Sony's senior marketing manager John Koller was a member of a panel about casual gaming at a Wedbush Morgan conference. He gave out some information about the PlayStation Portable keyboard and GPS unit as well as a switch in the handheld's target audience. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

Simply can't live a day without  watching your favorite TV show? Well, Buffalo Technologies' latest USB offering is the right one for you. The DH-KONE4G/U2DS is a two-in-one gadget. It acts as a flash disk and as a TV tuner as well. Check out the details on this USB dongle in the full article.

You have your TV, you have your PC. Ever wish you could just do away with one of them and just watch your shows on your computer? You may want to take a look at this little gadget: the AVerTV Hybrid Volar MAX, a TV tuner stick that allows you to receive TV signals (and FM radio to boot) on your PC. Details and pricing in the full article.

The Xbox 360 has XBL Live Video Marketplace. The PlayStation 3 will get PlayTV and BD Live. Will the Wii have something to offer in this arena soon? A new patent by A-Ha! Toys seems to be pointing at that idea. Full story after the "read more" link below.

Asustek has just announced a new Eee product line for the year 2008: E-DT, E-Monitor, and E-TV. As we all know, Asustek and its Eee PC have recently been associated with low cost or competitive prices, and you'll be glad to know that the new products take after the Eee PC in terms of pricing and quality. There's bad news though for those hoping for touchscreen Eee PCs. Check out the full article for details.

The Nintendo DS 1seg TV tuner in Japan caused quite a ruckus over demand. Online order placement for the DS/DSLite attachment were opened a few weeks back without any announcement whatsoever, but still, traffic flooded in.

Meanwhile, a recent survey conducted reveals that only 18% of the DS population want the TV tuner... But considering the sheer size of the DS population itself, the "only 18%" goes a loooong way indeed!

With 1seg gaining a stronger foothold in Japan than ever before, Nintendo has opted to follow in Sony's footsteps and release a 1seg TV tuner attachment for their own handheld console. GameBrink has gotten the dish on the latest DS accessory, along with a video that details all the features that the Nintendo DS 1seg TV tuner carries. Check out the video and some of the tuner's features at the full article. The tuner hits Japan later this month.

Not to be outdone by the Sony PlayStation Portable, the Nintendo DS handheld video game console is also getting its own 1seg TV tuner. In case you haven't heard of it, 1seg is a Japan-only mobile terrestrial digital audio/video and data broadcasting service. It's also available for mobile phones and the aforementioned PSP.

The Nintendo DS 1seg tuner gives the handheld a more old-school feel than the PSP's more compact attachment. The tuner plugs into the DS's cartridge slot and rocks a pair of rabbit-ear antennae. Video shows up on the top screen while the touch screen acts like a remote control.

The Nintendo DS 1seg tuner will launch in Japan on November 20. The suggested retail price for this accessory is 6,800 yen (about US$ 60).

Advance Micro Devices, Inc. or AMD has just announced that it's expanding its line of TV Wonder products. This time AMD seeks to turn your ordinary PC into a HDTV multimedia system with new Tuner equipment called TV Wonder 650 Combo.

The ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo USB allows users to watch and record off-air Digital TV and HDTV, unencrypted Digital TV (ClearQAM) cable programming, analog TV, and lets you listen to FM broadcasts with two tuners included in the set. It sells for US$ 149 in NewTek stores found in Best Buys across North America. Wonder 600 PCI and TV Wonder 600 PCI Express TV tuners break new ground by offering high-quality ClearQAM at the affordable price of US$ 99.

Windows Media Center bundled with Windows Vista Home Premium and Windows Vista Ultimate easily recognizes the ATI TV Wonder and hybrid combo TV tuner solutions for ease of use to users of all skill levels.

"AMD’s TV Wonder family makes HDTV multimedia PCs a reality," says NewTek EVP Michael Innes. "The ATI TV Wonder 650 Combo USB and ATI TV Wonder 600 series deliver exceptional performance at a great price for PC owners who want to experience HDTV in their home, office or dorm room. "

The AMD TV Wonder comes along with the Catalyst software set which gives owners a big screen TV interface and advanced electronic programming instructions to give buyers the most out of their money.

A Financial Times article reported that Sony may incorporate a media download service for both music and video content, in an effort to step up the PlayStation 3's image as a multimedia player. Sony chief executive Sir Howard Stringer also revealed  that Sony is working on improving the communication between the PlayStation devices, most probably between the PSP and PS3. Stringer explained:

We are trying to get our devices to talk to each other efficiently. PlayStation Network should migrate from gadget to gadget. But initially it starts with PlayStation devices and then to TV and beyond. That's the goal.

It should be noted that the PS3 was just lauded as the Best Gadget of the Year 2007 due to its multimedia device potential. T3 Awards, the award-giving body which granted the prestigious title, also gave special mention to the PS3's TV tuner.

Stringer wasn't able to give a timeframe for the project. "We won't know how effective [the effort] is until early next year," he said.