Averatec, a company known best for churning out laptops (and UMPCs as of late) has triangulated a route into the portable navigation market. The Voya 350, its first attempt in the lucrative GPS arena, is a handheld-sized unit that packs all the standard features you'd expect in such a device, and unfortunately not a whole lot more. Powered by a 300MHz Samsung CPU, 64MB of RAM, and operating on Windows CE.net, the Voya 350 displays turn-by-turn guidance while utilizing the usual NAVTEQ maps shown on the 3.5-inch TFT touch-screen. While no built-in hard drive is included, you can store excess data using the SD / MMC slot. Semi-noteworthy features include the 4 hours of battery life you can rely on while trekking in the rough, and weighing just 6 ounces, it makes for an easy tag-along. Although countless similar units have been available for quite some time, it's not really as if one more unit is going to water down the GPS receiver market aymore, so if you're hunting around for a portable nav device that's a tad easier on the wallet than other offerings, the Voya 350 -- albeit under-featured -- looks like a solid value, and can be located now for around $400.

This practically indestructible flashlight has no batteries, and is always ready to light your way, no matter how long its been left unused. 30 seconds of gentle shaking produces five minutes of light from the shatter-proof LED that, in the darkest of conditions, will illuminate a 6' radius at 35'. When shaken back and forth, a high-field-strength magnet passes repeatedly through a wire coil, charging the flashlights capacitor for months. Unlike a battery, the capacitor can be recharged several hundred thousand times, wont corrode, and operates even in extreme hot or cold. LED withstands drops, bumps, and age limitations that finish regular bulbs. Impervious to water, the flashli ght floats for easy retrieval when dropped overboard or into a pool. 11 1/2" x 2" diam. (14 oz.)

We're not sure if Kingston is making a statement about the entertainment to be had from owning a USB flash drive (especially those pre-loaded with a couple of simple puzzle and adventure games), or if they really think "mini" and "fun" are both good qualifiers to brand a lineup of unusually shaped storage peripherals, but we can say with some certainty that their vaguely LEGO-like Mini Fun flash drives will run you between $15 and $33 for between 256MB and 1GB of storage. It's summer time, live a little, have some fun.

Apacer has just rushed itself into the ever growing long list of products claiming to be the iPOD killer. Apacer, global leader in memory module and digital storage for both hardware and software research and development, today announced its launch of new multimedia player in AU822. The pitcure we have acquired of AU822 is enough to suggest that it has a broad enough screen to satisfy music buffs. It features 1.5 inch CSTN 65K color display and stylish, compact and clean design. Like any other player in the market claiming to be next iPOD killer, AU822 also boasts of ability to play AMV videos and browse JPEG photos anywhere. Play your favorite movie clips, TV shows, music videos, educational shows and more, wherever you go. The AU822 supports MP3/WMA/WAV music format playback. Users can also enjoy the built-in high sensitivity microphone for excellent voice recording for lectures or meetings, an FM tuner with 20 preset stations and FM recording to add more choice to your listening pleasur. The USB 2.0 full speed interface offers fast and easy file downloading. Perhaps the biggest dissapointment is the AU822 comes in capacities of 256MB / 512MB / 1GB and with it also goes the hopes of becoming the next iPOS killer!

Another new MP3 Player aiming to conquer the hearts of audiophiles all over is the next addition to iRiver’s popular series T30. They player would hit Japan around 30th July and looks like will stay there for a while. The 2GB version of the T30 apart from its meager capacity also comes with a FM tuner on the side. One can also record their favorite FM programs directly and transfer files via the USB 2.0. All the macho men out there won’t like the fact that it’s only available in Rose Red. But hey guys this is the era of metrosexuals so you can sport a red player! The player would support audio formats like MP3, WMA, OGG and would retail for about $114.