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Cowon P5 Portable Media Player Has 5-inch Touchscreen, Haptics, Usual Cowon Goodness

Cowon's upcoming P5 will improve on their A3 and Q5W portable media players (which we've both reviewed) with the addition of a haptics touch-feedback feature. The rest is fairly similar: a 800x480 screen, FM radio, stereo Bluetooth, TV-out, stereo speakers, USB, extreme codec support and 40GB-80GB sizes. There will still be Wi-Fi, but you'll have to get it tacked on after the fact with a dongle. The Korean price is $430ish by the end of the month. No US info yet as far as we know. Maybe we can trade them an early sneak peek at Starcraft 3 for this? [Cowon via CNET]

2:51 PM on Thu Jul 24 2008
By Jason Chen
2,723 views, 30 comments

Latest by deusdiabolus: I'm wondering how this would work as a DJ tool...maybe a simple app with a crossfader, two inputs/outputs, cue and digital pitch. Probably not quite within the range of this, but hey...free idea. more »

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Sarotech's Abigs DVP-260X Media Player Holds 320GB, Does 5.1 Audio and HDMI, Plus FM Transmitter

Sarotech's' 2.5-inch ABigs player seems to be designed by an engineer with a gigantic budget. Why? Because it's got a 2.5-inch display, H.264 and MKV support, 1080p over HDMI and 5.1-channel out, a built-in FM transmitter, a photo viewer, an e-book and both PAL and NTSC compatibility. The 160GB version is available for $278 and the 320GB version is available for $328 from Korea, which isn't all that bad considering everything you get from it. If you still want the Korean flavor of this Sarotech but a bit more US availability, there's always Cowon's PMPs. They've got not quite as massive storage, but their format support is phenomenal. [AVING]

2:20 PM on Thu Jul 24 2008
By Jason Chen
1,992 views, 18 comments

Latest by n/a: Yup, don't think this has a screen at all. It only has leds to show what it's doing. It's just an external hard drive case really. more »

media

Brando's New Cartridge-Style HDD Dock Goes Full Multimedia Player

Clearly one to take a good idea and run with it, Brando has just come up with this new cartridge-style HDD dock that also acts as a media player. So via its s-video and composite sockets you can stream audio, pictures, and video (including divx, with subtitles) to TV and it even has a remote. It takes 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch SATA HDDs (and SD cards too) and connects via USB 2.0. Hmm: a largish rectangular "cartridge" which you plug in to a socket to play movies on TV, why's that sound familiar? Available now for $84. [Brando]

5:31 AM on Thu Jul 10 2008
By Kit Eaton
5,572 views, 25 comments

Latest by n/a: Agreed. I'll be hanging out for the eSATA + HDMI version of this baby. Wouldn't hurt if it could support more than FAT32 either. more »

cellphones

VLC Media Player Now Available For iPhone and iPod Touch

Thanks to Zottd, iPhone users can now port the popular VLC media player to their iPhone or iPod touch, making it possible to drag, drop and play MPEG/MPG, AVI and MP3 media formats. He is also in the process of researching playback for VCD, DivX, WMA, and WMV, and he notes that FLAC and OGG are coming soon. The project is currently in beta, but a public release is on its way. Naturally, you will need a jailbroken phone to take part in this awesomeness. [zottd via Macrumors]

1:50 PM on Wed Jun 4 2008
By Sean Fallon
12,202 views, 39 comments

Latest by LastVigilante: I hope that this means I'll be able to watch the Live NASA TV stream on my iPod Touch. That would be sweet. more »

zune

GameStop Squashes Its Bad Zune Habit

It was always strange seeing a video game retailer peddling MP3 players, but nevertheless GameStop has ceased selling Microsoft Zune portable media players. The breakup puts a small speedbump in Microsoft's path to wrest marketshare away from Apple's iPod line, and could slow the progress Zune made against Creative earlier this month. While the initial reaction might be doom-and-gloom for the Zune, the level-headed amongst us will remember that GameStop sells video games, not music players, and big box chains like Target, Best Buy and Wal-Mart will continue to stock it. GameStop said it will continue to sell Zunes until stock is dry, so if you're looking for a deal you might want to stop by your local store. [The Street via Kotaku]

12:00 PM on Sun May 25 2008
By Jack Loftus
2,327 views, 44 comments

Latest by rezin khanz: bet those closeout prices will never beat my 4 gig zen for fitty bucks more »

home entertainment

The Mvix MV-2500U: An Ultra Portable, HDD-Based High-Def Media Center

Mvix has announced their new, mini MV-2500U media player, which supports a 2.5-inch hard drive but can still cram in most of the features of its big brothers (the MX-780HD and MX-760) in a package about the size of a PDA. It can also support drives as big as 250GB, which should be enough to store about 100 DVD-quality movie titles. Other features include: 480p, 720p, 1080i compatibility and support for MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and MPEG-4, DVD (VOB, IFO), DivX (3/4/5/6), Xvid, BivX, VCD (DAT) formats. The MV-2500U is available now for $149. Press release after the break.

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3:35 PM on Thu May 1 2008
By Sean Fallon
3,665 views, 22 comments

Latest by hnkelley: @defn: I see. It looks good, but I found why it isn't on hardware: [en.wikipedia.org] (Criticisms section). more »

alarm clock

JWD Media-Playing Alarm With Radio, Chumby for Cheapos?

This little box from JWD does pack in a fair number of functions: 2-inch 220 x 176 TFT screen, built-in lithium battery, speakers, 1GB of memory, MP3, WMA and MP4 playback, FM radio and alarm clock. It can even record the radio or a line-in audio source, and has an SD slot for expansion. It doesn't have a touchscreen or Wi-Fi, but this Chumbyesque device is at least fairly reasonably priced: $88 for one, with discounts if you buy in bulk. [Shopkami via Chipchick]

9:04 AM on Wed Apr 30 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,705 views, 8 comments

Latest by n/a: I can't even work my regular alarm clock in the morning. How the hell am I supposed to deal with that thing? more »

storage

Iomega Screenplay Mediaplayer HDD Does HD Upscaling

Iomega's new Screenplay HD Multimedia drive promises that you can "leave the PC behind" since it stores your movies, pics and tunes and connects directly to your HDTV. You simply save them via the USB2.0 connection, and it's standalone from there on. It can upscale to to 720p and 1080i, plays a wide bunch of formats and connects via HDMI, SCART, composite audio and video or coaxial S/PDIF. With 500GB inside it should be able to store about 750 hours of MPEG2 at 780 x 480 pixels: that's around 500 movies as we mentioned yesterday. It's available now for $218.45. [Iomega and TFTS]

11:25 AM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Kit Eaton
6,075 views, 52 comments

Latest by wired203: Popcorn hour does do 5.1 via coax which if you need a fiber connection you can buy a 5 buck converter. Or just stream it out through the hdmi. more »

pmp

Sunvision PMPP, World's First Media Player With Pico-Projector

We've been talking about pico-projectors for a while, and here's what's apparently the world's first commercially available media player with one built right in: the Sunview PMPP. The LED-lit iView IPL630 unit inside it can project a VGA display up to an impressive-sounding 53 inches, but only a brightness of 9 lux at this size. The rest of the PMP sounds ok: a 3.5-inch LCD, speaker, remote, SD slot and size of around 5.2 x 3.1 x 1 inches. Interestingly it runs a Windows CE core, so it should be able to project documents and presentations. How does it look or sound? We don't know, as it's only available in limited quantities for now, and there's no word on prices. [Display Daily]

3:55 AM on Fri Apr 18 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,463 views, 10 comments

Latest by Bawjawz: Could make this projector thing into a cool adaptation of the "Star Trek" Communicator. ie. a popup screen to project onto, thus saving space by not requiring an LCD screen at all, and allowing for more space for other worthy more »

software

Adobe Media Player 1.0 Arrives, Sorta

About a year after its beta launch, Adobe Media Player is in full effect, or almost. Adobe's little Flash-only scheme for making money on the internet has lined up CBS and Viacom properties MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, plus PBS, Universal Music Group and a few others, though not all of them show up yet in the list of stuff to watch. (That tantalizing Daily Show you see in the promo pic—not available yet.) Remember, unlike other similar programs, this one lets you watch online or off. But like all the rest, it's only as good as the content it brings to the table. And its interface. And the picture quality. Any beta testers out there want to comment? We'd love to hear your impressions. [Adobe (download) via CNet]

10:45 AM on Wed Apr 9 2008
By Wilson Rothman
3,038 views, 9 comments

Latest by jnorris441: Doesn't Flash 9 beta play h.264 streams? That's not inflexible is it? more »

portable media

IOGEAR's Portable Media Player Upscales Video to 720P, Bears World's Most Generic Name

IOGEAR's portable media player, actually named Portable Media Player, may look as generic as its name on the outside, but actually has some good features on the inside (but no screen). There's the most unique one, the ability to upscale video files to 720P for display on an HDTV, but there's also XviD, DivX, MPEG1/2, and full DVD menu support as well as a bunch of audio support. With a 120GB drive on board, the $349.95 price tag doesn't seem all that steep, but there's probably little to no chance that most people will have the use of playing back 720P video on the go, on other people's screens. Maybe if you traveled a lot and wanted to watch your own movies in hotel rooms? [IOGEAR]

3:00 PM on Tue Apr 8 2008
By Jason Chen
1,907 views, 15 comments

Latest by n/a: This is perfect for me. I download *all* of my movies, but hate having to cart my laptop to someone elses house if I want to bring a movie over, or to plan 6 hours ahead in order to more »

mp3 camera

DigiArt i90 Camera-PMP Combo Frees Pockets From Multiple Gizmos

Out first in Korea (where else?) Digix's Picto DigiArt i90 is one of those crazy-sounding convergence gadgets. Combine a seven megapixel camera and PMP in one case, and you save people from carrying several gizmos, or so the idea goes. More »

4:51 AM on Wed Mar 12 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,445 views, 4 comments

mp4

Soda Can MP4 is Not All That Refreshing

As you might have guessed, the NXMP324 from Neux Corp is not what I would call a "serious" product, but those looking for something a little different may find its support for MP3, WMA, WMV, WAV and ASF file formats, built-in USB 2.0 port, FM radio, and 128MB to 4GB capacities mildly interesting. Not me though—I'm still holding out for the MP4 shaped like a bottle of Thunderbird in a paper bag. Pricing info available upon request. [Globalsources via PMP Today]

7:40 PM on Mon Feb 25 2008
By Sean Fallon
1,507 views, 4 comments

Latest by skulldriveshaft: @Canthros: could just use a can opener and pad the insides. more »

pmp navigator

Motorola Updates Its Mobile TV With Navigator

Motorola's DH01 mobile TV, above, seen at CES last month, has been updated already. The beleaguered electronics company added a GPS navigation system to the DVR (and an "n" to the model number) and took its DH01n to Barcelona's MWC to show off. It still uses DVB-H format, though, which ain't exactly popular over here. [Motorola]

3:43 AM on Tue Feb 19 2008
By AddyDugdale
568 views, Comment

concept

Tactile MP3 Player Begs to Be Touched

One look at this "Tactile MP3" player concept may have you thinking that it is a device for the blind. While, the control buttons do resemble Braille, this MP3 player is really for anyone that enjoys running their fingers across small raised bumps (and who doesn't love that!). It also has a clean design and a small form factor that is somewhat appealing. I can definitely see this type of approach being incorporated into real world products somewhere down the line. [Yanko Design]

5:45 PM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By Sean Fallon
2,654 views, 13 comments

Latest by xXCapto-ExsequorXx: @xXCapto-ExsequorXx: Wow, nvm... >.> Found it... more »

slacker

Slacker Streaming Net Radio Player Limited Trial Units In the Wild

We just talked to the guys at Slacker who told us that they've offered trial test units to people who've pre-ordered. Here's our hands-on video from November in case you wanted to see what the thing was all about. [Slacker]

9:48 PM on Mon Jan 7 2008
By Jason Chen
2,000 views, 4 comments

wow

Windows Media Player 11 Is Useful: It Cuts WoW Load Times By Up to 50 Percent

Windows Media Player 11 discovers a purpose in life—how awesome is that? (Seriously, who actually uses it for anything?) Apparently, European forums started reporting last month that running WMP 11 in the background noticeably cuts World of Warcraft load times, especially in stickier areas, though American slackjaws have just recently caught on. Game|Life confirms WoW Insider's post on the bizarre performance steroid with a test on their own machine. But will it help your rig run Crysis—or any other game for that matter? [WoW Insider via Game|Life]

1:20 AM on Fri Dec 21 2007
By matt buchanan
18,456 views, 59 comments

Latest by DiskoDanyo: WMP 11 is better than Itunes. more »

zen so soon

32GB Creative Zen Available Now, Really?

A few weeks ago Creative confirmed that the 32GB Zen was coming, but sadly would not see the light of day till the second quarter of 2008. Well, it appears that Creative's US site is showing the 32GB Zen in stock and available for shipment. For some reason the Zen product page doesn't show the 32GB model in stock when selected in the drop down menu; but when placed in the cart, it shows that it is indeed available. So if you were planing on layin-down $349.99 on the largest capacity Zen when it was finally available, your time has come. Oh, and as a bonus you might actually be able to get this in time for Christmas, if you order soon. [Creative]

9:46 PM on Tue Dec 18 2007
By Christopher Mascari
5,720 views, 45 comments

Latest by n/a: Yes, there are creative customers : ) all the way back to soundblaster. I've have my jukebox 10G for I can't even remember how long - definitely pre-ipod. Still working, still original batteries, still used every day. Huge compared to more »

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