CASIO announces a new addition to the G’zOne roster of “tough phones”. It’s much more feature-rich than it appears above:

For most well connected consumers, text messaging has become a viable form of communication for both personal and business matters. As the first water and shock resistant messaging device in the U.S. marketplace, the CASIO G’zOne Brigade™ embraces this need for connectivity and brings reliability and toughness to a wider audience.

Beyond its resilient construction, the CASIO G’zOne Brigade™ is a tool for ever-increasing productivity. With a Full HTML Browser and Document Viewer for reviewing Word Documents, Excel Spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations and PDFs, the Brigade is the perfect device to maintain both business communication and personal contact on the go. A perfect tool for multitasking, the CASIO G’zOne Brigade™ introduces the Text-to-Speech function, which allows users to listen to their text messages, multimedia messages and emails.

The advanced 3.2 Mega Pixel Camera with LED flash captures images under the harshest conditions. For professional grade photos, the CASIO G’zOne Brigade™ features BestShot™, a function with 6 pre-set modes that automatically changes the camera’s settings based on the background, and Auto Focus (Spot, 9 point and Face Detection), a quick performance tool that minimizes blur caused by shaky hands or a moving subject.

Additionally the Brigade is fully equipped with the Multimedia features Stereo Bluetooth™, music player, and Micro SD memory expansion (up to 16GB) for image storage and music on the go. Additional features include a unique crocodile texture exterior for no slip grip, GPS for directions at your finger tips, Push to Talk for instantaneous communication, Clear Talk for crystal clear calls and speaker phone, and Voice Recorder to create quick reminder memos.

To see the Brigade in action, visit CasioGzOne.com.

CASIO G’zOne Brigade product shots after the leap.

Japanese gaming giant Sony makes a strong play for Nintendo Wii market share with their latest announcement. The PlayStation Move motion controller (for PS3) functions much like Nintendo’s Wii Remote and Nunchuck, working in conjunction with the PlayStation Eye camera and a sub-controller – though Sony claims their version is much more accurate. And you can play in HD. We’ll have to wait and see if this can compete with a traditional controller/Wii gaming. The PlayStation Move releases sometime this Fall.

Sony PlayStation Move video follows after the click along with more shots of the controller.

Panasonic continues to enlarge their popular micro four thirds line-up and will soon introduce the Lumix G2, the first upgrade from the G1. The new model is equipped with a touchscreen display on top of the 12.1 megapixel sensor, interchangeable lense system, HD video mode and much more.

The camer will be released in black, as well as blue and red. More images follow after the jump.

Monster tackles their first non-musical co-op with the help of fashion designer Vivienne Tam. Says Ms. Tam: “Fashion and music together give you a different journey, different world and experiences of life. Music gives my designs movement and rhythm. I dance with my designs. Double Happiness.” A great gift for the lady in your life, or yourself, if you’re into Butterflies like that.. (audiojunkies)

Incase offers a look into this season’s Monochrome Slider Cases for the iPhone 3GS/3G and iPod Touch. Offered in decidedly cool palette of monochrome blues, purples and silvers, the case is finished with Incase’s signature all-over soft touch coating. On the inside, interior rubber guardrails provide shock absorption as well as impact and scratch protection for your device. Now available through goincase.com and the Apple Store, with availability to follow in better boutiques worldwide.

Hit the jump for more looks at the Incase Spring 2010 Monochrome Slider Cases.

WeSC offers a look into their new 2010 Activist Headphone Collection. Activists spanning from DJ/producer Stretch Bongo, The Berrics skate park, Baltimore-bass man Pase Rock, Italian production duo Crookers, and artist Matthew Weinstein were each treated to their own signature pair of Bongo headphones. Several nice looks can be found in stores now.

Check out the full WeSC 2010 Activist Headphone Collection after the leap.

Olympus presents the latest model in their PEN series. The PEN E-PL1 is the answer the biggest criticism that people had on previous PEN models – it features an integrated flash and comes at the much lower 600 USD price tag. The camera still allows interchangeing lenses and boasts a 12 Megapixel sensor. The camera will be released in the near future.

More images of the Olympus PEN E-PL1 follow after the jump.

Nixon and longtime retail partner, BEAMS, have teamed up to create two limited edition colorways of The Wire headphone. Available in either a blue/orange or orange/blue color combination, The Nixon x BEAMS Wire launched at retail on February 1 and is on-sale at all BEAMS locations and all Apple Retail Stores in Japan.

In celebration of the Stussy x GRIII Digital camera collaboration, Stussy hooked up 10 photographer friends with the GRIII to shoot what they see and feel. Participating artists include: Angela Boatwright, Kenneth Cappello, Reggie Casagrande, Josh Cheuse, Atiba Jefferson, Tyrone Lebon, Ari Marcopoulos, Juan Puente, Peter Sutherland and Rip Zinger.

The first two series are now live featuring photos from Atiba Jefferson and Angela Boatwright. Visit Stussy.com to view!

Storied producer, A+R man, editor, brand strategist, etc. Dante Ross offers a preview of his forthcoming collaborative headphones with WeSC. The headphones feature a black, red, green and yellow color scheme with a Lower East Side tag on the inside. Drops with a CD by Bunjii. We’ll give you more info on this as it develops.

Another flick of the Dante Ross x WeSC Headphones follows.