Eclectic Electronics

Nokia N97 Mini becomes official
Black Wiimote and Nunchuk announced without matching sleek black Nintendo Wii console
Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-ray Disc Player hammers the final nail onto the HD DVD coffin

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 12:30 PM PDT

Following a realistic, official looking leaked image, Nokia has unveiled the a-bit-smaller-version of the N97… the N97 Mini.

The Nokia N97 Mini features a 3.2-inch screen (down from 3.5-inches), 8GB internal storage (down from 32GB), smaller battery capacity at 1200mAh (down from 1500mAh) and is essentially every bit the same as the currently available N97 except for the following:

slight change in dimensions
ditching the directional pad from the slide-out keys
slight rearrangement of the keys
pre-installed Lifecasting with Ovi software, which is partnered with the largest social network in the world, Facebook

The Nokia N97 Mini will be available at select markets starting October for €450 or $639 USD.

The Nokia N97 Mini is really not that much smaller than its older brother, the N97. It’s just roughly shorter by 4mm (height), 3mm (width) and 2mm (depth).

[via Nokia Conversations]

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Black Wiimote and Nunchuk announced without matching sleek black Nintendo Wii console

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 11:00 AM PDT

Normally only available in white, black non-matching-color-to-your-Wii-console Wiimotes (bundled with a corresponding black Wii MotionPlus accessory) and Nunchuks will be heading their way into stores this holiday season.

Is Nintendo of America going to keep their word about not releasing that piano black gloss Wii? No word about that yet so if you can’t control that itch, you can always import one.

If you happen to drop by Japan, they have those sexy black Wii’s readily available.

[via Business Wire]

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Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-ray Disc Player hammers the final nail onto the HD DVD coffin

Posted: 03 Sep 2009 10:00 AM PDT

After finally admitting defeat to Blu-ray and filing an application with the BDA, Toshiba is announcing the availability of its first ever Blu-ray disc player which is set to debut on November.

Toshiba’s BDX2000 will feature BD-Live(TM) (Profile 2.0), 1080p/ 24 fps Full HD Video Output, AVCHD Playback, Toshiba REGZA-LINK(R) (HDMI-CEC) and is fitted with a SD card slot.

The Blu-ray player also has support for enhanced audio formats such as Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio.

MSRP for the Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-ray Disc Player is set at $249.99.

[via PR Newswire]