COWON iAUDIO 7 MP3 Player Reviewed

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The Techlounge published a review of the COWON iAUDIO 7 MP3 Player.
Quote from the review: "I don't hate the player, and I'm certainly not disappointed with it. I just have a hard time recommending it, unless you know you're willing to spend time with a machine and learn how to really manipulate it, as opposed to going on intuition. Read more

Posted on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony Announces New Walkman MP3 Players

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Sony announced new Walkman DAPs today including the NWZ-S736F, NWZ-S738F, NWZ-E436F, and NWZ-E438F. The two new S-series players offer drag and drop loading simplicity and support for various audio and video codec's. The two players are also the first Sony players to offer SenseMe channels to analyze the music collection and suggest channels based on the info gathered from the user's tracks.

The players also offer integrated noise cancellation and an accessory cable to use the headphone in an airline. The screen used in the series is a 2-inch QVGA. The E-series Walkman's have a button that allows the lighting to pulse with the beat of the music and a built-in voice recorder. The players can show video and photos as well. Read more

Posted on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:50:31 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

New Spy Camera Sunglasses with MP3 Player

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These new sunglasses take the Oakley Thump MP3 glasses to the next level by integrating a hidden photo camera.

The USB Spy Camera Sunglasses has a built-in 2GB flash memory which can store more than 15,000 photos.
The integrated 1.3MP camera takes pictures in 1280x1024px resolution. Read more

Posted on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:39:46 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Lego Brick MP3 Player

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Carry your Lego love around your neck with this cool MP3 player shaped as lego brick.

The Homade MP3 i-player is shaped like a lego brick and comes in 5 colors.
It supports microSD cards up to 2GB size as storage for your music. Read more

Posted on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:50:44 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Digix IXING M1-TM tiny MP3 Player

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Digix introduces a tiny MP3 player in Korea dubbed IXING M1-TM.

The IXING M1-TM comes in 1, 2 and 4GB configurations and weighs only 20g. The new player is 5.6mm thin and features a display good enough to be used to watch videos.
Other features of the M1-TM include FM tuner, voice recorder and text viewer. Read more

Posted on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:43:37 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

SweetPea3 MP3 Player for Kids

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Parents who have music loving children 8 or under but are afraid their kids won’t take care of a real MP3 player have a new option. Peapod toys announced today that it is now shipping its SweetPea3 MP3 player for kids.

The MP3 player is available direct from the PeaPod Toys website and via select retailers in the U.S. and Canada. "MP3 technology makes perfect sense in a child's music player. With no moving parts, small parts or removable media, an extremely robust music player can be built and safely given to children of all ages, including kids under three", says Peapod Toys President Dan Lemay. Read more

Posted on Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:28:57 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Insignia Sport 2GB Video MP3 Player with Bluetooth Review

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Today we are looking at the Insignia Sport 2GB MP3 Player with Bluetooth. This inexpensive MP3 player boasts video capability and a FM tuner.

The integrated Bluetooth technology allows users to pair wirelessly to other Bluetooth devices for listening to music from the player. Read more

Posted on Thu, 7 Feb 2008 13:57:33 CST | by Shane McGlaun

SanDisk Sansa Clip MP3 Player Review

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TechwareLabs has published a review of the SanDisk Sansa Clip MP3 Player. Compare Prices here.

Quote from the review: "If you are looking for a highly portable and cheap MP3 player then check out Jason's review of the SanDisk Sansa Clip. We compare the Clip against the very populat iPod on several levels and give you the results. Read more

Posted on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

CSR to Show Bluetooth MP3 Player Reference Design at CES 2008

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There will be no shortage of MP3 players at CES 2008. The cheapest player may well be the new reference design being unveiled by CSR featuring integrated stereo Bluetooth technology. CSR says the bill of materials for the reference design is under $10.

That will open the world of wireless music up to a whole new price category. The reference design is called the BlueCore player and includes all circuit diagrams and other required materials. Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 Jan 2008 13:40:23 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung P2 4GB MP3 Player Review

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The team over at our review partner tested the stylish Samsung P2 portable music player.

Quote from the review: "Samsung’s new flagship portable media player, the P2, is sleek and svelte enough to catch the eye of potential iPhone or iPod Touch buyers. Read more

Posted on Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Insignia Pilot 4GB MP3 Player Review

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Today we are looking at the Best Buy Insignia Pilot 4GB MP3 player. This player has many features at a competitive price.

Bluetooth compatibility lets you stream music wirelessly to Bluetooth stereo headphones and the player has a built-in FM tuner as well. Memory expansion is via standard SD cards and the device can read up to 16GB cards. Read more

Posted on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 08:24:01 CST | by Shane McGlaun

New study underway on MP3 Player impact on Pacemakers

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In May we reported about a 17 year old student who conducted a study on the effect of iPods on pacemaker at the Thoracic and Cardiovascular Institute at Michigan State University.

Now researchers at the Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, will start an extensive test on how four different MP3 players affect children and adult patients with pacemakers. Read more

Posted on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Bang & Olufsen Launch BeoSound 6 MP3 Player

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Bang & Olufsen have announced a new MP3 player called the BeoSound 6. The claim is that this MP3 player has superior sound to other players on the market. B&O says that it's BeoSound 6 has clear and pure CD sound quality due to high performance on signal to noise playback.

The player has 40 hours of continuous music playback from its battery, which is about double the playtime of most battery packs. Exact storage capacity of the device isn’t offered, but Bang & Olufsen say the device can hold up to 1000 songs. Read more

Posted on Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:04:36 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

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