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BlackBerry KickStart Phone - It's a Clamshell!

If you've always wanted BlackBerry goodness in a clamshell design, RIM is apparently set to make your dreams come true with the BlackBerry KickStart phone. This would be the first flip phone BlackBerry, and it features a SureType keyboard, Trackball navigation, camera, an external LCD, and a nice sized internal LCD in a rather thick body. Boy Genius Report expects the Kickstart to be release before the end of the year, and they've got some more photos for your viewing pleasure until RIM delivers official news.

Iron Man Movie Trailers Anyone?

Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios bring the legendary Super Hero Iron Man to a movie theater near you on May 2, 2008. Actor Robert Downey Jr. takes on the starring role as Tony Stark (Iron Man) the billionaire industrialist and inventor who builds a high-tech suit of armor, and of course goes on to protect the world as Iron Man. Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, and Jeff Bridges are also cast in this sure-to-be blockbuster movie directed by Jon Favreau.

Iron Man teasers and other fun stuff below.

Numark TTi USB Turntable Records to iPod, PC, or Mac

Known for classic mixers, turntables, and other audio gear, Numark have not forgotten the digital end of music and the millions of iPod owners out there. The Numark TTi USB turntable has you covered if you want to spin your vinyl records and record them directly to a docked iPod, or USB connected PC, or Mac computer.  iPod video, iPod Classic, and 2nd generation iPod nano players are supported by the Numark TTi, which is a belt-drive turntable with 33 and 45 RPM speeds that includes pitch control.

The Numark TTi USB Turntable is priced at £149, or about $290 stateside.

Samsung P960 DVB-H Mobile TV Phone for Europe

Samsung Electronics has introduced the new P960 slider phone, a DVB-H mobile TV phone that supports all European mobile TV standards. The device is also a 3G-HSDPA Tri-band cellphone, and features a large 2.6" QVGA TFT screen,  3 megapixel camera with power LED, a music player with Music Library feature and codec support, and FM radio packed in to its slim 16.7mm thin metal body.

Europe is behind Asia, but well ahead of the U.S. in mobile TV broadcasting, and now that DVB-H has been officially endorsed by the European Union as the "preferred technology for terrestrial mobile broadcasting" the Samsung P960 DVB-H Mobile TV phone comes right on time for customers of mobile TV services there. Once again, we've got some catching up to do in the good old U.S.A.

Area-51 m17x is Alienware’s Most Powerful Gaming Notebook

Alienware takes its gaming notebook to the next level, introducing Area-51 m17x, the company's most powerful notebook ever. What makes it so?  Well, aside from its brilliant 17-inch widescreen HD display, PC gamers, 3D designers and multi-media enthusiasts are going to love what's inside. The Area-51 m17x features Intel’s 45nm Core 2 Extreme X9000 mobile processors, dual SLI-enabled NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX GPUs for the ultimate in DirectX 10 gaming, and 500GB mobile hard drives.

According to Alienware, "dual drives configured in a RAID 0 array plus a 500GB Smart Bay drive for additional storage give the user an astounding 1.5TB capacity, accommodating approximately 250 games, 375 full-length movies or nearly 400,000 songs."

Alienware's Area-51 m17x notebook starts at $2,199

SeaLife DC800 Waterproof Adventure Camera

SeaLife's new DC800 8-megapixel waterproof camera is said to be able to go 200 feet underwater and still capture quality digital photos, bringing "all the true colors of the water and the world to your photographs."  Once out of the water, the DC800 can be easily removed from its waterproof housing, and used just like an everyday slim digital camera. It's an 8-megapixel camera with a wide-angle optical lens, large 2.7-inch display screen, 4X optical zoom plus 5X digital, auto focus, and it can also capture digital video with sound. The SeaLife DC800 includes 32 MB of built-in memory, and it supports SD/SDHC cards for up to 4 GB of memory. A high capacity rechargeable lithium battery (1250mAh) can power the camera for a two-tank dive and 200+ photographs. That should make scuba divers and snorkelers take notice.The SeaLife DC800 is available at dive and photo shops for $549.95.

LG enV2 Phone Comes to Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless has announced that the LG enV2 phone (VX9100) will be available as of April 30 at Verizon Wireless Stores, Circuit City and online for $129.99 after a $50 rebate with a new two-year customer agreement. This is a serious messaging and texting device that features a 2 megapixel camera and QWERTY keyboard. Available in black and maroon colors, the LG enV2 phone design includes a small display and keypad on the front, while Stereo speakers, full QWERTY keyboard, and a larger display are waiting for you when you flip the device open.

Grand Theft Auto IV Review Video

Video gamers are ready to grab a copy of Rockstar Studio's Grand Theft Auto IV ($60) which is available today, Tuesday April 29th, and the game is already being hailed as a "masterpiece."  You'll see why as you watch GameTrailers' Grand Theft Auto 4 video review below. PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 console owners should be warned that "Grand Theft Auto IV is a violent, intelligent, profane, endearing, obnoxious, sly, richly textured and thoroughly compelling work of cultural satire disguised as fun," according to the The New York Times. But that's just what you've been waiting for right?

"Grand Theft Auto 4" casts players as an Eastern European immigrant who delivers drugs, shoots cops and beats up prostitutes after falling in with a crime syndicate, stuff that has drawn fire from family groups and politicians.

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DXG-569V HD Ultra-Slim Camcorder

Let's give DXG USA props for coming through with the new low priced DXG-569V HD High-Definition camcorder, an attractive slim and budget-friendly device that records HD video up to 1280 x 720 at 30 fps. Now let's dog the company for putting a flimsy 2X Digital Zoom lens on it. You can pick one up at Radio Shack and other stores for $169 in glossy black and silver. The DXG-569V HD has a 5 Megapixel CMOS sensor for still image resolution up to 8 Megapixels, and it sports a large rotational 3” TFT screen. The package includes the ArcSoft Total Media Extreme software that lets you create, edit and watch videos.

Nokia's New 6600 Fold, 6600 Slide and 3600 Slide Phones

Nokia has introduced three new fancy, "beautiful to use" cellphones that add a modern, sophisticated look to its 2008 line-up. The Nokia 6600 fold, the Nokia 6600 slide and the Nokia 3600 slide phone designs are likely to help Nokia beat-down competitors this year in the mid-range cellphone market.