Volkswagen + Microsoft = Eos

Volkswagen Eos
I don’t like Microsoft products (Linux forever!). But this concept car showed at the CeBIT exhibition in Hanover is a really cool! There is an integrated mini computer with a 650Mhz processor, 20GB hard drive, 7-inch touchscreen, WLAN and external keyboard behind each headrest. It’s gonna be available this year with price about $30000.
Personally, I want to drive Audi A4 or Ford Focus 2 with Linux Fedora 😉

[via TechEBlog]

Samsung 10MP SCH-B600 Camerphone

Samsung SCH-B600
Samsung announced their new 10MP SCH-B600 cameraphone at the 2006 CeBIT convention in Hannover this week. The SCH-B600 features:

  • 10MP camera with 3x optical zoom, 5x digital zoom, flash, auto-focus, 1/2000 shutter speed, and self-timer
  • 16M color 2.2″ QVGA TFT display
  • DMB satellite TV reception
  • music and image playback
  • voice recognition
  • Bluetooth
  • microMMC memory card storage

Make calls via Yahoo! VoIP

Siemens Gigaset M34

Siemens announced M34 USB adapter for Gigaset C-class-and-above cordless phones which plugs into a PC and transfers packets with select Gigaset base units using the DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telephone) standard. It allows to make phone calls via modern Yahoo! Messenger included VoIP calling feature (about others VoIP services I’m not sure) and listen to Internet radio which is superfluous IMHO.

[via Engadget]

Sharp Zaurus SL-C3200

Sharp Zaurus SL-C3200

Sharp is going to release the compact Linux-powered PDA Zaurus SL-C3200. Inside Zaurus you can find:

  • 416MHz Intel PXA270 CPU
  • 64MB RAM
  • 128MB ROM
  • 3.7-inch LCD display
  • 6GB hard drive
  • CF/SD memory card slot
  • USB port
  • IRDA connectivity

The SL-C3200 measures 124 x 87 x 25mm and weighs 298g. It goes on sale March 17th at the price of $640 USD.

[via techeblog]

Handheld Video Games: 1977 – 2006

Wolf Game

An article “A Brief History of Handheld Video Games” shows a progress of handheld video games: from Mattel’s LED-based Handhelds (1977) to PlayStation Portable (2005) and GamePark GP32/GP2X (2006).
When I was child I had a super game “Электроника-ИМ-02” aka “Ну, погоди!” (analog of Nintendo EG-26 (Egg)) where a wolf would catch eggs.

LG’s XNOTE TX ultra-portable laptop

LG XNOTE TX
New amazing laptop from LG has weight only 1 kg! It’s really portable and really ultra weight and slim. Other characteristics:

  • 12.1-inch WXGA LCD
  • 60GB disk
  • up to 2GB RAM
  • Geforce Go 7300
  • 1.3GHz Intel Pentium-M
  • 802.11a/b/g Wireless CardBus Adapter
  • Bluetooth 1.2
  • three USB ports
  • 5-in-1 memory card slot
  • DMB-module for to watch mobile digital TV.

Extend your home phone

RTX's SIP phone
New phone form RTX has announced the first Internet telephone with on-screen e-mail and news. It combines a standard phone connection, Internet telephony and storage for Web content. The base station is connected both to the conventional telephone system and to the broadband Internet link, so you will able to call from both channels. So, it’s possible to make calls using usual telephone line of VoIP.
It also offers customers on-screen information such as the latest news, e-mail, stock market data, weather forecasts, traffic queues or sports results – all displayed in real time on a a 128×128 color display.