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COWON S9 Could be Tougher Than iPhone

5. January 2009

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Our PMP of the year, the COWON S9 is not only pretty it’s also one tough portable media player. Remember the hullabaloo over the indestructibility of the iPhone? Well, the Korean maker COWON will not let Apple rest on its laurels, proving that they, too, could make one very tough gadget. The S9 is one pricey [...]

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PMP of the Year Goes to…

31. December 2008

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The COWON S9… The S9 Curve is obviously COWON’s masterpiece this year. It’s pricey but the money you spend goes to the high-quality material, AMOLED screen and a lot of other brilliant features. Based on site traffic, the COWON S9 is one of the most consistently popular search words for PMP Today, plus we really like [...]

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First COWON S9 Curve Firmware Update

18. December 2008

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COWON has already released a firmware update for the new S9 Curve, which does a number of bug fixes. Apparently the S9 leaves the View mode when you switch video file when G-sensor is locked. This problem is resolved now. There are a couple of UI fixes as well. Read the links below for more [...]

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S9 Curve PMP Priced and Shipped to the U.S.

15. December 2008

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We thought COWON is going to put off releasing the S9 Curve Stateside but it didn’t turn out to be the case. Developed for the U.S. market by COWON Systems, a global leader in digital multimedia solutions, the COWON S9 is available with 8GB or 16GB internal flash memory and priced at $199.99 and $239.99, respectively. [...]

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Hands On: COWON S9 Curve

10. December 2008

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Sorry it’s not us but PMPInside who has been given a unit of the much awaited COWON S9 Curve PMP. The rendered photos looked awesome but the real thing is a little disappointing and a little too much like the Samsung P2 albeit only with a smaller screen-to-casing ratio. The S9 Curve will be coming to [...]

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COWON S9 Curve UI Gets a Rave Review

8. December 2008

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The COWON S9 Curve may have been delayed for the US but other territories will get this baby by December 16 in three capcities. The T-DMB-enabled S9s will be released at a later date, though. For now, expect only one of the best PMPs COWON has ever produced, at least according to CNET blogger Kevin [...]

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COWON S9 Curve Release Delayed

7. December 2008

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No S9 Curve with that tasty AMOLED touch screen for gadget fans this Christmas. If you have been putting off gadget buying for the new COWON superstar you’re in for a disappointment as the PMP’s release date was pushe to early 2009. COWON cites production issues. The well-equipped S9 Curve has 500 MHz of processing [...]

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New COWON O2 SDK W/ Firmware 1.14

3. December 2008

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The COWON has released a new software development kit, which give developers the opportunity to make applications for the O2 PMP. The O2 has a 4.3-inch screen and looks like the big brother of the D2. Besides the usual video and music files support it has T-DMB TV, which is a Korea-only technology. A beta [...]

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COWON S9 Curve U.S.-Bound Mid-December

27. November 2008

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COWON’s shiny new iPod Killer is coming Stateside this December. It will be almost Christmas before Americans get a chance to take one home and we’re betting it will be worth it. It has a 3.3-inch 480 x 272 Amoled screen and improved BBE audio. It comes with 8GB or 16GB of storage. No pricing [...]

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COWON P5 Premium PMP Launched in Korea

26. October 2008

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The 5-inch premium PMP P5 from COWON has officially launched in Korea. The COWON P5 will have a brillian 800 x 480-pixel touchscreen with Haptics, T-DMB, Bluetooth and WiFi via USB accessory. The P5 is also an e-Dictionary, which in Korean terms pretty much does what a netbook does for the Western world. It has [...]

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