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Samsung unveils 2012 Blu-ray players with WiFi and Disc to Digital

Rue Liu, Jan 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

Samsung today announced two new Blu-ray players, the BD-E6500 and the BD-ES6000, at CES 2012. The company introduced a new feature for the players called Disc to Digital and also added WiFi capabilities to the flagship BD-E6500 model, allowing the player to connect directly to other devices over a WiFi network without the need for a PC or other central access point. Read The Full Story

The AeroDream One offers tons of power and compensation for manly shortcomings

Shane McGlaun, Sep 5th 2011 Discuss [4]

Jarre Technologies has unveiled a gigantic media player that has a massive amount of power. The device is called the AeroDream One and it has a dock up on top of the spire that supports the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. You have to climb up the tower by connecting the shiny metal ladder to the hoop around the top. The ladder is included with the purchase of the AeroDream One. Read The Full Story

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Creative Zen X-Fi3 Hands-on [Video]

Chris Burns, Sep 2nd 2011 Discuss [0]

This week at IFA 2011 we’ve been able to get our hands on more than a couple devices, taking lovely videos as we go – this particular device is certainly not like the others in that instead of a smartphone, tablet, Ultrabook, or pair of earbuds, we’ve got an odd little music player. This is the Creative Zen X-Fi3, and as Creative shows us, it’s meant to be a competitor in the currently iPod-dominated portable music player market. It’s got a several features that are sure to turn your head including X-Fi Crystalizer audio enhancement and the ability to play FLAC files, but are they enough to get past the fact that this device does not have a touchscreen display? We’ve come to expect as much from basically every little portable device like this on the market – does it need to be in tact in order for us to love a product?

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Samsung reveals Galaxy S WiFi 3.6 music player

Rue Liu, Sep 1st 2011 Discuss [7]

Samsung has announced a new portable media player called the Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 3.6. It follows after a long list of IFA 2011 announcements this morning from the South Korean company but doesn't fall into the smartphone or tablet category. Instead, it appears to simply be a 3.6-inch addition to Samsung's existing 4- and 5-inch Galaxy S Players. Read The Full Story

Creative ZEN X-Fi3 media player is packed with cool features for under $100

Shane McGlaun, Sep 1st 2011 Discuss [2]

Creative has trotted out its latest media player today and the little thing is pretty cool looking. The player is called the ZEN X-Fi3 media player and it has a 2-inch screen and measures 65 x 45.5 x 12.5mm. The little player has a microSD card slot to add more music and video when you get low on internal storage. The player uses the X-Fi Crystallizer to make your tunes sound better. Read The Full Story

iRiver P8 PMP breaks cover with slick interface and more

Shane McGlaun, Jul 5th 2011 Discuss [1]

iRiver has been around for a long time making some interesting PMPs and other devices for music and video fans to take with them wherever they go. One of the last items that we talked about from iRiver was the small T9 MP3 player back in May. The new product that has surfaced from iRiver is much more interesting than the low-end T9. The P8 has a big 5-inch touchscreen and a very slick interface with widgets and more that looks like it came from Cupertino. Read The Full Story

Colorfly Pocket HiFi C4 Pro looks like a 60′s Star Trek prop

Shane McGlaun, Jun 15th 2011 Discuss [1]

For the most part all media players look alike. They all tend to have the same shape and style and many of them have similar controls or touchscreens for you to use for controlling the tracks and content you store. Colorfly has a new media player that looks very different from the masses out there. The player is called the Pocket HiFi C4 Pro and apparently, it is aimed at the audiophile looking for the best sound quality they can get. Read The Full Story

Popcorn Hour C-200 media player gets iPlayer update

Shane McGlaun, Mar 29th 2011 Discuss [0]

We have talked about the Popcorn Hour C-200 streaming media player a long time ago when the device first launched. The launch of that device was a few years ago now, but Syabas, the market of the Popcorn Hour device hasn’t forgot about the owners of the C-200. Read The Full Story

Microsoft May Finally Kill Zune?

Rue Liu, Mar 14th 2011 Discuss [6]

According to a Bloomberg source, Microsoft will discontinue production of its Zune media player. Instead, the company will shift its focus to other devices and concentrate on developing the Zune software for mobile phones. Read The Full Story

ASUS O!Play HD2 detailed; launches this week for £109

Chris Davies, Oct 4th 2010 Discuss [9]

It's been a while since we've heard from ASUS about their USB 3.0 toting O!Play HD2 multimedia center, but now - with the launch tipped for this week - the company is being a little more forthright about the specifications. Supporting USB 2.0 and eSATA external drives, the ASUS O!Play HD2 also has an internal 3.5-inch hard-drive bay and can be used as a regular USB 3.0 external HDD in its own right. Read The Full Story

QNAP NMP-1000P network media player offers vast format support

Chris Davies, Sep 30th 2010 Discuss [1]

QNAP has outed its latest network media player, the NMP-1000P, a compact STB that offers Full HD 1080p video, Dolby and DTS digital surround sound, optional NAS functionality and internet media streaming. Able to gobble up a 3.5-inch hard-drive in its internal bay - either for storing local content or acting as a backup drive for networked computers - the NMP-1000P uses Sigma Designs new 667MHz SMP8643 SoC video/audio decoder. Read The Full Story

Boxee comments on new Apple TV

Shane McGlaun, Sep 2nd 2010 Discuss [1]

Yesterday Apple unveiled the new Apple TV that doesn’t suck nearly as much as the original. The new device is much more of a direct competitor to the Boxee Box that is due for an update this November. Boxee has commented on the new Apple TV and defends its coming update and the roughly $100 more expensive price point. Read The Full Story