Traditional music devices like HiFis, are so last century. Now all our videos and tunes have gone digital, there are thousands of gadgets that let you do all sorts of things to them, most of which you never knew you wanted to.
In the first of a regular series of Mental Media gadgets, here’s a [...]
Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand the X-Mini is set to revolutionise the world of portable audio. The X-Mini capsule is the first pocket sized speaker with bass support and a built in rechargeable battery. Neil over at Spoken Like a Geek brought one into the office and showed us it [...]
If you liked the crazy dancing Sony Rolly mp3 player you are going to love this new addition to the world of mad speaker design. The Freewheeler speakers created in collaboration with designers Ron Arad and Frances Pellisari certainly make you raise one eyebrow and mouth, “what” when you first see it.
There are lots of rumours going around about the new iRiver’s 3.3-inch Spinn media player with AMOLED display but we finally get to see it in action! The new SPINN Wheel controller assisted by touch-screen AMOLED display with haptic feedback does look very impressive in the video. Check it all out after the break.
JVC has just announced an addition it is Gumy line which what they are calling “Gumy Air”. Not sure if I could take a pair of ear bud headphones seriously if they are called “Gumy Air”, it brings visions of them sticking in my ear like chewing gum and providing crummy or gummy sound. But [...]
The new iPhone 3G is out of the way, but technology is continually moving forwards so it is not much of a surprise that just as Apple get iPhone out the way, the rumours about new iPods has started.
Both the iPod Nano and the iPod Touch are due for an upgrade, whilst there aren’t any [...]
The new Creative ZEN Mozaic portable media player for video, music and photos has just been released. Its design is based on the awe inspiring mosaic art of ancient Greece, but somehow Creative has missed the point. The new ZEN Mozaic, with its 1.8-inch LCD colour screen, weighs only 43g but comes in 79.5mm x [...]
Wireless stereo systems don’t come much more convenient than the new Ratoc Systems RAL-AMP01. Measuring just 138 x180 x 125mm, the RAL-AMP01 is designed to connect wirelessly to your PC and play your tunes through its Hi-Fi quallity amp.
You no longer need to rely on your PC’s crappy speakers, which generally sound [...]
Philips have announced the Philips MCi5000 Streamium, a brand new Wi-Fi Hi-Fi from Philips’s famous Streamium line. Unlike other Streamium Hi-Fis, this one’s not actually not overpriced - it’s just £500, and should come down to £400 just before Christmas.
The Philips Streamium range is a series of Hi-Fis that wirelessly stream music from your [...]
The 7-inch WVGA TFT-LCD screened monster has been released in the Korea market. The Viliv X70 series of media players come in a four flavours. All have the 7″ screen with 800×480 resolution and a detachable battery that will last for 9.5 hours of continuous play.
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