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Cowon W2 Windows 7 MID makes it to CES 2010

, Jan 8th 2010 Discuss [1]

Cowon are best known for their PMPs - which often have tip-top audio quality - but it seems the lure of the MID is just too strong.  The company have unveiled a new 4.8-inch 1024 x 600 Atom-based MID at CES 2010, the Cowon W2, running Windows 7 on a 1.33GHz processor with WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0 and a brushed aluminum body. Read The Full Story

Cowon iAudio 9 gets the teardown treatment

, Dec 4th 2009 Discuss [0]

We can't say we've exactly been over-anxious to see what's inside Cowon's iAudio 9 PMP, but nor will we turn our noses up at a glance inside the slender mediaplayer's casing.  iMP3 bravely sacrificed a box-fresh iAudio 9 for a teardown, and it's a pretty impressive shrinking down of technology. Read The Full Story

Cowon iAudio 9 PMP gets unboxed

, Nov 17th 2009 Discuss [0]

Perhaps it's a 2009 thing and, come the new year, packaging will won't enthral us so, but for now there's a great deal of geeky appeal in how manufacturers choose to present their tech.  Cowon have generally been associated more with audio performance than they have with style, but it looks like some of the "shape up" message is getting through: DAP Review have just taken delivery of the iAudio 9 PMP, and as their unboxing photoset shows there's obviously been a lot of thought put into how it's packaged. Read The Full Story

Cowon W2 MID with Atom CPU revealed by Bluetooth SIG

, Nov 2nd 2009 Discuss [0]

Gadgets leaked by text are far less exciting than blurry, hurriedly-snapped photos, but we won't turn up our noses at a preview no matter the method.  It now appears that Cowon have a touchscreen MID in the works, the Cowon W2, according to a test page at the Bluetooth SIG, though specifications are still scant. Read The Full Story

Cowon iAudio 9 PMP gets priced & dated

, Oct 26th 2009 Discuss [0]

Cowon's iAudio 9 PMP now has a release date and pricing, after the slimline media player was first outed at the start of October.  8.9mm thick, the iAudio 9 will be available in 8GB and 16GB configurations, and land in Japan at least in the middle of November 2009. Read The Full Story

Cowon iAudio 9 PMP: broad codec support and TV out

, Oct 1st 2009 Discuss [0]

Cowon have outed their latest PMP, the iAudio 9, complete with a 2-inch QVGA display and voice-recorder functionality.  While it may not have the outright style of some rival devices, one thing Cowon have always impressed with is codec support and the iAudio 9 is looking like it'll be no different. Read The Full Story

Cowon iAudio E2 MP3 player gets iconic teaser

, Jul 31st 2009 Discuss [0]

Cowon's next MP3 player has been previewed, and the keyring-style iAudio E2 is already causing no small amount of confusion.  While it ostensibly resembles a screenless PMP in the manner of the iPod shuffle, the row of icons at the top of the Cowon teaser (which you can see full-sized after the cut) does seem to suggest a more complete range of features. Read The Full Story

Apple, Microsoft, iriver & more face Tsera touchpad patent lawsuit

, Jul 20th 2009 Discuss [0]

Apple, Microsoft, Bang & Olufsen and iriver are among the defendants named by Tsera LLC, a company claiming to own a touchpad patent which has been vigorously infringed.  The lawsuit concerns Tsera's patent "Methods and apparatus for controlling a portable electronic device using a touchpad", and basically describes recognizing different touchpad swipes without requiring visual feedback. Read The Full Story

Cowon S9 White Edition PMP unveiled

, Jul 14th 2009 Discuss [1]

Cowon have unveiled a ceramic white version of their S9 touchscreen AMOLED PMP, although it's yet to go on sale in the US.  The Cowon S9 White Edition comes with matching headphones and the same crisp 480 x 272 display. Read The Full Story

Cowon S9 MP3 player hits U.S.

, May 4th 2009 Discuss [0]

Well this is good news! It seems you can now get your hands on the S9 MP3 player from Cowon with a 32GB capacity on Amazon. And this comes just a few days after the device's announcement in South Korea. Read The Full Story

Cowon D2+ PMP tweaked: new GUI

, Feb 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Cowon have announced an updated version of their D2 PMP, the Cowon D2+, with the same touchscreen control as the original but a newly tweaked OS.  The D2+ has an integrated DMB digital TV tuner, video and audio playback, together with an ebook reader, flash player and up to 52 hours battery life. Read The Full Story

Cowon L3 touchscreen PMP/PND gets official

, Feb 13th 2009 Discuss [0]

Cowon have officially announced the L3 combination PMP and GPS navigator, with a 7-inch touchscreen display, dual-core processor (each core running at 480MHz) and DMB digital TV.  First spotted back in August last year, the L3's sizable display runs at 800 x 480 WVGA with 128MB of SDRAM, 4GB of storage and an SD card.    Read The Full Story
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