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Archos 7 Home Tablet drops in 7 days time?

Chris Davies, 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

Microsoft tip Zune HD 64 for storage-hounds

Chris Davies, Mar 29th 2010 Discuss [0]

What's that you say, 32GB of Zune HD storage simply insufficient for your A/V needs? Simmer down, Microsoft hear your plaintive, ear-splitting cries and it looks like they're responding in the most obvious way: with a Zune HD 64. Read The Full Story

Cowon J3 AMOLED PMP spotted; launches this month

Chris Davies, Mar 16th 2010 Discuss [0]

Having been spotted in little more than sketch form back in January, we now have some firmer information on Cowon's upcoming J3 media player. Set to launch this month, apparently, the Cowon J3 has a 3.3-inch AMOLED touchscreen running at 480 x 272, complete with up to 16GB of storage and Bluetooth connectivity. Three versions of the J3 will be available initially, with the PMP coming in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB SKUs. All will have an accelerometer for automatic screen-orientation flips, a TV output for displaying content on a bigger screen, and Cowon's own JetEffects effects 3.0 technology for improving audio performance. Read The Full Story

Archos 1 Vision PMP reviewed: cheap but definitely not cheerful

Chris Davies, 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

Samsung offers price and ship date for R1 and R0 PMPs

Shane McGlaun, Mar 10th 2010 Discuss [0]

I mentioned the Samsung R1 PMP last summer when it landed in Europe. We expected the player to come to the US soon, but that never happened. Samsung has finally announced availability and pricing information for the R1 and its sibling the R0 PMPs. Read The Full Story

Premium HiSoundAudio Studio PMP found using disguised cheap chip

Chris Davies, 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

Archos Vision Series PMPs: 1.4 to 4.3-inches

Chris Davies, Mar 3rd 2010 Discuss [0]

Not, perhaps, as interesting as the company's new Home Tablets, but Archos also have a line of new and updated PMPs to show at CeBIT 2010. The Archos Vision Series ranges from the tiny 24g Vision A14VG, with a video-capable 1.4-inch LCD display, FM radio and 4GB of storage, to the 4.3-inch touchscreen Vision A43VB, with 8GB of storage, a microSD card slot, 30hr battery and a video-output for playing content on a bigger display. Video demos after the cut Read The Full Story

Philips GoGear Connect Android 2.1 PMP/PND

Chris Davies, Feb 24th 2010 Discuss [0]

Philips have revealed their plans to take on the PMP and PND markets in one fell swoop, with the upcoming Philips GoGear Connect. An Android 2.1 based device, with a touchscreen and trackball, the GoGear Connect will not have integrated cellular connectivity - it won't replace your smartphone - but it will be able to tether via Bluetooth or hook up to a WiFi hotspot. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Samsung TicToc MP3 player: shake to skip

Chris Davies, 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

Shane McGlaun, 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

redsn0w 0.9.2 unlocks/jailbreaks all iPhone & iPod touch models

Chris Davies, Feb 1st 2010 Discuss [0]

The iPhone Dev Team have released the latest version of redsn0w, the software tool for jailbreaking, unlocking and customizing Apple's PMPs and smartphones, and version redsn0w 0.9.2 now supports all iPhone and iPod touch models. Apple iPhone OS firmware 3.0 and 3.1.2 are supported, though for certain carrier unlocks you'll need to follow up with ultrasn0w or blacksn0w. Read The Full Story

iriver Smart HD K1 PMP gets video demo

Chris Davies, Jan 25th 2010 Discuss [0]

You know what's the one thing pretty much guaranteed to take the lust-worthy edge off a new PMP? Spotting the Windows CE homescreen lurking on it, that's what. iriver's slender Smart HD K1 turned a few heads when it officially launched earlier this month, but as this video preview shows a CE desktop is only a few taps away. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story