There have been many Gphone rumors going around lately and some may be in fact true. The Wall Street Journal, known for telling the truth, is reporting that Google is in “advanced talks” with Verizon and Sprint and has made “significant progress” with T-Mobile, with an announcement of some kind coming within two weeks. The news sent Google stock past $700 today, although it’s still not clear if Google is only developing its own software or making an entire handset. Any way, it looks like Google’s getting ready to make a move sometime soon, and with all the rumors going around it is likely to be a big deal.

We’ve all been excited about GamePark’s GP2X F-200 handheld in the past, and it looks like the company is now ready to let us have one. The touchscreen Linux-based handheld emulation system is shipping right now for $169. Features include SDHC support, improved 8-way D-pad, 320 x 240 QVGA touchscreen, and all the other features that’s made the original F-100 model so popular.

Now heres is something for those of us who are geeks but also are hippies! Here is a flash drive with a VW look. There are four kinds to choose from, a VW Camper Van in red or green and a VW Beetle in pink or blue. When in use, the headlights flashes, which is a cute little feature.

The only downside is that it only has 256 MB of memory and costs $19.99.

Watch out all you MP3 device makers and those of you who care about quality. Best Buy’s MP3 brand, Insignia, who are known for their cheap electronics, have just introduced, Insignia Kix which is an music player that supports MP3, WMA, WAV and Audible, has an FM tuner, runs for 30 hours on a lithium-ion battery, and stores 1GB of your music for only $60. We say to pass on this and buy an iPod.

Wireless speakers have been around for a while, but this pair is different, than most, designed for outdoor use. The Wireless Outdoor Monophonic One-Speaker System with 2.4GHz Transmitter for iPod and MP3 from Sharper Image shows off a 50 meter operating range and has just one weather-resistant wireless speaker that can be upgraded to “stereo” using an auxiliary speaker which is not included but available. At least your guests will be entertained at the get together with this $199.95 device. It is compatible with your iPod, MP3, CD player, and other devices that use a compatible AUX IN jack.

Identity theft has become a big problem these days. The easiest way for a thief to acquire your credit card information is online. Thankfully there are gadgets like the Keypad Credit Card that will make the card virtually useless without your code.

The Keypad Credit Card features a small number pad on the back of the card which you use to input your PIN number. It generates a one-time use passcode that you can use when processing online purchases.

There isn’t a lot of information on this gadget yet, so there are some questions left unanswered. Our biggest concern is how this will affect your everyday purchases at stores.

The much respected PlayStation 2 has just turned seven years old, and is getting a makeover for the occasion — that nice Ceramic White slim PS2 Singstar bundle we saw a while ago is hitting stores this weekend, with availability everywhere by November 4. The $150 bundle includes Singstar Pop, a white DualShock 2, and two microphones.

The YouTube team has been working on a redesign. It seems to be an “eye sore” though.

YouTube is asking for user feedback during the changes. That’s something that many websites overlook when making website changes. Over the next few months new features will appear, and will include improved categories, dropdown menus, and a new look and feel for tabs and video browsing pages.

The new red color is a bit annoying to us, but the site seem quicker to get around now.

A preview of what YouTube will roll out is available live here. What do you think of the makeover?

Psion Teklogix has just released the iKon PDA phone. This smartphone features a 3.7-inch VGA display, an integrated camera, built-in GPS, GSM / GPRS / UMTS connectivity options, Bluetooth, WiFi, a barcode scanner and your choice of Windows Mobile 6 Classic / Professional or CE.net 5. Something that many people will like is this PDA can survive a fall from five feet to concrete. Unfortunatly, Psion Teklogix isn’t telling us what the iKon will cost, so you will have to wait till December to find out.

Via Engadget