big hit with consumers but also the designated corporate gift for many major companies.

With the success of the promotional campaign in 2006, Kingmax Super Stick USB flash drive brings to local consumers a brand new technology experience and understanding. Who would know that such technology could be so trendy! Its cool white high-tech design makes it the perfect match to your stylish look, and the ideal choice for work, school or just having fun.

In 2007, Kingmax Super Stick – the world’s tiniest USB flash drive, will achieve an even greater amazing feat. Kingmax’s proprietary semiconductor PIP packaging technology will enable the ultra mini USB flash drive to provide up to 4GB storage capacity. Continuing the signature high quality of Kingmax products, the Kingmax Super Stick 4GB USB flash drive offers users an incredible experience.

In 2007, Kingmax Super Stick USB flash drive will sport new features through software and media industry collaboration. For instance, the drive will come equipped with a well-known antivirus software, providing users with antivirus and anti-hacking protection anytime and anywhere.

This protection will reduce the risk of security issues that come with portability. Recently, Kingmas has also partnered with a renowned local online game company to debut a limited edition Super Stick that is tied in with a major game launch in 2007.

Built-in game installation software, free trial game account and virtual treasures are just some of the numerous surprises that are firsts for the industry. Furthermore, all Kingmax Super Stick USB flash drives, from 512MB to 4GB, have been certified by Microsoft to support Vista ReadyBoost.

When used with PCs and notebooks running on Microsoft’s Vista operating system, it can effectively improve performance between 30~40%. With its high-tech fashionable design and improved performance, Kingmax Super Stick 4GB USB flash drive is indisputably your best choice.
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ECHOBOX (Windows)

A workspace explorer for managing design, revisions, annotations, and comments.

URLECHOBOX (Windows)
Thirteen23.com/labs/winfx/echobox/index.html

Design is hard to manage when you are constantly trading assets via email. In the design world, this is often a bottleneck in the design process.

Enter echobox: a small workspace explorer for managing design, revisions, annotations, and comments. Just drag and drop to copy your files up to the server and people connected to echobox using the same ftp site will stay in sync and be able to participate in your workspaces.

iLike (Windows, Mac)

A music recommendation engine for iTunes.

URL
iLike (Windows, Mac)
http://ilike.com/

Discover New MusicCheck out what your friends are listening to, browse the libraries of people with similar tastes, and get Free MP3 downloads by new artists matched to your own music tastes.

Share and CompareShare music libraries with your friends, browse and sample their most played songs, and compare your compatibility scores.
Get the iLike Sidebar for iTunesAuto-organize your iTunes library, share your music tastes with friends, and get music recommendations directly in iTunes.

More Motion Web Express (Windows)

A Easy and Advanced HTML Editor.
URL
More Motion Web Express (Windows)
Download.com/MoreMotion-Web-Express/

MoreMotion Web Express is a WYSIWYG HTML editor that enables users to develop Web sites and their pages without knowing HTML. The program can be extended with compile-time functions and library elements. MoreMotion Web Express also allows experienced users to enter HTML code and ASP/JSP/PHP tags to let them build professional dynamic applications.

The key features are real WYSIWYG design, powerful design tools (align, size, dock, anchors, and usage restrictions), extensibility and reusability through library elements, page templates, advanced theme support, DHTML events, an integrated JavaScript editor, an integrated image-map editor, a Web-safe color palette, graphic text (especially useful for creating buttons), compile-time functions, broken-links checking, and an integrated FTP client.

iDump (Windows)

Copy music off of your iPod.

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iDump (Windows)
Download.com/iDump

This program will allow you to transfer your songs of your iPod to a PC. iDump does come wrapped in a installer but you can simply drop the .exe in the root directory on your iPod and run it from there. Connect you iPod and run iDump and you'll have access to all your songs, select the songs you want to transfer then pick a destination directory and how you would like your songs to be named. And then sit back and transfer all the selected songs to the PC.

Desktop Curtain (Mac OS X)

Hide all the clutter on the desktop.

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Desktop Curtain (Mac OS X)Petermaurer.de

Desktop Curtain displays your favorite desktop picture just in front of your real desktop, so you won't have to clean up each time you need to take a screenshot.

VDownloader (Windows)

A batch downloader for flash video websites.
URLV Downloader (Windows)Comunidad.uem.es

VDownloader allows you to download videos from Youtube, Google video and Grinvi to your computer, saving them in AVI or MPG format.

Desktop Earth 2 (Windows)

A dynamic wallpaper that changes with the day.
URLDesktop Earth 2 (Windows)Download.com/3000-20-10513308.html

Desktop Earth is a wallpaper generator for Windows. It runs whenever you're logged on and updates your wallpaper with an accurate representation of the Earth as it would be seen from space at that precise moment.

Images are created from high-resolution textures (2560x1280) so it's perfect for that QSXGA display - but they work on anything, even on SVGA. There is an image for every month to accurately depict snow and foliage changes, and the night view is simply stunning.

Terratec Cinergy XS TV card

Product : Terratec Cinergy XS TV card

Price : RM550

A TV cunningly disguised as a memory stick – only the flaming great aerial trailing from its backside gives it away

Ahh the halcyon days of portable tellies – tiny Casio screens, dodgy tuning dials and stonking great telescopic aerials that could bring down low flying aircraft.Strangely they never really caught on in a big way but now there is another option for TV on the go: the laptop USB tuner.

This one, fresh in at John Lewis, is particularly pocketable at barely bigger than a memory stick. It's strangely aesthetically pleasing too; at least compared to the black brick designs we’re used to.

On board is a Freeview DVB-T tuner and good old analogue for when digital reception dips. Speaking of which, it comes with both a mini portable aerial and an adaptor to plug into the wall for when you're back at base or near a handy hotel room socket.Surprisingly fully featured, it packs Teletext, timeshifting and a DVR limited only by the size of your lappy's hard drive. A full remote (several times larger than the actual device) is also included along with PowerCinema 4.0 for burning recordings to DVD. Oh, and it's Vista certified too. read more