The Cube B52HD also supports the following video files RMVB, RM, AVI, FLV, MPEG and the following audio files MP3, WAV, WMA, FLAC and OGG. It also has an FM Radio Tuner and internal memory of 8GB. The player itself looks very attractive and is priced at an attractive price as well for 485 Chinese yuan, that is 70 US dollars.

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It comes with a 2.5” QVGA LCD display and is available in two models, one with DMB tuner and other without. D2+ will be available in the sizes of either 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB. There is an extra SDHC card slot, which supports up to 32GB.

The Cowon D2+ will be available from next week onwards in Japan without the DMB tuner.

Here’s how the controls work:

Volume up: Single click on the + sign

Play/Pause: Single click on the middle button

Go to next track: Double click on the middle button

Go to previous track: Triple click on the middle button

Volume down: Single click on the – sign

Press and hold the middle button to hear the name of the artist while the song is playing, and to move between the playlists hold the middle button and release after you hear a tone after the name of the playlist is announced, yes it is possible to maintain multiple playlists with the new iPod shuffle.

The new iPod shuffle has 4GB of storage space and is capable of storing up to 1000 songs in good quality.

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Price: $79 (available in white and black colors)

The phone comes with hand writing recognition software, which allows the users to send text messages easily without having to use the on-screen keyboard. Also, the phone adds interactivity to games by using the Advanced Motion Sensor Technology that allows the phone to recognize flip,shift and twist movements of the phone.

Other features include a 3 Megapixel Camera, ability to play MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/RA audio and MPEG4 video.

Specifications:

• Dimension [LxWxD] (mm) - 106.5 x 55.4 x 11.9
• Screen Resolution of 240x300px
• Weight – 87g
• Talk Time – 3.5hr
• Max Stand-by time of 350hr
• Built-in Games – Tomsons&Touch/Pipe game/flying dices/wheel mania

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Nokia announced its all new S60 smartphone, the N97. The phone has a 3.5-inch touch-screen display boasting a resolution of 640 x 360 with haptic feedback, full QWERTY keyboard, a slide and tilt mechanism that bends the screen up to 30 degrees for added comfort.

The S60 Operating System has been tweaked to make better use of touch input. The phone includes many of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic’s features such as quick contacts bar and desktop widgets.

The Phone also features a 5-megapixel auto-focus camera with Carl Zeiss optics and LED flash, A-GPS with Nokia Maps 3.0, an integrated 32GB storage which can be extended by 16GB with an external microSD slot, Bluetooth with HSDPA, Wi-Fi connectivity, a digital compass and an accelerometer for screen rotation. A full Internet browser takes care of all the Internet needs.

The batter can hold up to an incredible 1.5 days of continuous audio playback. Nokia have also included a dynamically updating map by using the data from Navteq.

The N97 will go on sale in Europe and Asia markets first, in the first quarter of 2009. US release will not be far off, though no specific dates have been announced yet.

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Netgear unveiled its next generation Digital Entertainer Elite media streamer EVA9000 at the FCC(Federal Communications Commission).

The EVA9000 which comes as an upgrade to the EVA8000, it adds support for a 3.5-inch internal HDD, and 802.11n. The media streamer supports the AVI, XviD, DivX, and h.264 video formats and supports Dolby True HD, DTS-HD Master Audio, MKV, TS, M2TS audio formats, which would take care of all the High-Definition needs.

However, there is no official announcement on the price or shipping date yet, but we do have complete specs, pictures, and the full manual already.

[On the Web: FCC]

Nextar added two new portable GPS navigation systems, the Q4-01 and Q4-02 to the Q-series line-up of portable navigation devices.

Both the devices are much simpler and less expensive when compared to the previous products such as Q4-MD that is capable of accessing wireless data networks and delivering voice-guided directions.

The Q4-01 has support for mapping of 50 US states along with 1.6 million points of interest. The Q4-02 is essentially same as the Q4-01 except that it comes with Canada and Puerto Rico maps points of interest count is up to 6 million.

Both the models can be used for MP3 playback, for displaying JPEG photos via an SD card. The unit is powered with a built-in lithium-ion battery. The address book can store up to 300 entries and users can pick either 2d mode or 3d view modes. A night mode is also available that makes viewing directions easier on the eyes.

The devices comes with an AC and car power adapter, USB cable, a protective pouch, mounting cradle, dashboard mount disk, mounting bracket, SD card and a stylus.

The Nextar Q4-01 is priced at $299 and the Q4-02 is priced at $399. Both are now available for purchase.

The Atom-powered ClarionMiND Mobile Internet Navigation Device is now available for sale for $650 at Crutchfield.

The Gadget offers Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, comes with a 4.8-inch WVGA LCD touch-screen display, 4GB SSD, and 512MB RAM.

The ClarionMiND Mobile Internet Navigation Device can be used to surf the Internet, get directions, play movies and music, watch YouTube videos, as a digital frame and also for playing games by connecting a game pad to one of the USB Slots that are available.

The GPS Navigation system gives turn-by-turn map and voice instructions while driving. The device comes pre-loaded with the entire U.S and Canada maps.

Details:

• mobile Internet device with GPS navigation
• suction-cup windshield mount and dashboard disk
• car and home power adapters, stylus pen, and rechargeable small battery pack with up to 1.5 hours of life

Navigation features:

• 4.8" WVGA (800 x 480 pixels) touch-screen display
• preloaded with maps of the entire United States and Canada
• unlimited points of interest with Google Maps
• Entertainment features:
• built-in RealPlayer for video, music, and photos (many file types supported)
• headphone jack and built-in speaker

Computer and Internet features:

• Linux Kernel 2.6.22.18 operating system with Intel Atom processor
• 512MB RAM
• 4GB SSD flash memory
• built-in Firefox-based web browser
• widgets (one-touch icons) for YouTube, MySpace, weather, and news

Expandability:

• Bluetooth 2.0 technology
• integrated Wi-Fi technology
• microSD card slot (supports up to 2GB)
• 2 USB ports (standard-A and mini-AB)

Other features and specs:

• dimensions: 6-3/4"W x 3-13/16"H x 1-1/16"D
• weight: 11.4 oz. with battery pack
• warranty: 1 year

[Crutchfield]

Firstly, I must give the credit to Steven Spielberg for his realistic foresight into the Future in his film Minority Report(2002). In the film Tom Cruise is seen using a gesture based operating system where the large screen is controlled by some hand movements. It became a reality now with the Oblong Inc. finally bringing Gesture based Operating System, the G-Speak to life.

G-Speak is an operating system where a large screen is controlled by hand gestures from the special gloves with embedded beads on it. Unbelievable ? Well, look for yourself.

This gadget from Ward is a pretty useful product and is a must-buy for your desktop. It can be used as a webcam for video conference, an alarm clock for reminders, a thermometer and a digital photo frame that support JPG, BMP and GIF formats. The gadget has 8MB of internal memory capable of storing up to 50 photos. It runs either on a battery or with a USB cable which is included with the product.

You can get this for 70 bucks from here.