The MP-340 is Acer’s first portable media player that packs with a 1.8 inch TFT-LCD display, 20GB HDD, an SD card slot, a hi-speed USB 2.0 support, built-in games (Sudoku), voice recorder, and a 10 hour rechargeable battery. This portable device is suitable for listening to music as well as carrying it to your meetings for recording. The Acer PMP supports H.264, MP3, WMA, and JPEG file formats. Measuring 95 mm x 65 mm x 20.6 mm, the MP-340 weighs just 148 grams for easy carrying. For more details of this MP-340, visit Acer.
This NTT DoCoMo N702’s screensaver looks and acts just like a glass of water. When you move it around, the motion sensor detects your angle and the “water” is moving when you move the phone around. The actual water level itself indicates the amount of battery you have left, so it’s probably more fun to keep your phone charged up.
Measuring only 74 mm x 48 mm x 9.3 mm, the Meizu MX is a small mini player that boasts a 2 inch TFT-LCD display, 256MB/512MB/1GB & 2GB of built-in memory, an integrated FM tuner, and USB 2.0 connectivity. This gizmo supports MP3, WMA, WAV, DivX, AVI, JPEG, and BMP file format. No info on pricing and availability yet.
The release of SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 2 is being highly anticipated due to the major success of the 1st Fireteam Bravo on the PSP. The 2nd one should be just as good if not better. Here’s a screen of the gameplay.
RealDragon gives us a hands-on video preview of the Sony K800i, going over most of its features. Just to recap, it sports a 2.0-inch QVGA display (240 x 320), 3.2-megapixel camera, secondary VGA camera, M2 card slot, 64MB of built-in memory, and USB 2.0 connectivity.
Another release from Ricoh sporting a sleek compact body is the new Ricoh Caplio R5. At only 140 grams and 96x55x26mm in dimensions it packs a miniature powerhouse with 7.24mpx CCD, a large 2.5″ LCD, Smooth Imaging Engine II, 26MB internal memory, SD/MMC slot and an amazing 7.1x optical wide zoom lens. This baby can take up to 380 shots on a single charge, that’s efficiency. No price and availability yet, but overall this is a slight upgrade from the R4 model.
The Logitech ChillStream gaming controller integrates a very quiet 40 mm fan that circulates up to 3.41 cubic feet of air every minute. It is designed to keep the hands of gamers cool and dry, even during intense game competition. The controller connects via USB to PC and will work with the upcoming Windows Vista. ChillStream will be available for $40.
Doug Lombardi from Valve said that Half Life 2: Episode Two probably will be released in February, 2007. This game will be ship with another Valve’s games, Team Fortress 2 and Portal, on PC, PS3 and Xbox360. Lombardi also mentioned that Half Life 2: Episode Two will cost more than Episode One, because of the added two games. In addition, the source engine for Episode Two will once again be upgraded. They had to create whole new environments, with new enemies and weapons as well. Watch the gameplay videos of Episode Two.
Some Japanese researchers at Ryomei Engineering (a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries) have developed a robotic carp which comes equipped with CCD cameras and sensors for analyzing water quality. The 26-pound fish has a white body with bright red spots. This remote-controlled koi fish is capable of moves that a genuine koi is unable to perform, such as swimming in reverse and rotating in place. Watch the video after the jump!
Here’s the first series of gameplay videos from Half Life 2: Episode 2 that show a lot of combat scenes inside the cave system, and scenes from outside City 17. There is also a video that shows the tree-legged creature. Enjoy the rest of the videos after the jump! (4 total)
