August 20, 2008
Bejing Stadium MP3 player
When your country builds 70% of the world's electronic toys, it's pretty easy to to come up with some interesting commemerative items, for say, the Olympics. In this case, Chinese workers put their $40-a-month efforts into an MP3 player shaped like the birds nest inspired Bejing stadium. The Bejing MP3 offers a choice of capacity ranging from 1GB to 4GB, handles the usual MP3/WMA combo, and has a small LCD display. Otherwise, it is a simple bare bones player. The Bejing Stadium MP3 player is priced cheap enough, $19.99 for the 1GB and $32.56 for the 4GB unit. Another $12.98 gets the matching speaker.
Posted by pajaro at 1:41 PM
Wallet Mp3 Player looks like a mixtape
For cassette tape, the format war is definitely over, but that needn’t stop you from listening to MP3s on this credit-card sized player with 4GB of flash memory that looks like a well-played mix tape.
It’s possibly the slimmest MP3 player in existence, being the same width and dimensions of a credit card and it’s certainly convenient. The player’s controls are on the other side and the double-sided USB interface means you can shove it in any PC to swap files. No wonder it’s creator Oren Reiss won the Goren design contest.
Posted by pajaro at 9:38 AM
August 18, 2008
Phillips SA 2620
The Philips SA 2620 2GB MP3 Player comes in a white colour and can store up to 900 (WMA) songs. Comes with an ultra-compact design and black and white LCD screen and an USB adapter. Also comes with a micro AAA Battery that gives you up to a colossal 30 hours of uninterrupted music
With a 2 GB Flash disk, it will be a long time before you listen to the same song twice. You can have quantity, quality and variety to suit your various moods. With a size of 91.6 x 20.3 x 29 mm and a weight of just 30 g, it can fit nearly anywhere, be it your pocket or your backpack. Being compatible with Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Vista, it gives you the freedom to transfer songs from your PC without any hassle. It comes with all the necessary software to connect with your PC.
Posted by pajaro at 9:17 AM
August 14, 2008
iRiver Spinn review
Inventing a great new MP3 player interface that doesn't use a clickwheel or multi-touch is probably harder than playing binocular football. But that hasn't put off iriver: first came the D*click system on its Clix series, and now the long-awaited iriver Spinn has landed with a shiny new UI that combines a touchscreen with a nifty toggle wheel.
The Spinn will, like most iriver players, divide opinion, but we're already quite smitten with it. Sitting somewhere between an iPod Nano and iPod Touch, it's available in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities, and has a lot going for it on the spec front. There's stereo Bluetooth, support for flash video, a voice recorder and DAB radio, although we've had trouble getting it to pick up stations so far.
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Posted by pajaro at 9:37 AM
August 13, 2008
Creative Zen X-Fi
Alluring price tag: The Zen X-Fi is priced to sell, with the 16GB going for $199 and the 32GB offered at $279--about half the price of the iPod Touch. There's also an 8GB for $149, but it doesn't include Wi-Fi.
Questionable construction: We think we've figured out where Creative might have cut corners to get that pricing out the door. During early testing, we have experienced issues with the faceplate sticking out from the bottom of the player.
Quality earbuds: The 16GB and 32GB versions of the Zen X-Fi come with Creative's new EP-830 earphones, a $50 value on their own.
Features, features, features: The player includes the typical array of features found in the Zen line, but adds X-Fi audio enhancement options and wireless capability. It's the first MP3 player we've seen that lets you create a chat avatar on the device itself.
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Posted by pajaro at 3:00 PM
Creative Zen Mozaic 8GB
The good: The Creative Zen Mozaic offers a unique design, great sound quality, and a sweet, customizable interface. It's packed with features such as an FM radio, a voice recorder, a built-in speaker, and photo and video support. The player is also an exceptional value.
The bad: The Zen Mozaic lacks dedicated volume controls and it only works with Windows XP and Vista. Videos must be transcoded with the included software.
The bottom line: The Creative Zen Mozaic offers great bang for your buck as far as MP3 players go: get super sound quality, a boatload of features, and a cool interface--all wrapped in a funky design at an ultralow price.
[zdnet]
Posted by pajaro at 12:05 PM