Gadgets and Gizmos

Archos has introduced a line of video players with capacities of up to 20GB. We were excited by the chance to spend some quality time with their entry-level AV420 Digital Music Player. But there’s always the problem of expectations…

Part of the problem with technology is that is raises expectations, sometimes too much.

Instead of 32MB of monochrome goodness, we’ve got a 20GB of 18-bit color bliss for you to read about.

While inheriting the basic functions and design philosophy of the current PlayStation 2 (SCPH-50000), the internal design architecture of the new redesigned PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system (SCPH-70000 CB) model has been completely overhauled, resulting in a slimmer and more lightweight form. Internal volume has been reduced by 75 percent, overall weight has been halved, and thickness trimmed down to 2.8 cm (thickness of current model is 7.8cm). Its size is almost as small as a hardcover book, making it easier to carry around.

Equipped with an integrated Ethernet port for network gaming, the new PlayStation 2 sets new standards in the fusion of design and functionality. Approximately 40 percent (*1) of North American PlayStation 2 online gamers use dial-up connections and to satisfy this base, the North American model is equipped with both Ethernet and modem ports.

Features :

There is a beta available of a game called 3D ChopperFlight that utilizes the Intel 2700 accelerator chip of the Dell Axim X50v.

Playboy coming to a PSP

Those cheeky chaps over at Playboy have announced that you will soon be able to get the Playboy bunnies on your handheld gaming console.

The top shelf magazine will offer PSP users a selection of girls in skimpy bikinis or the nude and images will be specially formatted for viewing on the PSP’s tiny screen.

30 bikini photos and a short video will be available for free on Playboy.com while the XXX nude photos are only available to the site’s Cyber Club subscribers which of course is a paid for service.
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Sony sells over 500,000 PSP units in first two days

Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. announced today that the first week sales of the PSP (PlayStation Portable) handheld entertainment system generated more than $150 million at North American retailers, outpacing the launch week sales for any other product in the space.

Additionally, demand drove the sell through of over 500,000 PSP Value Packs in the first two days alone – an unprecedented number further validating PSP as the most anticipated product of 2005 and an industry altering force – and remained strong throughout the first week. Making the $150 million mark all the more spectacular, PSP sales were achieved during a traditionally slower non-holiday season launch, and during a period when many retailers were closed for Easter.

“The launch of PSP was everything we hoped for, with extraordinary consumer demand driving sales of hardware units alone upwards of $150 million in first week sales, far and away above those generated by any other product in the space,” said Kaz Hirai, president and chief executive officer, Sony Computer Entertainment America in the press release. “In only two weeks, PSP is having an immediate impact across the entire industry as consumers are clearly voting it the product of the year in 2005.”
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