Sony Walkman - Nice Sound, Nice Battery

The Sony NW-E505 looks like a very fancy cigarette lighter, but it's actually a 512MB MP3 player with an integrated FM tuner. Although the device doesn't pack extras such as voice-recording ability, and Sony's SonicStage software still leaves a lot to be desired, it has one of the most attractive hardware designs we've seen. The sound quality is very good and the user interface is interesting, if not particularly intuitive. The most impressive feature, however, is the unbelievable battery life.

They took the words out of my mouth. I don't need to say any more. I'm still glad I got an iPod. If you're the type who wants to go into the details, you may check out the full review by clicking on the link below.

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The Real Panasonic ToughBook

A while back, the CF-51, was officially the first ToughBook as far as Panasonic was concerned. Unfortunately, a lot of criticisms from techinical writers everywhere dubbed it a "semi-toughbook". This time, Panasonic exherted some effort to make a real rugged laptop.

It's called the Panasonic Toughbook CF-29. They reinforced it with magnesium alloy, and the harddisk is protected by in foam cladding and secured inside an aluminium frame thus making it really, really shock proof. The only thing that I don't like about it is I can't afford one. It's my fault. I blew all my money on my Xbox 360.

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Intel Goes Bye Bye

Intel, world renowned computer chip manufacturer, is rumored to be dropping the Pentium name. A Japanese PC Watch article claims that the Pentium brand name will not be used for Merom and Conroe when they launch. Instead, Intel will apply the term "Intel Core" to the new architecture.

As far as I'm concerned, Intel doesn't need the Pentium name anymore. Intel's brand name is popular as it is. Ever since the day of the 386 Computers, Intel has prominently embedded their status in the computer chip market. I'm also kind of getting sick of the Pentium Series, too. It's about time for a change.

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Escient FireBall SE-D1 DVD Manager

There's nothing special about this DVD changer/manager except that you can store up to 400 DVDs and music CDs, stream internet radio, and browse the web. See? No biggie. Oh yeah, and it also comes with a fully-customizable user interface. The price you pay for something this ordinary, you might ask? One thousand big bucks.

Personally, I like it a lot. I imagine being able to stream music online when I'm sick of watching movies. I would definitely consider getting something like this since I have a lot of DVDs in my collection but I have no idea how to organize them. They're all scattered all over my living room. The only problem is, I'm not willing to dish out $1000 just for a DVD organizer. I think I'll be better off with one of them cheap ass DVD changers.

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