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Newsmy A16HD+ HD PMP W/ 720p Video Recording

Sunday, September 20, 2009

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Another 1080i PMP from a Chinese manufacturer, the Newsmy A16HD introduces 720p video recording via it AV-IN function. This handy Windows CE 5.0 PMP features a 5-inch 800×400 screen and support for RM/RMVB, AVI, FLV, MP4, VOB, MOV, 3GP, MPG, DAT or MKV videos that can also be displayed on a bigger screen thru the HDMI [...]

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COWON S9 Now With Gapless MP3

Saturday, July 25, 2009

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After adding gapless support for ogg and lossless files, COWON has improved the S9 by adding gapless for MP3 files. Last month it was firmware 2.31b, now it’s 2.31 beta 2. There are also various improvements on some video codecs and some bug fixes. The COWON S9 was the best PMP last year. It appears that [...]

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Philips GoGear SA065 PMP w/ CMMB TV Launched

Saturday, July 11, 2009

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China seems to be a worthy market for big names like Sony and Philips as both has been releasing China-only PMPs there for two years now. The Philips GoGear SA065 is one PMP that we may never see outside China. Too bad, because the 999 yuan price ($146) and the mobile TV + DAB radio [...]

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Aigo MP5-MK3510 Vodafone McLaren Mercedes PMP Priced

Monday, July 6, 2009

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Remember the tasty Aigo McLaren Mercedes PMP we featured last year? The 4.3-inch PMP is now available for 699 yuan ($102), which is a really cheap price for anything tied to the McLaren Mercedes brand, not to mention an 8GB player. The 4.3-inch screen supports 480 × 272 pixels. You can plays various video codecs [...]

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COWON S9 PMP Now Adds Gapless for Ogg and Lossless

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

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This is by far the best news this year for true music fanatics. The amazing COWON S9, which was our PMP of the year last year, just got significantly better with firmware update 2.31b. Additionally, there’s now support for M3U playlists. Wow. The new firmware also provides playback support for damaged AVI videos. Got a [...]

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Newsmy XO Thin PMP and Makeup Kit

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

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We told you once that the shiny Newsmy XO MP3 player could’ve been made of mithril. We’re wrong because the device is made of more magical stuff than mithril. Newsmy has now dubbed it as the thinnest MP4 player ever at 5mm, thinner even than that Reachgood PMP and slightly thicker than this thin MP3 [...]

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ICOO V616 Specs is Good Enough for a $15 MP3 Player

Monday, March 30, 2009

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Buying a cheap MP3 player doesn’t always mean you are buying a seashell. One example is the now famous ICOO V616, priced at only 99 yuan or about $14-$15 USD. Besides looking like the GoGear Spark, it also includes among its attractions PlayFX, an audio enhancement technology from Microsoft with widespread use in China. The [...]

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MP3HD Hybrid Offers Lossless .MP3 but Only for “Archivists”

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

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This is about as good a time as any to think of investing in high-capacity MP3 players, and maybe the perfect time to launch Bluetooth 3.0. French media behemoth Thomson has announced mp3HD, a new lossless ‘hybrid’ MP3 format, which not only offers the sound detail lost in a normal MP3, but remains compatible with your [...]

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iStation T3 PMP Video Hands-On

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

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Digital Cube’s iStation T3 is a very sleek PMP. It has a passing resemblance to the iRiver W7 and W10. From a company that offers GPS-enabled media players and eDics, the iStation T3 is a non-navigation PMP with e-Dictionary functionality. It has a 4.3-inch touchscreen which is just delicious for a PMP and support for [...]

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iPod Shuffle 4GB is Size of USB Flash Drive

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

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The new Apple iPod Shuffle offers more than just added storage space–now 4GB–it’s a complete redesign, and unofficially takes back the king of small category among MP3 players. The new Shuffle officially is smaller than an AA battery.  Still screenless, Apple fans nevertheless will love the new VoiceOver feature. They’d also love the new flexible [...]

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