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iRiver E100 Review

15. March 2008

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Pocketables has published the first comprehensive review of iRiver’s simple PMP. The E100 is not the thinnest mini-PMP out there but, as we have remarked before, this little device got style. There are a few disappointments like the supposed D-Click control, so it’s even far behind other iRiver models announced at CES that will [...]

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eMotion Solar PMP Review

13. March 2008

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Solar-powered PMPs could be the device of the future and eMotion Solar PMP is one device that is on the right track. The funny thing is, this is not the first incarnation of the exact same solar PMP design. We have spotted this device a couple of times (go here and here) in wholesalers sites. [...]

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Sony Mylo 2 Review

8. March 2008

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Akihabaranews has the lowdown on the Sony Mylo 2. In brief, it’s a user-friendly PDA with a fast processor and full PMP (multimedia) capabilities. There’s no calling capabilities and it’s a bummer that it supports video playback at 320 x 240pixels while the screen is so much better at 800 x 480 pixels. Akihabaranews [...]

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Slacker Portable Review

3. February 2008

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Slacker is better than your iPod collection, because the customized channels of Internet radio like Slacker “know us better than we know ourselves.” Unlike the Haier iBiza Rhapsody, Slacker Portable does not have live music streaming via WiFi. It has WiFi, but Slacker Portable it does is save stations from your PC and uses WiFi [...]

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Video demo: ONDA VX747

2. February 2008

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Last week we told you about ONDA’s latest iPhone clone, the VX747. Now we found a video of the device and my does it look great. I’m glad to see ginger input is very responsive, though a stylus comes with the device The user interface isn’t bad at all. Music playing and video playback is [...]

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Amtek U560 UMPC Has Nice Video Playing Skillz

16. January 2008

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What’s the difference again of a UMPC and a MID? This is what Intel has to say. But according to Amtek’s new U560 UMPC, absolutely nothing. The device is a slider of the SideKick variety and is powered by an 800MHz processor, which can be reduced for battery optimization as Steve/Chippy found out in [...]

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COWON Q5 Review Video

14. January 2008

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Clipta - new video wave: Cowon Q5 Review Gen.mp3 The COWON Q5 is one of the best PMPs out in the market. It is a multi-connected platform for users who only want the best in portable movie viewing. What COWON gave them is a Windows CE device powered by a 600Mhz processor and a 5-inch 800 [...]

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Audio Ranking of PMPs Released

21. December 2007

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Our friends at GenerationMP3 tested a variety of PMP brands and came up with this hierarchy table of their sound-producing features. GMP3 has tested all of these devices so you can be sure that though they don’t claim total objectivity they know what they are talking about. The Clix 2 from iRiver took top honors [...]

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Pasen iTouch SE Touched

19. December 2007

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Clipta - new video wave: Pasen I-touch video review Pasen’s iTouch SE is a major design leap from the original iTouch, which many observers agree is a clone of the iPod Touch. Though iTouch SE has suffered a cutback on the screen area from 3.5 inches to 2.83 inches as well as fattened up considerably from [...]

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PMPToday Video Review: Ibiza Rhapsody

16. December 2007

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3PwwBB_-GU[/youtube] Our video review of the Ibiza Rhapsody gives you a closer look at this WiFi-enabled PMP and some of its features. Included in the vid are the things I like and don’t like about it, and why I think it might be worth buying. Read our other posts of the Haier ibiza Rhapsody. Or [...]

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