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New MiShake Media Player: Portable entertainment revolution

We’ve all seen media players before. MP3 players have come a very long way from memory that held up to 10 albums through to internal hard drives that would hold a users entire music collection. Now personal media players can play videos and games Read more

Pricing for the iriver touchscreen Spinn

The iriver Spinn has now got it’s pricing and is now ready for pre-order. When the first list of details was first released, it was thought that this portable audio device was a D-Click, apparently it is a touchscreen.

The iriver Spinn is reported to have a Haptic feedback, giving you the feeling that you are clicking something.

If you head of to the Korean site, you will see all the specs for this PMP. The first thing you will notice about the official specs is that the lifespan of the battery is now 24 hours and no 27, which was first stated.

The design is still the same with its sleek metal and plastic finish. The iriver Spinn is 10.7mm thick and comes with a 3.3-inch touchscreen.

This audio player is on pre-order for $259 for the 4GB version and $299 for the 8GB version. The iriver Spinn will have a rumored UK release in August.

RAmos iTV PMP for China digital TV standard (CMMB)

The whole world will have their eyes on the Beijing Olympics in just over a week and China are improving themselves in many ways before this date.

China has launched CMMB, its own digital TV standard. We are sure many TV viewers in China would have preferred the license fees to be lowered, instead of this new standard.

Ready for the 2008 Olympics, Ramos have launched iTV PMP for the new China digital TV standard.

Currently we only know that the Ramos iTV PMP will support CMMB. The price and availability is still not known. We will update you when we find out more information like internal storage, screen size and other features.

You can read more news about portable media players here, let us know what you think about the new CMMB standard.

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LG T80 PMP Launches in Denmark

LG have released a new MP3 player called the T80. This PMP looks similar to the LG’s Viewty handset the only difference is this is not a phone.

The T80 has a 3-inch screen and supports numerous multimedia formats including MP3 and JPEG and also has an FM tuner and microphone for voice recording.

The LG T80 has only been launched in Denmark at the moment and it is said to cost around 300 euros (£250/$500).

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New iriver NV Life does away with navigation pad of the original NV: SatNav & PMP functionality

The new iriver NV Life has just been announced by Reincomm and we must say it is looking good with its sleek design, the reason it is new because they have got rid of the big navigation pad of the original NV for this new sleek easily portable SatNav device with PMP functionality.

The specs list is basically the same to the bigger model for example it is available either 2GB or 4GB capacities, the 2GB costs ₩328,000 (about $367) and the 4GB cost ₩358,000 (about $400).

This IRiver NV Life SiRF Star III GPS device features WinCE 5.0, FM-transmitter, dedicated SD slot, onboard flash, DMB TV (with GPS PiP support) and wide selection of codecs synonymous with the iriver name.

Some people may say this is a downside and the downside is the display which has 800 x 480 pixels covering 7-inches.

Source - Akihabara News – Product Page

TuneFlex AUX: ideal if you have other Apple iPods

The TuneFlex is perfect for homes with more than one iPod, and allows you to play and charge your iPod as you drive. With a set of snap-on adapters to custom fit full-size iPod and iPod Nano models, TuneFlex AUX’s new, universal fit design allows the whole family to enjoy their choice of tunes.

The unit plugs securely into the 12V auto accessory port or cigarette lighter to charge and power the iPod, while TuneFlex’s flexible steel neck adjusts for maximum visibility of iPod screen and controls – this ensures easy and safe viewing. The 1/8” (3.5mm) stereo mini cable included connects TuneFlex to AUX-input-equipped stereos for clean, interference-free sound. TuneFlex AUX has the clean lines and ease-of-use of an expensive custom in-car mount for the iPod, without the drilling, cutting and inconvenience of custom installations.

‘As the iPod market continues to grow, and with it has developed the demand for accessories that facilitate the use of the iPod in every day situations,’ says Tony Johnson, International Account Manager for Griffin Technology. ‘We are proud of the success of our iTrip range and will continue to develop the technology in order to suit the latest iPod models and the vehicles they are being used in.’

TuneFlex AUX is priced at £29.99

Source - Griffin Technology Press Release

Creative Zen 8GB PMP has prize slashed to just $149

It seems as if Creative are getting very generous lately as they have just announced a price cut for the 8GB Zen PMP to just $149. Only a few weeks ago Creative slashed the price of their 32GB Zen player to just Read more

Cool media player that supports NES games via an emulator

A new Portable Slide Panel Digital Media Player which looks great with its slim design and indeed looks like a portable gaming device, the PMP is a video player with a cool 2.8inch LCD display Read more

SanDisk Sansa e270 6GB Portable Media Player with FM Tuner

If you are in the market for a PMP, then the SanDisk Sansa e270 should be on your short list. This portable Media Player has 6GB of storage as well as an FM Tuner. However that is not all as you also get voice recording as well. Cnet likes this PMP because of its Read more

Ilife Technology’s S5 PMP: emulators for NES, Sega and SNES built in

The idea of portable media players (PMP’s) is to entertain you on the move with all types of media and these days they do it amazingly. This is Ilife Technology’s S5 PMP, which packs enough gaming to keep you busy for many hours while mobile.

The S5 PMP has emulators for NES, Sega and SNES built in as standard Read more

Hands-on with new games for the Zune

If you wanted to know exactly what the new games were like on the Zune player, and it seems to me that the older first-gen Zunes are also compatible for playing these games as well. The Guys over at Engadget had a chance to play the game Zauri, which is a Read more

Get a Free Microsoft Zune every day until end of March

Microsoft has launched a new contest where you will have the chance to win a new 8GB Zune player every day until the end of March. This great giveaway is available Read more

Hands-on shots of the new Sony NW-A820 PMP, Bluetooth Walkman

You might have already heard of the new Sony NW-A820 PMP, which is the newest video Walkman that features Bluetooth connectivity. The NW-A820 is much likes its NWZ-A820 brother and has Read more

For all you students comes the LeapFrog Crammer Study and Sound player: 2008 Toy Fair

Oh yes recently spotted at the 2008 Toy Fair is the LeapFrog Crammer Study and Sound player which is what all students has been waiting for. This new gadget is moving towards all 3rd right through to 8th graders with a Read more

Archos 405 PMP gets a capacity bump to 30GB

It looks like lots of gadgets are getting some extra storage space this week, the other day we had the 16GB Apple iPhone and 32GB iPod Touch and today we are hearing that the Archos 405 PMP is getting its capacity bumped up to 30GB.

Although its not new technology like SSD, the Archos 405 is doing it the low tech way with a 30GB hard drive instead of flash Read more

Bird-Electron EZ6BAL: Portable Apple iPod Bass Speaker

Last month we wrote about the Apple iPod Touch Speaker Stand from Bird-Electron, named the EZ-18B and now we have another product called the Bird-Electron EZ6BAL.

This product is basically a portable Apple iPod bass speaker Read more

Teclast T50 PMP with iPhone similar capacitive multitouch display

This is the Teclast T50 portable media player, which features a capacitive multitouch display and not much else that could be described as spectacular Read more

Today Apple officially launches 16GB iPhone and 32GB iPod touch

We heard a rumor that the iPhone could be getting a 16GB upgrade, but today Apple has officially launched not only a 16GB iPhone but also a 32GB iPod touch Read more