MP3 Players

Nov 1, 2008

Sub aquatic listening with Speedo AquaBeat

Posted by Daniel in MP3 Players, Technology No comments

Any exercise can get a little dull without your favourite bit of music to keep you going, so a small MP3 player has become a common site in gyms. It is all well and good to strap a MP3 player to your arm and go for a job but there are a few problems if [...]




Sep 29, 2008

iRiver MPlayer Eyes - the world’s cutest MP3 player?

Posted by Mike Evans in MP3 Players, Portable Gadgets No comments

IRiver have released what could possibly be the cutest MP3 player in the world. The iRiver MPlayer Eyes is based on the famous sillhouette of Mickey Mouse, but without any Mickey-like features, it looks more like a frog(well, ti does to me, anyway!) Regardless, frog or mouse, it’s a damn sight cuter than the [...]




Sep 19, 2008

New PMP with touchscreen that pushes back

Posted by Daniel in MP3 Players, Portable Gadgets, Portable TV No comments
 ORACOM W30 PMP

The Korean company ORACOM announced this little treasure and our ears picked up. The specifications of this new PMP, the W30, are not that outstanding but it does have one saving grace: haptic interface that is selling for a reasonable price of $180.
A haptic interface tries to simulate pressing a real button when you press [...]




Sep 16, 2008

Mental Media: iRiver’s Mickey player

Posted by Daniel in MP3 Players, iRiver No comments
iRiver Mickey

iRiver are a little like Nintendo in the way they like to push the envelope on user interfaces and methods of interaction. The iRiver Spinn is a good example of iRiver going down a different route to everyone else and coming up with a truly outstanding PMP; the iRiver Mickey player is not another example [...]




Sep 15, 2008

Kenwood compete with Apple iPod

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Kenwood DAP

Kenwood are on the attack with 2 new digital audio players (DAP); these little critters pack 2GB or 4GB internal memory depending on the model you go for. Both versions have something the iPod nano doesn’t, a Micro SD slot. This small addition adds up to a big difference, with a Micro SD card you [...]




Sep 10, 2008

New iPods galore, but no new Apple TV

Posted by Mike Evans in MP3 Players, Portable Gadgets No comments

Well, the Apple Let’s Rock event has finally happened, giving the Apple FanBoys the cool new gadgets they need while leaving the rest of us slightly shrugging our shoulders! Most of the rumours prior to the event came true, which slightly took the gloss off all the new announcements, but at least no-one will be [...]




Sep 8, 2008

New Microsoft Zune with a whole list of lame

Posted by Mike Evans in MP3 Players, Portable Gadgets No comments

The day before Apple is set to announce its new line-up of iPods, Microsoft has tried to steal some of its thunder by announcing some new features for its lame Zune. The Zune, if you recall, was meant to challenge the iPod by offering WiFi connectivity that would enable owners to share music wirelessly [...]




Aug 31, 2008

Sony have upped the bar

Posted by Daniel in MP3 Players, Sony No comments
Sony Portable Media Player

I thought the Creative Zen Mozaic was bad enough but Sony have managed to raise the level of ugly with their PMX-U55 personal media player. I am not sure which bit of the above image I dislike the most, the picture of the dog or the media player itself. I just hope that the device [...]




Aug 20, 2008

Ultra thin mp4 players

Posted by Daniel in MP3 Players, Portable Gadgets No comments
Axxen mp4 player

Axxen has released a couple of mp4 player which are so thin you my snap them if you look too hard. Both the Playgo X11and the Playgo x12 are just 5.6 mm thick.
These two mp4 players have fancy OLED screens and support touch keypad. They have all the usual features, such as FM radio and [...]




Aug 14, 2008

Top alternatives to an iPod Touch

Posted by Daniel in Featured, Lists, MP3 Players, Portable Gadgets No comments
iMovie the iPod Touch alternative

The world has been in awe of the iPod Touch for too long now. It was innovative and slick when it first came out but Apple has not moved the technology on much since then. There are rumours of a new version of the iPod Touch coming in the near future but the changes proposed [...]