Sony Announces New Flat Panel TVs

Sony announced two new widescreen flat panel WEGA plasma televisions, a 42″ and a 50″ model.

Wearable Computing Not Ready for Primetime

TechTV roundly pans the Xybernaut POMA, the first wearable computer aimed at the consumer market.

MiniDV for Under $800

TechTV has a roundup of the best MiniDV camcorders for under $800.

When Will the Treo 300 Come Out?

It seems that there is an awful lot of confusion about when the Treo 300 will come out. A story in Infoworld reports that it will be out tomorrow, but according to PalmInfoSource, a reliable source at Handspring said this was incorrect, and couldn’t say when it would come out.

World’s First Cellphone with 4096 Color Display

OCworkbench reviews Taiwan Cellular Corporation‘s new tri-band Q285 cellphone, the world’s first with a 4096 color screen. No word on whether this will ever hit the US market.

Digital TV Might Mean the End of TiVo

Wired News has an article about how digital television may mean the end of personal video recorders like TiVo and ReplayTV.

Ricochet Returns

CNet is reporting that high-speed wireless Internet service provider Ricochet will be back in business soon, relaunching in New York and several other unnamed cities. I suspect they might have even more trouble finding subscribers now than they did first time around, as in the interim 802.11b has managed to gain something of a foothold.

Fujifilm’s New 6.1 Megapixel Digital Camera

Digital Photography Review looks at the new Fujifilm FinePix S2 Pro, which takes 6.17 megapixel photos.

Mammoth Monitors

Tom’s Hardware reviews seven 21″ and 22″ CRT monitors, with a focus on whether or not they’re worth the extra size and heft.

A Couple of Reviews of the Casio Exilim

Both Digital Camera Resource Page and Steve’s Digicams review Casio‘s new ultrathin Exilim EX-S1 digital camera. You can find the reviews here and here.

MP3 on DVD

Home Theater magazine has an article about finding the best DVD player for listening to MP3s.

Carreras not Included

BestBuy had Porsche Design style its vpr Matrix line of desktops. PC Magazine has the review here.

Officially a Trend

More Rumors of an Apple PDA

MacRumors.com is rife with speculation that an Apple PDA will be out by Christmas. It’d be nice if this were true, but don’t hold your breath.

Fujitsu Decides Not to Bring the Pocket LOOX to America

PDABuzz is reporting that Fujitisu has decided not to introduce its Pocket LOOX Pocket PC (which is popular in Europe) into the US market, in order to focus its efforts on its line of tablet PCs. Looks like their ceding the Pocket PC market to Toshiba and HP-Compaq.

The OQO Gets Some Competition

Buying a Cellphone on eBay

Joni Blecher writes a twice-monthly column for CNet about cellphones, and in this installment, talks about whether buying a cellphone via eBay is a good idea.

Desknote Computing

AMDMB.com has a thorough review of the new i-Buddie XP laptop from Elitegroup, one of the first to use the new AMD mobile processor. Curiously enough, they’re calling this a “desknote” computer, which I believe is meant to connote something inbetween a desktop and a notebook. Looks just like a regular laptop to me.

What’s on Your TiVo?

TiVo on the PC

The New York Times has an excellent survey of the software and hardware options available for anyone who wants to turn their PC into a TiVo.