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The Daily Engadget: Sony's 'PSP Go' Leaked, Pictures of the New iPhone?

by Tim Stevens on June 1, 2009 at 10:43 AM



Sony's New PSP Leaked
E3, the video game industry's biggest party of the year is all set to kick off -- and it looks like Sony's biggest surprise has already been busted. A new, smaller, lighter portable named the "PSP Go" has been caught on camera, and the new device ditches the UMD (Universal Media Disc) drive for a 16 gigabyte internal hard drive. Check out the link for some video of the new device and stand by for an official release from Sony.

New iPhone Captured on Film?
With the release of the new Palm Pre looming over the smartphone world, Apple observers are expecting some updates for the iPhone to be announced next week at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference. The Engadget comment boards have been abuzz about these blurry photos and videos, which many think might be showing some new, unexpected hardware.

Nintendo Set to Launch Wii Fit Plus This Fall?
Another potential surprise busted ahead of E3, comes from Nintendo. The company launched the Wii Fit at last year's show, and is one-upping itself this year with the Wii Fit Plus. The new device brings support for online competition, allowing you whip up on your friends and lose weight at the same time. which will connect the device allow for head-to-head online competition.

More Efficient Incandescent Bulbs Coming?
As CFL and LED bulbs become more prevalent (read: more affordable), many folks are ringing the death knells for the incandescent bulb. One researcher, however, wants to save them -- using lasers, of all things. By carving a pattern onto the tungsten filament of a standard bulb, Chunlei Guo from the University of Rochester has managed to boost efficiency by 40 percent.

Silicon Dust to Double Lithium Ion Battery Life?
Lithium-ion batteries have taken the rechargeable world by storm, but they could certainly be longer-lasting. If proposed technology by Dow Corning Toray comes to pass, they may get considerably better -- apparently it's possible to use a simple silicon/carbon material to double the life of those batteries. Unsurprisingly, they're not telling us the details of just how, but we expect the magic material to be at least 47-percent ground unicorn horn. We'll update as soon as we get word.

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