Opera for Devices™.

Opera 9 SDK for Devices has been pre-ported to Freescale’s widely-adopted i.MX family of multimedia applications processors. This solution enables OEMs to provide access to the Internet for consumer electronic devices such as portable media players, portable navigation devices, cell phones, ultra-portable computers and other Internet-enabled devices. This pre-porting accelerates time-to-market for OEMs who base [...]

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iRiver’s other new portable video player.

Another new portable video player coming from iRiver, but this one doesn’t run on Microsoft’s new Portable Media Center software like the other one, the PMC-100. The PMP-100 runs on a custom-built Linux operating system, and comes with a 3.5-inch LCD screen and either a 20GB or 40GB hard drive and supports playback of MPEG4 [...]

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Cowon’s iAudio D2 touchscreen PMP reviewed.

CNET Asia just tossed up an “excellent” 8.4/10 rating along with their Editor’s Choice award to Cowon’s new 4GB iAudio D2 multimedia player. As you’d expect, it gets high praise for including a “crispy and sharp” touchscreen on a digital media player making the “gorgeous” new interface even more intuitive to use. While it works [...]

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Taiwan makers: More PMP digital cameras depend on big brands.

  Though the reactions from Taiwan-based digital camera makers to Samsung’s recently released i7 digital camera, which has PMP (portable multimedia player) functions, has been mixed, most agree that the future inclusion of PMP functions into digital cameras depends on the top three digital camera brands of Sony, Canon and Nikon, according to industry sources. The 7.2-megapixel [...]

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Fusionsoft intros odd-i 7STAR 80GB GPS / DMB / PMP.

It’s getting tough to stand out from all those GPS/DMB/PMP units helping folks navigate the roads while watching TV and listening to music, but Fusionsoft looks to have found at least one way to distinguish itself, with its new odd-i 7STAR unit providing some unusually substantial storage to back up all that distraction. The low-end [...]

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Philips PMC7230.

The portable media player arena is dominated by companies such as Archos and Creative, but Philips’ announcement of the 30GB PMC7230 promised an impressive alternative. At $349, the device is competitively priced and features stellar navigation and unique recording capabilities. But a few drawbacks prevent this player from being a top pick. The PMC7230 is not [...]

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Creative Technology Makes Profit on Portable Media Players.

Creative Technology, a maker of digital media players and a supplier of various audio equipment for personal computers (PCs), has reported a profitable quarter amid helpful sales of music players and a payment by Apple. But, it seems, that Creative’s business for which the company is known for – audio devices for PCs – seems [...]

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