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.
[via gizmodo]
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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:
[via gmp3]
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.
[via engadget]
The new ZARVA MV303 player is not just a handsome device, it can speed up to 533 MHz with 30 frames, for bright and sharp video and pictures quality result.
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Continue reading ZARVA MV303 PMP Comes With Integrated Touch Buttons
New year is a sign for new products. Onda revealed a new VX747 PMP, equipped with a true wide 3″ touchscreen. The player, made of black aluminum alloy shell and metal frame, features a 400MHZ processor that can play music, videos, radio and browse pictures and e-books.
Korean manufacturer i-Station, released a new polished U43 PMP. The player, is equipped with a 4.3″ touchscreen and tons of features. Unfortunately, this device is available only in Korea, and won’t conquer western hearts, for the time being.
Generationmp3 have decided to rank 12 media players according to their audio caliber. As you all know, the quality of the sound and the audio level are subjective matters, so you can agree or disagree with their determination. Personally, i give them the credit and agree with their ranking. After variety of tests and debates, here is the grading table:
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Following the Archos 605 Charlie Chaplin bundle, Archos signed on a new partnership with Warner Bros Entertainment, to distribute Harry Potter films through its Archos 605 WiFi players. The new package is expected to be available around xmas time.
The Archos 605 Harry Potter limited edition will be equipped with 20GB of storage and the first 4 Harry Potter films:
1. Harry Potter and the School of wizards.
2. Harry Potter and the Chamber Of Secrets.
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner Of Azkaban.
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet Of Fire.
The fifth Harry Potter film, The Order Of The Phoenix, will be available to download via Archos Content Portal.
Price is set to 279.99 .
[via ArchosLounge]
After long expectations and tons of speculations, the new line of PMP players, from Cowon, is going live in the US next week. The players are well equipped and Cowon squeezed into the A3 and Q5W almost every known audio and video formats, to increase the competition with the high rated Archos 605 players.
Cowon A3
This player is a successor of the legendary A2 player from Cowon. The new A3 looks pretty much the same as the old one but the 4″ screen supports a much better resolution – 800 x 480, with 16 million colors. Here are some more details:
This multimedia machine makes a huge interest and will compete head to head with the new Archos 605 players. Here are some more details:
[via engadget]
Audio, Video, WiFi internet surfing, today’s mega gadgets are not just an audio player, they are very fast, sophisticated and friendly to the users. Cnet, has chosen the top 2 mega PMP players, and decided to make a comparison duel, in order to determine which device is the one true king of portable media players.
Cnet gathered three gadgets experts to judge both devices according to 5 categories: Navigation, Sexiness, Compatibility, Sound and Science, Wallet Factor.
The results are crystal clear, Archos 605 WiFi is the undoubtable winner, though the iPod Touch is the sexiest.
Archos released, worldwide, its new fifth generation players, and they are already becoming one of the best portable players distractions money can buy.
The new shiny serious comes with some novel traits and very attractive price tags.
As a result of a limited storage capacity (8/16 GB) and a mediocre screen and video capabilities from the new Apple iPod Touch, many consumers have turned to search for other alternatives, and realized there is a very strong iPod buster in the market – the Archos Gen 5 players.
Despite its bulky body, compared to the iPod, the Archos fifth generation present stellar abilities (specially the 605 series).
With a stunning 4.3 inches touch screen and an amazing resolution of 800 x 480 – pixels, the Archos is without any question, the big winner.
It has a built in WiFi, an optional Opera browser with flash 7 (plugin cost 30$ and can ran youtube and google maps easily), supports many music/video formats, and even has an optional DVR station to record any TV or DVD movie with a simple push of a button from your couch.
The new generation supports UPnP technology which allows the 605 unit to stream files and videos from your own PC, directly to your player/TV.
For more about the new Archos 605, read the following review from ArchosLounge.
[via engadget]