Filed under: Gaming

According to our good, dear, beautiful friends at Joystiq (and Radio Shack, incidentally) the Xbox 360 family is going to be seeing those rumored price cuts in the very near future. Falling right in line with that chatter we heard at the beginning of the month, a leaked Radio Shack circular seems to indicate that there will be reductions across the board for the console, with the 60GB version clocking in at $299, the Elite running you a cool $399, and the Arcade setup dropping to a totally affordable $199 (we’re looking at you, potential Xbox LIVE opponents). Sure this could all be some Photoshop wiz’s idea of a hilarious joke, but we’re keeping the fingers and toes crossed over here. Target date for truth? September 7th — so stay tuned.

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Filed under: Displays

Oh yeah, round displays have been around the proverbial block before (probably on wheels, which are also akin to a circle), but LG Display is attempting to make a splash of its own in the unorthodox display arena with two new developments. Hailed as the “world’s largest 6-inch elliptical and 1.4-inch circular-shaped LCDs,” both units are capable of displaying up to 262,000 colors and have a near 160-degree viewing angle. We’re told that the devices could eventually find homes in digital photo frames as well as a variety of household / automotive applications, but we won’t be getting any further details ’til they’re both showcased at SID next week. One more look is waiting after the jump.

Continue reading LG Display develops small elliptical and circular-shaped LCDs

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Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

We’re not sure who nodded off in the art department, but we’re fairly certain they’re going to be wide awake come Monday morning. Apparently, Radio Shack and Circuit City are running circulars this week featuring the iPod touch… featuring the Installer and MobileChat icons. We’re sure Apple will be stoked to discover that a jailbroken phone is hanging out in two of America’s most-viewed ads, and we’re equally sure that buyers will be pleased to learn they don’t really get an IM application with their purchase. Champagne for everyone!

[Thanks, Matt & Oscar M]

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