Apple planning an even smaller, even lighter, flash-based iPod?

Is Apple working on an even more mini flash-based iPod? It’s still more or less in the realm of speculation for now, but a semiconductor company called SigmaTel has supposedly signed a deal with Apple to supply them with controller chips for a new flash-based digital audio player which should be out just in time for Christmas. If true, we’re guessing that Apple will probably use the chips in a line of ultrasmall, ultralight flash-based players that’ll like range from 256MB to 1GB in storage capacity (or maybe even bigger). We’re all aflutter at the possibilties. Source: Kansas City Star Business News

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Getting Your PS2 On
Switching out a Head Unit and Installing a PS2 is a Snap

Enough people are putting in game consoles in their vehicles as to give the impression that it's as commonplace as CD changers. While we see plenty of rides with PS2's or Xboxes, we know that the vast majority of enthusiasts and general consumers have not incorporated this aspect of multimedia into their cars. Certainly that's not for lack of desire. For a lot of folks it's probably just a matter of seeing how it's done. Hence this how-to. This may be sufficient to get you started on your own. However, if you'd like the easiest way to get PS2 in the car we suggest you follow Mike Le, the owner of the vehicle here, and go to an installer. Let him sweat it while you save your energy for ATV Offroad Fury 2. Speaking of which, check out our review of the game in Soundstage. Full Story

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New San Andreas trailer

Rockstar Games has released another official trailer for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which is due out on PS2 in just over a month on October 29th. The new trailer, mirrored on Eurofiles here (82MB), is just over a minute long and takes us on a tour of some of the game's locations. Full Story

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EA recalls Tiger Woods 2005 for PS2

Electronic Arts has ordered the recall of Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2005 for PlayStation 2, according to a report on MCV this afternoon, after the publisher uncovered an unspecified technical problem, later characterised by director of European corporate communications Tiffany Steckler as an "unprecedented disc production issue". Full Story

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PS3: Work Now in Progress

The opening salvo has just been fired in the next-gen console war?and the company doing the shooting may not be the one you think. Sony Computer Entertainment President and CEO Ken Kutaragi shocked the world this July when he announced during Sony?s annual PlayStation meeting that ?we expect to have a playable version? of PlayStation 3 (Sony is just referring to it as ?next-generation PlayStation? for now) at next May?s annual gaming trade show, the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). He also mentioned that Sony would unveil the console at a ?premiere event? by the end of its fiscal year. Full Story

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Pokemon Vol. 3 and 4 Ship
More episodes of the 'toon are heading to the GBA this Monday.

September 24, 2004 - Nintendo has announced that the next two volumes of Pokemon GBA video have shipped in time for their September 27th release date. Full Story

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NINTENDO EXPANDS THE LIBRARY FOR GAME BOY ADVANCE VIDEO

Every good television show gets a spin-off or sequel. On Sept. 27, Game Boy® Advance Video follows suit with two exciting new video paks featuring four "classic" episodes of the wildly popular Pokémon® franchise. One video pak features the cartoon episodes "Pokémon - I Choose You!" and "Here Comes the Squirtle Squad," while the other contains "Beach Blank-out Blastoise" and "Go West Young Meowth." Each video pak sells at an MSRP of $19.99. Full Story

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An extensive Japanese Nintendo website finally shows off the new L and R buttons, as well as the stylus home.

Here’s a hint, you have to touch it. Full Story

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Sony, Nintendo power up for battle of the portable game consoles

Riding on the global success of PlayStation 2 (PS2), Sony has launched its first hand-held game console to challenge rival Nintendo, whose Game Boy Advance monopolizes the worldwide portable game market.

PlayStation Portable (PSP) will hit the Japanese market by the end of this year and is slated to go on sale in Europe and North America by March. Full Story

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Drop That Controller! Nintendo's New Game, Donkey Konga, Goes Bonkers for Bongos; Musical Competition of Donkey Konga Will Be the First to Use New Bongo Peripheral

For years, video games have been governed by simple rules of control: Press one button to do this, press another button to do that. Now, Nintendo shatters that model by introducing the most novel video game accessories ever: bongos. Yes, bongos! Full Story

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Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 Preview

Atari's Dragon Ball Z Budokai fighting games have been great successes and for good reason. Their combined 2.3 million units sold is a testament to how beloved the franchise truly is. After all, when a series does $3 billion in worldwide merchandising and its website (dragonballz.com) gets a whopping 8.5 million hits per day, it's no wonder Atari's hit the jack pot, but its Budokai games aren't simply a weak fighter with a license attached. They're very solid, but neither can hold a candle to the latest incarnation, Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3. Full Story

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Martial Arts Mayhem Hits Retail as Atari Ships 'Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament'

A unique blend of martial arts-style fighting and anime entertainment hits home this month as Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR) today announced it has shipped Yu Yu Hakusho(R): Dark Tournament(TM) for the PlayStation(R)2 Computer Entertainment System. An action-packed fighting game with a rich storyline and distinct game features, Yu Yu Hakusho(R): Dark Tournament(TM) is based on the enormously successful animated series which airs weekdays on Cartoon Network's top-rated Toonami Block.

According to recent Nielsen reports, Yu Yu Hakusho(R) tied with Dragon Ball GT(R) as the top-rated show on the Cartoon Network among males 9-14. During the same week, the series shot to the #2 spot on the Toonami Block, next to Dragon Ball GT(R) for teens 12-17. Full Story

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Dragon Ball GT Movie: A Hero's Legacy
Retail Price: $24.95

One hundred years have passed since Goku finally freed the planet from the terrible grip of the Shadow Dragons. The people of Earth have enjoyed a time of peace and prosperity not known for generations. Only Pan remains from those darker days.

But nothing lasts forever...
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