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...PlayStation Portable), the Sony corporation's synergistic foray into the realm of handheld media players and one of the most hotly anticipated gadgets of 2005, arrives in stores today. At $250 a pop it combines wireless connectivity, music, a photo viewer, movies and games into one elegantly designed and portable package. Were it any more intoxicating the ATF would get jurisdiction over it. TIME.com road tested one for a week, along with several of the games due for release. Without question the best-looking, most comprehensive and exciting portable media device so far, the PSP has many pleasures. Still, there...
...thought handheld gaming devices were just for kids, Sony's new PSP (short for PlayStation Portable) could easily change your mind. With its slick, black-lacquer design, bright 4.3-in. display and ability to play movies and MP3s, the $250 PSP makes its main competitor, the Nintendo DS, look like a relic from the Ice Age. The PSP could be the hottest gizmo since the iPod. --By Anita Hamilton...
...company has developed a new way to detect land mines using genetically modified THALE CRESS, a member of the mustard family. The plant turns a deep red when exposed to nitrogen dioxide, a gas released by mines. The grow-anywhere green, which scientists propose to sow from airplanes or handheld seed-shooters in heavily mined areas, could prove an inexpensive and safe solution for land mine detection?a boon to countries like Cambodia, which harbors an estimated four million mines...
...rate of 347,000 subscribers a month, according to a new report by JPMorgan. The two service providers, Sirius and XM, have mainly courted car-radio listeners. Now the satellite guys are hooking up with tech firms to target home users with boom boxes, stereo tuners and handheld gadgets (aimed at iPod users). Is the gear ready for prime time? --By Daren Fonda...
Want to free your digital-music collection from your computer, wirelessly sending songs to speakers far from your desktop? The Sonos Digital Music System is the sleekest solution available--complete with a cool iPod-like handheld controller that allows you to play different songs simultaneously in different zones all around your house. It works with Macs and PCs, can access music stored in many formats (iTunes, Windows Media Player, MusicMatch or WinAmp) and even streams Internet radio...