Love the LEGOS. None are in the office desk drawers though (Really, I promise). QJ says the best use of the LEGO license thus far has been video games. I won’t give the immediate nod, but right now I can’t really say what else has been a better licensed product. However, the screenshots of LEGO Star Wars II without question look great and on September 12 Sony PSP fans will be able get their paws on LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, complete with unlockable characters, Wi-Fi support and other exclusive addons.

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This baby has been in the gym hitting the iron. Currently available in Japan, the Tsukomo N170J-802E practically tips the scales sizing up near 8.4 pounds in weight. Who is going to complain though, when you have a 17-inch widescreen WUXGA display? That’s not the selling point though. The Tsukomo N170J-802E has a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T2700 processor under its skin, along with 1GB of DDR2 RAM (expandable to 2GB), an 80GB hard drive, nVidia graphics (Quadro Fx 2500M to be exact) and a DVD super multi-drive. At 249.800 Yen, that’s only a hundred and some change over 2G’s. However, if you are the type of person who is not easily satisfied you can always upgrade. Tsukomo

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RedFerret came across this and I thought I’d post about it. Called the earBuddy it is simply a keychain holder for your iPod earbuds. The earBuddy is coated with ballistic nylon, which I have no idea what that means but we’ll assume it must be good since they mention it. Also the jewelry sized box can withstand up to 200lbs of force. Includes detachable keychain and ABS reel inside the case to wind your cord when not in use. SendStation says the earbuddy is currently available in a silver and orange combination as seen above or all black. It is only $14.95 so you really can’t go wrong. Unless of course you purchase the all black version and give it to your girlfriend as a gift and don’t tell her exactly what it is, BEFORE YOU HAND IT TO HER.

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Google will begin selling adspace on eBay in the form with a new service called “click-to-call”. The collaborative effort is being touted as a means to provide eBayers another option to find the items that they are looking for. Essentially, buyers will be able to click a link and call up a seller. Chief Executive Meg Whitman had this to say about the project.

“We have a chance to create a whole new way for buyers and sellers to connect online and to create what we hope will be a significant revenue stream for both eBay and Google,”

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Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has been selected by the largest mobile operator in the southern hemisphere, Vivo – a company controlled by Portugal Telecom and Telefónica – to provide a future-proof network for its customers in Brazil. The contract includes the Ericsson Mobile Softswitch solution and a GSM/GPRS radio access network.

The initiative is part of Vivo’s strategy to build its own GSM network to further strengthen its leading position in the competitive Brazilian market.

Ericsson was selected as the sole supplier of the core network for voice and data, including the mobile softswitch solution, and as the main supplier for the radio network, covering the states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Distrito Federal, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, São Paulo, Sergipe and Tocantins. More►

Innovative, modular Nokia Flexi WCDMA base station allows a new way to build a 3G network

Espoo, Finland – Nokia and Indonesian operator Telkomsel have signed a new three-year WCDMA 3G/HSPA radio and core network, and managed services contracts that will see Nokia support Telkomsel in strengthening its business and introducing 3G services, such as streaming video, to its customers.

“We are committed to launching a high-quality, wide-coverage 3G network that can provide innovative services that are beneficial for the people, the businesses, and the country of Indonesia. We trust Nokia to provide us highest-quality end-to-end network solutions,” says Kiskenda Suriahardja, President Director, Telkomsel.

“The contracts strengthen Nokia’s position as Telkomsel’s network equipment and service provider, and underline Nokia’s capabilities in managing outsourced networks,” says Marko Kytöharju, Country Director, Networks, Nokia Indonesia. “Telkomsel, like many other operators today, has complex multivendor network. Nokia’s managed services can help the operators to reduce the complexity, freeing up their resources to focus on core business activities.”

Nokia will operate Telkomsel’s multivendor WCDMA 3G network, which will be supported by the Nokia NetAct(TM) network and service management system. In addition, Nokia will provide network planning, implementation, multivendor integration, and delivery services with turnkey responsibility. More►

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Sony sends the message in vibrant colors to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the VAIO series. 500 limited edition FJ Graphic Splash Edition notebooks. $1,129.99 is the starting price for the special edition FJ290 notebooks, which gets you a 14.1′ LCD, Wireless LAN, 512MB, 40GB hard drive, a DVD+R double layer optical drive and Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition. However I’m sure you’ll want an upgrade to match the flossy, candy coated exterior. Options include a 2GHz Intel Pentium M chip, 1GB of DDR-SDRAM, a more respectable 100GB hard drive (preloaded with 5 Sony Picture movies), personal engraving and more.

Sat on this for a while, mainly because I didn’t want to send mixed signals after the Sony PS2 / PSP color announcements. September 13th is the date that has been set for the US release of the Nintendo DS Lite in the ever popular colors, black and pink. Soon to be known by new DS Lite owners everywhere as Onyx and Coral Pink. Europe on the other hand gets the Noble Coral Pink version of the high-selling Nintendo DS Lite on October 27th.

As of market open on August 24, 2006, Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERICY) American Depositary Receipts will trade on NASDAQ under the new ticker symbol “ERIC”.

In 2005, NASDAQ changed the requirement that companies listing an ADR on the exchange must carry a “Y” at the end of their trading symbol.

NASDAQ has decided that by January 2007, they will make the formal switch to a platform that handles symbols with up to four letters. They have stated that this action is being taken to “enhance the resiliency of the U.S. capital markets by enabling NASDAQ to provide full disaster recovery capabilities for all NYSE- and AMEX-listed securities.”

Ericsson has been listed on NASDAQ since 1978.

The 10:1 ratio to the ordinary B shares and the Cusip number (294821608) are unaffected.