Eystar has just introduced a bluetooth GPS receiver, making GPS available to anyone with a Bluetooth-enabled cellphone, PDA or laptop. The GPS receiver features a battery that holds a 15 hour charge and a 20-channel all-in-view tracking SiRF Star III GPS receiver. The EyStar Bluetooth GPS receiver will retail for $100 when released in early 2008. Microsoft Street and Trips navigation software is also required so keep that in mind.

 

Amazon’s Kindle, the latest e-book reader. Will this become the iPod of e-books? In our opinion Amazon has some work to do. First appearances revealed that the Kindle is the best e-book reader available. Amazon was looking to create an eBook that anyone could use. Users will have access to 88,000 book titles at launch. One great feature that the Kindle has is the ability to connect directly to a Sprint-powered cellular network called Whispernet and lets you download directly from the web for no additional fee.

The question on everyones mind is the screen. Kindle uses the same display technology that the Sony Reader uses, called E-Ink. The screen looks like a piece of paper which allows for long battery life since, once a page is loaded, the device requires no additional power to keep it displayed.

With everything there is something bad. The flaw with the Kindle is in the design. It is plain ugly. The funny shaped gadget is not elegant like the iPod but seems a bit odd. We believe that Amazon will take the design into consideration more on the next version.

Weighing in at only 10.3 ounces, the Kindle is lighter than most books, which will make it easy to hold for some time. Users will be able to store hundreds of titles on its built in memory and are able to add SD cards for additional space. Books are backed up on Amazon, so if users have to delete one, users can download it later. The Kindle also allows blogs, newspapers and more for an additional fee.

Will the Kindle be a hit? Those who don’t mind the design will probably complain about the price. It will take about 60 purchases for the Kindle to pay for itself at the rate of $10 per download. Also look at the Sony Reader which has had success in sales.

The Verdict: If you don’t mind the price or the design go ahead and buy it.

All of us techies love a gizmo that is small but serves a great purpose and thats why these usb chargers are awesome. These usb chargers do one thing, which is to charge from the AC outlet into any USB-connected device. The usb chargers are available in green, orange, pink and yellow, 30-grams each and are available to buy next week. Price is unknown at the moment.

The PW-TC930, a new e-dictionary from Sharp includes a 4.3-inch 480 x 272 screen, media playback of MP3 and JPEG from SD cards. The great new feature that sharp has added is the sounds of animals. We found that the audio samples were not very special but to some people they may mean something. Sadly this is only available in japan. The price 53,000 Yen.