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.
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- Join in on SlashGear’s WIMM Spring Developers Project!
- The PS Vita Will Be Sony’s Last Portable
- Why I Don’t Want to Imagine A World Without A DVR
- SlashGear 101: Windows 8 on ARM
- SlashGear 101: Android@Home
- Motorola DROID 4 Hands-On and Unboxing
- Nokia Lumia 800 White official: Hands-on
- Switching between Android 4.0 ICS and iPhone 4S
‘Portable Media’ Stories
SlashGear Week in Review – Week 15 2010
Spotify Mobile App for iPhone submitted for Apple approval [Updated]
Streaming music service Spotify have submitted a mobile version of their desktop internal radio software to Apple's App Store, which - if approved - would allow users to stream their choice of individual tracks, albums and playlists to their iPhone and iPod touch handsets.
While pricing for the app is likely to be free, it's been suggested in the past that users would be required to sign up for Spotify's premium service. While the company offers an ad-supported free desktop version, interspersing tracks with occasional adverts, the premium £9.99 per month ($16) package removes the adverts and increases audio quality.
Updated: Spotify have confirmed that it will be only accessible to Premium subscribers; check out their demo video after the cut
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Motorola Media Mover will reach production
All the way back in September 2008 Motorola demonstrated their MCU3E, an awesome little wireless media transcoder device. At the time they had no plans for production; now, though, the gadget is back with a new casing, a new name - the Motorola Media Mover - and what seems to be a definite launch plan.
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Samsung YP-Q2 8GB & 16GB PMPs unveiled
Samsung have quietly unveiled their latest PMP, the Samsung YP-Q2, a minor evolution on the company's existing digital media players. Outfitted with 8GB or 16GB of storage, the YP-Q2 has a 2.4-inch QVGA display, promises 50hrs audio playback, and is controlled by touch-sensitive illuminated buttons.
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Chinavision Portable Digital Media Center
The design of this Portable Digital Media Center may not be retro, but it's interpretation of "portable" certainly is, taking us back to the days where a 14-inch CRT TV was considered highly luggable. In this case, Chinavision offer an 8-inch swiveling LCD display, DVD and CD player, FM radio and even retro NES gaming.
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Sony NWZ-X1000-series OLED Walkman specs released
Full specifications of Sony's OLED-display NWZ-X1000-series Walkmans have emerged, courtesy of the Hong Kong SonyStyle store. The listing confirms the 3-inch WQVGA 432 x 240 OLED display together with the supported file types and maximum resolutions of the media the Walkman will play.
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iLuv i1155 8.4 Inch Portable Multimedia Player for your iPod and DVDs Review
Video capable iPods have made portable media all the more accessible. Attempt to watch anything more than a short clip on one, though, and you’ll be wishing for glasses or, preferably, a larger screen. That’s where the iLuv i1155 Portable Multimedia Player comes in, offering not only a big display for iPod video playback but a DVD for all the legacy discs that copyright laws won’t let you rip. It even manages to look attractive; is the experience as good as the promise, though?
Rhapsody Ibiza MP3 players coming from Haier America
It looks as though two new Rhapsody-powered MP3 players are getting ready to rumble, and they won't be satisfied until they win the world title for "most uncreative model names". Haier America has announced the Ibiza Mini and the Ibiza Touch. Mini and Touch - now why do those sound familiar?
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Samsung’s P3 ready to battle the iPod Touch
Samsung is showing off its new touchscreen media player, the P3. From the looks of it, the P3 seems to be positioning itself as a challenger to the iPod Touch. Of course, offering the same features won't be enough to knock Apple down from the top - they need something unique, and they just might have it. We'll have more for you after the jump.
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Fiio E5 headphone amplifier
It may look like a Shuffle, but the Fiio E5 isn't even a PMP. In actual fact it's a clip-on headphone amplifier, intended to boost volume from your favorite media player and drive higher impedance cans than might normally work. With an Apple-style clip, the E5 measures just 44 x 38 x 12.2mm but boasts 150mW (at 16Ω; or 12MW to 300Ω) power output with under 0.009-percent distortion at 10mW.
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XPod Active Speakers: tiny portable stereo audio
High-fidelity is all well and good, but there are times when you care less about quality and more about portability. The XPod Active Sound speakers definitely cater to the latter scenario: measuring 3.07 x 1.34 x 0.33 inches they're stuffed full of two piezoelectric speakers and a stereo 770mW amplifier.
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Ecosol Powerstick V2 is smart USB charger
If you are environmentally conscious and need a way to charge up your gadgets on the go, the Ecosol Powerstick V2 is the obvious choice for you. It acts as both a universal charger and a back up power source for all of your mobile devices, from your iPod to your BlackBerry, your Bluetooth headset to your iPhone.
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- Google "next-gen personal communication device" in testing
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 pricing set for disaster
- Google: We want 2.25% of the iPhone sticker price
- Tesla Model X all-electric crossover unveiled and detailed
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