Deluxe Handhelds Try Hard to Justify Price
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When $100 buys a pocket-sized gadget that can store decades' worth of appointments -- and $200 gets you one that also serves as a digital photo album and MP3 player -- why would anybody spend up to $500 on a new Palm or Pocket PC handheld? -Rob Pegoraro
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Nintendo's new DS handheld gamer is not supposed to replace the Game Boy Advance; the idea is to carve out a whole new market.-The washington Post
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Grey Ninja writes &quot;GC Advanced has reported from the Tokyo Game Show that the PSP will retail for $349.99. Coupled with the previously announced price of the Nintendo DS at $149.
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Tycho:  Orcs and Elves for the DS has a fairly strong mobile heritage, which is to say that some of its presentation is a little two-frame and raw.  If you crave gold and adventure - a common affliction among our people - I think you'll slip past it, and into the retro dungeon crawler at its heart.  It's been reviewed much better on the mobiles than it has been on the portable, but I imagine that people who review games that you play on a phone have a more forgiving palette.
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Handheld gaming device debuts in Japan this weekend, but won't be available in U.S. until next year.
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The console will cost only USD150, which is less than half the price that Sony is expected to charge for its PSP. Nintendo also intends releasing the DS in November, to take advantage of the US Christmas market.
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TOKYO -- Sony Corp.&#39;s PlayStation Portable isn&#39;t in US stores yet but that&#39;s not stopping Sony from putting a price tag on the much anticipated item.
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The device is more like a souped-up smart phone and handheld with laptop features, a camera, speakers for music, GPS and more. It's also available only in Asia, with a European rollout promised soon.
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Sonyâs PlayStation console has been so popular that it feels strange that PSP is their first attempt at the handheld gaming market.
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Large DLP sets gain acceptance; prices for smaller LCD sets plummet.
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Plus: Cell phones get silly and DirectX 10 gets affordable.
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It may sound like carping coming from a big electronics company, but the price drops have surprised manufacturers and analysts alike.
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The global market for handheld devices continues to dwindle, according to data released by IDC this week. The industry has recorded a year-over-year fall for the third successive quarter, the researcher said.
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Thatâs when you can get yours and how much you would pay. That is if you live in Japan. Sony today announced the release date and price for its new portable game system.
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The battle for the hands of gamers is intensifying, with two new portable consoles due out in the UK shortly.
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Circuit City has a 6.2-megapixel Kodak camera and matching photo printer/dock for $129.99. Shipping is free, though you'll probably have to pay sales tax.
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Many people don&#39;t use a handheld organizer for anything but tracking their calendar appointments and contacts lists. For them, there&#39;s no reason to spend more than $100, in the form of Palm&#39;s Zire 21.