RAmos Players, “Chocolized Times”

We see this going on almost on daily basis here at PMP Today, but we were pretty surprised by seeing that a company does not deny copying another product, and even flaunts it in their official shots. The guys at Engadget are right, the ripping off the iPod design has become way to common, so [...]

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UBIT Mobile TV With Program Recording Reservation

UBIT has a PMP with a TDM-B receiver TV program recording reservation function. The 2.4-inch screen plays MPEG-4 at 2Mbps, 320 x 240 and 30fps and WMV at 768kbps, 320 x 240 and 30fps, as well as WMA and MP3. Internal memory is 1 GB or 2 GB, which are expandable by T-Flash slot. [...]

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Shinco Portable Media Player Now Sold Out!

The Shinco plays ASF and AVI to Divx, MPEG 1/2/4, for video; MP3 and WMA for audio and view JPEG image files, has 40 GB of storage, a 7-inch TFT monitor (yes monitor) and folds like a laptop. It also has a USB port, two 3.5 mm audio jacks, and memory expandability via SD card, [...]

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Are PMPs Personal or are They Merely Portable?

I know it’s a stupid question to ask, but we here at PMPToday advocate something called “universal standardization.” We believe it’s easier for everyone and consumers will get to enjoy universal access to music and video content wherever they are in the world and whether their gadget hails from China, Europe or America.

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Sun Connection WINBEL SC-VP200SD PMP has 1.3 MP Camera

Sun Connection has gone rectangular with their new SC-VP200SD portable media player from the game-console shape of their last offering the SC-VP128SD. They did away with the orange color too and went with the solid choice of black or white. The 2.4-inch, 480 x 320 TFT LCD screen plays MPEG-4 files at 320 x 240 [...]

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Japan Receives Toblerone-Shaped iRiver T50

The iRiver T50 is the successor to the even more oddly-shaped T10, which at least looks like a tape measure and looks good hanging on yourbelt loop. The T50 is not exactly a PMP and only plays MP3 / WMA DRM10 / OGG files and views BMP images, so obviously no video, [...]

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Apple iPhone Scam on eBay

What some people have dubbed as the “full-screen Video iPod” (with calling capabilities of course) is the kind of stuff that drives some tech-hungry people to squander their hard-earned cash. According to Computerworld, 23 people have tried to bid on revolutionary, calling, Internet browsing and multimedia portable device on eBay. The iPhone with its multi-touchscreen and [...]

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Navigation System From Sony Gets You 3D Maps and TV

The NV-XYZ777 from Sony is an in-dash navigational system with PMP capabilities. It also connects to DTTV (Digital Terrestrial Television) services besides playing MP4 files. With 30 GB ofmemory built-in and an additional storage capacity via Memory Stick, you can load up on movies to keep you from falling asleep in heavy traffic. Once again, technology [...]

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MobiBlu Boxon: In the U.S. Soon

Hyun Won, Inc., the makers of mobiBlu, can boast of being the manufacturer of the smallest MP3 player until the iPod Shuffle arrived. It would be a shame of course for them to stop on their tracks. The BOXON is a pretty small even for a mini-PMP, and we’re not sure whether the 1.7-inch OLED [...]

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Blaupunkt to Release TravelPilot Lucca 5.2 in U.S.

Germany’s Blaupunkt will release TravelPilot Lucca 5.2 in the U.S. in Q3. The navigational system will include maps of the whole of the U.S. and Canada and will have full PMP capabilities and some additional hi-tech features such as 2D or 3D graphics capability for the maps and video play back for its rearview camera. The [...]

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