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Audiophile-friendly Nationite S:Flo2 gets reviewed

, May 6th 2010 Discuss [2]

Audiophile-PMPs are a pretty rare breed, especially if you don't want to empty your entire bank account to acquire one, and so the Nationite S:Flo2 has plenty riding on it.  Priced from $119.50 (albeit only netting you a mere 2GB of storage), the S:Flo2's selling point isn't its touchscreen, video capabilities or games, but its excellent audio quality.  Joker of the MP4Nation forums has reviewed the S:Flo2, and it turns out you really don't need to spend crazy money to get crazy-good sound. Read The Full Story

Zo Personal subwoofer promises 12-inch sub performance in an iPod nano-size package

, Apr 29th 2010 Discuss [1]

I think that most people who listen to music on their iPod, notebook, or netbook will agree that most devices lack seriously in the bass department. Notebooks and netbooks are often worse than the iPod and other MP3 players. Read The Full Story

Cowon D3 PMP tipped to run Android

, Apr 22nd 2010 Discuss [0]

Cowon's niche has generally been PMPs that offer significantly higher audio quality than rivals, but according to the latest rumors they could be throwing in some fashionable Android action with their next model.  Journal Du Geek reckons that the Cowon D3 - the replacement to the venerable D2 - will eschew the company's proprietary OS and replace it with Google's open-source Android platform. Read The Full Story

Sony B150 Series & W250 Series Walkman MP3 players launch

, Apr 12th 2010 Discuss [1]

Sony has announced two new ranges of MP3 players, targeted at the budget market.  The Sony B150 Series Walkman has the familiar memory-stick form-factor, with a 3-line LCD display and basic controls, while the Sony W250 Series Walkman squeezes everything into a set of earphones.  2GB and 4GB versions will be available of each, though only MP3 and WMA (non-DRM) files types are supported on the B150; the W250 can also play AAC and Linear PCM files. Read The Full Story

Creative ZEN X-Fi Style, ZEN Style 100 & 300 PMPs launch

, Apr 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

Creative have announced their latest range of PMPs, the ZEN X-Fi Style and ZEN Style, kicking off a new "Pure Audio" campaign in which the company look to be pushing their sound quality in an attempt to stave off the iPod.  The ZEN X-Fi Style packs a 2.4-inch TFT LCD display, TV-output and X-Fi DSP, while the smaller ZEN Style gets a 1.8-inch TFT LCD, longer battery life (up to 32hrs audio) and smaller capacities. Read The Full Story

Archos 1 Vision PMP reviewed: cheap but definitely not cheerful

, Mar 15th 2010 Discuss [1]

While fanboi debates rage just as strongly as they ever did, in general gadgets across the board are better designed, better constructed and better performing than we could've hoped for five or so years ago.  That's why it's so nice to find a real humdinger of a review for Archos' 1 Vision PMP, an MP3 player that anythingbutipod describe as having "bad build quality, awkward design, peculiar button placements, an undeniably unnecessary power switch, somewhat peculiar menus and an extra features set that might as well not have been there." Read The Full Story

Premium HiSoundAudio Studio PMP found using disguised cheap chip

, Mar 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

Nothing puts the quality cat among the audiophile pigeons like products billed as offering "premium" sound being found to use mainstream components.  Latest to potentially fall foul is HiSoundAudio's Studio PMP, on sale for a whopping $345, but which - after MP4 Nation opened it up - was found to be using a Sigmatel 3770 chip as its main processor and DAC, something more commonly found in mid-range MP3 players. Read The Full Story

Apple hits 10 billion downloads with iTunes, still going strong

, Feb 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

Despite recent pricing controversies, the iTunes Store has already hit the 10 billion song download mark, making Steve Jobs look even better despite the iPad fiasco, as well as broadcasting the potential of digital distribution. Read The Full Story

Samsung TicToc MP3 player: shake to skip

, Feb 9th 2010 Discuss [0]

Samsung have announced a new iPod shuffle competitor, and they've taken the Apple MP3 player's shake functionality to its reasonable-logical conclusion.  The Samsung TicToc has only one button; track playback is controlled by shaking the mediaplayer, and the TicToc can automatically choose a slow track if you shake gently or a faster one if you're more vigorous. Read The Full Story

Freestyle Audio Waterproof MP3 Player available for pre-order

, Feb 4th 2010 Discuss [0]

It's still cold in most parts of the country, but the warm weather will be here before you know it. Once the weather starts getting warmer people will be heading to the beach and lakes to spend time in the water. You might like music with you when you go to the beach, but you might not want to use your iPod near the water for fear of getting it wet. Read The Full Story

Finis debuts XtreaMP3.1G MP3 player for water sports

, Dec 18th 2009 Discuss [0]

Water and your typical MP3 player don't mix. In fact, your typical MP3 player doesn't mix well with sweat either. If you get your iPod damp odds are you will be in the market for a new one soon. With the players being rather fragile there is really no way people who like to swim are going to be able to wear one in the water. Read The Full Story

Lower PMP volume defaults to fight hearing loss planned

, Sep 28th 2009 Discuss [0]

Thanks to a new European Union ruling, any PMP sold in Europe will soon need to have a lower default volume level so as to avoid ear damage.  The so-called "safe exposure" levels will be a condition of sale for any MP3 player, including Apple's iPod range, though users will be able to override the settings if they choose. Read The Full Story
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