Despite its attempts to throw everyone off by being named after a type of car the DXG-roadster falls into that category people dare not spend money on, the tech swiss army knife. Most gadgets that try to attempt to consolidate multiple functions end up performing them all in mediocre fashion if not horribly. The roadster fortunately comes with a forgiving price tag of $199 retail so even if it doesn’t turn out to be your dream gadget it doesn’t burn a hole through your wallet. A quick search on amazon turns upaprice of $139, which is more of a real world price.

The DXG-roadster focuses on the media center on the go experience. It features a digital camera and video recorder, music player with fm radio, voice recording, data storage and plays generic pre-installed games like tetris. As far as it matching with your favorite socks it comes in black or white. Hit the jump for more detailed specs.

• 5 MP Digital Camera and Camcorder in one:

-Record full-motion video in supposed near DVD-quality, with sound

-JPEG pictures

-4X Digital Zoom

• Portable Video Player:

-2.5″ Bright TFT LCD Screen

-DXG-Roadster to TV connectivity.

• Portable Video Recorder

-Records TV shows, movies directly from any video source via AV-in cable

-Capable of archiving and digitizing VHS tapes

• MP3 Player with built-in FM tuner

-Listen to your favorite music just about anywhere

-Keep up with current events with built-in FM radio

• Portable Video Game Player

-Includes 4 built-in classic video games: Tetris, Boxman, Gobang, and Memory

• Mass Storage Device

-32MB onboard memory

-SD Card slot to accept memory cards

-Connect to your PC to store and transfer data files

-USB2 Interface

With such a feature set it may hit the spot for techies who need basic media functionality on the go. It also comes with a camera pouch, wrist strap, stereo earphones, Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, USB and AV cables, Mr. Photo 3 and VideoWorks6 software, and user manual.

1. carl says:
   March 3rd, 2007 at 3:48 am

   The DXG seems a pretty wicked gadget, and with all of those features should be ahit in its market segment. Keep up the good word on getting out the info on new and upcoming electronic gadgets.