Category: MP3 players
Sunview PMPP – first media player with built-in projector
With all the talk of pico projectors in the past, we expected the first commercial arrival to be some much-hyped, high-end phone. Not a small media player from Hong Kong…
The day the music died – Microsoft to launch the Joy Division Zune
Joy Division was once a cool edgy band for cool edgy kids – and now it’s just a marketing tool for corporate America…
LG T80 – touchscreen and digital TV on the go
LG has launched its T80 media player in Denmark, offering TV and your media files on the go…
Reigncom unveils iriver e100 media player
Another iPod competitor, this time from Reigncom and its iriver e100 media player…
GDIS Floral titi – bad name, decent mini player
No laughing at the back – but the GDIS Floral titi could be heading to Europe…
Pioneer Aqua – waterproof speaker unit for your portable player
Take two bottles into the shower? You could just take one and a speaker unit shaped like a shampoo bottle – the Pioneer Aqua…
Mpio ultra-slim V10 media player launches in Korea
New to the Korean market is the slimline Mpio V10, just 15.4mm thick and packing a 3-inch touch screen with 480 x 272 resolution…
The all-singing, all-dancing Sony Rolly gets new colours in Japan – before we even see one!
In addition to the original white Rolly, Sony has announced a black shade to match your black, black heart. Although heaven knows what an angst-ridden music fan like you is doing with a dancing MP3 player!
In addition to the black colour, or lack thereof, there’ll also be some new speaker covers, in tones of red, blue and silver, as shown above. They’ll apparently cost ¥1,500, or around £7, and for the actual Rolly itself, in…
Aphex Twin finds a solution to tagging your MP3 'trackqs' (see what I did there?)
It’s comforting to know I’m not the only ID3 obsessive around (whether to cap prepositions is an ongoing internal struggle, ‘Gang of Four’ or ‘Gang Of Four’?) Paul Lamere, Sun Labs researcher and audiophile, has conducted a litmus test of which 2.0 sites have an authoritative grasp on music metadata using the posterboy of all that is homely and simple, Richard D. James, a.k.a. Aphex Twin.
iRiver's new Mickey Mouse-inspired MPlayers and matching speakers
First seen back in June last year, iRiver has introduced new variations on its Mickey Mouse-inspired MPlayer, along with a matching speaker…
