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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

Ainol V8000HDW PMP gets reviewed: slick 1080p from HDMI output

, Apr 30th 2010 Discuss [2]

PMPs should have HDMI ports.  It's a pretty straightforward - and common-sense - idea, but most big-name portable media player manufacturers would far prefer to fit a proprietary socket and then sell you a pricey adapter cable afterwards.  Ainol may not be a brand name you're familiar with, but judging by MP4nation's review their new V8000HDW certainly should be on your shortlist if you're keen on HD playback. 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

Zune HD gets OpenZDK fan-made performance dev framework

, Apr 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

We all know that lurking inside the Zune HD is NVIDIA's potent first-gen Tegra chipset, but what isn't so well publicised is that Microsoft's XNA development platform for the PMP doesn't allow access to the hardware's full capabilities.  In fact, it means no 3D, no internet access and performance apparently an order of magnitude less than what the Zune HD is capable of.  That wasn't good enough for the ZuneBoards team, and so they've come up with OpenZDK, an alternative development platform to XNA. Read The Full Story

Sony debuts new NWZ-W252 water resistant Walkman

, Apr 13th 2010 Discuss [2]

As a child of the 80's every time I hear the Walkman name I immediately think of those big yellow cassette players that were popular when I was a kid. Sony has evolved the Walkman band over the years and has turned the series into a line of digital media players that have been around for a while now. 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

SlashGear Week in Review – Week 15 2010

, Apr 11th 2010 Discuss [0]

Hello gang, and welcome to this week's edition of the Week in Review. Tons of stuff happened last week, the iPad, and the new iPhone OS were some of the top news items for the week. Analysts claimed that 74% of iPad buyers were Mac owners and 66% had iPhones. I am not surprised by that at all. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Zune HD 64GB Available Now

, Apr 9th 2010 Discuss [1]

If you haven't already picked up a Zune HD, perhaps now would be a good time. Unless, you're a fan of a different kind of Personal Media Player. In any event, Microsoft has just pulled the curtain off their granddaddy of the lineup, officially making the 64GB model available for purchase. But, hopefully you've been saving your hard-earned pennies, because it's going to cost you. 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

Zune HD 64 confirmed; 16GB & 32GB prices slashed

, Mar 31st 2010 Discuss [0]

Remember the Zune HD 64 spotted on the Microsoft's site earlier this week?  The company has just been in touch to let us know that it is indeed launching a 64GB version of the OLED touchscreen PMP, together with reducing the price of the existing 16GB and 32GB models.  The new Zune HD 64 will arrive April 12th for $349.99. Read The Full Story

Cowon J3 AMOLED PMP gets official

, Mar 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Cowon's reputation for strong audio performance and well-constructed PMPs has left us eagerly anticipating the company's new J3 mediaplayer, and while we've still to listen to the end result, from a style point of view the J3 certainly packs a punch.  Fresh to Cowon's site, the J3 has a 3.3-inch 16m color AMOLED touchscreen, Bluetooth 2.0 (with A2DP support), T-DMB and a TV-out connection, together with a microSD card slot and their own JetEffect 3.0 and BBE+ DSP. Read The Full Story

Archos 7 Home Tablet drops in 7 days time?

, Mar 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

Archos promised we could expect the Archos 7 Home Tablet - announced back at CeBIT 2010 - sometime in April 2010, but it looks like the 7-inch touchscreen slate could be arriving in tandem with the iPad.  German retailer Redcoon.de reckon they'll have the Archos 7 HT in stock in a week's time, though it's the slightly more expensive 8GB model rather than the €149 ($203) entry-level 2GB version. Read The Full Story
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