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Demonstrating its commitment to providing mobile professionals with a choice of smartphone operating systems, Palm today announced the Palm Treo 700p smartphone, which includes hardware and software innovations centered around usability, connectivity, multimedia and compatibility. As the first Palm OS CDMA-based Treo smartphone to offer the broadbandlike speeds of the EvDO (Evolution Data Optimized) network, the Treo 700p smartphone helps customers better balance their personal and professional lives by combining an easy-to-use mobile phone with high-speed wireless data access to web, email, business and multimedia applications. Pricing and availability for the Palm Treo 700p smartphone will be announced later by Sprint and Verizon Wireless.

Research In Motion announced BlackBerry Enterprise Server for MDS Applications, a new offering aimed at organizations looking to easily mobilize applications and have the flexibility to run them independent of wireless email deployments. BlackBerry Enterprise Server for MDS Applications builds on the solid foundation that has already made BlackBerry the leading wireless platform for the enterprise today and offers the same industry-leading security, reliability, and administration features of BlackBerry Enterprise Server.

Master kick gives you the full atmosphere of soccer match combined with foosball skill. Highly sophisticated AI plus numerous formations selection, playing in a league or quick match will not fail any soccer fan expectations. Great dynamic music and sound powered by MODULA Audio Engine and fullscreen support enlarge the overall game experience. Master Kick is available for all the PocketPC and PalmOS devices. The new Palm version brings localization in German and Serbian and single click menus.

LTB Audio Systems’ Cinema 1 True 5.1 2.4GHz RF wireless headphone system has been greatly received by gamers and home theater enthusiast. Unlike conventional monaural wireless headphones, the Cinema 1 series sports 6 independently chambered emitters that are pre-balanced to offer true Dolby 5.1 Center, Left, Right, Rear and Sub channel separation. LTB Also believes in safe headphone usage, their safebass technology represents a true effort to limit problems from extensive headphone use by limited Bass levels below 90db.

Speedus, a money-losing holding company that runs two fast-food restaurants and co-owns a medical technology company, said on Friday that it filed a patent-infringement lawsuit against No. 2 U.S. mobile carrier Verizon Wireless. Verizon Wireless spokeswoman Nancy Tarka declined comment, saying her company has not received a copy of the lawsuit. Verizon Wireless is owned by Verizon Communications and Vodafone Group. The suit involves a patent related to the transmission of television programs to wireless devices and a patent related to simultaneous transmission of analog and digital signals within the same bandwidth, Speedus said in a statement.

Every year, a new crop of gadgets, game controllers and other interesting items of hardware are shown at E3. Many never make it into the big time. eWeek takes a look at a few of the gadgets and gizmos seen on the E3 show floor.

Hang onto your hats, boys and girls. We’ve got one heck of a ride for you. So much has happened this week in the world of gadgets that you’re going to need to keep your tray tables up and your seat belts locked to hang on through our whirlwind tour.

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eDimensional, developer and manufacturer of innovative gaming accessories announced the newest addition to the ultimate gaming product line, the G-Pad Pro Gyroscopic Gamepad. With proprietary VRMS (Virtual Reality Motion Sensing) technology, the G-Pad Pro delivers a next generation gaming experience to current model Playstation 2 consoles and PCs. Featuring a robust 12 button analog configuration, the G-Pad Pro adds intuitive and precise motion sensing technology to improve gameplay performance in virtually any genre of gaming. Rotate the controller on multiple axes to gain four additional control options in three dimensional space. The result is advanced new movement functions and a smoother, more dynamic ability to control in-game action. Additionally, users may experience decreased hand fatigue compared to standard keyboards or controllers.

Nintendo may not launch a new version of its wildly popular Game Boy Advance portable game player so it can focus on the latest hit handheld machine, the DS. “I would have a second thought about using our resources on what would be the next generation of Game Boy Advance, considering the strong support DS is now enjoying,” President Satoru Iwata told Reuters on the first day of the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles.

BoxWave’s FlexiSkin is a new soft case that gives you complete usability of your Apple iPod 5G Video (60GB) while it’s protected. It is available in various colors: Aluminum Grey, Bold Orange, Coral Pink, Frosted Clear, Future Blue, Just Peachy, Lemon Yellow, Mint Green, Poetic Purple, Silver Grey, and Smoke Grey. This lets you customize or match the color of your iPod. Some of the colors also include a removable clear screen guard that will give you extra protection for your iPod screen.