Audiovox has an affordable MP3 player with a 512MB capacity for only $19.99, losing the frills found in many of the latest media players and providing bare-bones portable tunes.

The Audiovox MP6512 supports MP3 and WMA (and protected WMA) files, has a nice OLED display that shows the track playing, and a fairly small case measuring 2.4 inches long and .8 inches thick.

Transfer the music files via a USB connection to your computer, and I guess I was a little off with the bare-bones comment. The MP6512 does have an built-in equalizer with …

A new Home Beta site has been launched shortly after the announcement of the new virtual and interactive universe called ‘Home‘ from Sony at the annual Game Developers Conference last week in San Francisco.

The Home Beta site (www.homebetatrial.com) is a domain registered to ‘Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited’ in London, and was purchased less than two weeks ago. The site describes the new Home virtual world and urges viewers to check back in order to register for a chance to take part in the Beta Trial of Home.

“Home™ is …

NVIDIA has announced two of high-end graphics processors with a corresponding high price. These units aren’t meant to be kicking pixels around for “World of Warcraft” or “Supreme Commander” but are intended for high performance rendering computers used in engineering design firms, scientific research, medical device designers and special effects companies.

The NVIDIA Quadro FX 4600 and Quadro FX 5600 have new unified architecture designs, 1.5 GB frame buffers, next generation vertex and pixel programmability, and utilize GPU computing for their visualization problems. The Quadros also …

AMD announced Wednesday the first chipset from the company that combines AMD’s technology with ATI’s in the ATI Radeon X1250 GPU.

By combining the Radeon graphics processing with AMD’s 690 chipset they eliminate the need for a separate graphics card. “With its leading image quality and 3D graphics capabilities, the AMD 690 series chipset is a proven performer, easily handling the demanding workloads of today’s PC users,” said Phil Eisler, corporate vice president and general manager, AMD Chipset Division in a press release Wednesday. “This is just the first …

I never had the patience to really appreciate Myst. I remember playing the original Myst and being drawn into the mysterious world and quickly getting frustrated when I couldn’t figure out any of the puzzles. Regardless of my ineptitude and inability to finish the game it still left a big impression on me and I remember many details of the game to this day.

Now you have a chance to test your mettle with Myst once again with the release of Myst Online: Uru Live, the latest game in the successful Myst series. …

Isn’t it time you proudly displayed your photo collection which has been laying dormant in your PC all this time? The AXN-9900 9″ digital multimedia picture frame supports both JPEG photos and MP3 playback. Use the USB cable to download media directly from your computer or a variety of other sources. The frame also supports Secure Digital, Multimedia Card, and Sony Memory Stick flash media types or use the built-in memory to store up to 20 pictures.

You can easily control the viewing and music options of picture frame with the remote control. …

The Linksys Wireless-N USB Network Adapter is the very latest in wireless networking technology. By utilizing Wireless-N (draft 802.11n), you can enjoy high-speed wireless network access at greater distances for your desktop or notebook computer. The Wireless-N USB Network Adapter is up to 12 times faster than Wireless-G with 4 times the distance (when both ends of the wireless link are Wireless-N). The adapter can also connect to Wireless-G and -B networks.

Wireless-N works by overlaying the signals of multiple radios or MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output) to multiply the effective data rate. Wireless-N …

Imagine a world in which you control all your home entertainment and advanced lighting systems using only one remote. Such a world could be yours with the Logitech Harmony 890 Advanced Universal Remote. The Harmony 890 allows you to wirelessly control your home entertainment system without direct line-of-sight to the components.

The Harmony 890 uses both radio frequency (RF) and infrared (IR) wireless signals to control the parts of your home-entertainment system that may be hidden behind walls or cabinet doors. The 890 breaks the line-of-site barrier by sending RF commands to a wireless …