This is another one of Gizmodo’s goodness. It definitely pays off for Brian Lam of Gizmodo to have been an ex-editor of Wired Magazine. He’s one of the first to get his hands on the recently announced Samsung YP-K5 MP3 Boombox. Check out the first ever unboxing, review and video. He’s got a few things to say about it…worth reading if you’re serious about getting one.
UPDATE 9/6/2006: SIRIUS Stiletto SL100PK1: First Ever Video!
If you haven’t drooled over the SIRIUS Stiletto from the past reports, feast your eyes on these super high resolution images. I promise you that they’ll knock your socks off! I’m counting every second until mine arrives, 1 Mississippi, 2 Mississippi, 3 Mississippi…damn is it here yet?
The Nano is one of the sexiest DAP around, hands down. If I had to pick a runner up at gunpoint, I’d pick Philip’s GoGear SA9200. It’s every bit as appealing as the Nano. Aside from its stunning 9cm long, and weighs next to nothing at 48g; it’s packed with features to rival the Nano. The interface displays rich icons, and easy control via Sensory Touchpad SuperScroll for tapping, dragging or swiping a finger on the smooth surface for navigating through menus and to select titles. The buttons glow a soothing blue color that compliments the 1.7-inch color screen, that also display photos. The battery will last upwards of 14-hours of continuous playtime. There’s support for MP3, WMA, and compatible with PlaysForSure.
An optional docking station is also available and will work with the newly upgraded Streamium, WiFi HiFi. When docked, the GoGear will list tracks on the Streamium and stream music through it.
I’ve seen and heard a number of odd product names, but Gravel In Pocket takes the cake. Lets all say it out loud together “Gravel In Pocket,” erm isn’t that a great name or what? Ok, back to business, Commodore is expected to announce its new personal media player tomorrow at IFA, in Berlin. The company’s new personal media player features a 2.8-inch display, WiFi, and plays WMV, MP3, WAV, Xvid, and DivX files. The standard version comes with 1GB internal flash storage or get the optional 2GB model. It’s also got an SD slot for additional memory storage. Wait, there’s more Commodore goodness, the company will also launch a new site called CommodoreWorld to provide content for the Gravel In Pocket. The new site should go live no later than November.
ComodoreCorp PDF data [via Engadget]
Go where no PMP has gone before with the Vision W’s 4.3” 262K color 480 x 272 LCD Screen. Hardware Zone proclaims it to be the best video display they’ve seen. I know we already wrote about the Zen Vision W (Widescreen), but it’s always good to recap for those not up to speed. Creative will release the Zen Vision W overseas beginning of September 2006, featuring a 16:9 wide aspect ratio screen. The ZVN will support DVD quality resolution at 720×480 when outputting to your TV. The estimated retail price for the 30GB version is $400, while the 60GB version will cost slightly higher at $500. The release date for the US market is still unknown.
Enjoy the video, and click through for the official Creative ZEN Vision W press release.
PlayStation Magazine has apparently come forth with some nifty insider information on Sony’s next iteration of its PlayStation Portable, appropriately named (at this stage, at least) the PSP 2. More accurately, this should be referred to as the PSP 2.0, because rather than being a full-fledged successor, Sony is going to opt to update the original PSP’s features, specifications, and design in order to make it more appealing. What will they be changing, according to PSM? More after the jump.
You’ve heard enough of my rants and rave about the soon to release SIRIUS Stiletto. Up until now, we have nothing more than blurry images to drool over. Blurry no more, thanks to SSG for the high-resolution image of the SIRIUS Stiletto and GSI for the official reseller sheet with information about the two Stiletto models (100 and 10), the Starmate4 and Stratus receivers.
Just a quick recap, the new Stiletto 100 and 10 will ship in September and October, respectively. Both models offer the same touch-sensitive wheel, easy-to-read color display screen, 100 hours of MP3 and WMA files for the Stiletto 100, WiFi, two lithium-ion batteries, one large and a slimmer version. The full-size battery allows four hours of live satellite radio listening and up to 20 hours of pre-stored-content listening, while the slim battery has only half the listening time. Damn, that was a mouthful. Any questions?
fosfor gadget just got the 6GB version of the new Sandisk Sansa e270 MP3 player in today. There are few really great looking pictures for you to lust over – while the full review will be published in a week or so.
Sliding the box open, the Sansa e270 is the next thing you see in all its glory. The box contains everything from a USB cable, earphones, protective case, lanyard, a quick start guide to a software CD.
Enjoy the unboxing!
The new Acer MP-340 PMP is smaller and much more pocket friendly (weighs only 148 grams and measuring 95×65x20.6mm) than the MP-500. The screen size is smaller measuring in at 1.8-inch, 160×128 TFT display, supports H2.64 format video. It’s also got a 20GB HDD with file support for WMA, MP3, WMA DRM compatibility, voice recording and JPEG photo playback. The biggest surprise of all is the preloaded Sudoku, ebook reader along with other preloaded games. There’s also an SD slot for memory expansion and playtime should be around 10-hours via a rechargeable battery.
Acer MP-340 Portable Media Player [via MobileWhack]
Yes, the W in the name Vision W stands for widescreen; and widescreen it is. The 3.7-inch display on the ZV increased to 4.3-inch with the ZVW. According to Popular Mechanics, the problems with viewing angle no longer exist, and made the BOLD statement that it’s the best screen they’ve seen on a portable media player.
The ZVW plays every file format from MPEG, AVI to various types of DivX. There’s also a CompactFlash card slot for additional storage.
The 30GB model sells for $399, while the 60GB will cost $499.
Creative Zen Vision W Revealed! [via epizenter.net]
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