Fresh and Eclipse PMP from Packard Bell
November 10, 2007
Filed under Electronics, Portable Media Players

Packard bell are introducing two new media players, the Fresh and the Eclipse. First of the Fresh DAP plays back MP3, weighs 23.5 grams, a blue backlit screen and a single AAA battery will giving you up to half a day of play time. Read more
S3 Touchcreeen PMP from Acelabs
November 9, 2007
Filed under Electronics, Portable Media Players

At the moment we are seeing interesting PMPs coming out of China. This one from Acelabs is listed as the S3 but has “handy” marked on it.
Nevertheless device has 8GB of microSD expandable storage, codec support including VOB, WMV, MPEG4 and Real. It also has a 2.8 inch touch screen and is smart looking too. We are not sure whether we will see these anywhere other than China, but it’s something to keep your eye out for.
Microsoft’s new Zunes hit shelves
November 8, 2007
Filed under Electronics, Portable Media Players

The new Zunes, which weren’t supposed to be putting in appearance in the shops until next week have turned up in some retailers ahead of schedule – Circuit City and Target. Read more
PMP with Handle from Yung Fu Technology
November 8, 2007
Filed under Electronics, Portable Media Players

A lot of PMP which are on the market at the moment all look relatively the same, but the latest PMP from Yung FU Technology will be a bit easier to spot. Read more
Tsinghua Tongfang PMC-V800: PMP that plays Flash video
November 7, 2007
Filed under Electronics, Portable Media Players

No matter where you go on the net it seems as we just can’t get away from the onslaught of PMP’s, but if you wait so long sometimes one is produced that is worth a closer look. That is the case with the new PMC-V800 from Read more
Europe online store now offers the Archos 705 80GB PMP
November 6, 2007
Filed under Electronics, Portable Media Players

The Archos Europe online store are now offering the public the chance to own the Archos 705 80GB PMP, the cost for this will be about 399.98 Euros that about $578. Many of you will know that the Archos 705 is similar to the previous model the Read more
Hand on Trevor Baylis Eco Media Player at Stuff 2007
November 5, 2007
Filed under Electronics, Events, Hands On, Portable Media Players

While on the ground floor of Stuff 2007 we came across a stall that I did not expect to be there, it was a Baylis stall which I said to my colleague Dan form Product-Reveiws.net and our friend Mark from Phones Review that this must be Trevor Baylis. And as we walked up you Read more
Apple iPod Classic1.0.2 update causes disk to spin constantly: Does yours?
October 19, 2007
Filed under Apple News, Electronics, News, Portable Media Players, Portable Music Players

I am a little worried now as I have just learnt from Apple Discussions Forum that people who have updated their iPod Classic to the new 1.0.2 update will notice that their Read more
Barbie Girls: One Of The Top 12 Toys For Christmas 2007
October 12, 2007
Filed under Portable Media Players, Toys

Having a Barbie has just got cool again. Barbie has been flung into the next-generation as both a fashion doll and a stylish MP3 player all in one. Using your Barbie Girls device is simple, connect her to your computer and you’ll unlock lots of new features, like clothes, pets and accessories, on BarbieGirls.com. Read more
Seven inch HyOn’s Xent X3 PMP with SiRFstarIII GPS receiver
October 11, 2007
Filed under Electronics, GPS, Portable Media Players, Portable Music Players

I like days like today especially when you come across another little PMP that has sex written all over it, ok I will not go that far has saying it is as nice as sex coz that is wrong, but what I will say is that this baby Read more
Microsoft Zune gets Car Pack: Complete with FM transmitter, grip-pad and charger
October 8, 2007
Filed under Electronics, Portable Media Players, Portable Music Players

Well the new Microsoft Zune has not been out long and already accessories have started to surface, and one of the best ones that I have seen is the Read more
Apple iPod Classic and iPod Nano 1.0.2 update fixes performance niggles
October 8, 2007
Filed under Apple News, Electronics, News, Portable Media Players, Portable Music Players

Remember all those issues with that 1.0.1 iPod update which cause jerky animations amongst other things; well it seems as if Apple has a new fix in the way of the Read more
Microsoft Zune 2 80GB hands on review video
October 5, 2007
Filed under Electronics, Portable Media Players

Many of you will know by now that Microsoft has a new Zune out, the Zune 2 or second generation Zune player has an 80GB hard drive. For those of you who do not know much about the Zune 2 you might have seen the odd review, but Read more
New MP3 Players This Christmas: Apple, Sony, iRiver, Samsung and Archos
October 5, 2007
Filed under Electronics, Portable Media Players, Portable Music Players

The big players in MP3, Apple, Sony, iRiver, Samsung and Archos have new ranges coming out now, to tempt the Christmas buyer - let’s look at them in detail Read more
Apple iPod vs. Revamped Microsoft Zune: iPod still industry beater
October 3, 2007
Filed under Electronics, Portable Media Players, Portable Music Players

The newly revamped Microsoft Zune is meant to go head to head with the Apple iPod as it now has wireless capabilities and is much sleeker, but I am afraid that this is not enough to knock the iPod off its Read more
Prototype Toshiba Gigabeat: with vivid 3.2-inch 240×427 pixel OLED display
October 2, 2007
Filed under Electronics, Portable Media Players

At CEATEC in Japan they are showing off many of the latest gadgets from different manufacturers and Toshiba had on display their prototype Gigabeat.
The Gigabeat DAP has a stunning OLED 3.2′ WQVGA screen Read more
New Newman 3.6-inch portable media player (PMP) MP4P E350
September 30, 2007
Filed under Electronics, Portable Media Players

The photo above shows the new Newman MP4P E350 portable media player that currently is only available in China, although I am not sure if this PMP will ever make it out of there Read more
Zipit wireless Z2 for the Instant Messenger addict: Supports Yahoo, AOL & MSN IM platforms
September 27, 2007
Filed under Computers, Electronics, Portable Media Players

The all new Zipit Z2 is a pretty cool but yet tiny wireless messenger gadget which will be great for all you instant messenger addicts; this is the 2nd version from the company. The Zipit Z2 is pretty similar to the original but now they have the Read more
Apple iPod Nano having un-level problems: Screen issues already
September 17, 2007
Filed under Electronics, Portable Media Players

Looking at a discussion on the Apple forum I came across a comment from a user of the Apple iPod Nano and already there seems to be problems, he goes on to say that he loves the iPod Nano and is sensitive to things not being level, in this he means that he is having trouble with the pictures being crooked and the Read more
Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 6 compatible with Apple iTunes: Competition for iPod?
September 14, 2007
Filed under Electronics, Portable Media Players, Portable Music Players

Ok so when we say that the new Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 6 is competition for the iPod they are not really in the same league as the BeoSound 6 will cost your about Read more

