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Newman?s N-Shaped Button on the MOMO-X2
2008-04-28 19:53:00 Imagine an apple-shaped iPod clickwheel or a Z-shaped pad for Zorro… er, Zune. Newman, I believe, has the right idea, shaping the control buttons of the MOMO-X2 into a big bold capital letter N. This way, every MOMO-X2 user will not only enjoy MP3, WMA music files with Microsoft PlayFX and music from FM ... More About: Button , Momo
COWON N3 With Wood Frame
2008-04-27 15:16:00 The N3 is one of the best PNDs in the market today and for people who prefer to class it out, the Korean company has come up with this idea. The wood is Burl Walnut, a very popular type of wood I’ve heard. It has similar specs with the non-wood N3. Price hasn’t been announced ... More About: Wood , Cowon , Frame
Zune-Arts: ?Three Legged Legs??s Piece of Me Piece of You
2008-04-27 15:05:00 I wish to God Zune -Arts never calls it quits, whatever happens to the product its selling. Again, this one is from ad agency 72andSunny and directed by “Three Legged Legs .” Music is titled Fancy Footwork by Chromeo. Watch the video. Somehow, it reminds me of the Eighties and Macaulay Culkin’s special friend. More About: Contest , Microsoft
Nokia 5310 Knockoff KNC M-700 is a Confirmed Knockoff
2008-04-27 05:57:00 When we brought our readers news about a Nokia 5310 XpressMusic knock-off from KNC, we were censured for jumping the “cloning” gun on the Chinese manufacturer. Though the side buttons on the M-700 suspiciously look like a copy from the 5310, it doesn’t mean that KNC was deliberately ripping Nokia. But look at the comparison ...
8GB iPhone, iPod Touch End of Life
2008-04-26 19:30:00 Apple sent a short letter announcing that the 8GB capacity iPhone and iPod Touch has reached end-of-life status in the U.K. There are no more stocks online and only a few units left in stores. This heralds the new iPhone with 3G connectivity rumored to be announced in June. Apple may also be deliberately phasing ... More About: Life , Iphone , Ipod
(Safa) Minigigi C3000 PMP Bound for Asia
2008-04-26 17:38:00 We can’t deny that Minigigi’s C3000 is a handsome player. It has a 2.4-inch 320 x 240-pixel screen and competitively thin at only 7mm. It plays video and audio files AVI, APE, FLAC, MP3, WMA, WAV, JPEG, TXT and plays FM through the built-in FM tuner. Other features include USB 2.0 and microSD slot. No ... More About: Asia , Korea , Bound
iPod Shuffle vs MPlayer vs YP-S2 vs Zen Stone
2008-04-26 17:10:00 If you’re in the market for a little clip-on or not so clip-on MP3 player, our friends at Generation MP3 has prepared a comparison chart for us. The lightest is Samsung’s YP-S2, which is shaped like a pebble, and also ties the Zen Stone for cheapest at $39 for the 1GB. The priciest is the ... More About: Pod , Ipod , Shuffle
iPhone 3G Leak Photo a Hoax
2008-04-26 16:51:00 Gizmodo doesn’t say the photo of the shiny black rear of the iPhone 3G was a hoax, not exactly. What they said what it was mistaken for the iPhone 3G, which Engadget claims has a shiny and black rear. At any rate, even if the iPhone 3G had a black and shiny back, it wouldn’t ... More About: Photo , Iphone , Hoax , Leak
LG Prada 2 Rumor
2008-04-25 21:21:00 So what is LG doing partnering with Italian designer label Prada again? LG Prada I could’ve been a major hit but its high MSRP (twice the price of an AT&T iPhone ) and lack of 3G connectivity. Prada II, if the unofficial press release, is to be believed, is going to add 3G, 7.2Mbps HSDPA, Wi-Fi ... More About: Rumor
iPhone 3G Announcement Due June 9
2008-04-25 17:59:00 More from analysts. Citi analysts Richard Gardner and Yeechang Lee, the 3G iPhone will only be one of a series of very impressive Apple products (honestly, we’re more interested in this news). The old 2.5G iPhone will change slightly, specifically on the exterior and will be priced lower, somewhere between the $299 and $349, ... More About: Iphone , Rumors , June
Archos GPS via WiFi Review: a Charbax Special
2008-04-25 14:43:00 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=em9WqbYVaF 0 Remember Charbax? If you’re a long-time fan of this site, you’ll definitely remember our video journalist for CeBIT 2007. Charbax just got the new firmware for GPS capability on his Archos 605. The GPS function on his Archos 605 demo is fully dependent on WiFi connectivity. The user interface on the navigation software is pretty good ... More About: Review , Navigation , Wifi , Special
iSuppli: Over 1/5 of PMPs to have Wi-Fi in 2012
2008-04-24 18:45:00 Right now only about 9% of all PMPs and MP3s have Wi-Fi connectivity but iSuppli has a projection that claims Wi-Fi on a media device will be more sought after than touch screen or Bluetooth. It’s surprising to me that Bluetooth market penetration is very low, currently in less than 4% of MP3 players and ... More About: Industry News
Samsung S3, Like a Big-Boned Nano 2
2008-04-24 09:40:00 If you’re one of those people pining for the good old days when the iPod Nano was thin, you can now relive those days albeit using another PMP brand. Samsung has just announced, along with their Shuffle beater S2 Pebble, the S3. The screen is 1.8-inches and plays a MPEG-4 videos and unlike the Nano ...
YOTO T I-Pen is a Video Recording Pen W/ 30 MP Camera (?)
2008-04-23 18:21:00 Hey, I’d be happy if the Yoto T I-PEN R530 only has a 3.0 megapixel camera instead of a 30 megapixel camera built-in. The pen is also an audio/ video recorder directly recording CIF 352 × 288 videos and playable at 15 fps AVI. For still photos, the camera can take up to 640 X 480 resolution. The T I-PEN gives you a choice of 1GB to 4GB built-in storage. We hope technology this advanced is affordable when the price is announced. Btw, YOTO made this pretty and slim PMP, so you might want to give the company a chance. YOTO I - PEN main technical parameters are as follows: Lens: 30-megapixel CMOS camera, automatic gain, automatic white balance, 3.6 mm wide-angle Video parameters: 15 fps, 250MB / hour Video resolution: CIF 352 × 288, real-time video AVI format video Photo parameters: 640 × 480 Record modes: manual Instructions: LED Storage media: nand flash (1GB-4GB) Sound recording: record video synchronized voice, a voice recorder of the circuit, clear voice Power consumption:... More About: Camera , Recording , Video Recording
Apple iPhone not Going Intel but P.A. Semi?
2008-04-23 09:00:00 Apple may opt for P.A. Semi ’s super-efficient chip, boasting 300% more power efficiency compared to closest competitors. Dan Dobberpuhl, the founder, as developed a dual 64-bit 2GHz chip powered at 5 to 13 watts. Apple has been in talks with P.A. Semi before they went to put Intel processors on their Macs. Apple has spent $278 million to buy out the company and may be a warning shot to Intel and ARM, the provider of iPhone’s and iPod Touch’s processor. For handhelds P.A. Semi has its work cut out for it. The competition is fierce with ARM boasting a 0.25 watt A9 chip at 1GHz, VIA with a 0.1 watt chip that runs at 500MHz and Intel’s Atom running at 800MHz for .8 watt of power. [via cellphones] More About: Apple , Iphone , Apple iphone
Archos + GPS, TVPortation, Web TV, Internet Radio and so much more
2008-04-22 22:36:00 Archos Gen5 PMPs just got better, way better. With several press releases, the French PMP manufacturer has made available GPS feature on the Archos 605. Once a rumor, it’s now official and Archos didn’t even have to make hardware changes. According to Archos, the 605’s 4.3-inch screen is unmatched by other GPS devices in the market. “With more than 50 times the hard drive size, twice the screen resolution, and similar pricing as stand-alone GPS navigation products, the ARCHOS 605 GPS is the ultimate navigation and entertainment device.” The GPS sells for $129.99 separately or comes bundled with a 30GB Archos 605 for $399.99. TVPortation is Archos breakthrough technology that convert a portable device into portable TVs. It’s available for the 605 and 705 WiFi Archos PMPs. It uses the Archos TV+ as media server. Henri Crohas, ARCHOS founder and CEO claims, “The ARCHOS TV+ is the first home entertainment device that combines a home TV st... More About: Radio , Internet , Internet radio
Ainol S100 PMP w/ Touch Keys
2008-04-22 20:56:00 Okay, so this Ainol PMP has LG Chocolate-like touch-sensitive keypad and a nice 3-inch (400 x 240) screen and simply amazing file support: RM, RMVB, AVI, DAT, ASP, MP4, WMV, 3GP, MPG, FLV… and this is just the video files and MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC audio in addition. It comes in red, blue, purple, black and silver versions and 8GB of storage on each one for a whopping 599 yuan or $86 USD. So it’s another cheap PMP from China and we’ve featured plenty of them. It’s not as if it’s going to kill the Apple iPod. [via imp3] More About: Touch , Keys
Samsung YP-PB2 PMP w/ DVB-T Tuner
2008-04-22 19:51:00 The Samsung YP-P2 has an iteration with DVB-T TV tuner and DAB tuner added. It’s only in Korea of course and shall henceforth be dubbed Samsung YP-PB2. It will not be the new 16GB version of the YP and everything else - 3-inch WQVGA, Bluetooth and a choice of 2GB, 4GB and 8GB f storage - stay the same. No word on pricing and release date but it’s not going to be cheap. [via gmp3, engadget] More About: Tuner
MUMU ishine PMP also Introduced
2008-04-21 20:12:00 After MUMU’s ican comes MUMU ishine an audio/ video player that has nothing to do with Apple or LG. We know next to nothing about this new player except that it’s thin (7mm) and it’s got some of Chocolate’s charm on it and the screen is bigger than on the MUMU ican. [mumumusic]
MUMU ican MP3 Player is Thin
2008-04-21 20:03:00 Not much info yet from MUMU Music Wyatt, about their new and fancy-buttoned ican MP3 player, except that it has a 1.5-inch TFT screen and support for Mp3 and APE, FLAC lossless. It’s supposed to play videos but we cannot say which files it supports. It does have PlayFX audio enhancement. It’s also very thin, ... More About: Player
Telecom Italia to Sell 3G iPhones Without Revenue Sharing
2008-04-21 19:07:00 Apple may have finally given up on their lucrative business model for the iPhone in exchange for better market share. A rumor yes, but no ordinary rumor, coming from a major Italia n publication, La Repubblica. In addition, 3G iPhone will no longer be exclusive - well, they may start as exclusive ... More About: Telecom Italia , Telecom , Sell
SZ Telstar MP4-963FR MP4 W/ Moto ROKR E8 Buttons
2008-04-20 23:09:00 I know it’s not much, but this PMP knocks-off Moto ROKR E8’s horseshoe button. Nothing much else to offer except its clean design a 2.4-inch screen and XviD playback. It supports games as well, though we do not know if it’s NES and SNES games - doubtful considering the lack of appropriate buttons. - Video: Supports MPEG-4 ... More About: Rokr , Buttons
Eee PC 900 ON Sale May 12
2008-04-20 22:11:00 The 8.9-inch Asus Eee PC with multi-gesture track pad and running on Windows XP is arguably just as anticipated as the original 7-inch Eee PC. It’s not going to be the Intel’s Atom version of processor inside the mini-laptop, though. Do we care? Price for the Eee 900 starts at $549. [via engadget] More About: Sale
YINLIPS YDP G70 MP5 Player From AsiaWorld-Expo
2008-04-19 21:45:00 Global Sources held the AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong and PMP Today regret not being there. Look at what YINLIPS has to offer us this year. The YDP G70 is a stylish clamshell PMP that comes in shiny colors. It’s called an MP5 player, which we take to mean a PMP with RMVB support, but specs-wise ... More About: Player
Energy Sistem 2021 Announced
2008-04-19 21:05:00 Energy Sistem has unveiled another interesting-looking PMP. The Energy 2021 main unique feature is the hook on top, which can be useful for easy carry-on during a work out. It has a 1.5-inch screen, FM tune/ recorder, USB 2.0 and support for XVID to AVI with MP2 Audio), MP3 / WMA / WAV, JPEG, TXT. ... More About: Energy
PMP NES Gamer has a 1.3 MP Camera Built-In
2008-04-19 18:30:00 Shenzhen Derisson Imp. & Exp. Co., Ltd. portable game-centric PMP will have the honor to be the first device of its kind to boast a built-in camera (that we’ve heard of). Sure, the PSP has the Go!Cam but that one’s sold separately and attached in semi-ludicrous fashion. The DPMP-003’s camera is built into the ... More About: Camera , Gamer
AOC X700 PMP Dropped with Swiss-RK2706 Chip
2008-04-19 07:10:00 It wasn’t two weeks since AOC announced the RMVB-playing X600, and now the company is announcing its successor, the X700. It’s a 3.0-inch (400 x 240) screen player as well supporting RM, RMVB, AVI and FLV video files as well as MP3, WMA and WAV. This 2GB player though comes cheaper with the 2GB version ... More About: Swiss , Chip
3G iPhone Design May Include QWERTY Keyboard
2008-04-19 04:12:00 Adding 3G on the iPhone may just be the ticket to make the Apple device a genuine hit in Europe. But here’s another rumor that suggests Apple would do more than just add 3G on iPhone 2.0. Whether this QWERTY iPhone is just one model of an entire line of iPhones Apple has been rumored ... More About: Design , Iphone , Rumors , Keyboard
Sunview PMP Projector Announced by Sunlink
2008-04-18 13:03:00 Sunlink International Holdings has just made my dream come true of a portable media player that can also function as a media projector. The only other manufacturer interested in having a projector built into a portable device is Motorola and it’s in deep trouble. The Sunview PMPP (portable media player projector) was announced in Hong ... More About: Technology , Projector
Clarion?s New DrivTrax Models Announced
More articles from this author:2008-04-18 04:37:00 The DrivTrax DTR-P7DT is a 1-SEG tuning, GPS navigating and MPEG4, WMV, MP3, WMA playing PND. It’s powered by a 400Mhz Samsung processor and runs on Windows CE. Screen is 4.3 inches, which is really all you need in an all-around PND. The P7DT and its Bluetooth-connected brother, DrivTrax DTR-P50, will be released and priced ... More About: Models , Navigation , Maps , Clarion 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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