The Truth about the Sega Vision

A lot of people still remember the Sega Game Gear and the Sega Dreamcast. And some weeks ago there was this rumor about a new Sega handheld called "Vision". Maybe you have seen this video on Youtube about the Sega Vision:

I was really excited about a new Sega gaming handheld, but I found out that the whole Vision story is just a hype.

Sega is not developing a new piece of hardware. They are happy to remain a software third party in the videogames industry. So who is developing the Sega Vision?
A Chinese firm created a cheap i-pod-touch-style alternative and bought the rights to name it "Sega" from the Japanese Sega Corporation. And here is another truth about the Vision: it is not a gaming handheld! It's just a mp3 or video player which is able to run Java games (like the games on your cell phone).

I'm disappointed right now, but I think the new Nintendo DSi is for real, so I'm looking forward to this one!

Gadget Advisor - A new site for technology news

We all know those sites full of technology news. I'm talking about tons of headlines and way too much news about computer hardware, gadgets, software to read it all.
That's why I like sites and blogs like Gadget Advisor.


Gadget Advisor offers only selected news and reviews about interesting, new and cool gadgets and software. You won't find lists of headlines with minor news or common press report.
The guys from Gadget Advisor try to cover all aspects of technology news like useful gadgets (i.e. this universal remote control) or multimedia hardware (like this network media player) and even online services (see the review of this online backup services).
Gadget Advisor is new, but I think if the authors can keep on posting good news and quality information, the site will be popular pretty soon. This is just the beginning...

Not dull but super - The Super Kid USB 4-Port Hub

I found a nice gadget on Gadget4all.com: the Super Kid USB 4-Port Hub! We all need USB hubs, but we don't need boring little boxes. And here the Super Kid comes into play.

The arms and legs of the Super Kid are flexible, a big advantage to the normal USB hub boxes. I like those little gadgets that bring life on your desk.
I think I try to get my hands on a Super Kid.

slotMusic - Will the music industry discard the Compact Disk?

In mid-October the music industry will introduce slotMusic.


slotMusic is a new format for music records. Actually slotMusic is just a mircoSD memory card with DRM-free high quality mp3-files. A slotMusic card has about 1 gigabyte of capacity, enough memory space for music, pictures, video, lyrics and much more.
You can insert a slotMusic card in a cell phone or mp3-player with a microSD-card slot and play the music directly from it. slotMusic cards will be delivered with USB microSD-card readers, so you can hear the music on every computer or mac, too.
Universal Music Group, SONY BMG, Warner Music Group, and EMI Music will support slotMusic and 29 records from artists like Rihanna, Usher, Chris Brown and Elvis Presley will be available on launch day. The slotMusic cards are expected to cost about $15.

The music industry fights for their millions and maybe this time we, the customers can profit from it. We will see!