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They’re calling this a breakthrough device, a PMP with WiFi and supports mobile TV. But that’s not the breakthrough yet for this HD (up to 160GB) MP5 Player (a PMP in China that supports RealMedia). The MV5920, due to its dual-core technology no doubt, also supports video playback at HD 720p (1280 x 720 pixels), although I am not sure that 60fps is supported as well, but wouldn’t it be awesome if it did. Of course, we want nothing more than to review or have some do a review of the HDTV playback on this new Patriot MP5, but for now we’ll take Aigo’s word for it. One can be yours for 2,999 yuan or about $429.

Check out the sometimes funnily written specs after the break.

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The 16GB COWON D2 is available at JetMall.net for $239.99. Not a bad price, though when our friends at GenerationMP3 first spotted it a few hours ago it was only around $225. The features listed are just what we expected from the D2 without any significant changes except the storage capacity. The 16GB version was announced a few months back and, honestly, it is taking COWON awhile.

Main features as listed by JetMall:

- Video & Audio Player / FM Tuner / Voice Recorder / Text & Photo Viewer
- 2.5 inch 16 million color 24bit TFT-LCD - QVGA (320×240) Touchscreen
- SD / SDHC Memory Expansion
- Up to 52 hours (Music) of continuous playback (Movie 10 hours)*
- PlaysForSure Support

[jetmall via gmp3]

The VX777 is Onda’s best PMP so far feature-wise. In what seems like a features overdose of sorts, Onda, which is known for its widescreen PMPs, has gone ballistic and automatically nominated itself to the high-end market populated by the likes of Archos and Zune. The 4.3-inch (480 x 272) touchscreen is one of the biggest we’ve seen on any iPhone/ iPod Touch clone or iPhone-like device. The VX777, like most Chinese players, supports a plethora of media files but the addition Internet Radio seems a little like overkill - not that we aren’t ecstatic about it.

With support for RM/RMVB, AVI, FLV, ASF, MP4, MPG, MOV, WMA, WMV, 3GP and SWF, the 16GB option, which is available for the VX777, will come in handy and so will the TF card expansion supporting up to 32GB cards. MP4 Nation has listed up the goods one can find inside every VX777 copied here after the break.

The VX777 is coming in August. Expect a price higher than ordinary Onda players but you can bet it will go for peanuts next to iPod Touch or Archos 605.

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Philips is a dark horse in the handset industry. Their last significant outing was a clamshell phone (Xenium NRG) that can run on AAA batteries. Even more noteworthy is a series of Xenium phones (9@9) with a standby time of up to 40 days. Depending on your needs, Philips has been making dream handsets that have pretty much gone under the radar of most consumers and even industry watchers. We hope this isn’t the case with the Xenium 800, a touchscreen phone that boasts e2e or edge to edge screen real estate. Yep, this baby will be prettier than iPhone when it comes out. Whereas iPhone users have to bear with that half an inch of metal frame on both sides of the touchscreen, Xenium 800 users will get to enjoy a screen area as far as their phone casing goes. Resolution is WQVGA, which isn’t as good as HTC’s new dream phone but good enough. Honestly the 800 reminds me of the Nokia N98 - a product of an artist’s imagination - and Xenium takes the cake on sheer prettiness.

[via mobilewhack]

The Amber F1 looks like a fancy lighter at the back but boasts a 2.8-inch movie-playing screen in front framed with the most desirable metal in the world. Whatever Cooper, a manufacturer we’ve never heard of before, is thinking when it decided to launch this gilded media player, we are doubly impressed that the F1 comes with gilded earphones. At least the Amber F1 does not look nearly half as tacky as this other Cooper masterpiece.

The Amber F1 plays RMVB, AVI, FLV and comes with SRS audio enhancement. Wow, it’s been a while since we last saw a PMP from China not using PlayFX.

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Never heard of Omenex? We’ve never heard of it either until today. Their new Izy Touch could easily be an iPod Touch beater if it wasn’t so thick-looking, though the manufacturer page says it’s a decent 12mm. Good thing the Izy Touch is compatible with OS X as well as Windows Vista, XP, 98 and 2000. Too bad it does not have Bluetooth because if this baby is compatible with iSync I might be just tempted to order one from France.

Specs:
2.8-inch touchscreen (of exceptional quality) 260k colors TFT
Playing audio files formats MP3/WMA/WAV
Playing video and image files in AVI / JPG / BMP / GIF
Flash Memory: 4GB
Extended memory Micro SD card (up to 4GB)
Speaker and microphone integrated
Radio FM / Thursday / Function karaoke / Function e-book and voice recorder
Interface USB 2.0 USB 2.0 Interface
Supplied with USB cable and AC adapter / USB / Manual / CD driver / sock bag
Helmet intra-atrial high quality
Autonomy: 3h = video / music 4h = (up to 10 hours in economic mode)
Compatible 98/2000/XP/Vista Win, Mac OSX

[product via gmp3]

Sprint is betting big on the Samsung Instinct. I don’t blame them. When this touchscreen phone gets released in June, it will be the most fully featured CDMA phone with its Haptics enhanced touchscreen, Sprint TV, GPS, 3G and HSDPA. The Samsung Instinct will be backed by $100 million in marketing money and word is that it will feature a very cool TV Spot and viral marketing (with a $100 million to spend, expect a blockbuster-size campaign. Engadget got a hands-on of the device and found the Haptic feedback very useful.

Check out our first post on the Instinct.

[via engadget]

Well, not exactly. The Samsung YP-T10 “Flower” will come out of the box engraved with floral designs but you’ll have to like them just the way they are. I personally think it looks awesome. I’d still go for the customized engravings of the Zune, but the Samsung T10 player is too appealing a player (especially with the Blue Wave 3 update) to be beat by the mere promises of a little more individuality. No price has been announced.

[via generationmp3]

We can’t deny that Minigigi’s C3000 is a handsome player. It has a 2.4-inch 320 x 240-pixel screen and competitively thin at only 7mm. It plays video and audio files AVI, APE, FLAC, MP3, WMA, WAV, JPEG, TXT and plays FM through the built-in FM tuner. Other features include USB 2.0 and microSD slot. No pricing yet.

Note: the Minigigi C3000 has some resemblance to the most recent Safa outings like the Dia and Casiopea. Anyone familiar with the UI of the C1000 and C2000 should appreciate how the Minigigi design has improved. Price is not available.

[enfun via generationmp3]

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 it tunes into FM music. The S3 sells for $130 with 4GB of storage.

It looks like a great player and the Samsung touch keys is a breath of fresh air after all the years of using a clickwheel.

Samsung S3 Slim PMP Specs :

[via mobilewhack]