Top of the Charts: Viliv S5

The Viliv S5 pmp is an XP-based MID with 4.8-inch touchscreen, 60GB hard disk, Intel Silverthorne-class 1.33GHz Z520 CPU, GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, and 1 GB of memory. Since it runs XP, you can install any application including iTunes as shown the video. It is due in the US at the end of March.

[Engadget]

Intricately Designed: Tokyoflash Kisai Sensai Watch

From the Tokyoflash site on the Kisai Sensai: "With a surface made up of positive shapes and negative lines, Sensai has been intricately designed on different levels to create a look that takes the Kisai series to the next dimension."

The Kisai Sensai watch features a combination of brushed and sandblasted areas, a choice of case and strap color combinations, and multicolored LEDs beneath sleek black acrylic lenses.

A single touch of the upper button initiates a rotating animation before the remaining LEDs show the time. Twelve red LEDs represent hours, eleven green LEDs represent groups of five minutes and four yellow LEDs represent single minutes. The time can be shown immediately with a second touch of the button. Let's see, the watch on the left displays 12:59.

[New Launches]

Mobile World Congress 2009: Samsung GT-S1100 Watch Phone Concept

You know my weakness for watch phones.

Not to be outdone by LG, Samsung showed its decade-long history with watch phones and introduced its newest concept: the Samsung GT-S1100. According to Engadget the watch phone features a full touchscreen, Bluetooth, and a speakerphone.

Sharp at Mumumusic: RAmos T9 iMovie 2 PMP

The RAmos T9 iMovie 2 pmp is the follow-up to the iMovie T8 pmp. It features a 640 x 480 resolution 4.3-inch capacitive touchscreen display, a polished aluminum alloy frame, and 16GB storage. Not much more is known at this time.

[Engadget]

Irresistable Wrist Wear: Tokyoflash Heko Watch

The Heko watch by Tokyoflash wraps around your wrist like a bracelet. Touch the button and the LEDs shine through the mirrored lenses, animating robotically before presenting the time.

Hours are presented on the upper screen. The hours three, six, nine and twelve in the same positions as on a clock face. Hours one and two are in between, a combination of lit LEDs show the hour.

Minutes are presented on the center and lower screens. The lower screen shows zero, fifteen, thirty and forty-five minutes in the same position as on a clock face, the LEDs in between show five minutes each. The central screen presents four single minutes, a combination of lit LEDs show the minutes.

The date can be read in a similar way with a second touch of the upper button.

The watch on the right reads 1:41. Not too hard once you get the hang of it!

[Tokyoflash]

Multi-Functional: Timex Expedition WS4 Watch

The Timex Expedition WS4 watch not only displays hours, minutes and seconds on a large screen but doubles as an altimeter, barometer, thermometer, chronograph, alarm and compass. The watch is water-resistant to 50 meters. It comes in 6 fashion colors: white, blue, all black, orange, black strap, and yellow. It'll be available in May.

[Today Gadgets]

Help At Your Fingertips: Lokate Emergency GPS Watch

If you fear getting lost when you're out in the great outdoors, the Lokate Emergency GPS watch is for you. This watch not only helps you keep the time but features an integrated cell phone and panic button as well, allowing you to summon help from wherever you are. The internal GPS tracker will alert the control center of your position which is pinpointed on Microsoft Virtual Earth maps or aerial photography, where the relevant rescue authorities will then go about to provide any assistance necessary. A monthy subscription is required.

[ubergizmo]

Kid Tracker Watch: Lok8u’s Nu•M8 GPS Child Locator Watch

Lok8u is releasing a set of watches that incorporate GPS, so that you never lose track of your little ones. It also has a handy function that lets you know when the watch has been removed, either by your child or someone else. It's not the coolest looking watch but worth the peace of mind.

[Coolest Gadgets]

Video on Your Wrist: Thanko Video Camera MP4 4GB Watch

Thanko's new MP4 watch features a 1.8-inch TFT liquid crystal 160x128 pixel display, built-in 4GB flash drive, a headphone port, and it is able to record videos, images, and voice through its microphone and front camera. The new MP4 watch is easy to charge through any PC USB port and private software allows the user to upload images, videos, and audio, and at the same time, convert different data files. It is only available from Thanko, Japan.

It supports MP3 and WMA audio; AVI video; JPG images at 640 x 480 resolution; TXT files; and AMR voice recorder files.

Battery life is estimated at 8.3 hours for audio and 3.5 hours for video.

[AudioCubes.com]