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Zvue's Custom Elvis Theme PMP Comes with Pre-Loaded Presley Vids

Screw the Journey-themed PMP, this custom Zvue player has real music aboard: from Mr Presley himself. Ten video clips to be precise, and Elvis's signature and photo engraved on the back shell. Part of Zvue's Premier Artists Series, it's got 1GB (expandable to 5GB with microSD,) a 2.4-inch colour TFT screen, FM tuner, voice recorder and will cost about $50 when it's out August 12th in Wal-mart. Uh huh huh. [TFTS]

6:56 AM on Wed Aug 6 2008
By Kit Eaton
667 views, 8 comments

Latest by ANoel: @92BuickLeSabre: ... or a bunch of screwball plagarists! more »

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iRiver Spinn Controller and UI Caught on VIdeo: Sleek, But Confusing

We've talked a few times about iRiver's Spinn PMP with its revolutionary controller, and now its UI has been captured on camera. Check out the radio-dial-like menu selection system, which looks pretty sleek and shiny. You dial through/click the menus with the feature wheel on the unit. Or by jabbing at the touchscreen. Hmm.... so the purpose of the big wheel is as an additional control that doesn't offer the flexibility of touchscreen controls? It's a little confusing: as is the UI itself, to my eyes at least. [IRiverfans via Engadget]

7:47 AM on Mon Aug 4 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,424 views, 9 comments

Latest by n/a: Lame!! more »

music

Tascam GT-R1 Guitar Recorder Lets You Capture Those Brilliant Solos

Tascam—last heard of here on Giz with a portable MP3 guitar "trainer"—has come up with another gizmo that may interest you if you're a guitarist. The GT-R1 is a portable MP3 recorder for capturing your axe work, capable of recording to MP3/WAVE at 48/44.1 kHz 24-bits uncompressed. That's not bad quality, and since it works with SDHC, you'll have plenty of recording time. Better yet it's got multiple effects built-in, and also has a "trainer" function which allows you to play along with your fave tracks at your choice of speed—without changing the pitch. Sounds pretty handy, and it'll be out August 26th in Japan for around $310. [Akihabaranews]

4:27 AM on Mon Aug 4 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,325 views, 18 comments

Latest by johnnyabnormal: @godwhacker: I've done nasty things to guitars that make Hendrix look mellow, but I try to be nice to the ones that aren't beaters. more »

duracell

Duracell's PowerSource Mini For Pocket-Sized Mobile Charging

It appears that Duracell has developed an more portable and less expensive version of last year's PowerSource charger with the new PowerSource Mini. This device features a lithium-ion battery pack and a mini USB pivot arm that allows you to juice up your MP3 players, cellphones and other portable devices on the go. It also features a full-sized USB port that allows you to charge two devices at once. All-in-all the Powersource Mini should net an additional 24 hours of music on a Nano and about an hour of talk time on a Blackberry. Available now for around $50. [Tiger Direct and Duracell via TFTS and Coolest Gadgets]

8:00 PM on Fri Aug 1 2008
By Sean Fallon
4,626 views, 6 comments

Latest by spimoles: I need this yesterday. Definitely going to order. more »

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Sony PMX-M80 Big Touchscreen PMP Packs Maps for Chinese Travellers

Sony's PMX-M80 is a cute white touchscreen PMP that stuffs some impressive specs in a 4.3-inch frame, a decent size for watching video without killing your eyes. The player has 16GB onboard memory, expandable via Memory Stick, a microphone, Google Maps-like browser with points of interest and your basic (MP4/AVI/WMA/MP3/AAC) codec support. Sadly, you won't see the PMX-M80 stateside: It's China-only and a little pricey at $330 (2,260 yuan). [Akihabara News]

10:20 AM on Fri Aug 1 2008
By Benny Goldman
1,221 views, 8 comments

design

I Don't Think The World is Ready For Aromatherapy Earphones

Hey, I love pleasing scents as much the next person, but I don't think people are quite ready for an MP3 player that pumps odors through your earbuds. Nonetheless, a group of designers has come up with that very idea and dubbed it "Sweet Honey." I highly doubt that you will see something like this on store shelves anytime soon, but there are plenty of crazy stupid aromatherapy gadgets out there already—so you never know. [Yanko]

4:40 PM on Thu Jul 31 2008
By Sean Fallon
1,310 views, 10 comments

Latest by StarChaser Tyger: It's Yanko. Another stupid idea that doesn't exist. Not even worth reading... more »

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Quotable: John Paczkowski on Dell's Upcoming MP3 Player

Patches from All Things D headlined his Dell MP3 player post in a way that tickled me elmo:

Think of It as More of a “Zune-Killer”

Likely, he wrote this while raising a rich eyebrow to the heavens. [AllThingsD]

11:57 AM on Wed Jul 30 2008
By Brian Lam
1,391 views, 11 comments

spy

Spy Glasses Set International Espionage to Your Very Own Soundtrack

What's better than stealing highly guarded secrets through your special digital camera glasses? How about stealing said secrets to AC/DC's Night Prowler? An otherwise gaudy but inconspicuous set of Oakley Thump knockoffs, these Spy Camera+MP3 Sunglasses capture shots through a wireless shutter control—1.3MP photos saved in 2GB of storage—and they play your favorite MP3s for up to 6 hours through the rechargeable lithium ion battery. If only these were around when we were ten, oh the parliament buildings we could have pretended to infiltrate. $165. [brando]

9:45 AM on Wed Jul 30 2008
By Mark Wilson
2,555 views, 31 comments

Latest by faabshaam: I for one am looking forward to wearing these when I am crawling through the heating vents, looking for the womens room, while listening to the mission impossible theme. more »

projectors

Meridian 10MP Projector Displays on 25-Foot Screen With No Pixelation

Meridian's 810 projector boldly claims to be the Reference Video System, and after seeing it for myself I think that's a fair assessment. The $185,000 box (that's right!) uses specially calibrated JVC D-ILA light engine panels to deliver a resolution of 4096 x 2400 pixels, or put simply, 10-freaking-megapixels. Compare that to 1080i's one paltry MP of resolution, or 1080p full HD's skimpy 2MP. So how does the 810 do its magic? With a very unique scaling engine. More »

6:00 AM on Wed Jul 30 2008
By Benny Goldman
4,977 views, 17 comments

Latest by n/a: @steven5737 Stephen Spielberg used 2.35:1 as well. Jaws, Indiana Jones, Munich and Minority Report are films you might be familiar with in the 2.35:1 aspect. Anamorphic 2.35:1 is so popular now that about 98% of home theaters I design are in more »

dell

Dell to Release New MP3 Player with Zing Tech, Media Store, Says Rumor

Remember Dell's DJ Ditty MP3 player? Probably not, since Dell shut its PMP shop a while back. But over at the Wall St Journal, there's a rumor that Dell is planning on re-entering the PMP market with a new device that's been under development and testing. The device, name unknown, has a screen and simple navigation controls and would "connect to online music services via a Wi-Fi internet connection." This would tie in with a new online media service, allowing downloading of music and movies which could also be played on PC. Key in this is software developed by Zing (which Dell bought last year) which would come installed on PCs and PMPs, and manage the media movements. There's mention of a potential fall launch, and costs for the PMP of less than $100. [WSJ. Subscription warning.]

4:23 AM on Wed Jul 30 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,597 views, 11 comments

Latest by JChristopher: @OMG! Ponies!: No, I meant 128 GB. If Dell wants to win they have to overwhelm the enemy. Granted, probably no longer $100 but Dell should have better buying power than others. more »

don't stop believin'

Custom Journey MP3 Player Comes Loaded With Aging Rock

Sure, you could buy the new (yeah, new) Journey album on CD. Even iTunes. Or you could buy it preloaded on this $40 1GB flash player from ZVUE that looks like it may as well be made of black velvet. Tough call. [Product Page via Anything But iPod]

10:00 AM on Fri Jul 25 2008
By John Mahoney
2,191 views, 32 comments

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Lancer's Laqa3 Waterproof MP3 Player Takes Design Simplicity to New Levels

Maybe I'm not a slope-wise skier, but when I'm hurtling down a mountain I love to hear wind sounds—not music from my iPod. Other people are different, and this waterproof MP3 player from Lancer certainly fits the "rugged enough for big snowboard crashes" bill. The Laqa3's design is a plain metal tube. And... well, that's it. There's a headphone connector, and presumably controls somewhere, but other than that it's a plain metal tube. You may dig its industrial-look, or not, but it weighs just 25g, has IPX7 waterproofing so it's good for swimming, and comes with IPX7 silicon ear buds. It plays MP3s and WMAs, has an eight-hour lithium battery. It's released July 25th in Japan for about $185, which is lots considering it's 1GB. [AVWatch]

4:49 AM on Fri Jul 25 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,782 views, 17 comments

Latest by n/a: yeah, I really had a double take on this thing. maybe my mind is in the gutter but this looks like a sex toy at first glance. more »

pmp

Creative Decks Out Zen Range with Patterned Mozaic PMP

Creative is clearly in some kind of rush to get new media players out into the world: first the X-Fi, then the Krystal and now the Mozaic. It's a pretty standard offering, with music and video playing function, a 1.8-inch screen, FM radio and voice recorder, but, like the Nokia Prism, it's its keypad that makes it a teeny bit different. It's a mosaic-themed one, which you may either think is a tasteful dash of creativity, or a daft way of confusing the controls. In black, silver and pink colors, it's in either 2, 4 or 8GB versions for $99, $129 and $unknown. [NothingbutCreative]

5:30 AM on Thu Jul 24 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,627 views, 33 comments

Latest by toyotaboy: Look at me! I'm a trendy mp3 player that looks like a dance club... and nobody cares Honestly I haven't used creative since the buggy (and horrible battery life) zen micro, and even now I don't even use my 4gb more »

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Creative's Zen Krystal MP3 Materializes Out of Nowhere

It kind of looks like a Zen Stone, and it is certainly a far cry from the Zen X-Fi, but this little MP3 player has been discovered hiding on Creative's Hong Kong site. Apparently, the 4GB Zen Krystal is designed to be a sports player with a pedometer that functions similarly to the Nike+ line. It also includes games like "Hurdle Race, Catch & Dodge and Dice Roll" as well as a Blue 0.7" OLED, FM radio, and 10 hours of playback. A price and a release date have not been made available. [Creative via anythingbutipod]

1:39 PM on Thu Jul 17 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,511 views, 23 comments

Latest by Collins1: @Th3Chos3n0n3: Thank god you told us you have an iPhone, without which we would have no quantified value with which to compare this products battery life to! My Sony does 36 hours! more »

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Samsung's TL34HD: A 14.7 MP Point-and-Shoot

Samsung's new TL34HD point-and-shoot is being billed as the "most advanced point‑and-shoot digital camera in Samsung’s history" with a robust 14.7-megapixels, a 3-inch touchscreen LCD, and a Schneider lens with a 28mm wide-angle focal length and 3.6x optical zoom. It is also capable of shooting video in 720p high-definition resolution at 30fps ( with movie stabilizer and optical zoom). Expect to see it on store shelves by September for around $330. The full details are available in the press release after the break.

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4:15 PM on Wed Jul 16 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,352 views, 22 comments

Latest by Bigby: 3.4x Zoom? 14.7 megapixels? Samsung, wtf are you smoking? Fail. more »

pmp

Creative Zen X-Fi Gets Launch Timing, Price

We brought you some leaked info on Creative's upcoming PMP not long ago, and now it's official. The credit-card-sized player will come in 8GB, 16GB and 32GB versions, and the larger two will support 802.11 b/g wi-fi for wireless syncing of music, video and photos and an IM chat function. It's got a 2.5-inch, 320 × 240 pixel TFT screen and a SD/SDHC slot, for a max of 32GB of expansion. There's also an FM radio, some PDA functions, and a built-in speaker to support its alarm clock option. Sound quality is given special treatment with Creative's own "crystalizer" and "expand" options. Out in Japan at first mid-July for $166, $213, $307 for the 8GB, 16GB and 32GB versions. [AV Watch]

4:56 AM on Thu Jul 10 2008
By Kit Eaton
7,146 views, 27 comments

Latest by kmanfactor: Why is this cheaper than the regular Zen? On Creative's site, the X-Fi 32GB is $280, the regular Zen 32GB is $300....? more »

review

Lightning Review: i2i Stream Wireless Music Sharing Device

The Gadget: Aerielle's i2i Stream allows users to share audio from any source between two or more i2i devices using a wireless 2.4 GHz frequency. Just plug in a set of headphones and listen to the music your friends are broadcasting on their i2i Streams (up to 7 audio sources). More »

3:40 PM on Tue Jul 8 2008
By Sean Fallon
1,776 views, 3 comments

Latest by n/a: @jeepingeek: You're tellin' me -- my GF's vibrator operates in 2.4 GHz, so every time she gets off, the cordless phone rings. more »

mp3 players

Images of Samsung U4 MP3 Player Surface, iPod Shuffle Shakes in Fear

This image of the Samsung U4 MP3 player appeared on Samsung's Korea site over the weekend, promising "freedom from monotony." And while there are no hard specs surrounding this rendering except that it's "coming soong," it will likely pick up where the Samsung U3 left off, which is to say it wants the iPod Shuffle's head. [YEPP via GenerationMP3 via AnythingButiPod]

2:58 PM on Mon Jul 7 2008
By Adrian Covert
1,676 views, 5 comments

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