eBay sold More than $152 Million in MP3 Players in 2006

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A company called Packaged Facts released a report recently that showed that in 2006 eBay sold $152.5 million in MP3 players alone. Packaged Facts says this data is a window into the mindset of online MP3 consumers.

The report is based exclusively on primary data from eBay and looks at MP3 player trends. The sales figure covers more than 1.4 million new, used and refurbished MP3 players sold over the year on eBay. Read more

Posted on Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:00:10 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Freestyle Audio Fusion DMP 512 waterproof MP3 Player Review

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Our review partner Digital Trends published a review of the Freestyle Audio Fusion DMP 512 waterproof MP3 player.

Quote from the review: "Freestyle Audio has released the "world's first completely submergible and waterproof mp3 player." Read more

Posted on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 06:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

JVC Victor releases XA-S208 and XA-S108 MP3 Player

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JVC releases under it's Victor brand the XA-S208 and XA-S108 MP3 player in Japan.

The Victor XA-S208 features 2GB of memory and the XA-S108 features 1GB of storage.
Both new DAPs feature a 4 line OLED display, MP3, WMA and WMA-DRM 9 format support, 6.5mW×2ch, 18bit DAC, line-in recording and 20 hours battery life. Read more

Posted on Wed, 8 Aug 2007 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Samsung U3 MP3 Player

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Samsung announces the simple U3 flash memory music player line U3.

The Samsung U3 comes in 1GB, 2GB and 4GB storage versions and in five colors.

Features of the Samsung U3 include a 3 line OLED display, 15 hour playback time, MP3, WMA and OGG file format support, voice controller and USB 2.0. Read more

Posted on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 09:10:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

TurboLinux Wizpy Linux MP3 Player Ships in June

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Japanese company TurboLinux is ready to ship their Linux MP3 player Wizpy this month world-wide. You can already order it in Japan on Amazon.jp.

TurboLinux announced Wizpy in November of 2006.
The Linux player will let you boot Linux in its memory when connected to a PC. Besides that it is a full media player supporting OGG, MP3, WMA, AAC audio formats and DivX video formats Read more

Posted on Sun, 3 Jun 2007 04:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Italian Music and Sons offers Street-style MP3 Player T-Shirts

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Music and Sons based in Italy offer street-style fashion T-Shirts with integrated earphone cabling and pocket for players.

The earphones are part of the garment, so there are no more flying cables. A thread extension runs from the back collar to the side pocket, and the wiring is washable with the t-shirt as the earphone can be disconnected at the collar. Read more

Posted on Fri, 1 Jun 2007 08:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

SanDisk Sansa Connect WiFi MP3 Player Review

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SanDisk has one of the most popular lines of MP3 players around with the Sansa PMP devices. The newest in the Sansa line is the Sansa Connect and we have it up for review today.

The coolest feature of the Sansa Connect is the integrated WiFi that is capable of doing things that should make the Zune blush. Great sound quality, great use of WiFi and a good music service make the Sansa Connect a fantastic all around PMP. Read more

Posted on Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:03:49 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

It's a Pen, It's a MP3 Player, It's a Voice Recorder! No, it's Super Pen!

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Wing Inter showed off a pen that rolls all sorts of geeky goodness into one package. What all can a pen do you ask? Well it’s an MP3 player for starters, replete with headphone jack.

Just think how cool you will look in the bus with headphones coming out of your pen. It also has a USB flash drive inside and a voice recorder. The battery is good for 5-6 hours of record time and it recharges via USB. Read more

Posted on Fri, 9 Mar 2007 18:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Siren DP100 Necklace MP3 Player

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Siren offers a digital audio player to wear around your neck. It looks similar to the iRiver N10, but not as elegant.

The Siren DAP100 features an OLED screen, 2GB storage, supports MP3 and WMA (DRM9) audio files and weighs 28g.
The battery life is 18 hours.
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Posted on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:45:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Funky LED Light Show for MP3 Players

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Add visuals to your music with the Dancing Light MP3 Synchronizer gadget.

This music light show device uses 33 multi-colored LEDs and a concave mirror to project light effects synchronized with the beat and tempo of music played from a connected music player.
A moving cylinder houses the LEDs as they flash, creating the illusion of pulsing, dancing lights. The lightshow can be set horizontally, vertically, or angled, and can be preset to one of four programs, including Andante, Moderato, Allegro, and Presto.

Hammacher Schlemmer sells the Dancing Light MP3 Synchronizer for $39.95.
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Posted on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 10:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

JVC Victor XA-C210, XA-C110 and XA-C51 MP3 Players

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JVC releases under its Victor brand the XA-C210, XA-C110 and XA-C51 music players.

The top model is the XA-C210 with 2GB. Features include WMA-DRM10, MP3, AAC and Wav music file support, FM radio, stereo microphone, color OLED display with 64k colors, Line In and a 19.5 hour battery life.
The XA-C110 has 1GB of memory and the XA-C51 has 512MB. Read more

Posted on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

SanDisk Sansa Connect Wifi MP3 Player announced at CES 2007

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SanDisk adds Wi-Fi to an MP3 player as Microsoft did with the Zune. Maybe Apple does it tomorrow to an iPod at the MacWorld 2007? It would not surprise me.

Update:
Order on Amazon.com now

With the Wi-Fi connection you can access or purchase music.
The Sansa Connect features 2.2 inch screen, photo player, internal speaker, community connections via Internet and USB 2.0.

SanDisk teamed with ZING to develop the product. Sirius also partnered with Zing on their wi-fi music players a while ago. Read more

Posted on Mon, 8 Jan 2007 18:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Walletex Wallet MP3 Player

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If the iPod Nano is just too portly for your tastes Walletex has the rail thin Paris Hilton of MP3 players dubbed the Walletex Wallet MP3 Player. The player is about the size of a credit card and appears to be the same size as the Walletex Flash drives currently on the market.

Storage capacities of 128MB to 2GB will be available and the players can also be produced with custom graphics for use as promotional give aways. The headphones attach to the player via a USB adapter and it appears that you directly plug the player into your PC for music transfer. Read more

Posted on Tue, 2 Jan 2007 16:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

LG UP3Flat Chocolate Style MP3 Player

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LG offers a Chocolate style mp3 player stick dubbed UP3Flat.

I am not sure why this mp3 player has this strange name, but anyway. This simple LG music player is coming in 512MB, 1GB and 2GB configurations. Other features include OLED screen, ASF, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, WMA audio support, 10 hour battery life and integrated USB plug. Read more

Posted on Fri, 15 Dec 2006 03:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Truly FT602 MP3 Player Review

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This is our 3rd review of a Truly MP3 player. The first one was back in 2004 when we reviewed the Truly MP301. In 2005 we published a MP313X Pic'n Roll review. And today we review the Truly FT602 2GB mp3 player, which sells from NewEgg for $115.99.

Quote from the review:
"The Truly FT602 does sound great with the BBE (Background Block Error, which restores lost or distorted MP3 signals).
Those special MP3 favorites you have never sounded so good. The digital display and controls allows you to set the sound precisely how you would like to hear it. The sub menu for the equalizer (EQ) has many features and, unlike the human voice, you can “tweak” it to your tastes. "
Read the full Truly FT602 Review.
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Posted on Sun, 3 Dec 2006 07:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Maxfield MAX-IVY Slim MP3 Player

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Maxfield adds a new slim mp3 player to their line-up. The new MAX-IVY is 8.5mm thin. An iPod nano is of course still slimmer (6.6mm).

The new Maxfield MAX-IVY features a 1.8 inch color TFT screen, MP3, OGG, WMA-DRM support, voice recorder and 14 hour battery life.
It comes in 1GB, 2GB and 4GB configurations. Read more

Posted on Fri, 1 Dec 2006 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

I4U Gadget Flyer: iPhone Hype : Wizpy Linux MP3 Player : Linux on Sony PS3

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Posted on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 03:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Wizpy MP3 Player Runs Linux

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Japanese TurboLinux announces a Linux powered mp3 player dubbed Wizpy.

The Wizpy comes with 4GB flash memory and is able to run Linux applications like Firefox. Linux is already available on mobile phones since a couple of years. Now digital audio players also can benefit from open source application development.

Features of the Wizpy include 1.71 inch color OLED display, OGG,MP3, WMA and AAC audio format support, DivX video support, FM radio, voice recorder and 10 hour battery life. Read more

Posted on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 07:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Philips GoGear 6GB Photo MP3 Player on Sale for $139.52

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Wal-mart pushes the price on the Philips GoGear 6GB mp3 player down to $139.52.

For that money this small music player with a 6GB HDD becomes interesting.

Features include 1.5 inch color display, FM Tuner, photo viewer, WMA and MP3 file format support and voice recorder.

Measurements are 3.4x2.1x.6 inch of the Philips GoGear.

Buy it now on Wal-mart. Read more

Posted on Wed, 8 Nov 2006 16:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Finis SwiMP3 Underwater MP3 Player Sale

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If you want to listen to music while you are swimming the Finis SwiMP3 bone conducting mp3 player seems to be still the only gadget that lets you do it.

We reported about the Finis SwiMP3 the first time back in 2004. Prices have come down since then for the SwiMP3.
The SwiMP3 would actually be ripe for an update. it only features 128MB of flash memory and a 4 hour battery life. It is of course entirely waterproof and can be used with all swim styles.

Find SwiMP3 deals on our price comparison service. Current offers start at $154. Read more

Posted on Sun, 5 Nov 2006 09:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

MP3 Player that will Send You Straight to Hell

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I hear that if you play Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” on this cross shaped MP3 player you go straight to hell. At any rate despite my reservations about how ol’ JC would feel about a cross MP3 player, we’ll never know since the player is just a concept.

I could see some use for it; say you’re a school boy or girl in a catholic school. You know the nuns and priests won’t be up on the latest tech you might slip this player by unnoticed. Read more

Posted on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:44:43 CST | by Shane McGlaun