China has announced a different next-generation optical disc standard called CH-DVD. It has been developed by Tsinghua University. It is said to be similar to HD-DVD, but uses Chinese intellectual property (IP). The 1080p-capable format will be released before the Beijing Olympics.

[via Ubergizmo]

Good news for earlier iPhone adopters. Steve Jobs and Apple have announced to give you a rebate. If you are one of those who purchased the iPhone between June 29 and two days ago you will get a $100 store credit rebate. Let’s see what you can get with $100 at Apple Store…ha… You can get a brand new iPod Shuffle, nothing much you can buy using $100 at Apple Store. Most people will use for something that more expensive like the Mac Mini or something else. More after the jump. Read more…

Microvision has signed an agreement with Motorola to develop the pico projector display solutions for future Motorola products, called PicoP. It is an ultra-miniature laser based display engine that will enable big screen viewing for mobile devices. The details of agreement were not disclosed, however both of them will work together to make a PicoP-enabled prototype phone for demo purpose.
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Nintendo has announced the Wii Zapper, an accessory for housing the Wiimote and the Nunchaku in a FPS-friendly shell. It will be out somewhere this year and available for $20. It will be compatible with “Ghost Squad,” “Medal of Honor” with 32 person online matches, and “Resident Evil: Umbrella Chronicles.” More pictures after the jump.
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Sony has announced the pricing and availability of the 80GB PS3. The new PS3 with 80GB will comes together with a free copy of MotorStorm and will retails for $599. The 80GB version of PS3 will be available starting August. The larger hard drive will allows user to have opportunity to take advantage of all the downloadable games and trailers on the PlayStation Network including the forthcoming download service that include videos, movies and other entertainment content. Another good-news is that the 60GB PS3 will be lowered to $499, a hundred bucks away (effective immediately in North America). Video after the jump
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Happy Chinese New Year

Thank you for visiting 2dayblog.com. We will be celebrating Chinese New Year which falls on the 18th February. We will only be back on the 26th February. Therefore, there won’t be any posts for a week.

Gong Xi Fatt Chai to all bloggers and readers. May your year be filled with abundant prosperity!

Microsoft announced that they will begin to ships their Windows Vista to corporate customer starting 30th November 2006 and the commercial release will be 30th January 2007. The big launch event will be held on 30th November at the NASDAQ Stock Market in midtown Manhattan and the Marriott Marquis in Times Square. The Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer will reported be there.

[via Techeblog]

Spotbit has recently launched their own free e-magazine about the latest technology gadgets and products earlier this month. Now they are facing another warrant from Zinio, a commercial e-magazine company (profiting from selling magazines online as distributor). Zinio claims that Spotbit uses material from their publications but has no evidence on which content has actually infringed their copyright.

Thus, Spotbit claims to be using material found on the internet from public domains and official sites for their magazine. The dispute goes on, and while we are hoping to get some free magazines released in the internet, Zinio on the other hand is making sure that there are no free magazines circulated. For those of you who have no idea what Spotbit is all about, grab a free copy at http://www.spotbit.com and be the judge.

Nokia announced that their N93 handset has begun shipping out in Europe today. I bet everyone seen and heard a lot about Nokia N93 so just go through a lil bit with you, this phone features a 3.2-megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar lens, 50MB of memory, miniSD card slot, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) technology, and a vibrant 2.4-inch QVGA display (160-degree viewing angle). Here’s a short video demonstration of the N93 multimedia capabilities…
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