Sony PSP E-1000 Announced, More Affordable Than Ever

Sony has announced some wonderful news today at the Gamescon keynote, and this is one of them. A brand new PSP E-1000 debuted today with an all new stealthy design with a PS3 Slim-like, charcoal matte finished exterior. The PSP E-1000 is a more affordable portable gaming console from Sony at a staggering price of €99. There is a catch however, the PSP E-1000 isn't WiFi enabled and will be a good option for those who just want to use UMD games and movies on the go. It also has a mono speaker instead of stereo speakers. Sony has yet to announce a US price and release date.

HP Shaves Off $100 Off TouchPad Retail Price

Well what do you know, starting tomorrow, you can score yourself a 16GB HP TouchPad running the sleek WebOS for only $400 while the 32GB will run you $500, that's $100 off the regular retail price. Does this mean HP is having a hard time selling the TouchPad when you've got a tablet leader such as the iPad around? That's generally the consensus when prices are reduced. HP does state that the price reductions are just for a limited time only. So if you want to score yourself a TouchPad, now is the time. Head on over to HP's TouchPad offer page for more. Now if only Apple slashed prices on their products.

Nintendo 3DS' New $169 Price Tag, Free Games To Current Owners

Nintendo has announced it will drop the price of its Nintendo 3DS portable gaming console down to $169 from the $249.99 suggested launch price. Bad sales are most likely the reason why Nintendo has slashed the price of the 3DS in hopes a more affordable price will attract buyers. The new $169 priced Nintendo 3DS will be available on August 12. If that wasn't enough, current Nintendo 3DS owners will be rewarded with 20 free NES and Game Boy Advance games downloadable from the Nintendo eShop starting September 1st. Hit up the source link for the full breakdown of the free game titles.

Jays Updates V-Jays Headphones, Slashes Price Too

Jays has announced the re-launch of its popular v-Jays headphones due to their success. The newly released v-Jays headphones are foldable, portable and now sport an entirely new matte exterior finish and completely new packaging. The third update that Jays has done is it lowered the price of the v-Jays from just under $100, down to $69.99. All that without sacrificing quality and sound. 

Nintendo Wii U Won't Play Blu-rays & DVDs

Nintendo president Satoru Iwata has confirmed that there will be no Blu-ray and DVD playback support in the upcoming Wii U gaming console. Why? Satoru Iwata explains:

Wii U does not have DVD or Blu-ray playback capabilities. The reason for that is that we feel that enough people already have devices that are capable of playing DVDs and Blu-ray, such that it didn't warrant the cost involved to build that functionality into the Wii U console because of the patents related to those technologies.

Well there you have it. This should hopefully keep the Wii U's price point down a little when Nintendo releases it in 2012. 

Motorola Xoom WiFi Priced At $539

Droid Life posted pics of what looks like the Motorola Xoom WiFi-only model priced at $539 in a Sam's Club (Costco-like). Looks like Steve Jobs' speech was all for nothing.