The original guitar slinging rhythm-music game is coming to the Nintendo DS.

The game will ship with a grip-like peripheral that features the classic color coded buttons infamous with this genre.

Hooking the “grip” to the back of the DS, the game is played with the system held sideways, notes appearing on the left hand screen, strumming on the right.

The game will also ship with a pick-shaped stylus.

No release date has been confirmed, neither has a list of songs included, but Activision has stated the game will ship in 2008.

Via wired.com.

With all the hoo-hah going on about what your next mobile device will be able to do, many mobile device companies are also looking toward what it may look like as well.

Miscellaneous Masala has gathered 15 of the best cell-phone concepts together for any one to drool over.

Via digg.com.

On November 2, Sony will be discontinuing the 60GB model of the PlayStation 3 in favor of a cheaper, stripped down 40GB model. If the $599 price tag of the original PS3 launch scared the love of all things PlayStation out of you like it did me, then the new prices will be a little easier to swallow.

The 40GB model will sell for $399 and the 80GB model will go for $499 (a $100 price cut).

The PS3 is still one of the best BlueRay players out there for it’s price and it’s a game machine to boot! Many of the features cut, however, were simply bells and whistles… Well except for backwards compatibility… PS2 I will miss thee.

Enter Nintendo. They are looking to step up to protect us from the fatal Wii-mote. Nintendo has dedicated $17 million to ship free Wii-mote rubber cases to any and all Wii owners all around the world. By visiting Nintendo’s official site Wii owners can request up to 4 cases per Wii system.

I own a Wii and I play many of the “dangerous” games Wii-victims were playing at the time accidents struck. A little bit of commonsense goes a long way when you’re playing motion-interactive games. Exercise caution when playing any game that requires movement. Make sure you have space enough to execute the movements required by the game.

Even though I doubt I’ll be turning my living room into a real life batting cage, I’ll be signing up for four FREE Wii accessories!

Microsoft announced they will be rolling out three new models of the Zune this holiday season: Zune 80GB, Zune 8GB, and Zune 4GB.

The larger 80GB model includes an internal hard-drive, wireless support for syncing with your PC and other’s Zunes, and will only be available in black. (But they were so committed to the brown!)

The more petite 8GM and 4GB models feature everything the 80GB model sports, but are available in baby powder pink, deep red, pea soup green, and, of course, black.

More in-depth information of the actual announcement can be found here.

If I may be so bold: I understand why Microsoft is releasing 3 versions of the Zune. If it worked for Apple, it should work for Microsoft. But is it too little too late? Why is Microsoft playing copycat trying to catch up instead of trying something new?

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Four new iPods will be rolled out this fall. At the top of the list is the iPod touch. The iPod touch is essentially an iPhone without the phone. 3.5″ touch screen and sleek design remain constant and is being touted as “the best iPod ever.” Nothing much new apart from the iPhone, which is a disappointment, but the introduction of the iTunes Wi-Fi store for touch users is pretty smart. What’s deeply disappointing is the touch will only ship in two models: 8GB and 16GB. This makes the iPod touch stand among super glossy and expensive tech toys rather than the hardcore, music storing iPods of yesterday. The 8GB model of the touch will retail for $299 while the 16GB will be $399.

The ever popular and groundbreaking iPod line now has a new name. The iPod classic will have the same features given it over the years; video, color display, etc. But it did get a new thinner metal design and menu system. For eye-candy fanatics out there, the classic also has Cover Flow a la iTunes. It also has more storage space than ever before! The 80GB version will retail for $249 and the 160GB (!) model will go for $349. Both models come in silver or black all-metal cases.

The iPod nano received a huge face lift. A larger screen and a sleeker casing compliment the device’s 4Gb and 8Gb models. It also plays video now!

The only change the iPod shuffle line got was new colors.

Check out www.apple.com for more info.

The Microsoft empire is expanding the Halo 3 franchise to it’s very own Zune. A skinned, ultra futuristic, Halo 3 themed Zune can be yours for only $394.96. It comes with preloaded music from the first two games and a ton of promo videos and artwork. But why only sell exclusively through Gamestop.com?

You may have heard by now about the unlocking of the iPhone. It’s on the news, online, even in newspapers. But noone seems to be explaining what this means to the masses.

In a nut shell, the iPhone, made by Apple and serviced by AT&T, is locked into AT&T cellular service right on the device. Using hardware or software hacks, iPhone owners have been able to unlock their phones and then use them on other networks, like T-Mobile just to name one.

Engadget has a whole page detailing how the unlocking is done.

Apple isn’t going to be happy. Neither is AT&T. But when someone hacks the iPhone to work with my cellular service, I just may be upgrading to that really slick touch screen.