The high-definition disc format war is over, but the real losers aren’t those who bought HD-DVD movies or players but Toshiba, the company behind the bested standard. The company has announced today that their net profit this past quarter dropped an astonishing 95 percent, thanks to losses prompted by the format pull-out. Overall, net profit scraped in at 1.25 billion yen (US$12 million), versus 26.17 billion yen this time last year.

Toshiba also blamed a drop in the price of flash memory chips for their ailing profits. Revenue overall for the quarter was 3-percent lower than last year, at 2.09 trillion yen (US$20billion). Total profit for the financial year up until the end of March 2008 was 127.4 billion yen (US$1.2billion), a fall of 7 percent.

Uno (Embrio) is a weird looking motorcycle - it is a one wheeled-looking motorcycle with the style, and it looks as though only the foolhardy and brave will take this out for a spin. I wonder how fast can this machine can go?

The orange and grey coloured Uno made its first public appearance balanced on its two side-by-side wheels and its footpegs. Looking more like it should have been ridden by George Jetson as he pulled up to his space platform, it looked out of place amid the other custom creations in the building.

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Microsoft launched this month Windows Mobile 6.1, an operating system update the company said will make it easier for IT managers to set up and manage devices than using Blackberry Enterprise Server and offer greater usability for mobile workers.

Windows Mobile 6.1 offers users Exchange connectivity to both IMAP and POP mailboxes, as well as auto-discovery features that will speed up the process of connecting to Bluetooth or other networks.

Keypad or touchscreen?

Windows Mobile 6.1 will offer users the choice of using applications via keypad or iPhone-like touchscreen, similar to HTC Touch.

Source: Microsoft WM 6.1 Device Center

iPod is obviously one of the hottest electronics to steal, you want to protect it at all cost? Japan’s Solid Alliance is now selling an Apple iPod cover that’s designed to look like RAW MEAT. It comes in a cellophane-and-styrofoam package just like meat does. Dinner’s ready!

A member from the WMExperts Forum has done the impossible incredible: Written instructions for getting the full version of YouTube working on Windows Mobile Device without needing a PhD in Computer Engineering. That’s not m.youtube.com, (which only features whatever videos YouTube has bothered to encode for that site), but the full YouTube. It’s not quite plug ‘n play, but it’s darn close. If you follow zbop’s instructions to a Tee you should be able to manage it.

• If you already have a version of TCPMP installed, uninstall it now.
• Install tcpmp.pocketpc.0.72RC1.cab: download link here
• Install FlashVideoBundle.CAB attached [in the linked forum post below] (this MUST be installed in the same location as TCPMP)
• Soft-reset

You’ll also want to read through the whole thread (linked below) for some tips and tricks for configuring TCPMP to get everything running smoothly and quickly. Here’s the full instruction.

As you all been waiting for, you can watch a short review about the latest Asus Eee PC 900. The 8.9-inch Eee PC is identical to the original 7-inch one with a few improvements. The screen and the trackpad are bigger, which in combo should almost justify the price upgrade, and you ave to include the 12GB SSD. The weight (under 1kg) has bee maintained, which is good, and battery life, according to the guy talking in the video, it is similar to the original Eee PC. The specs says multitouch trackpad but I guess this wasn’t shown on video.

Specs:

8.9 inch 1024 x 600 screen
Intel Celeron 900Mhz
1GB RAM
12GB SSD
1.3 mega pixel webcam
big multitouch trackpad
12v charger brick

Adding 3G on the iPhone may just be the ticket to make the Apple device a genuine hit in Europe. But here’s another rumor that suggests Apple would do more than just add 3G on iPhone 2.0. Whether the QWERTY iPhone is just one model of an entire line of iPhones Apple has been rumored to be preparing we’re nevertheless astounded that Apple may finally succumb to the tactile temptation. Read the rest of this entry »

Think Asus Eee PC is cool? Well, HCL and Microsoft has teamed up to roll out as part of HCL’s MiLeap brand of HCL Leaptops. It will be running Windows XP Home, weigh less than 1kg, and have a 7-inch TFT LCD touch-screen.

The screen will be able to be rotated converting the notebook into a tablet, and yes, it’s a touchscreen, it will respond to a stylus and the software will include handwriting recognition software for taking notes. The whole system will be powered by an Intel ULV processor with Intel’s 945 GU Express chipset.

Other features of the notebook including a 1.3MP camera, 1GB of DDR2, touchpad, two mouse buttons, scroll, directional pads, dedicated softkeys for things like WMP, speakers, WiFi, Ethernet, and a full sized keyboard. This is shaping up to be the Tablet PC I’ve been dreaming of but with the price of a budget PC at about $425 when converted! This is certainly the cheapest Windows-based tablet I’ve seen so far.

This seemingly toy Ferrari (is it the F430?) is in fact a cellphone. The dialing pad is located underneath the car where the axle should be. The idea is interesting, but I agree that I do not like the idea of talking where the back axle is. It’s purely psychological, but why do you think that the original iPod was white and shiny like a bathroom? Price: 96 British pounds.

• 2.2” display (260k colors)
• Music player
• Video player
• 1.3 Megapixel camera
• USB connector

Source: TechDigest

This computer sits at 200×290×80 millimeters in size; it only weighs about 3.4kg. It has HDMI out as well as 7.1 audio outputs, so you should be good to go to just plop this in with the rest of your home theater equipment. Using that cooling process the fan is able to work less keeping the sound output from system operation down to about 23.9dB when idling. Some say this design looks like a PS3 game console. The price will be released later. Let’s wait and see if this product can be as successful as the Eee PC.