Samsung S3, Like a Big-Boned Nano 2

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 [...]

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YOTO T I-Pen is a Video Recording Pen W/ 30 MP Camera (?)

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 [...]

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Apple iPhone not Going Intel but P.A. Semi?

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 [...]

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Archos + GPS, TVPortation, Web TV, Internet Radio and so much more

  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 [...]

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Ainol S100 PMP w/ Touch Keys

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 [...]

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Samsung YP-PB2 PMP w/ DVB-T Tuner

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 [...]

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MUMU ishine PMP also Introduced

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]

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MUMU ican MP3 Player is Thin

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, [...]

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Telecom Italia to Sell 3G iPhones Without Revenue Sharing

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 Italian publication, La Repubblica. In addition, 3G iPhone will no longer be exclusive - well, they may start as exclusive [...]

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SZ Telstar MP4-963FR MP4 W/ Moto ROKR E8 Buttons

I know it’s not much, but this PMP knocks-off MotoROKR 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 [...]

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