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Rio Chiba review

CNET review of the Chiba, Rio’s new 256MB Flash-based MP3 player. Read

Hyundai’s pendant MP3 player

I4U review of Hyundai’s new pendant-style MP3 player, the HY-206, which has 128MB of built-in storage space, for those would-be Huggy Bears that prefer form over function. Now if they’d only release memory upgrades in the form of thick gold chains.

Review of the Vaio GRT260G

PC Magazine review of the Vaio GRT260G, Sony’s new media-centric laptop, with a built-in TV tuner. This is a full-sized Vaio, not one of the easily stolen pocketed small ones. Read

New 19-inch LCD from Sharp

A new 19-inch LCD monitor from Sharp: The stylish 19-inch LL-191A LCD monitor is a bright SXGA (1,280 x 1,024 dots) LCD display that can achieve a high response time of 16ms, making the unit ideal for video and design applications. Read

Hitachi’s 300GB hard drive

One billion GSM subscribers

In a milestone of sorts, the number of subscribers using GSM cellphones has just passed one billion worldwide, according to the GSM Association. Read

Toshiba e805 review

The Gadgeteer review of the e805, Toshiba’s new Pocket PC with the high-resolution VGA-quality LCD screen. While it certainly has the best screen that PocketPC devices have had so far, not all applications natively take advantage of the higher resolution, so installing a resolution switcher (freeware or otherwise) is advised. Read [Via Pocket PC Thoughts]

Laptop sales continue to grow

Two new 4 megapixel digital cameras from Kyocera

A couple of new four megapixel digital cameras from Kyocera, the Finecame SL400R [at right] and the M410R. These were announced along with Kyocera’s RTUNE, which aims to considerably speed up the rate of image capture, so you’ll never be frustrated by long waits to switch modes when they disconnect Grandma’s IV again. Read

Sony Ericsson picks BlackBerry

Sony Ericsson says it’s going to start using Research In Motion’s BlackBerry email technology in some of its new smartphones. Read

Review of Fisher’s CameraCorder

Mitsubishi’s double-sided LCD

Mitsubishi has developed a reversible LCD that can be viewed from both sides, engendering countless encounters with your co-workers as you explain your affection — and really, respect — for the work of Rue McClanhan. Can’t stop The Rue Crew! Read

PC Mag on the Voq

PC Magazine takes a first look at the Voq Professional Phone from Sierra Wireless, the first cellphone running Microsoft’s Smartphone operating system to come with a built-in keyboard. Read

Sony cancels Aiwa MP3 players

Because of problems with their FM tuners, Sony has cancelled those two new Aiwa MP3 players, the AZ-FS256 and AZ-FS1, that they had announced last month. Read

Writing with the Tablet PC

Samsung’s 21-inch LCD monitor

AnandTech review of Samsung’s 21-inch 213T LCD monitor. Read [Via Design Technica]

Nokia admits N-Gage not selling so well

It took long enough, but Nokia is finally admitting that the N-Gage isn’t selling as well as they had expected/hoped it would. Read [Thanks, Ethan]

First look at the iPod mini

PC World takes a first look at the recently arrived iPod mini. But for some reason they insist on spelling it “IPod Mini” rather than “iPod mini”. Read

Rear-projection vs. plasma

Reuters article on how rear-projection flat screen televisions are still a much better deal than plasma TVs. Of course they’re not a small or as thin, but for most people that’s probably not an issue. Read