Sony have launched a new firmware for the PSP. This will update your PSP up to version 3.0 now which has a number of enhancements and no doubt, a number of security fixes to stop you homebrew folks from making it do stuff it wasnt designed for 😉 The PSP once updated will have the long awaited PlayStation Network connectivity as well as PlayStation 3 connectivity.

Complete PSP 3.0 Update List:
* PlayStation Network support added under Game
* Online manuals added under Network
* Camera added under Photo
* UMD Auto-Start added under Settings
* 3-Speed Fast Forward/Reverse added under Music
* Visual Player added under Music
* Remote Play added under Network

To upgrade, just go to the network update menu and follow the instructions.

Rubens Tube works by pushing gas down one side of a cylinder and sound down another side of the same cylinder. The top of the cynder is lit with flames and then a frequency generated by the speaker causes different pressure variations down the tube causing the flames to change. It’s a great video to watch.

Via: TechEBlog

The Vert© office chair is a chair which will re train your back in to the ideal posture. The back part of the chair is set to the correct setting by you leaning back and releasing a lever.Then you can just sit back and enjoy the comfort of leather cussions filled with gel.

The chair has 11 torsion spring loaded joints that take an exact impression of your back and ideal posture. It is also built with brushed aliminium. At 1500 dollars it better work well 😉

Via: SlashGear Product Page: Anthro

This Stone mouse is from a company based in Russia. I have no idea as to this being real stone or just replica plastic. All I do know is that it’s quite an interesting mouse and I might have to purchase one to be different 🙂

More details of the Stone Mouse can be found at the link below.

Via: UberGizmo

LG have created a wall mountable projector. This excellent idea has all the goodies built in too such as a remote control lens door, auto focus, zoom and a ventilator. It is very quiet running at 25 db and projects a 100 inch image at 5.3m from the screen.

Via: TechEBlog

New information has come to light today when we found out that older HDTV’s are not currently compatible with the Sony Playstation 3. The PS3 is currently capable of running 1080p and 720p but not 1080i. What happens is that it scales down all the way to 480p which is not really HD. IGN came across this issue which was on 4 games they have tested (Resistance: Fall of Man, Need for Speed Carbon, NHL 2K7 and Tiger Woods 2007).

As we all know, the PS3 can have firmware updates downloaded to it which means a fix should be possible and it wont be anything too drastic to worry about.

Via: SlashGear

iRiver are launching the 4Gb Clix which is supposidly just around the corner and will sell for around 200 dollars. The 2Gb Clix is a nice player on the market and boasts some nice features. The 2Gb Clix can play music, video’s and photo’s. It has a 2.2 inch colour display, built in FM tuner, can play games although I would imagine these are downloaded from iRivers site, it has a voice recorder and boasts 25 hours of battery life. No doubt the 4Gb version will built up on this list and hopefully with some more features too.

Via: Engadget

Duracell – The battery – has been named the official battery of the north pole. This means that Duracell will be providing north pole residents with power to their devices. What a strage award 🙂 If you are around in Alaska then check out all the goings on for Christmas which is just around the corner.

Via: Duracell