PDA News

The iPhone is out — in that, you can buy one if you stand in line for three days and then fight the iPhone-guarding troll at the entrance — and everyone wants one.

Here’s the problem with "everyone" though — if, say, you’re a citizen of Hong Kong, desperately wanting - no, needing — the hippest, newest gadget phone around, then you just may be out of luck. Why? Because the US iPhone uses a locked SIM chip — so, you either wait until 2008, pay exorbitant amounts in roaming costs, or find someone to unlock your phone.

Oh, Apple, how we both hate and love thee.

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Ever thought how much more interesting life would be if there were a whole lot more car accidents? Ever think to yourself, there’s just not enough traffic where I live? Well, think no more — SNT Korea will be unveiling a new gadget at the Cebit Trade Fair (which starts on March 15th) that will not only entertain drivers, it will also send them hurdling into the car in front of them. The thing practically sells itself.

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Sony seems to have learnt a couple of valuable lessons from the release of its first generation UMPC, which was plagued with battery life and performance issues, with its new release of the UX390N — second generation UMPC.

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Samsung has announced the release of a three-way gadget that’s part phone, part personal computer, part music player, and part killing machine — that will support Mobile WiMax technology and allow users fast, wireless broadband connections over long distances. Confident that WiMax will soon be the global standard, Samsung hopes to take a piece of the pie with their new unnamed, unpriced gadget that, while not especially different as far as other gadgets are concerned, is made specifically unique for its use of WiMax.

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Speculation continues about when (note.. its not "IF" it is "WHEN") Apple will be releasing its lineup of phones. Jesse Tortura, an analyst over at Prudential Equity Group, who covers Apple has added to the speculation by providing some juicy details.

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Samsung has released the BD-P1000, one of the first Blu-ray disc players on the market and one of the first steps in sending the DVD to the coffin that had long been built for it, in the burial space right next to VHS tapes and horse-drawn carriages. Blu-ray discs come recorded in 1900×1080 resolution (versus the conventional DVDs 720×480 resolution) and will, unlike DVDs, be able to display real high-definition images — making the need to go outside and enjoy nature a thing of the past (because, hey — there’s the nature channel in HD.)

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Sony has announced the release of the “mylo,” a gadget specifically targeting the MP3-listening-Wi-Fi-using-messaging-hungry 18- to 24-year-old market. Mylo, which stands for, “my life online” is geared toward what Sony calls the, “multitasking generation” (or the Attention Deficit Disorder generation), a group of people that, according to the company, already views “email as passe” (see? ADD.) The Wi-Fi enabled gizmo will take advantage of the growing Wi-Fi networks and will allow users to use the device without a monthly fee — which, according to the target market of the mylo, is happy face with a large grin.

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Fujitsu Siemens today released the smallest, lightest GPS system integrated into its new tiny PDA player. The tiny PDA, weighing only 110 grams, is slick, useful, pocket-sized, and loox great — it’s no wonder then, that its name is the Pocket Loox PDA — because you just can’t get a better looxing gadget than this one.

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Gigabyte has officially unveiled their newest phone, a phone that’s almost as interesting as its name — and we stress almost, since the phone’s name is the g-YoYo. Why the g-YoYo, one might ask? Well, it got your attention, didn’t it? Packed with gadgetry and useful tools, the g-YoYo pulls off the silly name with a flare matched only by the Reverend Desmond Tutu.

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The Logitech G3 Laser Mouse — the newest member of their G-series line of mice — is a mouse unlike any other mouse, a mouse that even regular users can look at and grudgingly nod their heads while thinking, "Okay, fine, that’s a pretty good mouse." Sleek and sexy, especially for a mouse, the G3 is a top-notch gadget not only for gamers, but for anyone who likes to have a surprising amount of control with the underrated little brother of the keyboard.

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