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Philips introduces the SA2825 MP3 player, coming with a 4 lines OLED display, an aluminum mirrored steel body, and front-panel touch buttons (like iriver D-click). The new player features an FM tuner, 7 EQ, a built-in mic for voice recording and USB 2.0 interface. In addition, it houses 1GB, 2GB or 4GB storage capacity and supports MP3, WMA, WAV music formats. Available in black and silver, this nice jewelery-sized device is compatible with Philips latest FullSound technology that can play up to 22 hours of quality audio. No word about price or availability.

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Remember we’ve been telling you the guys from Dev Team have already managed to put their hands on the next iPhone firmware 2.0 and jailbreak it? Turns out their plans are far beyond our expectations, as the members of “The iPhone DevTeam” has demonstrated the “Pwnage Tool”, yesterday in Moscow. The Pwnage is a new application, allowing you to jailbreak, activate and unlock all current and future iphone firmwares and patch the stock bootloader so that it will allow any third party to modify the iphone and custom application installation, baseband modification, phone graphics etc. The application tool works automatically with OTB 1.1.3 or 1.1.4 iPhones and the process is very fast. Launch is set for today, currently for MacOS users. Check out the video after the break.

Update: It’s out and available for Mac users here. Windows version will be coming soon after.

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Encouraged by the huge Eee PC ultra-mini laptop success around the world, Asus wants to harness the momentum to its favor. The company has driveled some pieces of information about launching an Eee PC desktop version, somewhere in 2008, and the following picture, leaked only recently, might be the rumored prototype Asus was talking about. No official confirmation yet, but I do hope it is authentic because I really like the way it looks.

[via engadget]

Sling Media, the company that turns any Internet-connected PC, Mac, or smartphone into a home television, wants a foothold in the iPhone application festival. The company has downloaded the SDK package (along with other 100,000 people) and started developing a designated Sling app. (hypothetically) which means, by the time Apple officially releases the new firmware version 2.0, around June, and launches the App store, you could watch TV virtually anywhere in the world threw the iPhone, and although EDGE streaming is pretty lousy, it can really work great via WiFi connection. Stay tuned !

[via slashgear]

Here’s a nice comparison, made by Korean website, presenting head to head table between 4 top mini media-players, including iPod Touch, Samsung P2, Mpio V10, and iriver W7. As you can see, the best screen belongs to the iPod Touch but the king of formats, between the four, is the Mpio V10.

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I really like the new Art Nouveau cases from Korean company 3Rsystem, it is chic, stylish and very high-end designed. This new “R240 GRACE” lineup features mirrored black or white faceplates, adorned with nice illustrations and made of high glossy bezel. In addition, it has an impressive reddish LCD screen at the bottom and a built-in iMON, to control your multimedia wirelessly. No word on availability, but if you want to get one of these, it will cost you between $70 - $80.

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Retro fans, this is your day, as Mr. Jake von Slatt introduces the “von Slatt Original” keyboard, made of brushed aluminum, polished brass, and antiqued copper. This old-style-like keyboard houses authentic Royal typewriters keys and triangular aluminum foot, to make the typing easy and comfortable. To get one of these, you have to place your special order and get your bespoke keyboard delivered. Obviously, prices are expropriated and you will have to throw $1000 away, for this baby, but i guess this is just a minor thing for antique junkies.

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Although it may seems hard to play this shooter game with your fingers, tapping on the multi-touch screen, we like the idea and the intention of bringing 3D games to the iPhone or the iPod Touch. Counter Strike is just the beginning, yes it’s buggy, hard to control and barely playable, but I’m sure it will be improved with the next versions. The installation is a bit complicated for tech fogies, so just check out the following video. If you insist trying it, read the instructions after the break.

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As mentioned before, the expectation for the new GTA IV, turns me into an impatient critter, and the following possible PS3 map images, leaked just few hours ago, only increase the intolerance. The pictures include the next Liberty City itself, descriptions of various scene locations, the subway map and more. All in all, I fairly can say these images resemble to New York City one after the other, and although there is no official authenticity confirmation, I’m surely convinced they are real and not just a mockup.

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First thing i’ve said when i initially spotted this image was - WOW. Made with Synthetik Studio Artist, Adobe Photoshop and Apple QuickTime Pro, the Steve Jobs mosaic portrait was created to illustrate the article “The trouble with Steve” in Fortune magazine (USA). The image is assembled of Apple products, including the latest MacBook Air and the iPod nano pink. To see the image for details, click the Flickr link.

[Flickr Credit via Tech Digest]

Remember the rumors about a touchscreen in the Eee PC? Turns out they were very accurate, as Kevin Lin, ASUS VP of Sales, says Asus will officially start selling the 8.9-inch model with a touchscreen, somewhere around June, for $500. The next Eee PC generation will also include 1GB of RAM, 8GB to 12GB SSD storage capacity and possibly, a GPS system. In addition, we here that the next version (aka Eee 900) might have a “multi-finger gesture input”, as the ultra mini laptop hits the FCC. This means it would include a trackpad, similar to the one in the MacBook Air, with zoom in, zoom out and two-finger scrolling capabilities. We can’t wait anymore…

[via engadget]

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It seems the Chinese have decided to jam their PMPs with every possible technology, available on earth. This new Oppo S11 media player squeezes inside lots of features, including an FM tuner, SD expansion slot, voice recording function, a clock, a stopwatch, games, and USB2.0 connection. The 3-inch touchscreen (480×272) device houses 4GB internal flash memory and runs tons of multimedia formats including MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, FLAC, APE, AVI, DIVX, RM, XVID, RMVB, FLV, JPG, GIF, and BMP. Measures are 95 × 58 × 9.9mm and battery life is good for 17 hours of audio. Price should be around $140 and color is black solely.

[via imp3]

Reincomm has announced the release of the iriver NV Life, a new personal navigation device running WinCE 5.0 and sports multimedia capabilites. This 7-inch (800 x 480) Nav-PMP gadget features a SiRF Star III GPS system, an FM  transmitter, DMB TV (with PiP function), and SD slot to load maps into the unit. Focused on the “simple and easy” concept, the NV Life supports wide range of media codecs and available in 2GB ($367) or 4GB ($400) storage capacities. It has metal-sleeky design and endures buttons on the left side, for your convenience.

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Western Digital has officially released the new My Passport Elite portable drive series, coming with stunning glossy colors and a Capacity Gauge to tell you how much space is available on your drive, whenever you want. The new Elite lineup features a luxurious soft-touch finish and shiny vivid colors, including bronze, titanium, westminster blue and cherry red. Likewise, you can find the good old automatic backup software and a secured 128-bit encryption, to protect all your data. Sized at 15 x 126.15 x 79.5mm, the new My Passport Elite drives are available in 250GB ($170) or 320GB ($200) storage capacity, so you can pickup your favorite color immediately, mine is the blue.

[via engadget]

Factron rolls out the Quattro aluminum jackets lineup for iPod Nano players. The new exclusive Mizumori Ado cases feature great vivid colors and full aluminum materials, to deliver maximum protection for the fatty Nano. Available in red, green, silver or gold, you can get yourself one of these with a cool engraving design at the back of the plate. No word concerning price, but this Japan-based Nano-shield looks really great. Checkout the complete gallery in the following links.

[factron via akihabaranews]