Samsung Q1P-SSD: A Flop?

Samsung seems to have brought about a gazillion new products to this year's CES, but reports have labeled the new Q1P-SSD - its next gen handheld PC as a flop already. The Q1P has seen a lot of press because it has a flash based hard drive to slash boot times. This little beauty if far from cheap, weighing in at about $2,000.

As for specs, the Q1P sports a 32GB SSD, Pentium M/Celeron M. The problem is that the Q1P is still fairly bulky and can't keep up with units being offered by Sony and OQO. The verdict, avoid the Q1P and spend your hard earned money on one of its competitors or wait till version 3.

Read a full review of the Q1P @ PCMAG

Sony's New Handset A Cross Between PSP and QWERTY Phone

Rumors are swirling around the internet of a new cell phone from Sony that looks like a cross between the PSP and a HTC-ish QWERTY slider phone. The design is definitely tempting, but since it is a Sony product it will likely be bogged down by the same type of downfalls that other Sony products have. Here's to hoping that no rootkits come standard with this little beauty.

Read more about the Mylo 2 at Wired.

Exploding Cell Phone Didn't Kill Man Afterall

So it turns out the story that broke this week that a man in South Korea was killed by an exploding cell phone was fabricated. Now, let's think about this story and figure out for a second just how you could possibly claim that an exploding cell phone killed a guy when... you killed him by backing up a "drilling vehicle." I'm no forensic expert and I admittedly don't watch much CSI, but it seems like a pretty terrible cover up to me - which I guess is why it was discovered so quickly. The LG factory where both workers were employed has released a statement that claims the company knew from the start that an exploding cell phone was not the cause of the worker's death.

Read the full story at Wired News.

New iPod Soon?

Rumors are swirling over at engadget that an update to the 5g video iPod is on the horizon. Retailers have said that Apple is slowing shipments of the gadgets, suggesting perhaps that an update will be coming soon. It should be noted that there doesn't seem to be any hard evidence to back up the rumors... and well... it's no secret one has been in the works for some time. Regardless, when you are talking about the hottest gadget in recent history anything is noteworthy.