With today’s newer gadgets getting smaller and more complicated, the older generation can easily feel left out. But its a good thing that Olympus still has thought of designing some of their gadgets with the older people in mind. One such example is the new Olympus DP-20 Portable Digital Recorder.

The Olympus DP-20 is designed much like the older voice recorders of yesteryears. The only difference is that it makes use of digital technology for a more efficient and better audio quality. The Olympus DP-20 features functions that you would see in past tape-based voice recorders. It has its own full-sized speaker for audio playback, three large basic buttons up front for play, record and stop. It also has an easy to read display as well as an excellent battery life.

The Olympus DP-20 also features a calendar system that makes finding voice recordings more convenient. Noise cancellation features also make for better audio recording quality. An internal memory of 1GB makes for more than enough space for voice recordings. The Olympus DP-20 Portable Digital Recorder is set to be made available this month and will cost around 40 Euros.

Nowadays it’s all about multimedia and mobility and there are many devices that will allow us to enjoy personal multimedia while on the go and wherever we go. The iPad might be great for multimedia but it might be too expensive if you’re not going to use it to the full. Luckily if you just want to watch videos, and listen to music without the fuss of apps, there’s a simpler and less expensive solution called the iLuv i1166.

iLuv i1166 is an interesting media player as it comes with an 8.9-inch TFT LCD touchscreen. If you were to open up the iLuv i1166 and you’ll find a DVD player. If DVD is not your type of multimedia there is also an iPod dock available that supports all sorts of iPod as well as iPhone. You can take full control over your iPod while its docked or even recharge it that way.

The iLuv i1166 comes with a Li-Polymer rechargeable battery that can be recharged with AC adapter or a car adapter, making the iLuv i1166 a perfect device if you’re travelling. In addition, iLuv i1166 has support for SD/MMC memory card or USB Flash drive and it supports a wide range of formats. Supported formats are: Audio CD , VCD , SVCD , DVD , CD-R , CD-RW , DVD±R , DVD±RW , DivX , MP3 , WMA and JPEG. There is also a remote controller that will make your usage a lot simpler and faster.

The pricetag of the iLuv i1166 is $299.99 but for that money you are getting a lot more than just a multimedia player.

At first look, Cignias Nao Symphony only looks like an iPod speaker. After all, it really is one. But the good thing (no, the best thing) about this system is that it can also play music from your Blackberries. This is actually the first time I have heard of an audio device made with Blackberries in mind.

The Cignias Nao Symphony docks and plays your iPod and Blackberry music via the MusicNAO application and via WiFi. The only problem I have with it is its use of the application. Because it controls and changes all settings through the MusicNAO, you have to navigate between the app and your iPod music library every time you want to change something. It is better with the Blackberry since it controls everything through the app.

This device is equipped with 50W output, and is “optimized with audio enhancing digital equalizers.” It has Bluetooth and WiFi that allows for wirelessly streaming your music from your iPod and Blackberry.

The Cignias Nao Symphony retails for about $249, and is available now.

Nintendo DS XL has just come out, but already rumors hoarse shouting that the Japanese company is already working to launch the direct successor of the DS2 portable console. The main new features along these indiscretion by game developers at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco will be an accelerometer, a chip Nvidia Tegra, two larger screens with high resolution and the possibility of unique combination of the latter.

The facelift is almost certain aesthetic and if the screens will have a better quality Nintendo DS2 acquire other potential users, because one of the flaws of this amazing portable console have their screens when compared to that of the Sony PSP.

Do you really want to major news as ever? Qualcomm has something really interesting for you, everything from the big event in Barcelona, where he showed his smartphone platform MSM7 × 30 (announced in November 2009).

The platform has finally been used on some demo devices and its performances are thinking about a happy future for fans of mobile media. Equipped with the same processor, Qualcomm Snapdragon, system-on-chip has an HDMI output and the ability to play videos at 720p, its host device and your HDTV. There are very popular 3D games as well as playing videos from YouTube using Flash 10.1, but what attracts most attention was the browser. It allows you to display up to 1,000 images at the same time, with the possibility to zoom in every individual, or sort by name, color and other attributes. The chip according to the demo on these devices appears to be rather beastly. By the end of 2010 will be definitely one of the first devices available.

The wonders of Bluetooth technology never fails to amaze me. Aside from the fact that it helps document sharing easier, it also assists us with other different applications. A headset may just be an ordinary accessory for you, but with a Bluetooth like with this Jabra Clipper Headset, it can provide serious phone functions.

The Jabra Clipper Headset is a 20-gram, 3.5mm headset or earphones that you can clip to your clothes. It can connect to two devices at once. However, if you’re listening to music from your MP3 players or iPod, it will automatically switch to call function once a call comes in. This device can last up to six hours of talk time and eight days of standby.

This Jabra Clipper Headset will be available in UK for about $60. No word on whether it will be released in the US though.

For this reason, Amazon has decided to remove the titles published by Macmillan, as a sign of disagreement. And ‘interesting to note that the sale of books through Amazon will prove more convenient for the publishing house, but the moment remains firm on his decisions. With the commercialization proposal to 12.99 and 14.99 euros, Apple has managed to win at least five of the six largest publishers: Macmillan, Hachette, Penguin, Harper Collins and Simon & Schuster.

If the news published by the Wall Street Journal were confirmed, the publishing houses of favoring a relatively high selling price in the long term, hoping that the success of iTunes in the music business and mobile applications, will also move to electronic books.

The notebook is a tool that is often used also sitting on the couch or lying in bed listening to music, play video games and watch movies, television and video. At these times, people are always looking for more comfort while watching and they know very well how high sound quality can make a difference in use in entertainment. To experience a theater effect on your laptop, Logitech presents the Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N700, the first notebook to support all-in-one integrated stereo speakers, internal fan base and a large padded.

Unlike most laptop speakers, the new Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N700 offers two speakers with integrated speaker 2”high performance. Designed specifically for laptops, stereo speakers support Lapdesk N700 are positioned on the sides to ensure a full sound and powerful bass. To avoid the clutter of cables, Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N700 integrates a single USB connection and does not need to travel in order to connect external speakers.

While using the notebook, Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N700 ensure the maximum comfort possible, but also on the couch to bed, the viewing angle of the screen and padded base allows a very convenient location and functional. The solution has a quiet fan that circulates efficiently the air under the notebook, with a design that promotes the protection of legs and abdomen from the heat. The robust design protects the internal fan from dust and damage. Finally, the presence of air intake and rear base optimizes airflow around the laptop.

Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N700 is easy to install and use, simply connect the USB cable and watch movies or videos online or listen to music with full stereo sound and satisfactory – no software to install or use batteries. For greatest possible comfort, Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N700 also offers buttons to control speaker volume and an on / off switch for the fan in hand. Logitech Speaker Lapdesk N700 will be available from March’s suggested retail price of 69.95 euros VAT included.

If you’re in the hunt for an all-in-one media device, the Aluratek Cinepal may fill the bill nicely. The 8-inch portable media player features a 720p resolution, 4GB of storage, and an expandable DS/SDHC card slot for sideloading additional content.

The Cinepal is compatible with the AVI, VOB, DAT, MPG, H.264, MKV, and RM/RMVB video formats, the MP3 and WMA audio formats, and JPEG photos. It also features eBook support, as well as DivX DRM playback for watching  movies purchased from Cinemanow, FilmFresh, and other vendors.

The Mac and PC compatible PMP will be available for $179.

The age of portable media players are slowly dying, but Samsung is trying to revive the industry by releasing this IceTouch PMP, which has a transparent AMOLED display screen.

The IceTouch is a 16GB media player with a 2-inch AMOLED touchscreen. But it isn’t being made out of AMOLED that made this touchscreen display originally Samsung’s. The screen is actually transparent! Made of tempered glass, this player features the company’s usual sound enhancements and top-of-the-class video compatibility. It also has Samsung’s own brand of TouchWiz called the Sweep (you can vaguely remember it from Omnia II).

This device also has a 5.1 channel sound enhancement technology, and it also supports various formats like MP3, WMA, OGG, FLAC, AAC, M4A, WAV and MP3HD audio codecs, as well as MPEG4, WMV, H.264, Xvid and Divx files.

The IceTouch, which comes in blue, pink, purple and gray, will hopefully be available soon. Stay tuned for more details.

By : devicedaily.com