Want to score an MGS4 wireless headset but not willing to stick to dumb luck just to get one? Well, a Bluetooth headset slated to launch as a Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots tie-in has been dug up and confirmed as real, and all you have to do to get one is fork over US$ 60. Check the full article for more details.

If you're the type who sticks to microSD, here's a great device if you want some extra space for those devices that would require you to use Pro Duo cards: the PhotoFast CR-5300, a microSDHC to Pro Duo adapter. Note the HC there: that means the adapter will support microSDs that are up to 8 GB large. More details in the full article.

Here's a great gadget for the environmentally aware or the practical-minded (or both): a solar charger for your cell phone. It also plugs into your everyday wall socket and acts as an emergency charger for your phone. Great for those times when you forgot to charge your phone. More details in the full article.

iPhone owners, rejoice! Altec Lansing has just released an announcement that on they will be selling their T612, fully compatible with the iPhone, on February 2008. This gadget is said to prioritize incoming calls when an iPhone is docked in the speaker system.

More details on the T612 and its compatibility features with the iPhone after the jump!

If there's one thing tech-savvy people like seeing in their memory cards, it's more stuff. Needless to say, Sandisk has taken that to mean OODLES of pictures, music, and more, as they've just announced the development of a 12GB microSDHC card for use with all your favorite gadgets.

More on this sweet new development after the jump!

If you liked the idea of using the Wii's Nunchuk for mobile gaming, but think that the idea is a bit too farfetched to be brought to fruition, then here's a ray of hope for you. Zeetoo, the company behind the Zeemote, finally managed to get funds that will help them make the Nunchuk for mobiles a reality. More details in the full article!

 

Has this ever happened to you: after spending hours on road playing your favorite handheld RPG, you've finally reached the final dungeon containing the big, bad boss intent on ruling the world and the only way stopping him is you and your brave companions. And just when you're about to deal the final blow, your handheld's battery suddenly runs out. We would definitely call it a gamer's emergency, wouldn't you?

Japanese accessories maker Thanko is npw coming out with a promise that their nifty accessory will solve such situations. Their new Charger Bracelet accessory basically stores a number of Lithium-ion cells on a bracelet and plugs directly into handhelds and even mobile phones.

It already comes with adapter cables for the PSP, DS Lite, and specific mobile phone models available in Japan (au, DoCoMo, SoftBank). The Lithium-ion cells can be recharged separately through a USB port and lends around 15 to 22 hours of power for the Nintendo DS on its default setting and around three to four hours for the Sony PSP. While there have been local accessories with similar portable charging functions, Thanko's claiming their charger is more trendy.

Seeing how the device is only available in Japan so far, anybody who's interested in playing your handhelds on the go without the risk of your battery dying out will have to find away to import this accessory. The Charger Bracelet is set at 4,980 yen or around US$ 43 and is available through Thanko's online store.

It's a fact: battery life is one of the more pressing issues that laptop owners have to deal with every day. Some even go so far as to lug along an extra charged battery to avoid running out of juice on the go, while some have to make room in their busy schedules just to plug in their laptop somewhere and have it charged.

Those practices may become the thing of the past, however, if reports of batteries that last for 30 years without charging are true. Apparently, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is now working on one such battery that runs on betavoltaic power.

How does it work? The radioactive material that slowly decays inside the battery emits beta particles which turns into electricity. The decay process is very slow, slow enough for it to run about 30 years without charging. The batteries can be used for electronic devices such as laptops and mobile phones.

Surprisingly, these batteries won't be as large and heavy as most other laptop batteries. Next Energy News supposes that these long-lasting batteries will be small and thin, and will not heat in the same way as conventional batteries do. Can we say goodbye now to burned laps (or laptop explosions)?

This is certainly one very exciting gadget to look forward to. Will we see it in the near future? We sure do hope so.

So there's the Wiimote which detects real-time motion, the PlayStation Eye which recognizes real-time images, and the PIP which recognizes... real life stress? This little doohickey from Vyro Games is a new game input device that measures the electro conductivity of your skin to measure your stress and uses the data to play a game.

It might sound a little masochistic to play a game using stress, but the PIP - or Personal Input POD - was actually developed to help control it. It trains users to control their stress level by playing a game that can only be won by keeping their cool. The more you stress out, the more likely you lose.

PIP has been developed to work with any device with Bluetooth, and that includes the PC, mobile phones and even compatible consoles. Games are currently in development for the device: so far there are only three games available for the gadget, but they all look pretty fun.

One game has you racing a dinosaur who won't move if you stress out. Another game is like a mood ring: the device measures your stress and an image's weather will change depending on your stress levels. Last but not least (and maybe the most useful) is a lie detector.

For those of you who enjoy exploiting your gadgets' multimedia features will be happy to know that Sony is offering everyone the chance to beef them up with its new 2GB and 4GB Memory Stick Entertainment pack.

The Memory Stick PRO Duo for the PSP and the Memory Stick Micro media card for mobile phones are both available for US$ 55 and US$ 90 respectively. The PRO Duo will be pre-loaded with several movies from Sony Pictures Entertainment including Click, Ghost Rider, RV, and Stomp the Yard.

As for the mobile media card offer, it will include the adaptor which can also be used with the Cyber-shot digital cameras and the Handycam camcorders. All of these Memory Stick products can be purchased at the online Sony retail store, as well as other Sony retailers.