Vivitar DVR565HD Digital Camcorder

I’ve been passively looking for a cheap digital video camera for posting the occasional YouTube video. The JVC Everio S Series I wrote about yesterday is tempting, but I think it’s a bit too large to carry around on a daily basis, and I’d prefer something a bit cheaper. The Flip camcorders have also been near the top of my list, but they might have just been replaced with the latest Vivitar model that has finally popped up on Target’s website. The DVR565HD is capable of recording 30fps 720P “HD” videos in MPEG4 or H.264 directly to an SD card. (Up to 4GB cards are supported.) It’s also apparently able to play 1080i videos and can connect directly to an HDTV with an included HDMI cable. Not too shabby.
Even though it won’t be available for a few more weeks, Target currently has it listed on their site for just $129.99,

Sony Ericsson busts out a Ducati-themed Z770

We’ve seen plenty of gear co-branded by high-end automakers, but only Ducati’s really putting out bike-themed gear, and the latest gadget to get dressed up in cycle gear is the Sony Ericsson Z770 flip phone. Due out in Italy this June, the Ducati Z770 isn’t anything particularly special apart from that paint job and a special Ducati-themed HBH DS-220 headset, but if you’re into tri-band GSM non-smartphones with slightly better browsers, it’s not a bad piece of kit.

Verizon lets loose Motorola W755 Clamshell

Another stunning phone has made it to the Verizon reserve and this time users have been treated to the stunningly good-looking Motorola W755. With a 1.3-mp camera, crystal clear 1.9-inch internal and 1.0-inch external screens with 65k color display and 4GB extendable memory, the high-end phone packs in all the goodness of affordable style into the feature-packed phone. The phone also comes with Verizon’s exclusive over-the-air music service VCAST Music, as well as VZ Navigator that combine with touch-sensitive controls on the front cover to give you the most smashing clamshell experience ever although you might have to wait a while before we can tell you ore about pricing and contract terms.

Samsung F480 touch screen phone

Samsung Electronics has announced their latest touch screen mobile phone F480. It is HSDPA phone that comes with 5.0-megapixel camera with automatic face detection technology and a sophisticated image stabilizer and a unique menu of widgets display functions such as the clock, radio player, music player and more personal elements including photos and birthday reminders. It also has the quick and simple drag and drop feature lets users have instant access to their favorite functions with touch. The Samsung F480 will be available by June in major European markets and soon across other GSM regions.

The Disney DM002SH Mobile Phone: Eyecandy!

If it’s a Disney mobile phone, it has to be themed around one of its cartoon characters. Wrong! Sharp straightens out the misconception by releasing its stylish DM002SH for Softbank. With a diamond-patterned and textured shell, this Disney phone might actually give some of the designer phones tough competition. Specs include 3G capability, HSDPA support, microSD slot, Bluetooth and Infrared, and a 2MP CMOS Camera with QVGA MPEG4 Recording. Certainly not meant for toddlers, this! Measuring 49×101.5×16.3 mm and weighing just 111gms, the phone fits snugly into your pocket.

A dual-display phone, the DM002SH features a 2.6 inch 240×400 Mobile ASV 260K color display as well as an external 0.5 inch monochrome OLED 60×32 display. 50 MB of built-in memory and a TV tuner round up the feature range. No details on the pricing yet, but be prepared to shell out additional moolah for the ‘Disney’ tag.

VIA OpenBook Mini-Note Reference Design

VIA Technologies today introduced the new VIA OpenBook mini-note reference design targeted at the rapidly growing global market for ultra-portable notebooks. The OpenBook sports the next generation of VIA Ultra Mobile Platform, C7-M ULV processor and the new all-in-one VIA VX800 digital media IGP chipset. The 1Kg machine also boasts new generation connectivity options such as WiMAX, HSDPA and EV-DO/W-CDMA.

Ego Lifestyle brings new luxury notebooks with stunning designs

Looking for something unique to fulfill your desire for exclusivity and personalization? What could be better than the luxurious notebooks from the house of Ego Lifestyle? Last time, they impressed us with their Swarovski crystal-studded Galaxy Collection and now, they have added a few more dazzling notebooks to their already inviting collection. They are now offering four new collections - the Ego editions, The Personal editions, the Diamond editions and the Limited editions designer collection. The Limited editions designer collection features notebooks done by Dani Bles and Ego for the Jackie Summer Fair. These notebooks come with gold, silver and bronze leather covers along with three witty sayings - “She’s pretty, but not perfect”, “She’s sexy, but in control.” and “She’s International and on the run.”
Some of the new designs enjoy bright and beautiful shades of ostrich, shark, eel and ray skins. The Dibino Diamond in the Diamond editions is set with 6.9 carat diamonds. Designed to be the ultimate high-end, luxury accessory, the Ego notebooks are a great example of technology being dressed by design.

Honda Start To Sale Its Freed Compact Minivan

The new Honda Freed compact minivan expect to be available tomorrow in the Land of the Rising Sun. The model comes in 3 different versions — the first seven-passenger vehicle in its class featuring captain’s seats in the second row. The first eight-passenger vehicle in its class; and a five-passenger type which offers a large, best-in-class cargo space. Well, i must save the money to change my old coffee color Honda Jazz and drive this new one into my home.

South America gets its own Punto Turbo

The European market is replete with sporty Fiats we can’t get over here, but the latest doesn’t even come from Italy. Fiat Automóveis is the automaker’s Brazilian subsidiary, and builds its own vehicles domestically, including some exclusive homegrown models. The South American division is now in the midst of presenting its latest sport model, the Fiat Punto Turbo.

Essentially what we’re looking at is the Punto Abarth, only it’s not called an Abarth. This model will carry the Fiat badge and differ from its Scorpion marque counterpart in one more significant way. Give up? Try counting the doors. While the Abarth version is available only in the three-door version, the Brazilian turbo model will come exclusively with five doors. The Portuguese-speaking hot hatch will carry the 155hp T-Jet from the Abarth, along with a tightened suspension, 17-inch wheels and upgraded brakes, along with all manner of aero and trim upgrades inside and out. Although the specific launch date and sticker price have not yet been revealed, Fiat Automóveis’ Punto Turbo is anticipated to hit the market in Brazil and Argentina before the end of the year. Check out the images in the gallery below to see all the angles.

Audi R8 boasts LEDs aplenty

Audi has already manged to work some LEDs into a few of its cars (concepts and otherwise), but the automaker has gone all out with its latest Audi R8, which employs LEDs for seemingly every lighting function. That includes the 24-LED running lamps the R8 had before, along with some brand LED high and low beam headlights, and LED turn signals, which add up to some 54 LEDs in all. Of course, given the prices that single LED bulbs demand these days, it should come as no surprise that this is quite the pricey option, with it adding a full €3,590 (or about $5,560) to the R8’s already lofty sticker price.

REDI MP3 Players Come Preloaded With Music

While iTunes has made the process of legally acquiring MP3s a lot easier than it used to be, there are still plenty of people who have no idea how to even boot up a computer, let alone load music onto an MP3 player. And that’s pretty much the target market for the REDI. It’s a basic 1GB MP3 player that comes preloaded with about 250 tracks, which is equal to about 6 hours of music. Since everyone has different tastes, the REDI comes in a variety of different ‘themes’ depending on what you like. If you intend to use itfor running or jogging you can go for the ‘Ultimate Workout Mix’ but if you’d prefer to relax you can choose the ‘Golden Classics’ version instead.
At the moment there appear to be about 8 different versions of the REDI, but it also features a USB mini jack allowing you to upload your own MP3 (or WMA) files at a later time. Other features include an FM radio tuner, a simple LCD display and playback controls and of course a pair of earbud headphones that you’ll probably want to immediately replace. Best Buy currently has 4 versions of the REDI for sale, including the Ultimate Workout Mix, the Ultimate Rock N’ Roll Collection, the R&B Soul Collection and Golden Classics for $39.99 each.

Kenko DMC-50 Disney Digital Camera

Nothing too exceptional here, but Kenko has just released its new DMC-50 digital camera featuring pictures of Disney characters. This point-and-shoot camera sports a 5.17 megapixel sensor, a 4x digital zoom, a 2.4-inch LCD, 128MB of onboard storage, microSD memory card slot, and capability to records 640 x 480 video @ 15 frame-per-second. There’s no additional info about the price of the DMC-50 and we’re not sure if you can get it from Kenko’s Web site, too.

Fujitsu F706i a phone that lets you watch TV underwater

The Fujitsu F706i is like the G-Shock of mobile phones, unfortunately it is only waterproof and not torture proof so it cannot handle a 6 feet drop. Like many Japanese phones you can watch TV on it, the clamshell’s crisp 2.7 inch screen makes viewing pleasurable. The F706i is waterproof and can withstand water pressure upto 6 meters and you can even watch TV underwater. Specs include HSDPA connectivity, 2 Megapixel camera, Micro SDHC card slot, full web browser and support for playback of popular audio and video formats. The unit measures 109×49×16.9mm and weighs 137 grams.