Tag Archive for 'pmp'
This dumpy, dusty slab is in fact MSI’s upcoming standalone GPS unit, the MS-5654. Appearing courtesy of the FCC, the device is based around a 4.3-inch touchscreen with minimal hardware controls, and will feature either 1GB or 2GB of internal storage and basic media playback functionality. Under the hood, a 372MHz Centrality CPU [...]
After not being particularly impressed with the storage offered by iRiver’s P10 PMP the other day, criticising it not so much for using a traditional hard-drive but for picking such a small one, the iRiver LPlayer seems a little more interesting. Now on sale in Korea, the LPlayer is, on its own, quite a standard PMP [...]
Having first seen the iRiver P10 PMP back at CES 2008, it’s been pretty much all-quiet on the news front regarding the slick touchscreen media player. Happily we’ve now got some more information, and while it’s perhaps more of a niche product than, say, the iPod Touch, that’s not to say it’s a slouch. Based on [...]
Sony has unveiled its latest entry-level Walkman PMPs, and if the battle with Apple’s Shuffle was based on color options then Sony would be ahead of the game. The NWD-E020F-series will be available in 1GB and 2GB capacities and feature Sony’s Quick Charge technology; that means up to 28hrs of continuous playback from just a [...]
Qualcomm has announced the industry’s first color IMOD displays, which will be used by Freestyle Audio for their latest rugged PMPs. IMOD, which stands for Interferometric Modulation, is currently marketed under Qualcomm’s mirasol brand; previously only bichrome displays using the technology were available, already being used in a number of cellphones. The mirasol displays are similar [...]
I’m not sure why, but this Flexii Bluetooth cassette adapter really pleases me somehow. Designed to make streaming music through a car stereo straightforward even if your ride only has a tape deck, it uses the A2DP profile to take a stereo stream from your PMP or cellphone and squirt it out of the [...]
Creative has taken time out from licking its class-action wounds to stuff a few more gigabytes into their Shuffle-rival, the MuVo T200. The PMP, which previously had only been available with 2GB, will now come in a 4GB version. Unlike Apple’s entry-level MP3 player, the T200 has a compact 128 x 32 pixels [...]
Microsoft have announced an update for their Zune PMP, version 2.5, which introduces new functionality to the device’s software and firmware, as well as the Zune Marketplace online media store. Gapless playback and auto-playlists, together with the ability to synchronize multiple devices simultaneously (and queue up new tracks for loading when the PMP is next [...]
Creative have lost the class-action suit brought against them regarding the quoted capacity of their PMPs. As such, the company will be forced to offer discounts on future hardware purchases to those who bought a hard-drive based MP3 player before Creative made clear in their documentation exactly what storage was available. On offer to claimants [...]
Chinese site iMP3 have been playing with Yoto’s M300, and if you’re unimpressed with Apple’s PMP range (and willing to import or perhaps take a trip to China) then the widescreen media player could tick quite a few of your boxes. For a start, there’s its codec support list: direct support for RM, FLV, RMVB, AVI, [...]
