Previously Edifier released their iPod dock called the iF500 in Europe, however the dock is now hitting the U.S. The iF500 is a pretty unique design which has a large oval speaker cover which houses five speakers.

The five speakers all output 10W except for the subwoofer which outputs a maximum of 32W, they are also designed to not vibrate too much. The dock is compatible with most audio players via a headphone jack these audio players include the Apple iPod Touch. There is also a built in FM tuner,.

The dock is said to retail at $249 which seems a little steep, however the sound quality is said to be great.

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The SanDisk Sansa Clip and the third generation Apple iPod Shuffle are two of the smallest MP3 players on the market. They are also two of the least expensive. Their cost and size helps both products sell very well, as they cost less than $80 each.

Both models are ultra-compact in its design and the handy clip on both models makes them easy to travel around with. Cnet have put it simple “there’s just something irresistible about these cheap, miniature music players.”

We know that both the SanDisk Sansa Clip and the third generation Apple iPod Shuffle have basic features and they do not appeal to all, but they are great for those who go to the gym or out jogging.

Apple and SanDisk take different approaches when it comes to the design of these compact MP3 players. So if you are in the market for a new compact MP3 player, which one will it be?

The Samsung U5 DoReMi pocket audio player is the company’s latest edition into the entry-level portable digital music player market and will replace the U4, which was only launched last summer. The new U5 will still feature the USB key form format.

French site Le Journal du Geek has treated us to a number of images, and by the look of things will come with a choice of different colored covers. The Samsung U5 DoReMi has a track and status information displayed on its four-line OLED display.

There are a number of little features that make this little music player even better, such as its built-in FM radio tuner and a choice of either 4GB and 8GB storage capacity. The battery life on the device is rated at 18 hours.

Samsung hope that the U5 will be able to compete with the iPod Shuffle, but that could now be an impossible task as a new iPod Shuffle is already on the market.

There has been a lot of mystery with the latest Sony (SNE) OLED Walkman Release, but we have hopefully found some information that you might find interesting. We have found the release date and price of the NWZX1060B X Series touchscreen Walkman.

Sony Insider first thought that we would be looking at a summer release, but Amazon.co.uk is showing a May 10 release date. However we have to note that UK website Play.com are showing a release date of March 30, so which is correct.

Sony Insider is almost certain of a May 10 launch. Amazon.co.uk will be charging £283.00 for the Sony Walkman NWZX1060B X Series with 32GB. It is thought that the 16GB will cost $299 for USA and $399 for the 32GB model.

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Apple (AAPL) recently launched its third-generation iPod Shuffle, and the traditional control pad that were on previous models is now gone. Now what we have is a slim three-button controller on the headphone cable. This means that the new iPod Shuffle will not work unless you use Apple’s own headphones.

A number of companies have suggested that they will begin to supply aftermarket headphones with similar features of Apple’s, but these are not yet available. There were reports over the weekend from Web sites iLounge and Boing Boing Gadgets that Apple have asked that these third-party headphones will require an “authentication chip.”

V-moda and Scosche, iPod-accessory vendors along with a number of others have been speaking to Macworld and have confirmed that these reports are true. These vendors are calling the chip a control chip.” For use of this proprietary circuitry, Apple will charge these vendors a fee through the Made for iPod program.

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Yesterday saw the release of a new Apple iPod Shuffle that comes with a host of new features, such as VoiceOver. The new Shuffle does have a few other new features, but it is the new voice feature that Apple hope will help to sell the new iPod Shuffle.

Let us look at a some of the upgrades that the new Shuffle has, firstly the device is much smaller. Apple have managed to make this the world’s smallest player by putting the controls on the earbud cord.

Storage has now been increased to 4GB, allowing you to store up to 1,000 songs. The new shuffle has one switch on its side with three positions, shuffle, straight play or off.

The main new feature is VoiceOver, if you are listing to a song and you want to know who the artist is, just hit the button and the information will be spoken to you.

We have a poll running asking if these improvements will be enough to make you upgrade, view result below. To vote click here

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have finally introduced its next generation iPod Shuffle, which we have been expecting for a while now. The Shuffle has always been the smallest from the iPod range, but the new device is half the size of the previous model.

The new iPod Shuffle is just 1.8 inches tall and 0.3 inches thin, making it the world’s smallest music player. The new model comes in silver or black and has a sleek design with a built-in clip on the rear. The new iPod Shuffle now has 4GB storage, allowing you to store up to 1,000 songs.

The new iPod Shuffle has a great new feature called “VoiceOver.” This new feature means that if you do not know the name of the song that you are listing to, with just the press of a button VoiceOver will tell you who the artist and song is while fading the music down.

The Apple iPod shuffle has a switch on the side with three positions. The left position is to shuffle your music, the position in the middle is to play the songs in order and the position to the right is to turn the device off.

The new iPod shuffle is available immediately and costs $79.

For more information visit the Apple Store

We have heard rumblings from Philips about a new range of GoGear DAPs for a few months now, but things have now got real. There are three new devices; the Raga, LUXE and Spark, and all certainly look sexy in their design.

The Raga flash player comes with a choice of 2GB or 4GB of flash storage, the player has a Philips multi-line display and has a battery life of 27 hours. The price is $35 and $45. The Spark turns things up a notch by offering a 1.5-inch OLED color screen and clix-style navigation. The price is $50 or $60.

The Philips LUXE adds Bluetooth to the mix and costs $90 or $100. Both the LUXE and Spark offers Rhapsody integration as well as Philips “FullSound” EQ technology. The player can clip to your clothes, so you can access the controls easier, it can also sync itself to your cell phone.

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Amazon have gone crazy on Cyber Monday, as they are offering 30% to 50% off on a range of SanDisk MP3 players. You will need to hurry, as this deal only lasts for one day only, perfect for that Christmas gift.

There are 11 SanDisk MP3 Players available in the sale; these include SanDisk Sansa Clip 4 GB MP3 Player in silver, was $80.00, now only $34.99. There is also the SanDisk Sansa Fuze 8 GB MP3 Player in silver, was $129.99 and now costs just $69.99.

Other deals from Amazon include the SanDisk Sansa Fuze 4 GB MP3 Player in red, blue, pink and black, was $99.99, now only $49.99. The final deal is the SanDisk Sansa Clip 2 GB MP3 Player in black, blue, pink and red, was $59.99, now only $29.99.

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Now you are able to take your personalized Slacker Radio stations with you wherever you go, thanks to the Slacker 2GB WiFi Internet Radio Player. The personal media device has 15 stations and also has an MP3 player, enough for 500 songs.

The music that you save will come direct from the Slacker music service, allowing you to listen to your favorite music on the go. This means that you will no longer need to connect to a computer. With every song that you store, you will have album reviews as well as artists bios.

The Slacker 2GB WiFi Internet Radio Player has a large 4-inch color LCD screen, allowing you to see all the information clearly. Slacker premium radio comes at a cost of $7.50 per month. Woot currently have the Slacker 2GB WiFi Internet Radio Player on offer for just $49.99.

If you are looking for a cool looking MP3 player, but do not want to pay the high price tag that often comes with it, then there is a great deal on the Sandisk Sansa Clip 2GB MP3 Player at the moment.

This tiny MP3 player has 2GB storage, enough for at least 500 songs. The small audio device has a 1-inch screen with a four line display, and there are 6 colors to choose from. On a full charge you will have at least 15 hours worth of playback.

Sandisk Sansa Clip 2GB MP3 Player also comes with an FM Tuner with 40 presets. Other features include, Drag and drop file transfer, Voice recording with built-in microphone, Equalizer modes: Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classical, and Custom and much more. The MP3 player is currently the deal of the day over at Woot, and is on offer for just $15.99.

For a cheap alternative of listening to music on the move, the SanDisk Sansa M240 1GB MP3 Player is just one option of many. This deal offers 2 of these MP3 players, one in silver and the other in pink, great if you have one boy and one girl.

These SanDisk Sansa M240 MP3 players also come with and FM tuner with 20 preset stations as well as a 1GB storage capacity that is 240 MP3 songs and 480 WMA songs. The player will last up to 19 hours of continuous playback using one AAA Battery.

The SanDisk Sansa M240 1GB MP3 Player supports a range of file formats, from MP3, WMA, and DRM WMA and Audible file formats. You can also have fun with the voice recording with built-in microphone. Woot have these two devices as their deal of the day for just $14.99.

Microsoft and Apple released many updates to the Zune and iPod series over the last few days, so just for good measure here are some more for you.

The second-gen Zunes will be getting the Zune 3.0 firmware update which will enable Buy From FM, WiFi music store features and channels, Apple on the other hand at the Recent Lets Rock Event said to CNET that the iPod Classic will get the Genius update (Genius Playlist).

Now we all know that Genius is a brand new feature, so to see something new going onto something old is pretty good when you think about it, oh and for good measure as far as we can see Apple are not going to charge you for it.

Read more on the iPod classic getting Genius update – Read more on the Zunes getting Zune 3.0 firmware update.

We all know that the new Apple iPod Touch is something special and many of you are still talking about it, well iFixit thought, what the hell let’s dissemble the music player.

Breaking down gadgets is always pretty interesting as you never know what lurks inside, well iFixit has found something really interesting indeed, they found Broadcom BCM4325 Bluetooth 2.1+EDR chip within, which they say Apple has never mention this.

Just so you know the BCM4325 also does WiFi and of course Nike+iPod has been called a “proprietary 802.11 protocol. Check out the full breakdown of the new iPod Touch over on iFixit.

Creative have announced the release of their new 16GB ZEN Mozaic music player. Apart from the larger storage, there is nothing new about the 16GB version.

The Creative ZEN Mozaic 16GB still has the 1.8 Inch LCD screen, as well as an FM radio and built-in speakers, which is a good bonus. Do not expect anything fantastic sound wise though, but great for when you are on holiday getting ready for a night out.

The ZEN Mozaic is compatible with MP3/WAV/MP3 audio files, as well as AVI, and BMP/GIF/JPEG/PNG/TIF files.

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This is the Creative Zen X-Fi MP3 player that features a great screen, sound and sports Wi-Fi, but sadly it does not support Mac (when will these brands ever learn).

The Zen X-Fi has been given a full review by the guys and girls over at Pocket Lint (hit the read link below this post); they found that the Zen X-Fi is a “cracking player that sounds great”.

In their verdict they did comment on one problem with one of the latest MP3 players from Creative, this was because this music player doesn’t come with the massive eco-system like Apple audio players do. In fact the good points outweigh the bad, and being able to expand the Zen X-Fi up to 64GB is impressive.

Read the full review on Pocket Lint.

The Sandisk Clip 2GB MP3 Player manages to produce big sound from such a small device, the player comes with a host of features all with one thing in mind, total music enjoyment.

The Sandisk Clip 2GB MP3 Player has a clip on it, so you are able to clip it to your belt which is better than trying to force it in to your pockets.

The MP3 player has a built-in FM radio, recorder, as well as a large four line screen which lights up blue. There is 2GB of flash memory; the battery offers around 15 hours of playback.

In the box you get the Sandisk Clip 2GB MP3 Player, Clip accessory, Earphones, Installation CD with user guide, Promotional Inserts, Quick Start Guide and Quick Start Guide.

Woot are currently selling the Sandisk Clip 2GB MP3 Player for $19.99

TrekStor, the leading manufacturer of high quality MP3 players, external hard drives and USB sticks, is launching its TrekStor vibez Flash MP3 player at this year’s IFA in Berlin (TrekStor Entertainment Hall; Hall 10.1). The company is also unveiling the i.Beat organix 2.0 and i.Beat nova.

The TrekStor vibez Flash adds flash memory technology to the award winning TrekStor vibez, to make this MP3 player even more robust. The player comes with a music library, and integrated DJ mode that can automatically suggest songs based on previous listening habits. Its cross-fading function allows users to smoothly switch from one track to the next. The MP3 player comes with 8GB, 16GB or 32GB of storage capacity. In addition, the new TrekStor vibez Flash is DRM9 and DRM10 compatible, enabling users to play music purchased over the Internet.

Adding high tech development to the range
TrekStor has made further developments to the original i.Beat organix MP3 player, and is now launching the i.Beat organix 2.0. Based on the same quality and design as the original, the i.Beat organix 2.0 now offers up to 55 hours of uninterrupted music bliss and comes with the popular SRS®WOW technology for superior tone quality as well as two earphone jacks. One of the earphone sockets can also be used as a line-in input for recording from other audio devices. The player is also DRM9 and DRM10 compatible. It is available in black, white, silver and green, and comes with 4 or 8 GB of memory.

The i.Beat nova MP3 player comes in a convenient USB stick format, and has an extremely sharp OLED display. The player comes with a music library, a line-in jack, voice recording function and integrated rechargeable battery. It is also DRM9 and DRM10 compatible, and comes in 2, 4 or 8 GB of memory.

Availability
All MP3 players will be on display at the IFA show and will be available to buy from the end of September, 2008. Prices vary depending on capacity, with the i.Beat organix 2.0 ranging from €39.00 and €69.00, the TrekStor vibez Flash from €79.00 to €129.00 and the i.Beat nova between €29.00 and €49.00.

Visit www.trekstor.co.uk

Back in the 80’s and 90’s Sony were king when it came to portable music players with their Walkman range. However times have now changed and we know that there is a new king on the block from Apple.

As we know Apple has the iPod and Sony know that they just can’t touch that media player, but they hope with the launch of their E Series MP3 Players that they could compete with the Nano.

There is to be three models in the new E Series range, these include the NWZ-E435 (2GB), NWZ-E436 (4GB) and NWZ-E438 (8GB). The new mid-range MP3 players from Sony are aimed at the girly market.

The E Series comes with a 2in QVGA LCD screen and is able to play a range of files, such as MP3, WMA and AAC.

The players are just 8.5mm thick and weigh about 50g. If this was not enough to make you go out and purchase one, then Sony has another trick up their sleeve. There are rumors that the new Sony E Series MP3 Player will come with an FM tuner as well as simple drag and drop file transfers.

Will this be enough to win old Sony customers back?

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We all know that kids love teddy bears and they also love music, so put the two together and you have a right winner on your hands. It actually looks like an ordinary cuddly teddy bear, but no, it is not ordinary. These will be great toys for the children.

This is the Teddy MP3 player with all the little things like play, forward, previous, power, Vol+ and Vol- button controls, these are all located on the teddy bears paws.

The main features include 1GB of flash memory, support for MP3 and WMA audio formats, 1 x USB cable, 1 x Battery cover (battery is not included here), weighs around about 268 grams and is only 230mm x 230mm x 140mm (L x W x D), fur material, Supports Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista (Window 98 needs USB driver), also support OS Mac 10 and Linux 2.4.

Other features include high Speed USB 2.0 Ultra Fast Data Transfer and easy to operate use. The only downside is the USB chord that comes out of the Teddy bears backside. The market price for the Cute Teddy Bear MP3 Player is normally $62.89, but you can buy it for only $27.49 via UXCELL.