Samsung has officially unveiled it’s Samsung M5650 Lindy Music Phone.  The Lindy, looks, feels and functions (in some capacities) like the Corby/Genio and both are quad band, GSM based phones but, that’s where the similarities end.  It makes sense to build on the popularity of the Corby as it’s sold over 3.5 million units.

The Samsung M5650 comes with an impressive 2.8 inch touchscreen and a 240×320 pixel (QVGA) resolution.  It has a 3.15-megapixel camera with autofocus (which isn’t fantastic but will do the trick when you need to take those emergency snaps); video recorder; GPRS; EDGE; WiFi; 3G; Bluetooth and a microUSB port.

The phone is perfect for staying in touch as it gives you one touch access to Facebook, MySpace and Twitter where it enbles you to easily upload pictures and videos.

A phone like this won’t be complete without modern messaging capabilities and here the M5650 doesn’t disappoint.  It comes with Email, Instant Messenger (IM), SMS and MMS and provides useful tools such as Organizer, Document Viewer and Voice Memo.

Remember this is a Music phone so we must talk about those features for this review to be complete.  It uses DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine) technology and offers the Find Music recognition service (this feature lets you record a few seconds of the song and send it to a server that identifies the track, artist, album and genre).

It also has dedicated music keys; Stereo FM radio with RDS; stereo speakers; and a media player that supports all the latest audio and video playback formats.  You won’t be crippled with storage either as the M5650 allows microSD expansion up to 8G.

It’s connectivity options aren’t to be sniffed at, as it boasts 3G HSDPA connectivity up to 7.2Mbps and Bluetooth V2.1 with A2D.

Pitched as a budget phone the M5650 packs some impressive specs into quite a neat little package measuring 106 x 57 x 12mm, weighing only 98 grams and comes with interchangeable battery covers in  black or blue.

Following the European launch it will be available in India, China, South-east Asia, the Middle East and Africa.  The Samsung M5650 is already available in Portugal.

Rumours started flyinging when an advert for LittleBigPlanet accessories mentioned a mystery PSP 4000.  On page 17 of the Digital Edition of the Games Industry Mag MCV it states that the advertised accessories are compatible with the PSP 4000. It is uncertain at this stage whether it was a misprint or a look into the crytall ball of things to come from Sony.

Alex Seedhouse from the The Lost Gamer, the site that initially broke the story, says:

I guess it won’t be 100% official until Sony themselves reveal it, yet this pretty much outright confirms it.

The jury is still out but we might just see something new from Sony in the coming months.

How to turn my Nintendo DS into an iPod?  While looking for a cool topic to write about today I came across this rather interesting hack.  I don’t personally own a Nintendo DS myself, but I do enjoy playing it when I visit my friends.  I know when I show them this hack they’ll think I’m a genius….to be honest I’m just trying to get out of buying them a gift for Christmas

Anyway, I digress, this is how to turn your Nintendo DS into an iPod:

NOTE: We’re  making the Nintendo DS function like an iPod not look like one.

1 – Firstly you need to get an R4DS cartridge.  If you don’t know what this is, you can find out more about what the R4DS cartridge is all about here.

2 – Secondly you need to set-up your R4DS cartridge.  Easy step by step instruction for doing this can be found here.

3 – Once your R4DS cartridge is set-up you simply need to add your files onto a MicroSD card, then place the MicroSD card into the R4DS cartridge.  Once this is done place the R4DS cartrige into your Nintendo DS or DS Lite.

4 – Turn on your DS or DS Lite and you will see some icons.  Choose the music icon and then select the song you’d like to play. Bingo – You’re done!

This is just one of many ways to turn your Nintendo DS into an iPod.  The following are a few other useful methods:

http://www.brighthub.com/video-games/console/articles/45313.aspx

http://videogames.lovetoknow.com/wiki/How_to_Turn_My_Nintendo_DS_into_an_IPod

Now if anyone asks you ‘How to turn my Nintendo DS into an iPod’ you know what to do.