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It was announced today that the Samsung Behold II (model number SGH-t939) will be available from T-Mobile in time for the holiday season (no exact date was given). The Behold II is a full touch-screen Android phone and features Samsung's TouchWiz user interface.

The Behold II is the first smartphone from T-Mobile to feature a 3.2-inch AMOLED screen, and the TouchWiz user interface lets you customize the phone with widgets located in a slide out tray on the left side of the home screen. The cube menu also gives you fast access to multimedia features, including music, photos, videos, the Web, YouTube and Amazon MP3. Read more

Here's something different. A new portable speaker was just announced, OrigAudio, "The Origami of Audio" (as the company says). These unique speakers are collapsible, self-powered and made of recycled material – great for the environmentally conscious. They plug into any headphone jack and fold flat enough to put away in a laptop bag or backpack when not in use.

Even better, they retail for only $16, and a portion of the proceeds benefit the Music National Service. You can even custom design your own speakers! I haven't had the opportunity to test the sound out on these yet, but hey, at just $16, what do you have to lose?

You can get more information on the speakers and see them in action at www.origaudio.com.

In time for the holiday season, Pioneer is introducing its first line of iPhone Sound Docks. Available in November, the XW-NAS3 and XW-NAS5 will feature a 2.1 channel digital amplifier with included subwoofer. Fine tuned by Pioneer speaker designer and engineer, Andrew Jones, the audio system is complete with a component and composite video output to play stored movies, TV shows and streaming A/V entertainment on a television.

Both sound docks are Bluetooth ready so they can receive wireless music from PCs and cell phones, including the iPhone 3GS with optional BT-100 accessory. For the audiophile, the XW-NAS5 also features Pioneer's proprietary sound enhancements including Advanced Sound Retriever and Auto Level Control.

The ZW-NAS3 has an MSRP of $399 and the XW-NAS5 is $499. Both will be available in November 2009.

iGo just unveiled a new wall charger, the iGo Charge Anywhere. This travel-friendly charger features an internal battery which allows you to charge your mobile device (smartphone, PSP, digital camera, etc.) with or without an outlet.

The iGo Charge Anywhere is compatible with almost every mobile and gaming electronic device on the market. You can even simultaneously power two devices while also charging its integrated battery to use when away from an outlet. The new charger not only works as a wall charger but also acts as a "transportable outlet." It features collapsible wall blades that fold away, and stores enough power in its battery to provide up to three full charges to most mobile devices without the need to recharge. Read more

SanDisk just introduced new flash memory cards to its gaming card line. The 16GB Memory Stick Micro (M2) card is compatible with the Sony PSPgo system; the 32GB Memory Stick PRO Duo and Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo cards are compatible with the Sony PSP; and the 8GB SanDisk SDHC card is compatible with the Nintendo DSi system.

SanDisk also has a new Gaming Compatibility Pck (GCP), which includes a Memory Stick Micro M2 to Memory Stick PRO Duo adapter and Mobile Memory Stick Micro M2 reader. The GCP lets gamers to use the SanDisk Memory Stick Micro M2 card in other Sony M2 compatible devices or in Memory Stick PRO Duo readers, and transfer media between Memory Stick Micro M2 mobile enabled devices and a computer via a USB slot. The Gaming Compatibility Pack is priced at $17.99.Read more

Heartbeats by Lady Gaga is the latest addition to the popular Beats by Dr. Dre headphone line from Monster.

Heartbeats by Lady Gaga are high-performance headphones and will be available in three styles; a metallicized body with a rose red jewel-shaped earpiece, metallicized body with an all chrome jewel-shaped earpiece and a black-on-black body and jewel-shaped earpiece design. The headphones come in a red carrying case and with a variety of eartips for a comfortable fit. They also feature Monster's tangle-resistant flat cable design.

The headphones are also available with ControlTalk, an on-cable feature for use with 3GS iPhone, iPod shuffle and other portable music devices. The Monster ControlTalk headphone cable features a microphone and answer button and allows users to access music and answer phone calls by pushing a button on the cable rather than from the device.

Heartbeats by Lady Gaga are available for pre-order exclusively at BestBuy.com and will be available in all Best Buy stores on October 18. Read more

Available today, the new PSPgo is about 50 percent smaller and 40 percent lighter than the original PSP-1000 that launched in 2005, making it more portable than ever.

PSPgo features 16GB of internal memory, giving you plenty of room for downloading games from the PlayStation Network. It also has expandable storage if you need more space for your games, videos, music, and photos. The PSPgo has integrated Bluetooth, a 3.8" LCD screen with a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio and 480 x 272 pixel resolution. It is available today in "Piano Black" and "Ceramic White" for $249.99.Read more

AT&T and Garmin announced this week that the Garmin nüvifone G60 will be available beginning Sunday, October 4.

The nüvifone G60 integrates a GPS navigator with voice, data and mobile web. The device comes preloaded with maps and millions of points of interest for North America and can be mounted in the car with the included dashboard and windshield mount. You can receive turn-by-turn voice-prompted directions and the device has a "Where am I?" feature so you'll know your exact latitude and longitude coordinates, nearest address, intersection, hospital, police station and gas station. Another handy feature is if you can't find your car, nüvifone will automatically mark the position in which it was last removed from the windshield mount.

A full HTML browser can be accessed via AT&T's 3G network, or AT&T's 20,000 Wi-Fi hotspots. The touch-screen virtual keyboard includes predictive text, and is customizable to QWERTY or A to Z. Read more