Philips had an interesting device that they were working on called the Tapster. The Tapster planned to use Bluetooth, and featured light tapping for volume and other controls.

Sadly, Philips was never able to get the device to work. This means that you won’t be seeing it hit the shelves, and never will. It’s a shame, really, it looks like an interesting device.

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About a month ago, we posted about the iAudio 9 PMP from Cowon, and we’re pleased to let you know that it will be coming to the United States.

As we previously posted, the Cowon supports many audio formats including MP3, FLAC, Ogg, WAV, APE, WMA, plus video files such as XviD and WMV. Not to mention the other features including the 2-inch screen, composite video output, FM radio, text reader, photo viewer, and voice recorder.

Its U.S. prices are $129 for the 8GB version and $169 for the 16GB. Compare that to the price of say, an iPod Nano.

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AV BANK is the name of the new portable media player released by the popular online gadget store - Thanko. In case you didn0t know, the AV BANK is also known as ATLMP344G,

On the feature department it can play plenty of files, be it MP3 and VMA for audio; while the video department is dedicated to AVI, DiVx, FLV, 3GP, RM, RMVB; and the image is supported by JPEG. Other details include its weigh - 130grams - its dimensions - 74×126x13mm - and also the 4.3-inch screen that boasts a 480×272 resolution.

Visit GeekStuff4u.com for more information.

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The Regen Renu is one impressive solar powered iPod dock, but the Regen Reverb is all the more.

Granted, it is no Wall of Sound, but it is three feet tall and does 60 watts worth of power. It takes 20 hours worth of the sun’s rays to give it a full charge at full volume, and 12 hours at normal volume. It does cost a pretty penny at $2,229.

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Check out this Wall of Sound. If you use a magnifying glass on the bottom right corner, you can see the iPod.

That’s right, this is an iPod dock to end all iPod Docks. It is spiffy 3×4 foot frame that weighs about 225 pounds, capable of putting out 125 watts of pure 40 Hz-20 kHz frequency response sound. It is quite expensive at $4,500.

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Yinlips has presented a new PMP - Portable Media Player - for the Chinese market, which is codenamed YDP800.

The small yet powerful PMP can be considered a top-notch device thanks to the combination of all the features. In addition to the most basic format files of audio and video, the YDP800 is algo a game emulator and supports titles from NES, GBA, GB, plus others, and it even has a 12-lumen projector to watch movies.

Other features of the Yinlips YDP800 PMP include a 3.5-inch LCD, an infrared remote, and support of microSD memory cards.

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Griffin has made some terrific mobile products in the past, and their PowerDuo Reserve is a good portable power supply designed for an iPod or iPhone. It comes with a an AC charger and one for the car cigarette lighter.

It has a green light of a charge indicator on it, and when it plugs in, it begins to charge the iPod or iPhone right away. It is good for 24 hours worth of music, 6 hours of video, 2 hours of talk time, and 1 and a half hours worth of web access. You should be able to get the PowerDuo Reserve on the Griffin website for $59.99.

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I’m not sure what sort of aesthetic that the XS-SR3 from JVC Victor in Japan is supposed to appeal to, but you have to admit, the speakers look rather…unusual. This iPod dock is a two-cradle 2.5W speaker system, with an analog input, digital input, a remote control, and Virtual Dolby Surround support. By the way, it does not work for the iPhone, but it does work for portable TVs, DVD players, or gaming system.

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Do you need a new PMP in your life? Cube just happens to have one! The H600HDMI PMP is a 5-inch device that will boast an 800 x 480 resolution touchscreen display, HDMI connectivity, 720p/1080i video support and support for pretty much any video and audio file invented by mankind since the Declaration of Independence.

Other features include a eBook viewer, a photo viewer, FM radio, gaming platform and a Sony PSP-inspired GUI. The H600HDMI PMP is just 6.99mm thick which makes it one of the thinnest gadgets available so far. The device lacks WiFi support and there’s no Internet browsing which might make you lose interested in this Cube PMP.

The H600HDMI PMP will be available in China for $73 but there’s no telling if it will ever head to other markets too.

via MP4 Nation

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Shinco SK920HD is the codename of the new PMP - Portable Media Player - made by Shinco, which is located in China.

This simple yet ellegant device can playback videos in high definition on its 4.3-inch touchsreen, thanks to the compatible 720p format. The resolution of the screen is set at 480×272 pixels, and other formats that can be used in the SK920HD include MKV, RM, RMVB, AVI, MP4, FLV, DAT, MPG, VOB, TS for video. As for the audio formats, those are the usual MP3, WMA, WAV, APE, FLAC, OGG and AAC.

The Shinco SK920HDis available for $45 in China.

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Remember the Lisse M10 which was also launched by MyRacer? It had an incredible design and the rest were normal features, but this time MyRacer decided to put something out that is really worth it, and that is when the Lisse Q10 joins the party.

The MyRacer Lisse Q10 boasts a 3-inch touchscreen and besides working as a portable media player, it can also be used as an eBook reader and an audio recorder. In addition to the internal memory of 8GB, you can use a microSD memory car of 32GB. The format files in terms of audio and video that the Lisse Q10 can playback are a lot, including: MPEG4, H.264, DivX, XviD, RM/RMVB, MP4, 3GP, MPG, WMV, MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, OGG, FLAC.

Unfortunately there is no information about the release date or price of the MyRacer Lisse Q10.

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How many times did you want to listen to music from your iPod nano or touch without actually having to use your headphones? That’s possible if you have a dock close by but what about when you’re on the go? A nice pair of ultraportable speakers would definitely come in handy. Luckily for us there’s a Korean company out that came up with a solution for this problem.

Green Power has launched two different sliding speaker models for both the iPod nano and the iPod touch. The 1.5W twin speakers offer stereo sound which is quite a nice alternative to headphones. The sliding speaker acts like a dock and it comes with an mini USB port which can be using for both charging and uploading new content your iPod. We have no details about pricing and arrival dates at this point so you’ll be left listening to music with your regular headphones while fantasizing about the dock.

via gizmag

Tags: Green Power, iPhone, Mobile News, MP3 Players, Nano, Portable Devices, Sliding Speaker, speaker, Touch

Remember the Creative ZEN X-Fi2 that we mentioned earlier in September? More exactly on the begining of the month, 2nd of September?

Well, in case you remember it there are good news because the portable media player is now available for purchase at Amazon, with a starting price of $130 for the 8GB version. Other versions include the 16GB at $180, and the 32GB at $230. If the 32GB aren’t enough to hold all your data, don’t worry because there is a microSD card slot to expand memory.

Other details of the Creative ZEN X-Fi2 include a 3-inch touchscreen, a RSS reader which is an uncommon feature, FM radio, speakers, voice recorder, and support for WMV, MPEG, XviD and DivX.

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If you’ve been looking around to purchase a cool portable media player that has a lot of features, check out the PXP-2000 that is a look-a-like of the PSP. Anyway, this copycat version supports microSD cards so you don’t have to worry about storage capacity.

In terms of compatible file formats, the list is big thanks to the support of codecs. With that being said, the PXP-2000 can playback the following files: RM, RMVB, AVI, WMV, ASF, MPG, MPEG, MPE, MP4, DAT, MOV, and DAT. Additionally, this player can also turn into a gamer because it comes with a NES emulator, and also supports Gameboy and SFC. So, if this isn’t the full-of-features-PMP that you’ve been looking for, I don’t know what it is…

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We are used to see COWON release a high number of portable media players during a year, and you can mark the iAudio 9 as their latest addition which is suppose to be the successor of the previous iAudio devices.

In terms of features, the COWON iAudio 9 boasts a 2.-inch screen and sadly it can only a read a few video file formats, unlike other PMPs that provide a huge list of supported formats. In this case, there are four options: AVI, WMV, Xvid, and ASF. As for the audio files, it can playback MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, FLAC and APE. The iAudio 9 might not be a good PMP in the features department, but in the style department it rocks many others out there.

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And now for something completely different here is the D1500-PMP from China that has unusual features and also an awkward style. The D1500 is available at the Popular Chinagrabber online store and costs $75 - which is a good price taking in consideration what you get.

As for the details of the D1500-PMP, the device comes with 8GB of intenal memory, a 3.6-inch screen with 400×240 as the resolution, supports WMA, MP3 and WAV audio files, and RM, RMVB, and AVI video files. On top of the FM tuner, the PMP also works as an eBook reader and has an audio recorder. But the best part stays for last, and I’m talking about the support for NES, SNES and GBA games.

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All the way from China comes a new PMP - Portable Media Player - which is made by Gemei and codenamed HD8800.

This is the perfect device for people that want a PMP at a considerable low price, with the whole set of basic features that is what most users usually want. Anyhow, the Gemei HD8800 has an approximate price tag of $100 and can playback four different file formats, those being RVMB, AVI, FLV and MKV. It can playback these files in 1080p format, and the extra bonus is the HDMI port so you can connect it to high definition TV. At the moment there is no information about its release date.

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The Zune HD is a hit product so far. Most resellers have run out of it so maybe you should check eBay’s auctions to see if people are selling any Zune HD. And if you do, you’ll be pleasantly surprised to find out that there’s a special Zune waiting for you. The auction for this 32GB “Atomic” Zune HD starts at $265 but the price will probably go way up. In case you’re not willing to pay extra for a Zune HD then you should probably wait for the guys at Redmond to release this version too. Which I’m sure they will do at some point in the near future.

via Anything but iPod

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90% of the portable media players in the market only have one main function, which is to playback audio and video files, but the new iKaRa i600 stands out from the rest because it comes with a Karaoke function.

The Asian PMP sports a 2.4-inch display screen that provides a resolution of 320×240 pixels, it comes in 4 colors including white, black, orange and bordeaux, and there’s only one version of 2GB that costs close to $30. Other details include support for MP3, ASF, WMA, WAV and OGG audio files, and as for the video support it can playback FLV, MOV, VOB, WMV, AVI, and RM.

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T56 is the codename of the new portable media player announced by Teclast, which is suppose to be released in the near future (a couple of weeks). The Chinese MP4 player doesn’t have a price tag yet, but it will most probably be lower than its competitors because that’s just how the Chinese manufacturers work.

The Teclast T56 sports a 5-inch screen and supports videos at 1080p which is pretty good, but you’ll need to use the HDMI output to take advantage of all the quality provided. Unlike other PMPs, this one has GPS which is another positive point. Other details include voice recording via small microphone, and FM radio.

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