New Voice Chat & Download Features for DS

Nintendo has just announced two new features for the Nintendo DS. Nintendo of America's senior VP, Reggie Fils-Aime, said that the DS will receive downloadable game demos and voice-chat capabilities.

These changes will occur next month and according to reports, DS owners will go to certain kiosks at retail stores so they can download those game demos. The first demos will be Brain Age, Pokemon Troizi, Mario Kart DS, Meteos and True Swing Golf.

Also, the big news here is that there will be voice-enabled chat between gamers. For example, in the upcoming Metroid Prime Hunters you will be able to talk to others through the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. The only bad thing though is that you cannot talk during the games themselves. Only before and after (Yea that makes a lot of sense).

Rumors: Video iPod, NO Click Wheel

Think Secret has confirmed recent industry rumblings that Apple is nearing completion of a completely revamped video iPod that will shed the ubiquitous mechanical click wheel for a touch screen and will sport a 3.5-inch diagonal display. Instead there will be a touch screen type click wheel most likely.

Think Secret does not state any prices or capacity. No details yet on when it will come out, but Think Secret indicates the Spring, or possibly as early as late March or early April.

Stay tuned to the TechWrap for more details on this possible new real Video iPod.

Feast your eyes on the great pic from engadget.

P.S. this is our 150th post!!!

New Google Desktop Released

New Google Desktop Reveiled. Features below:

• View personalized news, photos, and more on your desktop
• Search for files across all your computers New!
• Share information with your friends right from the Sidebar New!
• Find your emails, files, photos, web history, Gmail, and more

Showtime added to iTunes

Showtime and Apple today announced that some Showtime shows are now available on the iTunes Music Store. The shows from Showtime include the first seasons of “Sleeper Cell,” “Weeds” and “Fat Actress.”

New 1GB iPod Nano!

This was inevitable and could be seen miles down the road and finally Apple has come out with a 1GB iPod Nano. Prices on the iPod Shuffles have gone down because of this with the 1GB version selling for $99 and the 512MB version selling for $69

The dimensions and everything are the same and the only thing different is, of course, the size.

New Gmail Chat feature announced

As you can see from the picture it is integration of Google Talk into your Gmail account except without the "talking" feature. You can still type and IM, but just not actually make any calls. You'll have to download Google Talk to do that.

Should be available in a few weeks and I must say it looks pretty cool.

Definitely, follow the link which is the title and also zoom in to view this picture from Google.

New PSP Firmware Update Soon! Features here

The next PlayStation Portable firmware update will include e-mail support called "Sony Mail." Also, a GPS Add-On will be released to add support for GPS. This is according to an article that is set to appear in the March issue of PlayStation Magazine. Reports are that it will be released later this year.

New PS3 details out!!

New details have been revealed about the PS3. Check it out. And I must admit, it looks pretty awesome.

• PS3 will have online service that goes beyond xbox live
• PS3 will be a DVR
• It will connect with psp
• There are alot of games being worked on for it right now in the US (alot more then what people know about)
• The final ps3 dev kit is alot faster than they thought (according to the developer)
• The ps3 will have an itunes type service to let you download HI DEF movies, music, etc
• The Ps3 will take the media center functionality the 360 has even further
• PS3 will serve as a location free player for the psp, means you can watch the dvd's that you have in your psp on your psp (from anywhere in the world), or any other video files you have on your ps3, though this is still only being planned.
• PSP will be able to send its files straight to the psp from anywhere in the world, and it can also control its DVR functionalities
• Firmware updates will add more functionality, much like with the psp
• The Blu Ray Player functionality doesnt cost as much as a stand alone player because the Cell and RSX can take care of alot of the stuff the ps3 will need to do to be able to read the disks
• Fall release date for ps3, no release date for online service, but expected to launch w/ the system

Firefox 1.5.0.1 released

A new version of Firefox is now available. Please click the Firefox logo in our sidebar under links and it will take you to it. Thanks. Here is what the new version includes:

• Improved stability.
• Improved support for Mac OS X.
• International Domain Name support for Iceland (.is) is now enabled.
• Fixes for several memory leaks.
• Several security enhancements.

Dropped prices for 20' iMac G5s

The old 20' Apple iMac G5s have a new price tag. Previously, the price was $1699 but now it is $1499. I suggest you save the extra $200 and go for the new 20' Intel iMacs. It really isn't worth it but it just shows that Apple is trying to get rid of their older products and they will be for sale for as long "as supplies last."