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CeBit, Events, Media Players

CeBIT 2008: Hauppauge Unveils The New "pMP" Player With a TV Tuner

Hauppauge Digital unveils a new portable media player at the CeBIT show in Hannover. The new pMP (no mistake) comes with a 3.5? screen (320×240), SD/MMC slot, USB 2.0 port and an e-book reader. The well-known TV cards manufacturer brings its expertise to the player, adding a “double twin” TV tuner for Vista and Media Center, mobile Freeview TV reception, EPG and text functions. It is compatible with AVI, MPG, VOB, MPEG4, ASP, and DivX XviD 4.0/5.0 video files, MP3, WAV audio files and JPEG image files. Hauppauge claims the 200gm device can run up to 4 hours of video and will be available around April for €150. With a clean metal design, the new pMP might have a great potential, but c’mon Hauppauge, can’t you hire some talented designers? The machine looks like and old rusty transistor.

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CeBIT 2008: Meizu M8 mini One Prototype Shows Up

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After months of speculations, we finally can take a glimpse on the new Meizu M8 mini One. Although it is just an early prototype without any functional features, except the home screen, dialer and media player, we’re able to get a first impression and learn what to expect for. Suspiciously, The M8 looks similar to the iPhone, both from the outside and the inside GUI, it has a TV-output, 3 buttons downside and a touchscreen (not a multi-touch like the iphone’s). The final device will feature a Windows CE 6.0 OS, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, 3.4″ display (720 x 480), 3MP camera and many more. Meizu says the final hardware is complete and ready to be launched in China, somewhere around August.

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[via engadget]

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CeBit, Computers, Events

CeBIT 2008: Asus Eee PC 9-inch Goes Live

Remember the rumors about the 9″ Eee PC? Turns out they were correct, as Asus reveals a 9-inches LCD Eee at the CeBIT show in Hannover. To be more accurate, it’s 8.9-inch but that is only a scrubby difference. The new Eee looks similar to the 7″ model, only it houses 8GB to 12GB storage size, equipped with a larger touchpad and jammed with a bigger picture. The Eee PC is expected to be released in the “middle” of 2008 for €399, and we are looking for more details to be delivered tomorrow at the press event.

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[via engadget]

Check out the video from JKK Mobile, after the break.

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CeBit 2008: Asus Unveils The R70A UMPC

Three months after revealing the R50A at the CES 2008, Asus rolls out the R70A UMPC at the CeBit show in Hannover, Germany. The new R70A comes with a 7-inch screen, Windows Vista OS and 120GB storage size. We’re still lack of specs, but we’re going to update, once the show starts. Meanwhile. we can tell this baby features a 1.6GHz processor (hopefully Silverthorne), memory card slot, couple USB jackets and some built-in nav buttons.  Stay tuned !

 asus-r70a-umpc

[via engadget]

Events, Games, Internet

Sony PSP Gets A Wireless Store

Sony wants to turn the games purchase into an easy and approachable experience. The company has officially announced they are developing a wireless store for the PSP consoles, during the GDC conference. The store is expected to be similar to the wireless iTunes, located on iPhone and iPod Touch. Unfortunately, Sony has dropped the availability details, so i guess we all have to wait impatiently for any future announcements.

PSP-store

[via slashgear]

Accessories, Events, Mobile, Phones

LG Introduces Conceptual Watch Phones In Barcelona

LG Electronics unveils the next futuristic mobile phones concept at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The new “Watch Phones” lineup featuring cellular capabilities with voice recognition, SMS text messaging and Bluetooth connectivity for a full hands-free dialing. No info concerning price or availability.

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Applications, Events, Mobile, Phones

Macworld 2008: iPhone Firmware 1.1.3 Gets Official

We’ve already seen couple of videos, introducing some of the elements that firmware 1.1.3 features. Now it gets official and here are some further details:

  • Maps: application is able to pinpoint your location, thanks to the triangulation technology that uses WiFi access points to locate your exact location.
  • SMS can be send to multiple people, at once.
  • Bookmark add-on for web sites, displayed as an icon on your home screen.
  • Re-arrangement of home screen icons.
  • Creating up to 9 home screens, with the ability to flip between them.
  • Video chaptering.
  • iTunes music lyrics display.
  • iTunes movie rentals available.

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[via engadget]

Applications, Events, Video

Macworld 2008: Apple Introdued iTunes 7.6 Movie Rentals Service

Now it is official, Apple announced on movie rentals service for iTunes, that includes titles from major film studios, like MGM, Miramax, Lions Gate, Fox, Warner Brothers, Walt Disney, Paramount, Universal, Sony and Touchstone. The service will offer 1000 films with the price tag of 2.99$ for older versions, 3.99$ for new ones and 4.99$ for HD movies. The rental is available 30 seconds after you picked up your favorite movie and it will last up to 24h.

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Computers, Events, News

Macworld 2008: Keynote Summary

macworld-2008 Macworld’s opening day answered all our anticipations, with 5 major announcements from El Stivo. The keynote introduced us as follows:

  • iTunes Movie Rentals Service.
  • iPhone & iPod Touch Firmware Updates.
  • Time Capsule.
  • Apple TV Take Two.
  • MacBook Air.

It’s not that we were strangers to most of the new announcements, on the contrary, most of them already leaked weeks before, and you could read about it in this blog. Lets view some of them in a nutshell:

iTunes Movie Rentals Service

As we already posted, a week ago, Apple teamed up with all major film studios, such as Paramount, Lions Gate Entertainment, Walt Disney, Miramax, Warner Bros, 20th Century Fox and more, to bring the top movie titles into iTunes, and to enable users renting a film directly from their iPhones or their iPod touch devices, for 3.99$ per 24h.

iPhone & iPod Touch Firmware Updates.

iPhone – As we reported several weeks ago, Apple officially announced on Firmware update 1.1.3 which includes:

  • GoogleMaps application is able to pinpoint your location.
  • SMS can be send to multiple people, at once.
  • Bookmark add-on for web sites.
  • Re-arrangement of home screen icons.
  • Video chaptering.
  • Music lyrics display.

iPod Touch – This one wasn’t known to us up till yesterday. Apple released some new add-ons to the Touch players. The new update features Mail program, Maps, web clips, stocks, weather and notes. BUT, this is not a free update, this one will cost you 20$.

Time Capsule

To make it simple, this is a wireless backup server. To make it complicated, it is a full Airport Extreme base station with 802.11n wireless and a server grade hard drives that enables to backup all Leopard OS Macs in your network. The Time Capsule comes in 2 configurations:

  • 500GB for $300.
  • 1TB for $500.

Apple TV Take Two

The major improvements in Take Two TV is that it requires no computer, renting movies is much easier and you can have them in HD Dolby 5.1 format. The Take Two edition supports audio, video and photo browsing via Flickr. To upgrade your Apple TV to a Take Two version, you will have to update the software. It is free of charge and will be available in 2 weeks.

MacBook Air

This is the big one, that everyone was expecting to hear about. MackBook Air goes live with the title of the thinnest notebook on earth, just 4mm (!). It features:

  • 13.3″ screen display with ambient light sensor.
  • A black keyboard with a LED backlit.
  • A multi-touch pad (like the iPhone).

Further details will be available in the next posts.

CES, Internet, Media Players, Music, Video

CES 2008: iRiver Unit II Was Saved For Dessert

iRiver was a major showing player at the CES this year. Just before recapping, the company introduced a new media center prototype, the iRiver Unit II. This model is a futuristic combination of audio, video, TV tuner, FM tuner, internet WiFi, SD expansion and a 7″ portable control display, loaded with some cool widgets. The Unit II is packed with some advanced features, such as mini handy keyboard, speaker dock, VOIP connectivity and various connections, including component, RCA, RGB, optical, HDMI and more. The device is expected to be released in 2009 for 700$. check out the video:

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[via engadget]

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CES 2008: Asus R50A UMPC Unveiled

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So far, a large number of MID/UMPC devices have been introduced at the CES 2008. This time, it is Asus turn to unveil its latest, the R50A. This device is another advanced UMPC machine, equipped with the top-notch technology. Check out some of the features:

  • Display: 5.6? TFT LCD touchscreen (1024 x 600).
  • Processor: Intel Silverthorne 1.3GHz, with Intel Menlow platform.
  • Memory: 1GB
  • Features: Webcam, Microphone, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, external speaker, global positioning system, 3G/3.5G connectivity, fingerprint reader.
  • Dimension: 200 x 85 x 20 mm 520g.

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CES, Media Players

CES 2008: Viliv Vant X70 PMP Unveiled

After presenting the X5, Korean corporation, Viliv, introduced another PMP, the Vant X70. This new media player is bigger and stronger than its brother, yet sharing the same advanced qualities.

specifications

  • Display: 7? WVGA (800 x 480).
  • Processor: RMI Alchemy Au1250 processor 700Mhz with 256MB of RAM.
  • Storage size: 30GB, 60GB.
  • Audio: MP3, WMA, OGG.
  • Video: Divx, MPEG1,2,3, Xvid, WMV7/8/9.
  • Picture: JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIF .
  • Features: GPS navigation system, WiFi internet browser, SD/SDHC slot, DMB TV tuner.

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Accessories, CES, Phones

Monster iCableLink Extends Your iPhone's Jack

iPhone owners are familiar with this problem, if you want to use your advanced earbuds instead of the stock iPhone buds, you can’t, since the iPhone is equipped with a proprietary headset jack. To solve this glitch, Monster introduced the iCableLink, a flexible cable adapter that allows you to connect any earbuds to your iPhone. Mind you, with the new cable, it is not possible to pause music and answer calls while listening. Price should be around 10$.

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CES 2008: VILIV X5 PMP Announced

The Korean brand, VILIV, unveiled a new PMP device, at the CES show. The X5 is an impressive device, equipped with some cool and advanced features:

  • Display: 4.8? WVGA (800 x 480).
  • Storage size: 30GB ($349), 60GB ($399).
  • Audio: MP3/WMA/OGG/AC3/ACC.
  • Video: WMV (7 / 8, 320×240), WMV (9, 720×480), MPEG (1/2/4), Xvid, Divx and FLV.
  • Picture:  JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP, TIF .
  • Features: GPS navigation system, wireless internet browser, SD slot, USB Host 2.0, DMB TV tuner, TV out.
  • Pictures: JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, TXT.

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CES 2008: LG UMPC Unveiled

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LG joined the UMPC celebration at the CES, by announcing on a new MID/UMPC machine. The new LG device features the new ultra mobile Menlow platform from Intel, along side the new 1.33GHz 45nm Silverthorne processor. Price is expected to be around 1000 Euros.

Specifications:

  • Display: 4.8″ WVGA TouchScreen (1024 x 600).
  • Memory: 1GB RAM.
  • Storage size: 40GB HDD (1.5″).
  • OS: Windows Vista
  • Processor: Silverthorne 45nm, 1.33GHz on Ultra Mobile Intel Menlow platform.
  • Features:  HSDPA, BlueTooth 2.0, WiFi, sliding keyboard,
  • Size:148 x 92 x 29 mm 590g.

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 [via gmp3]

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CES 2008: iRiver Spinn PMP

Another iRiver player unveiled at the CES show, the iRiver Spinn. This beautiful glowing PMP has a 3.3″ AMOLED display (480 x 272), DMB TV, FM radio tuner, Bluetooth 2.0, microSD slot, microphone, 4/8/16GB storage and more. Like the P20, this player supports the new iRiver Spinn technology, probably to scroll menus with a “warm analog controls”, but we are not sure about the meaning of this slogan.

iRiver-Spinn

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CES 2008: iRiver Wing UMPC

Is the new iRiver Wing UMPC reminding you something? Well…If you thought about the Asus Eee PC, you guessed right. As we mentioned, the huge impression (and sales) of the Eee ultra mini PC, made other companies reconsider their line of products. The iRiver WING is a WiFi enabled portable device with a 4″ touchscreen and 4GB of flash storage. It runs Windows CE Pro and equipped with a full QUERTY keyboard. Other features include web browsing, emails, FM radio, VOIP support and SD expansion.

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[via gizmodo]

CES, Communication, Games

PSP Officialy Skyped – Is This The Mic?

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Recent speculations, concerning Skype application on the PSP console are becoming reality. Sony announced the availability of Skype on PSP, at the end of this month. Once the new firmware is released and installed into the device, a small Skype icon will pop up in the network section and users will be able to login with their Skype account or create a new one. As other Skype users, PSP owners will have the privilege to talk freely with their Skype friends, make calls to any regular phone or receive calls on their PSP device. Mind you, this will work only on a PSP Slim devices.

This new formation requires a designated microphone, to enable users make or receive calls on their PSP. A Japanese website, Famitsu, unveiled a designed PSP mic, together with some presumably pictures of the new interface.

[via engadget]

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CES 2008: Sony Mylo 2 Goes Live Officially

After months of speculations, Sony unveiled the Mylo2 at the CES show. This cool mini PMP device is a portable wireless player with a neat QWERTY sliding keyboard that features WiFi internet surfing, Flash Lite 3 support (for youtube) and instant messaging communication. Other features include:

  • 3.5″ touchscreen (800×480).
  • Storage Size: 1GB.
  • Audio: MP3, WMA, AAC, ATRAC.
  • Video: MPEG-4.
  • Pictures: JPEG, transcode GIF, TIFF, PNG and BMP.
  • Features: 1.3 MP camera, mini USB, Skype support, instant messaging support (AIM, Yahoo, Gtalk), and more.
  • Widget: panels for YouTube, Google, Facebook and others.

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    CES 2008: iRiver P20 PMP

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    It seems like a very active year for iRiver. The company generates many of the news, coming out from the CES show direction. Their recent PMP announcement is the P20, a 4.1″ AMOLED screen with 16M colors. Other features include Bluetooth 2.0, FM tuner, DMB tuner, microphone, TV output, SD card slot USB host and 120/160GB of storage. The new gimmick in the P20 is the Spinn. It is an analog toggle wheel that uses the Spinn every turn, with the new interface.

    iriver-P20

    [via engadget]

    Accessories, CES, News

    CES 2008: Logitech DiNovo Mini Wireless Keyboard Fits Your Living Room

    This new stylish keyboard, from Logitech, is one of my favorite items at the CES show, so far. DiNovo mini is a wireless keyboard, equipped with a media remote and a rounded touchpad surface. Designed to seat on your coffee table in the living room, the DiNovo mini is able to control your Windows Media Center or your brand new Sony Playstation 3, from your couch. Featuring a wireless Bluetooth 2.0 technology, the mini keyboard has 2 backlighting colors (green and orange) to distinguish your actions between touch scrolling surface and menus navigation button. This cool gadget is expected to be available around February for 149.99$.

    Logitech DiNovo mini 1

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    Samsung P2 and T10 Get Blue Wave Firmware Update

    After long expectations, Samsung released the Blue Wave firmware update for its P2 and T10 PMPs. The awaited firmware features Bluetooth support that enables wireless file sharing with other Bluetooth supported devices. In addition, the new firmware allows Bluetooth phone integration, so you can handle your phone from the player. The recent update also improved the touchscreen respondency, the brightness adjustment, the album art and more.

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     [via engadget]

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    CES 2008: WowWee Rovio Can Explore From Any Place

    WowWee presented a new line of cool robots, at the CES show in Vegas. One of the most attracting robots within their line is the Rovio. This advanced surveillance machine is equipped with a multi functional WiFi webcam connection, allowing you to spy or surveil after your home or office remotely from any web accessible device, including your laptop, Archos 605, Cell phone, iPod Touch, PSP console and more. The Rovio is able to stream the video signals directly to your handling device and can interact audibly with people nearby. It even can coordinate its location accurately, thanks to a built-in navigation system. The Rovio will be available in summer time for $299. Cool!

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    [via i4u]

    CES, Hardware, Video

    Pinnacle Video Transfer Device

    Pinnacle is about to unveil a new video transfer box, at CES 2008. This unit can transfer any analog video source directly to a USB 2.0 storage device, such as USB flash drives, iPods, PSP consoles or external hard drives with USB connectors. The box has a built in audio input, s-video/composite outs, and the transfer is recorded with H.264 video format. The device should go live somewhere around the middle of January, for 130$.

    pinnacle-video-transfer

    [via gmp3]

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