Obviously this headset is aimed to support Skype feature in PSP. Since your calls to other PSP owners are free so you can talk all you want with other gamer folks. The official name for this stuff is Headset with Remote Control (product code: PSPJ-15012).

According to the official announcement, both the remote control and headset come in black only and are compatible with the current PSP-2000 version of the portable gaming system. The headset also doubles as an interface with the PSP’s Talkman and P-Kara software titles.

While the official release states that for japanese market the PSP Headset will be released available on 19 June 2008 for 3,800 yen, no definite statement regarding market outside Japan. However Amazon has listed PSP Headset Kit for Skype for $28.

Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) Headset for Skype

This gadget looks suitable for very-mobile persons, mostly for outdoor gadget users. Not only that it is portable, but also because its design which makes this usb keyboard waterproof and dust-proof.

Available in three choice of color: white, black and pink, this usb keyboard can be washed and disinfected. Ah ya, of course you can roll it up.

Since it support Windows 98/2000/Me/XP, I wonder whether or not it is compatible with Asus eee pc. You know how uncomfortable the Asus Eee PC keyboard is.

[gadget4all]

USB Mini Roll Up Keyboard

Verizon Wireless has recently announced that BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone will be available on May 12th in Verizon Wireless Communications Stores. Stated to be the smallest and lightest full-QWERTY BlackBerry smartphone, the BlackBerry Curve 8330 is packed with rich multimedia capabilities and services. Accessories included in the package are a stereo headset, USB cable, travel charger and premium tote sleeve.

The measures are 4.2″ x 2.4″ x 0.6″ and 4 ounces weigh. Large, vibrant 320 x 240 display, with light sensing technology that automatically adjusts brightness for optimal viewing in outdoor, indoorand dark environments.The phone features include noise cancellation technology to offset background noise; Speaker Independent Voice Recognition (SIVR) for Voice Activated Dialing (VAD); dedicated “send,” “end” and “mute” keys; and low-distortion speakerphone.

The 2.0 megapixel camera supports video recording, a self-portrait mirror, enhanced flash and 5x zoom (microSD memory card required for video recording, sold separately). Of course this smartphone is also equipped with Bluetooth (Bluetooth 2.0).

The BlackBerry Curve 8330 smartphone will be available for $169.99 after a $50 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.

[verizon wireless via prnewswire ]

BlackBerry Curve 8330 Smartphone Release

Finally, after about thirty years mouldered in the shelf, a concept of the fourth fundamental element of electronic circuits - named as ‘memristors’- has now found its prove. The prove was built by Stanley William research group at Hewlett Packard (HP). You who are familiar with electronics circuits know the already-known three fundamental elements: the resistor, the capacitor, and the inductor.

The first Memristor - an abbreviation of memory resistor- concept was introduced by Professor Leon Chua on 1971. Acording to him, memristors will provide a similar relationship between magnetic flux and charge that a resistor gives between voltage and current. In practice, that mean it act like a resistor whose value could vary according to the current passing through it and which will remember that value even after the current disappeared.

However, noone knew how to build such device and since then Memristor had remained as hypothesis and mostly disccused as a mathematical model. This probably because electronics were originally developed at a scale far too large from a nanoscopics scale. According to William, only at the nanoscale that the behaviour of memristors begins to be detectable. In a larger scale, they behave just like ordinary resistors, where resistance is equal to the voltage divided by the current.

So, how would this enhancement bring a revolutionary change? The main difference, if I may say so, between memristors and ordinary resistors is its ability to ‘remember’.

The classic analogy for a resistor is a pipe through which water (electricity) runs. The width of the pipe is analogous to the resistance of the flow of current-the narrower the pipe, the greater the resistance. Normal resistors have an unchanging pipe size. A memristor, on the other hand, changes with the amount of water that gets pushed through. If you push water through the pipe in one direction, the pipe gets larger (less resistive). If you push the water in the other direction, the pipe gets smaller (more resistive). And the memristor remembers. When the water flow is turned off, the pipe size does not change.

In more practical discussion, memristor could allow development of new computer model which doesn’t need to reboot on each start up. The reason why the recent computer model need to reboot on each start up is that their logic circuits are incapable of holding their bits after the power is shut off. Since memristors can remember voltage, they doesn’t need to reboot.

With a memristors-driven computer you can leave your Word files and spreadsheets open, turn off your computer and get everything instantly back on the screen in the same condition as when you leave it, when you back and turning on you computer.

Memristors can also allow the development of a laptops that retain sessions after the battery dies, or mobile phones that can last for weeks without needing a charge.

Memristors, This Will Bring Revolutionary Change in Electronic Device

Casio continues filling compact camera market with new presentations, in this case the new Exilim Ex-Z200 and Ex-Z100 both with 10.1-megapixel resolution and optical zoom increases of 4.

The main differences between the two models are in the image stabilizer and the internal memory, while the EX-Z200 has 11.7 MB of internal memory and stabilization system, the EX-Z100 has 12.1 MB of internal memory and runs out stabilizer.

Vía Akihabaranews

Casio Exilim EX-Z200 and EX-Z100

Kojinsha E8 is the name of a new competitor in the increasingly populated segment of the UMPC, where Asus Eee PC has attracted most public interest by betting low prices and simplicity. Though a bit more expensive than Asus Eee PC, Kojinsha E8 price is still relatively low (about 408 Euro).

Kojinsha E8 has a 7-inch touch screen with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, 40 GB hard disk and 512 MB RAM. Its microprocessor is none other than the powerful AMD Geode LX800, of proven quality and already present in several products. It also offers built-in speakers, microphone input and output headphones, a USB 2.0 port and memory card slot. The Li-Ion battery can operate for 3 ½ hours.

via Aving

Kojinsha E8 to be Asus Eee PC Competitor

Now we have a new hope for ‘Internet for All’ dream. At least a city with large area of free and secure wireless internet access. We know that till now, ubiquitous wireless internet remains a distant dream in most places. Planned city-wide Wi-Fi projects have been derailed by the cost of blanketing a city in routers.

Two Cambridge scientist have developed a “wireless cooperative” that allows people to share their Wi-Fi connection with strangers, securely and at no extra cost. If many people in one city have a Wi-Fi connection and they share it, there will be large area of free wireless internet access

Imagine a city with free internet access everywhere, not only you will have more flexibility to access internet, you will also have a 100% free call access with Skype PSP

[newscientist]

Wi-Fi Cooperative,New Hope for ‘Internet for All’