Sony's Memory Stick Video Recorder

Going against the Neuros Recorder II market, Sony released their own TV/DVD recorder that records directly into Memory Sticks for usage with the PSP or Sony Ericsson phones.

Mvix Adds Multimedia Player Sauces to External Storage

"Multimedia Player MV-5000U, from the Virginia-based Mvix, represents an ambitious device design that is more than just another storage product. Called a "multimedia player," the MV-5000U is an external hard drive that can also play backed up audio, video and photo files as a standalone unit that works with an IR remote control, while unconnected to another playback device or a PC. It can even broadcast audio content with an integrated short-range FM transmission module." More here.

Linux PMP boasts impressive playback times

Korean consumer electronics vendor Cowon has released a Linux source code tree for its A2 PMP (portable media player). The A2 features a 1.8-inch, 20GB or 30GB hard drive, a 4-inch wide-aspect LCD, and a large 4300mAh battery for impressive claimed media playback times.

Hands-on with BenQ-Siemens DVB-H handset

BenQ-Siemens DVB-H handset is still a prototype, but it runs Trolltech's Qtopia under Linux.

New PMPs shown at CeBIT

Gizmodo is reporting on the Viliv P1 and N70 and Engadget on the new the iRiver v10.

First Origami tablets unfold at CeBIT 2006

The Samsung Q1, ASUS R2H and Founder ultraportable tablets get their first showing at CeBIT 2006, powered by Microsoft's Touch Pack add-on to XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 - aka Origami.

Hands-on with the HTC Hermes / T-Mobile MDA Vario II

"Last time we saw the HTC Hermes was at the 3GSM show. It's since made its way North, now sitting squarly in the halls of CeBIT. But you'd never know it -- no name on the shell, no display card detailing what the device is -- nothing. Just sitting there hoping for someone like us to come along and give it some love." More here.

Samsung's SGH-i310 8GB musicphone and 10MP cameraphone

Pictures of the Samsung SGH-i310 8GB musicphone are here and pictures of the Samsung SCH-B600 10 megapixel cameraphone are here.

Preview of the Sony Ericsson W950i

Russian site Mobile-Review posted an interesting preview of the Sony Ericsson W950i smartphone with lots of pictures included.

The best of BenQ-Siemens at CeBIT 2006

The P51 is a business phone with Windows Mobile 5.0 and GPS; the EF91 boasts HSDPA and a 3.2 Megapixel camera; and the EF81 is a super-slim clamshell. Also: the EL71 and EF51. More info here and here. The P51 seems to be an interesting model.

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