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Having a Chinese portable media player make a beeline for the FCC is not a common sight, but the Teclast M31 surely goes against the grain by doing so. A seamless metal body encases the innards carefully, offering various openings to accommodate the USB port, a 3.5mm audio jack and a handful of buttons. Features include a 178-degree viewing angle display, touch sensitive buttons, TV Out and compatibility with RMVB, RM, FLV, AVI, WMV and DAT file formats. No idea on pricing details though, but that shouldn’t be a hindrance. (Read the full post about ‘Teclast M31 Heads for the FCC’…)

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It’s probably fair to say most of use have damaged a USB drive while stuck inside a computer by bumping it, jamming it or stuffing it in via the wrong direction. To reduce the possibility of damage and increase the life of your USB stick, designer Damjan Stankovic has come up with a flexible USB device. The “USBee” is a new prototype design which includes a flexible neck just after the USB connector but still keeps the flash memory useable for data storage. The USBee is shaped like a Bee and has thin wire between the USB connector and flash memory to provide flex under stress. It does look like a manufacturing nightmare, but hey, if we can build automobiles with robots, I’m sure we can string out some wire between point A and point B to make a flex drive. (Read the full post about ‘Flex Your Tech With USBee Drive’…)

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Teddy bears can be comfort toys and highly expensive collectibles as well, depending on which end of the spectrum you’re at. The Dilus electronic teddy bear concept is definitely groundbreaking as it will try to make your parenting life a wee bit easier by offering socialization, entertainment, communication and education lessons via interacting with your child. Holographic technology is employed to help kids interact with it, and also doubles up as an imaginary friend ala Calvin & Hobbes. Too bad this is but a concept, and it will be interesting to see how the power issues are solved for something so small and yet capable of doing so much. (Read the full post about ‘Dilus Electronic Teddy Bear Concept’…)

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If you are looking for a high-image quality camera within an affordable price, then go for the new Flip Digital Video Camera. Sporting a 1.5-inch TFT display, Flip Digital Video Camera is an eye-catching camera available in three colors including pink, black and silver. Features Low light sensitivity. Within 12 feet indoors effective microphone. QVGA 640 x 480 pixels video resolution. 2GB built-in memory. Flip Digital Video Camera supports advanced profile MPEG4 AVI file format. It incorporates ¼” VGA CMOS Image Sensor. Flip Digital Video Camera works great on 2 AA batteries that offer a battery life of up to 2.5 hours. With this camera you get 2 years warranty. (Read the full post about ‘Flip Digital Video Camera’…)

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Sony Ericsson wants to rock on with you by announcing the W595 Walkman phone that packs a pretty hefty punch when it comes to portable entertainment. That doesn’t mean you need to throw out your ipod or Zune yet, but it makes for a great secondary portable media player replacement. Some of the features and specifications of the W595 Walkman consist of :- Walkman player Memory Stick Micro memory card slot Share jack and stereo speakers Bluetooth connectivity TrackID and SensMe 3.2 megapixel camera 2.2″ LCD display There will be three variants available for the W595 line, and they are the UMTS/HSDPA 2100 and GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 W595, the GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 W595c and the GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 W595a. (Read the full post about ‘Sony Ericsson W595 Walkman Phone’…)

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Sure, we have covered Parrot products before, with their MINIKIT, NFC, and Digital Frame products, and so it stands to reason they would make Bluetooth Hands-Free kits. One of their latest products is the MK6100, which allows for easy, hands-free Bluetooth compatibility. Considering the new laws that have been passed in certain countries that require hands-free wireless devices for communication in automobiles, the MK6100 comes at an opportune time. One of its main features is that it allows users to establish a phone conversation in a vehicle without the use of a phone. The pairing has been made very simple, and all it requires is hitting the green button, and the call is picked up. (Read the full post about ‘Parrot MK6100 Bluetooth Hands Free Kit’…)

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The FCC might be holding up approval of the proposed SIRIUS and XM Satellite Radio merger, but that’s not slowing XM Radio down from attracting subscribers. The company announced results of its second quarter which included news of 322,000 net new subscribers. Gross additions for the quarter topped one million bringing XM Satellite Radio subscriber rolls to over 9.6 million.

Revenue as a result of subscriptions is expected to be between US$283 million and US$288 million for the quarter. Adjusted operating loss for the company is expected to be between US$32 - US$38 million.

(Read the full post about ‘XM Radio posts impressive subscriber gains’…)

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Note to Sony Ericsson: If you want writers to give your new products more than a cursory look over, try not releasing three phones in the same day. Better yet, don’t make variations on those three models by adding “a” or “c” to the names. Today the phones in question are three (or six) new Walkman models, the W902, W302, W302c, W595, W595a and W595c, shown left to right above. The suffixes appear to be minor color variations and/or the addition of UMTS 2100/HSDPA (the W595a). See how confusing this is? The W902 is distinguished by a 5MP camera and 25MB of internal memory (all the phones have a Memory Stick Micro slot to add more memory). (Read the full post about ‘Sony Ericsson Reveals Three (or Six) New Walkman Phones’…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Jul 22nd 2008 at 3:53AM ARGO Medical Technologies’ ReWalk has been out a few months now, but it’s tough to really appreciate what this thing can do unless you see a patient utilize one on video. Hailed as a “quasi-robotic ambulation system,” the wearable device was specifically created to assist those with lower-limb disabilities and give them back upright mobility. (Read the full post about ‘Video: ReWalk exoskeleton helps paraplegics walk’…)

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Kia Motors has confirmed that its all-new production model, the Kia Soul, will be marketed globally with a choice of three highly efficient engines (depending on individual markets), when it goes on sale in early 2009. The most powerful engine will be a 2-litre gasoline unit. A smaller capacity 1.6-litre gasoline engine will be offered in most countries, alongside a 1.6-litre diesel engine featuring a VGT (variable geometry turbocharger). Both the 1.6-litre, four cylinder, 16-valve DOHC power units are based closely on engines fitted to the hugely successful, European-built, Kia cee’d. (Read the full post about ‘Kia Soul to be marketed globally with a choice of three highly efficient engines’…)

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