Panasonic has returned to the gaming world with the Jungle, a new handheld gaming console. The company, which made the ill-fated 3DO console in the 1990s, has come up with a device that would try to compete with Nintendo, Sony and possibly Apple. The Jungle console will be focusing on the Panasonic Cloud Entertainment (PCENT), a service that would revolve around online gaming and online video creation and playback. The Jungle, which is a clamshell device, will be coming with a super high-resolution display and features a full QWERTY keyboard. It will also be coming with what

Reports are suggesting that the Apple TV might not be available soon. The information has come as a result of confirmation that Apple has already started issuing refunds to customers who pre-ordered the device. Yesterday, we had reported that Apple might start shipping the first units of their Apple TV as soon as the end of this month. The report came as a result of information from customers that their credit cards had been charged for their September 1st pre-order. Now, Apple Insider is reporting that the customers who paid Apple for the Apple TV are getting emails from the

Shuttle has unveiled its latest XS350 series line of compacts PCs, and has made the new products available in different configurations. The series come powered by the latest Intel Atom D510 dual-core processor with NM10 chipset. At just 1.5 inches thin, the compact PCs feature a super slim design that is not only space-saving for projects or applications where space is critical, but also fit easily into any environment. The new PCs are designed especially for everyday home entertainment, and ready for all your music, movies, and more with the Intel GMA 3100 graphics that’s

Apple is said to be gearing up for  a special event on September 7 and that event might see the company unveiling new iPods and the new Apple TV. Bloomberg has reported that a new Apple TV, rumored to be renamed iTV, will come with a more tempting $99 price-tag. It will be equipped with a smaller hard drive, used primarily to screen content from iTunes. Apple is expected to hold the media event two weeks ahead of the start of the new prime-time TV season in the US and that the company is in advanced talks with News Corp. to let iTunes users rent TV shows for just 99 cents.

Hey, remember Spawn Labs? Look, we know last September was a long, long time ago, but how could you ever forget the box that essentially acts as the Slingbox for your video game consoles? The HD-720, which arrives with the ability to pass along either Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 signals to a web-connected PC for remote playback, is now available to order for $199.95, while additional adapters can also be purchased for $39.95. Of course, you should make sure you have a pretty robust Windows-based laptop and a solid internet connection before getting your hopes up too high here, but

Aperion Audio introduces the Home Audio Link (HAL)digital media dapter that streams any audio format wirelessly from a computer, iPod, MP3 music player or mobile device to a variety of audio systems. By adding more HAL Receiver units the music can be distributed to up to three rooms. To hear music from a laptop computer, for example, the user simply plugs the matchbox sized HAL Send unit into a computer’s USB port, connects the HAL Receive unit into an AV receiver, plugs in the power adapter and the system links automatically. Unlike many wireless products on the market

ZAGG has announced that the ZAGGbox is available for pre-order for $799. While it isn’t on the cheap end, that price includes some nice features, like simultaneous transcoding of captured video for viewing on both your TV and the mobile device. And it comes with its own iPhone app. You’ll also get 1TB of storage, a wide range of A/V inputs and outputs, 802.11n WiFi, and Slingbox-like streaming to any device, anywhere. ZAGG still hasn’t committed to a firm release date, but it will supposedly be out in the second quarter of this year. It’s expensive,

Forget regular old Digital Picture Frames. Nanobrick has created 11 media frame models that you can customize with your photos. Each of them has several OLED screens that measure either 3.3-inches or 4.1-inches. Problem is that each model costs around $100,000. It would be cheaper to make one yourself. If you can afford one maybe you can display pictures of money burning and people getting hit in the nads with baseballs, because that’s how you will feel after your purchase. [OLED display]

Popcorn Hour launches the new A-200 Networked Media Tank, basically a HD media player/streamer with Ethernet connection. The A-200 is able to stream content directly from popular Internet sites like Videocast, CNET TV, CBS/CNN channels..etc and supports media playback/streaming from other PCs in home network or internal/USB hard drive. The Popcorn Hour A-200 sports a Sigma Designs SMP8643, 667MHz CPU, 512MB RAM and 256MB Flash memory. It offers HDMI 1.3 output as well as Component video, S-video, Composite video, analog/digital audio. It has internal mounting for SATA hard

Active Media Products launches the Atomix PX (model U3PX2) and Atomix EC (model U3EC2) USB 3.0 SuperSpeed adapters. The former fits in any standard PCI Express x4 slot while the latter in standard laptop Express Card slot. Both adapters are based on NEC’s host controller and offer two USB 3.0 ports. They support dual simplex signaling and are fully backward compatible with USB 2.0 and USB 1.1. The Atomix PX and Atom EC are priced at $34.95 and $39.95 respectively. They are available at Amazon. [activemp 1|2]