Companies I’m Keeping Tabs On

Microsoft
The Xbox 360 S is out. Here’s a review and as early as now, here‘s a case of the RRoD. It’s got a sleeker design and it comes in glossy black. They didn’t make much of a design change on the controller. Instead of the standard black body and gray analog sticks and D-pad, the new controller is all black. It has built in Wireless N and the usual HDMI input and USB ports. There’s also a plug for the Kinect, which is the final name of Project Natal. The Xbox 360 S is priced at $299.99. Kinect pricing is TBA.

Nintendo
It’s official. Nintendo is calling it the Nintendo 3DS. Unlike other 3D devices, the 3DS doesn’t require you to wear any ridiculous glasses. It utilized a 200 MHz DMP Pica200 IP core to display the 3D graphics. Pricing is expected to be between $150 and $200. The release date is still a bit sketchy. Expected ship date is the first quarter of 2011. More here.

Apple
The new iPhone 4 is to be released on June 24 according to Steve Jobs on WWDC 2010. The  phone will have the following: New look, new processor, new display, and a new camera. Details are here. Colors available will be black and white. Pricing will be $199 for $16GB and $299 for 32GB. Of course, this only applies if you sign up for two years with AT&T. Also the new iPhone OS dubbed iOS 4 has been released. It was expected within the day and apparently, on the same day, it has already been unlocked. I won’t be updating to IOS 4 any time soon because I’m still using an iPhone 2G and Steve Jobs doesn’t like me. I’m looking to get a new phone and I’m open to suggestions.