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Toshiba have announced the Toshiba Portege G450, a phone that quite simply looks like no other. In fact, it looks more like a USB key with a few bells and whistles on it, and that’s not coincidence. Toshiba aimed to create a new mobile phone that acts as a Swiss Army Knife both in terms of function (well, not literally - there’s no knife in it!) and form.

More details and pics of the Toshiba G450 Portege phone after the jump.

Looking at the G450, you can’t help but be impressed by the way it looks. Looking like a combination of a Swiss Army Knife and an MP3 player, the G450 is surprisingly advanced, as you’d expect for a device bearing Toshiba’s Portege brand.

Featuring a USB port, MP3 player, OLED screen, 160MB of memory, and 3G and HSDPA, the G450 somehow manages to squeeze all of this into a device just 36mm x 98mm x 16mm in size, and weighing only 57g.

As a blogger without a landline broadband connection (just moved house, and my broadband service won’t be switched on until 25th Jan), I’d be lost without my Nokia E90 and its super-fast HSDPA to use as a modem. Having the same features available in such a tiny phone makes perfect sense for the traveller on the go, who doesn’t perhaps need all the bells and whistles of a high-end phone, but does need to be always connected to the Internet, and at a high data rate.

For those of you looking for such a device, that’s both stylish and super-portable, the Toshiba Portege G450 could be just what you’re looking for.

[Source: Akihabara News]

Motorola has recently shown off its latest portable media player, the MobileTV DH01. The PMP offers the ability to watch television via the DVB-H standard, with the linux-powered DH01 users will be able to watch live, on-demand and even view recorded programs at 25 frames-per-second.

The DH01 features:

• 4.3-inch display supporting up to 16 million colors
• SD/MMC card slot
• DVR: Via supported Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard card; 90 minutes of TV video storage on 256MB card
• Mini A/B USB connector; USIM/UICC card reader; earphone and power jacks
• Video formats: H.264 AVC QVGA, MPEG-4 SP level 3 QVGA
• Audio formats: AAC, MP3
• Image formats: JPEG, GIF, PNG
• Battery: Rechargeable battery with up to four hours per charge
• Other features: Five-minute memory buffer for live-TV pause; automatic channel scan; channel listings

Motorola has not yet announced any availability date or pricing information.

Via [IntoMobile]

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In cased you missed it, or want to watch it again, here is the video spoof shown during the CES 2008 Bill Gates keynote about his last full day at Microsoft. The production team pulled out an all-star cast for Mr. G, including: Brian Williams, Steve Ballmer, Matthew McConaughey, Robbie Bach, Jay-Z, Bono, Steven Spielberg, George Clooney, Jon Stewart, Kevin Turner, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Al Gore, Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie.

Posted Jan 20th 2008 11:48AM by Joshua Topolsky
Filed under: Digital Cameras
We know how difficult it will be not to get your shorts twisted over Panasonic’s latest digital camera offering, the Lumix LS80, but please try. When a product is marked by such breathtaking features as 8.1-megapixel resolution, 4 x zoom, “MEGA O.I.S.” image stabilization, ISO up to 1600, SDHC card support, and 16:9 recording modes, it’s easy to get carried away — though we suggest simple breathing exercises to keep your pulse in check. The new model is available in stylish black, pink, or silver, no word on price or release date, so just keep your heart medication nearby.

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I’ve seen a fair few different speaker systems for your iPod but this is the first one that’s also a glasses case, the Eye Play.

Eye Play is fashionable, lightweight and the ultimate iPod accessory. Eye Play speakers are compatible with iPod, iPhone, Zune and MP3 players. Eye Play is a water resistant sunglass case with built in NXT flat panel speakers! Our lightweight Eye Play accessory case is a portable speaker case for your iPod, iPhone, Zune and MP3 players and has a wrist strap, so you can easily carry it anywhere with you.

I couldn’t find a price but you can get further details and order from the Eye Play site.

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Rumors are among us again, this time in the form of a new ultralight laptop from Lenovo. The X300 details are still missing two important items, the release date and the price. The specs however are really nice looking and are said to include a 13.3-inch LED, Intel Merom Santa Rosa Dual Core CPU (2.0 Ghz / 880 Mhz ), 64GB SSD, support for up to 4GB of DDR2 PC2-5300 RAM, a sweet 4 hours of battery life and weighing in at just 2.5 pounds. Overall it sounds like a great package, but if the 64GB SSD is the only option for storage then I would expect a pretty high price tag.

Via [Gizmodo]

Samsung’s latest handset, the Z400 has just received its FCC approval. The Z400 is a rugged clamshell style phone that will feature Qualcomm’s QChat PTT technology which will take advantage of Direct Connect on the Sprint network. In addition the Z400 will also include a camera, external memory card slot, Bluetooth, stereo speakers, dual antennas as well as an internal and external display. Not having been announced by either Samsung or Sprint there is still not any word on availability or price.

Click on for more FCC style pics…

Read [FCC] Via [PhoneScoop]

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Posted Jan 20th 2008 10:21AM by Paul Miller
Filed under: Transportation
A fancy new miniaturized plasma propulsion system being developed at Oklahoma State University promises some exciting new Unmanned Ariel Vehicle spy plane designs for the folks at DARPA. The engine is about the size of a cigarette, contains no moving parts, and will be build into planes as small as 6-inches long, which soldiers can carry in packs of six or so and deploy as a swarm of inquisitive Daniel Craigs. The planes should be able to manage indoors and urban areas. No word on when these will be spying on a homeland security threat near you, but the project is still in the early stages.

[Via Crave]