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SlashGear: Divx is positioned to become a standard feature on Blu-ray devices. The company and Pioneer have collaborated to enable DivX video support on three Pioneer Blu-Ray players, namely the BDP-LX71, BDP-LX08 and BDP-51FD.

Joining PS3 and twenty others Divx approved Blu-ray players already in the markets, the trio of Hi-Def players allow consumers to playback DivX video burned on CDs or DVDs.

Previously announced Hi-Def devices that bear DivX logo are newest Blu-ray players from Panasonic, Funai, Philips, Marantz and Denon.

None have proven to support DivX video in full 1080 HD playback but Panasonic looks to change the game with latest announcement of 45nm UniPhier System LSI chip- first Divx HD certified processor.

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Engadget: Philips has a new line of LCD TVs aimed squarely at your wall / bedroom pedestal.

Introduced over in Italy, the Flavors family will initially consist of a 22-, 32- and 42-inch set, the latter of which packs a 1080p panel, 30,000:1 contrast ratio, 5-millisecond response time, 500 cd/m2 brightness and a pair of HDMI ports.

The concept here is pretty easy to grasp — each set comes bundled with two interchangeable frames which are reportedly held up by good ole magnetism, and if two just aren’t enough, more can certainly be ordered.

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T3: Not just your average sat nav unit, the ClarionMiND is described as a ‘next -generation mobile device’, despite looking suspiciously like a slight twist on the very last generation UMPC.

Still, it’s not a bad little thing, packing in the ubiquitous Atom processor, a 4.8-inch screen, 4GB SSD, 512MB of RAM and Wi-Fi/3G/Bluetooth 2.0+ connectivity for all your handheld essentials.

It’s good for media playback, web browsing (with its flash-friendly Firefox browser) and email, as well as offering applications for YouTube and MySpace. Everything you need in a motorway service station car park in fact.

Once back on the open road, you can hook it up on the windscreen to take advantage of the SiRFstarIII GPS and real-time traffic support.

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DVICE: For most people, the name Porsche conjures up images of sophisticated design, exquisite quality, and most importantly, extreme speed.

And while their new P’9522 delivers ample doses of those first two qualities, a web connection that relies on WiFi rather than a 3G network, makes it a bit closer to a Hyundai Accent in the high speed connection stakes.

On the plus side, you do get a 5 Megapixel camera, a touch screen interface, and built in GPS.

It is expected to sell for about 600 Euros.

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Shiny Shiny: There’s a new games console on the block, kind of. It doesn’t connect to your telly, it won’t help you cause virtual death and destruction and it probably won’t interest you if you’ve ever graduated from the Nintendo Wii.

The Swinxs is a gaming device that works using RFID wristbands. By using this technology it can work out the location of each wristband, enabling players to play games like musical chairs or tag. There’s also three sensors on top, which can be used to answer in multiple choice quiz games.

Aimed primarily at the young ‘uns, the games can all be updated and added to (for free) by connecting your Swinxs to a computer via USB.

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PC World: Motorola is hoping to stem its recent financial bloodletting by throwing its might behind the popular Android operating system. It’s betting that Android is the mobile OS of the future and has reportedly begun to assemble a 350 team of Android developers to transform its mobile business.

Motorola’s weak point has always been the software interface. While phones like the hugely popular RAZR V3 sold in millions across the world, users were never particularly impressed with the software capabilities of the devices. In a bid to turn its luck around, Motorola is now set to adopt Google’s Android mobile operating system, bridging the gaps between hardware and software.

Also Nokia is said to already have an Android team mingling around. Though Nokia is determined to keep Symbian going as long as possible, if Android really takes off, we might see substantial changes in the company’s strategy as well.

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IntoMobile: Nokia has released the new firmware for its N96 smartphone. Kinda strange when you consider that the device has started selling just recently…

Anyway, the Nokia N96 firmware version 11.018 is only available for the generic European product codes at the moment, but it’s fair to argue that rest of the world will follow in the near future.

Aside from fixing some of the known bugs and issues, the new firmware doesn’t bring much on the table. There are some new features and stability improvements here and there, but nothing radically new has been added.

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CrunchGear: An Xbox 360 Slim, on target for a December release? Maybe.

Gaming site Split-Screen says that at a recent event in Delhi, India, a Microsoft rep let it slip that the company is planning to release a slim version of the Xbox 360 next year, with some sort of official announcement coming in December.

Then, that very same site comes out and says, “Hey, we may have been grossly wrong with our information there, sorry.” But, actually reading Microsoft’s official statement, there’s no denial of the slim’s existence, merely the standard “we don’t comment on rumors.” But at least now we have something else to speculate about…

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SlipperyBrick: Nintendo has plans to launch a new version of the popular Nintendo DS handheld game console by the end of this year, and it sounds like they are doing more than just adding new colors this time.

The new model, yet to be named, will feature a camera and music player, putting itself in competition with a larger number of portable devices and opening up a whole mess of new game possibilities.

This news does not come straight from Nintendo, or at least not yet.

It does however come from the Sunday edition of The Nikkei Business Daily, which is a well renowned newspaper in Japan.

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SlashGear: We see tons of MP3 players but you’ve got to give credit to the Sony Walkman. They’ve been in the game for a long time and continually update their products for the times.

And while the Sony B-Series Walkman isn’t the best PMP on the market, it’s noteworthy.

Keeping with the “plug and play” style, the B-Series lets you plug the device right into your computer by means of a USB plug. That means no extra cables are required, which also means less hassle.

This is a great device for those that like to jog and listen to tunes. There’s a 1 GB model available and a 2GB model.

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VNUNet.com: Nokia is preparing to launch a new touch-screen smartphone device. According to sources cited by Reuters, the handset will be launched at a special event on 2 October in London.

Codenamed Tube, the handset will be the first touch-screen model from Nokia and will compete in the high-end market alongside the Apple iPhone and the latest models from Samsung and HTC.

Since it was first announced in early August, details on the Tube project have been few and far between.

In addition to the touch-screen capabilities, the Tube is said to feature a Wi-Fi connection and support for Java as well as DVB-H mobile TV broadcasts.

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Electricpig: It looks like it belongs in the dashboard of an old American automobile – except for the LCD display – but Sagem’s first internet radio is actually cutting edge.

That big touch screen panel gives you access to 7,000 radio stations.

No cables or software is required to access music from every part of the world, it’ll find your Wi-Fi network and access all of the available stations itself.

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