99bytes announced today the release of DVD to Zune / PSP Video Converter, version 1.1. It features increased compatibility and a few functionality additions. The software makes it relatively simple to transfer your favorite DVD movies to watch on either the Microsoft Zune or Sony PSP.

The nice thing about this software is that it allows you to transfer DVD movies to either PSP or Zune all in one device. This features a major savings for consumers, who otherwise would need to spend money to purchase videos in a specific format, such as UMD movies for the PSP.

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Check out MSI’s latest addition, the MS-5552 Bluetooth digital audio player. The player gets a smooth, compact design in a high-quality aluminum alloy body. With it’s ergonomical design and user friendly key arrangement, it is easy to use this device which fits naturally in the hand of it’s user. What is truly amazing about this product is an incredible battery life of 50 hours of continuous music playback on just one single AAA battery.

Very little information regarding are unknown including pricing and features such as memory capacity and file support. What we do know, it has Bluetooth capabilities to provide users with an unrestricted listening entertainment. But with it’s amazing battery life there isn’t much to argue about this little DAP.

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Samsung Korea has just announced the Samsung T9+ the Third Story Mp3 Player, it is the successor to the Samsung YP-T9 Second Story which was a sensation in the Korean markets. First Story made communication possible, with the second Story Music Sharing came into being, now the third story lets you share the fun. Share and play various games.

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Get ready for another Zune variant and this time it? going to be a Red Zune. According to an industry insider, Microsoft will release a Red Zune on June of 10th. The Red Zune is a special edition and will be available Target and Amazon. No word on pricing or availability but keep watching this space for more.

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Acer continues showing its love for everything Ferrari. After their line up of Ferrari inspired notebooks, the company looks like is all set to release a Ferrari PDA. No details are available expect this leaked image of the Ferrari 1000. The device is said to be a Windows Mobile Device and may just have a touch screen.

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Samsung announced the YP-E3 digital audio player in China today. The device is a flash-based USB stick DAP, and comes just one day after Samsung’s announcement of the YP-U3 DAP in Japan yesterday.

The E3 DAP will come with 1GB storage and an OLED screen that can deslay four lines of text in two colors. The text display comes in handy as the E3 also has the capability of lyrics display. Other features of the device are an FM radio and Samsung’s DNSe sound enhancement technology.

The Samsung E3 DAP is powered by a lithium-ion battery, which gives it 11 hours of continuous playback. It measures 2.8″ x 0.91″ x 0.47″, and will be available in both black and white versions.

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The Philips’ GoGear just got updated and the latest addition to it is the 4GB SA6045 Player. Looks pretty promising and not much different from its predecessors. The 4GB Player comes equipped with a 320 x 240 pixel 2.2-inch LCD and is capable of 4 hours of WMV playback. Other key features include; FM tuner, voice recorder, and support for MP3, DRM’d WMA. It is now available for $128.

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Ending weeks of speculation on the actual specs of Samsung’s iPod Shuffle killer, Samsung in Japan has officially announced the arrival of its ultra slim MP3 player, the YP-U3, not like we’re all that excited about it.

Shipping this June, the YP-U3 is will come in in 5 colors (pink, blue, black, white and green) in 1, 2 and 4GB models.

Although there is still no word on pricing Samsung promises that the device will be very affordable while maintaining highly quality construction. Not to mention built with all the features you’ll ever need (or maybe that’s just marketing speak).

These features include an FM Radio and a Voice recorder. There was mention of Touch Pad in our translation of the Japanese press release but right now it doesn’t quite make sense.

The device has a blue OLED display and a USB port for hassle free transfers of music files. It support MP3, WMA and OGG Vorbis formats and lasts approximately 15 hours of continuous play. It also comes bundled with retractable earphones.

Reservation starts today on Samsung Japan’s online site but the product won’t be available till June. The device is also rumored to be available in other markets next month.

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Toshiba unveiled two new V-series players for its Gigabeat model. The Toshiba V401 and V801 PMPs pack in 40GB and 80GB respectively to store your music.

The V801 Gigabeat allows you to store 390 hours of programming or as many as 20,000 songs. Ideal for long-haul commuting, or, if you’re like me, catch a quick song on a 5-minute commute. The player comes with a 24-bit full-color 4″ QVGA TFT widescreen.

Thanks to the Professional mode of playback, the player reproduces natural sound quality on the smaller sized stereo speaker system. It featurs the H2C (High order Harmonics Compensation) technology as well.

Supported formats include WMA, MP3, WAV and WMV, along with JPEG images that the player can display.

Both the Toshiba V401 and V801 will be on sale starting June 1, 2007.

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Here’s an update on Microsoft’s Zune player: sales have crossed the one million mark, and apparently accounts for 10 percent of marketshare for the hard drive based PMPs. This was revealed by Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices Division which covers Zune as well as the Xbox game console.

While not seen as an overwhelming start for the player, the Zune marketplace is seen to be doing pretty well. The marketplace is set to become a bit more than just a store, in terms of connecting people socially.

When asked about the SanDisk Sansa Connect player with Wi-fi, Mr. Bach said “The cool thing about integrated Wi-Fi on the Zune is that the innovation can all be in software.”

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Sony unveiled their new Portable Media Player recently. The Sony PMX-M70 is available in capacities of 2GB; 4GB or 8GB flash memory and comes equipped with a 4.3 inch wide-screen. It plays a wide range of formats including; MP4 and AVI video, MP3 and WMA music files.

Measuring 16.7×74.4×12.7mm. 12.7mm, the PMP also includes FM tuner, built-in speakers, TV-out, direct video encoding, audio encoding, voice recorder, photo viewer, clock and calendar

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The Creative Zen Wav MP3 Player which we recently talked about has just been officially announced in Singapore. The Zen Wav has a 2GB Capacity and playbacks audio formats like; MP3, WMA, WAV. We also like the fact that it supports JPEG and Transcoded AVI, making it a complete multimedia player.

The Wav has two built in mini stereo speakers and comes bundled with a docking station too. It is capable of 30 hrs of continuous music playback with your earphones or up to 20 hrs if you are listening with the built-in stereo speakers. Other features include; eight preset equalizer, 5 bands, USB 2.0 and a Rechargeable Li-Ion Polymer (Embedded).

Song Capacity: 1,000WMAs/ 66hrs (64kbps), 500 MP3/ 33hrs (128kbps)1
Battery Life/ Playtime: Up to 30 hours for continuous audio playback
Up to 20 hours for continuous audio playback with built-in stereo speaker2
Battery Type: Rechargeable Li-Ion Polymer (Embedded)
Size: 85.0 x 42.0 x 12.5 mm
Weight: 49g
Audio Support: MP3, WMA, WAV
Picture Support: JPEG
Video Support: Transcoded AVI
Equalizer: Eight preset equalizer, 5 bands
Mass Storage Device: Yes
Connectivity: USB 2.0
Supported Music Services: Audible Ready

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The ?Creative? company has a new player coming in competition with the nano iPod. Known as Zen wav ,the latest iPod in has some similar features as the Samsung YP-K5. It comes with inbuilt speakers to get the maximum voice when you and your folks are in the mood to sing and enjoy. But un-similar to Samsung?s K5, Zen wav?s speakers are in front and in center. Although, it has got a name which includes a term ?wav?, it is fully capable of playing files other than those of the WAV variety. In the audio terms, it tackles the very usual MP3 and WMA fare in addition to WAV files. As far as video is concerned, one can see transcoded AVI movies in it very beautiful looking 1.5-inch 65k color TFT screen. This will make persond sitting adjacent peep into your iPod. It has got 2GB Flash-based memory, an FM tuner, line-in, and a voice recorder. Initially this Zen wav is launched only in Asia and according to the currency of Singapore; it costs about $179, which is $1117 in American currency.

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Are you a true audiophile? Here is an amazing product from Samsung. It? new YV-150 Voice Yepp with the capability of recording voice, standard sound quality and high-pitched tone quality for maximum 66 hours. YV-150 Z (1GB) standard voice sound recorder has the capacity of recording 66 hours in SP mode and 16 hours in SHQ mode. With the Text-to-Speech program loaded in it, Voice Yepp can convert a text file in voice. It supports multiple languages including Chinese, English, and Japanese. You can also listen to your favorite FM radio channels and simultaneously record music. It can generate MP3 and WMA files.

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The folks at Yanko Design never fail to impress us with their unique and innovate gadget designs. This time, they’ve taken the popular slider form factor popular now in mobile phones, and have applied it to an MP3 player. The device plays both audio and video, and has controls hidden underneath the screen. This concept player would also feature flash based storage, and be able to charge via the headphone jack. Designed by Ian Murchison, this is one impressive device!

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Connect these nifty motion-activated digital drumsticks up to your iPod to drum along to your favorite songs. Simply just plug the drumsticks into your iPod? or other similar media devices to the audio output and connect to either a stereo system or headphones for personal play with the included cables. It is also possible to play with the sticks without the music by selecting one of the six programmed background rythms. The control module easily clips to a belt and the unit also provides volume and tempo controls for sound adjustments. These digital drumsticks are available at a pretty reasonable price of $29.95.

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Many like to take their music wherever they go, and now invading your bathroom is the iCarta Toilet Paper Holder iPod dock. This wacky iPod Dock will charge and play music while you do your business in the restroom. The iCarta dock has 4 integrated speakers and an AC adaptor is also included in the package. This $70 toilet paper holder can be used with all iPods with dock connectors. The iCarta dock is moisture resistant, but im not too sure those precious iPods.

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Altec Lansing recently launched its inMotion iMV712, all in one iPod Video entertainment system. This elegant and compact system provides crystal clear sound and sharp video. Experience a cinematic experience for your iPod with the iMV712 that turns the iPod Video in to a complete MP3 music and video multi component entertainment system. It displays 8.5-inch high resolution LCD screen and comes with Altec Lansing?s custom engineered speakers. Its in-built 4-inch subwoofer provides street rumbling lows and is perfectly balanced with two 3-inch speaker drivers giving you crisp and clear mids and highs.

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Although said in March, Microsoft believes that the problems with ejecting iPods by Windows Vista users has been solved. They claim that you can now use your iPod with Vista and avoid losing all your songs. Microsoft issued a fix Tuesday that corrects an issue that could potentially lead to corrupt data on iPods when users attempt to remove their iPods using “Safely Remove Hardware. The new patch is supposed to be the “final compatibility update, which can be downloaded here.

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Brought to you by Transcend, the CompactFlash Card is the best bet for people looking for memory cards with a difference. Ideal for all sorts of high-tech digital equipment, these memory cards are available in memory slots of 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB. Supplied with a data transfer speed of 20 Mbps, this device has an ATA interface. Whether it is data transfer or storage, these cards are simply apt for use. And, the best part is that they consume minimal power, thus saving your money too. The CompactFlash Cards can be used in all sorts of digital cameras, PDAs, etc. Users can get an extended memory in their devices, over and above the preset memory limit. In fact, whenever you have extra data to take care of, you can insert these cards and save your data forever. The market is abuzz with the enormity of memory capacity provided by these latest Transcend products. Buy your memory card soon, and store all possible data from computers, cameras, mobile phones, et al.

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