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We have been talking about the Zune HD lately and we have a specs list which might or might not impress you. Will you choose a Zune HD over an iPod touch? Let's take a look at this Zune's specs:

• ~3.6-inch OLED full touchscreen


• NVIDIA Tegra powered


• 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB versions


• HDMI Connection to stream straight to your TV


• HD Radio


• Web browser


• Wi-Fi compatible, with wireless marketplace


• Released, early fall


• International release of the Zune device itself


• Home AV packs, Car packs, Charge packs

Not to be picky and everything but I always wanted to listen to HD radio. Didn't you? Would you buy it? We have no idea how much will Microsoft charge for it yet but we should know more this summer.

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The P7 PMP from iriver was spotted at CES 2009 but it's only now that it became more official. The PMP has arrived with pictures and features on the official site.

The P7 will feature a 4.3 inch, 480x272 resolution screen, and it will be able to play 35 hours of audio or 7 hours of videos. The P7 will come in 4 versions, 4, 8, 16 and 32GB and it will support lots of codecs so that you'll be able to play most file types available to you. The packaging of the P7 is special too. It can double as a business card holder, a pen holder and even as a picture frame.

While the specs and pictures are already official, the arrival dates and prices aren't available yet. We'll be still waiting for them!

via DAPReview

So it's PMPs you want for Christmas isn't it? Well we heard Samsung does PMPs too. In fact the Yepp YP-P3 PMP should be coming soon. In the mean time Korea is the place where the PMP has been launched well ahead of CES 2009.

Here's what you can expect from Samsung's Yepp YP-P3 PMP:

• 3-inch, 480 x 272 touchscreen


• haptic feedback


• new Flash-based UI


• customizable widgets


• Bluetooth with A2DP


• 30-hour audio playback battery life.

Want even more details? Check the video above! Prices? Well in Korea the 4GB costs around $177, the 8GB goes for $207 and for the 16GB you will have to pay $244. How does that sound?

via DAPreview

Finally diverting its attention from girls and little boys, Microsoft is finally growing some balls and gearing up to release a Gears of War 2 Zune model.

Bringing testosterone and adrenaline and whatever macho there is to the Zune, the model will come preloaded with 244 pieces of "Gears of War" media, including soundtrack, concept art, behind-the-scenes video and more.

The 120GB Zune will also come in packaging that has the series protagonist pondering the meaning of life while holding a rather dangerous looking gun and scary armor. It will run you a cool $280 and will be available starting November 7.

Gears of War 2 is due out exclusively on Xbox 360 in November.

We warned Americans when their Best Buy stores started to sell iPhone 3G and now we have to warn fellow Canadians that their Best Buy has also decided to pick up Apple's handset.

Going to Best Buy Canada won't help you get an unlocked iPhone. The prices are the same, $199 for the 8GB and $299 for the 16GB as long as you get a three-year contract from Rogers or Fido. So one more store selling the same product under the same conditions.

Remember the Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet which we covered a while ago? Well it's now available and ready to ship. It has an 800 x 480 5 inch screen, 802.11b/g WiFi, the Opera Web browser with Flash 9 support, and support for most, if not all, audio and video codecs available.

Like we told you earlier it comes in three versions: 60GB for $350, 120GB for $400 and 250GB for $450. If you want to wait until December, a 3.5G HSDPA version will be available. Or are you waiting for the bigger Archos 7 MID to arrive?

Archos launched two MID, the Archos 5 and the Archos 7. The difference between them is about two inch and a few GB of storage. Can I make any phone calls with those? It would be just too good wouldn't it.

Archos 5 is a 5 inch touchscreen MID which will get you some internet connection when you need it most. The web browser is flash compatible and it will use 3G and 3.5G connections where available. There's WiFi connectivity too, and three memory options. Depending on how many songs and videos you want to carry with you, you can choose the 60GB version for $350, the 120GB version for $400 or the $250 version for $450.

The Archos 7 (in the picture above) has a 7 inch touchscreen MID. This baby will sport the same features but it will come in two versions. Either the 160GB for $450 or the 320GB for $550.

Who need an Eee if we have these MID available?

Creative recently unveiled its stylish ZEN Mozaic, portable MP3 player. An inventive mosaic pattern makes the player appealing. The compact MP3 player with integrated speakers delivers distortion free high quality audio. Setting global standards in MP3 industry, the Zen Mosaic has come as a boon.

"The colorful and eye-catching design of the ZEN Mozaic will make you want to show off this cool-looking player instead of keeping it in your pocket," said Gary Klein, product marketing manager for Creative. "ZEN Mozaic is feature-packed including a surprisingly large screen and a powerful built-in speaker, all for a great price. It is perfect for the beach, school yard, and any other place you would want to enjoy music and video clips with friends."

Functions like integrated stopwatch, radio alarm, FM radio and voice recorder makes it user friendly. Enjoy watching images and video on 1.8" vibrant TFT color screen. Charge the battery of ZEN just once to enjoy continuous 5 hours of video and 32 hours of audio playback.

While the 2GB capacity player is available for $59, the 4GB player can be bought for $79. Not only this, you can buy 3-in-1 silicon skin pack for $14.99 and stylish carabiner case for $14.99. Shell out $39.99 and get home Creative TravelSound ZEN Mozaic MP3 Player.

Much of Samsung's latest media player, the YP-T08, has been borrowed from the YP-T10 that was released last year, but we will ignore that for the other improvements that it carries over its predecessor. While the YP-T10 was capable of 2 hours of video and 15 hours of audio playback, the YP-T08 takes a step ahead and provides up to 4 hours of video and 20 hours of DNSe 2.0 enhanced audio playback. It can play wmv and mp4 files for video while mp3, ogg, and wmv formats complete the audio support. There's Bluetooth but it's not clear if it supports the dual A2DP support that the YP-T10 had. This player is limited to China for now, but at 999 yuan (about $146), we would like it to stay that way.

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Samsung's new digital audio player, the U4, has surfaced on a Korean Samung site. Not mush is known about the device except for what we can see on the pictures. As for its specifications, we are still in the dark and I guess we'd have to wait for further announcement by its manufacturer.

Based on the picture, we can surmise that the U4 does have a unique design for an audio player. It looks like a remote control with touch-based controls. It has a tiny display that could give users a hard time reading the small text.

via: yepp

iRiver has just launched two MP3 players for UK customers. In case none of the iPods does it for you, maybe it's time you tried the T7 Stix and the L Player for a change.

T7 Stix is the stick-like player in the image above. It's a really simple USB device that comes in 1GB, 2GB or 4GB, depending on your needs. It will pack MP3, WMA, ASF and OGG music or the regular FM radio. If none of that impresses you than maybe you need it to record your own music. If you were wondering about prices, the T7 retails from $98 for the 1GB version to $137 for the 4GB one

The L Player is interesting too. It has a 2 inch 320 x 240 pixel display and it supports MP3, WMA, ASF audio files and of course, MPEG-4, WMV and Flash video.The FM radio and voice recorder are there as well as the radio recording option. There are two versions, the 4GB which sells for $177 and the 8GB which comes to $216.

So if you want to listen your music the iRiver way, and you'll be in the UK starting from June, you will be able to purchase one of them. Let us know how they work!

via Crave

If you are in the market for a new CDMA phone, Samsung has an option open for you. The new SPH-W4950 packs a lot in its slider form factor with support for CDMA2000 1x EV-DO Rev.A. Although it can't be called a media powerhouse, the W4950 has covered the bases with an mp3/video player and a 1.3-megapixel camera with a secondary VGA for video calling. In addition to the 40MB of internal memory, the W4950 has a microSD/TransFlash memory slot to store your favorite numbers or the pics of your loved ones. The phone can remain on standby for up to 165 hours and provide up to 4.5 hours of talktime.

There is no word on availability or pricing yet, but I don't think we will have to wait too long before we hear more.

In case you don't know, Microsoft have sold just over 2 million Zunes already. That's like what, 1 Zune per year? Leaving jokes aside, Microsoft still haven't really made that much of an impression with this device. Last May they reached their first million and now, after an year, they sold one more million of Zune players. That places them just above Creative and lower than SanDisk and waaaaay below Apple.

Zune will never be an iPod that's clear, but it will always get some fans around the world. I am sure there are happy customers that enjoy at least this Microsoft product.

The BlackBerry Curve 8330 Smartphone from RIM is now available to Verizon customers. The silver smartphone comes with a slew of options including BlackBerry internet service - with support for up to 10 POP3 and IMAP personal/corporate email accounts. For small businesses, you get BlackBerry Professional Software allowing advanced security and IT administration with Lotus Domino, Microsoft Exchange and Novell Groupwise environments.

The BlackBerry 8330 measures 4.2" x 2.4" x 0.6" and weighs only 4 oz. Obviously, it features a QWERTY keyboard and RIM's trackball navigation system. Other goodies include speaker-independent voice recognition for voice dialing, dedicated Send, End and Mute keys and a low distortion speakerphone.

The Curve features Bluetooth 2.0 with support for A2DP and AVRCP profiels. There's also a 2 megapixel camera with 5x zoom and support for microSD memory cards.

Pricd at US $169.99 (after $50 mail-in rebate) and new 2-year agreement, the RIM BlackBerry Curve 8330 is availble online and in stores.

Here's one more device we may not see outside of Korea. The new PMP from TG Sambo looks great and has all the features you could ask for in a portable media player. The unnamed player has a generous 4.8-inch WVGA touchscreen display and runs on WinCE 5.0 with a nice-looking carousel menu. The large display is great for watching videos and to provide a great browsing experience on its Polaris browser in full screen aided by its 802.11b/g WLAN connectivity. The player packs a T-DMB receiver for some great digital TV action. With its 700Mhz Alchemy AU1250 processor, the PMP is pretty fast and with 16GB of Flash, it is well endowed on the memory side. There is full audio/video codec support along with an ebook reader, PowerDic dictionary, and get this, a flash player too.

There is no information on pricing yet but as always happens with good things we like, this looks destined to stay in Korea.

The iRiver E100 mp3 player first made an appearance at the CES 2008 It instantly became a big hit with its cheap price of ($110) for a 4GB model. You can add another $50 for the 8GB one. Another thing that appealed to customers is its screen size and its different flavors, like the pink, black, blue and brown and white.

Well, the wait is now over as the iRiver E100 is already available for purchase at Amazon.com or J&R. Users will definitely love this device as this is the company's first PMP that natively support FLAC. The E100 has built-in stereo speakers, line-in recording capabilities, and a microSD card slot.

Who said the iPod Touch can't be an iPhone? Well, some really brilliant folks think it can. Lifehacker posted an article on how to transform your iPod Touch, into an iPhone. Well, not physically, but at least functionally.

However, it can't really do everything the iPhone can do. But what it can do, is place calls via VOIP using a freeware application called SIP-VOIP.

The article mentioned the things that you need. A jailbroken iPod touch, a Touchmod mic, and the freeware SIP-VoIP application.  All you really have to do is install the SIP-VOIP application, set up an SIP Account and setup SIP-VoIP to make your calls. Very easy huh? Well, for a more detailed instruction/tutorial, check out their article here.

LG has just revealed a new member to their growing family or Portable Media Players. The T80 features a 3-inch, 260k color (420 x 240) touchscreen, supports MPEG, MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, ASF, JPEG, TXT files, has an FM tuner, integrated microphone and a DVB-T receiver.

The T80 has an expected battery life of up to 5.5 hours of video playback or 3 hours of TV viewing on a single charge. The most unattractive part of this device however, is the paltry 4GB disk space.

The LG T80 is available for about $473 or €299.

IOGEAR, has just announced the release of its ultra-slim Portable Media Player. This new device allows users to carry their favorite multimedia anywhere. May it be songs, videos or pictures, you can take them all. What's even better, you can easily transfer all these files from your PC or laptop easily.

The device allows standard definition video playback by upscaling to 720p resolution when linked to a high-definition television. The Portable Media Player is ideal for business, vacation and travelers, making it possible for people to take their favorite movies, family videos, photos, slideshows and music with them anywhere.

IOGEAR's Portable Media Player (GMD2025U120) is available immediately from all major catalog and online resellers, as well as select retail outlets for $349.95 (MSRP). 

The infamous Mickey Mouse ears MP3 player -- iRiver MPlayer -- is going to be released in camouflage colors in Japan. The MPlayer has undergone many versions before. It used to be a simple silver-colored basic MP3 players which can fit at the palm of your hand, and seemed to be perfect for kids. But then came the Swarovski-studded MPlayers released for Valentine's and White Day some time ago. This time around, iRiver wants to give the MPlayer a military make-over. The 1GB camouflage iRiver MPlayer will sell in Japan for approximately US$140.

The new Philips GoGear SA5225 digital audio/video player just cleared the FCC hurdle. The player handles WMV and MPEG4 video files as well as WMA and AAC audio files. It also has a picture viewer, and is capable of displaying album art. There's an on-board FM radio receiver, while the recording utility lets you record not only voice memos but also FM audio.

The GoGear player can also stream audio and transfer files using Bluetooth wireless technology. The player features an Options button which throws up useful options depending on the current menu, as well as volume controls at the bottom. There's a 5-way control point that lets you play/pause, skip forward/back and scroll up/down. It comes with a USB connector to aid in data transfer.

The Philips GoGear SA5225 can be charged over USB, which is convenient. It takes a good 4 hours for a complete charge (80% charge takes 2 hours).

No word on the pricing or availability, but check back with us for that later.

No, it's not a new version of the iPod or the Zune. This is actually the newly unveiled SanDisk Sanza Fuse MP3 Player. It's a sub-$150 model that comes in a variety of colors -- blue, pink, silver, black, and red. The SanDisk Sanza Fuse with a 1.9-inch color screen features FM radio, both audio and video functionalities, and microSD card slot. Aside from the colors, you can also choose based on the storage sizes available -- 2, 4, and 8 GB. The new SanDisk Sanza Fuse MP3 Player will be available starting April, with a MSRP of US$79.99 for the 2GB model, $99.99 for the 4GB, and $129.99 for the 8GB. Check out the product banner complete with specs after the jump.

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Princeton Japan has recently released a USB stick design geared towards data security and protection. Others of the same aim take the password, data encryption, and physical security (by filling the USB stick with glue). Princeton took another route and went a notch higher. Called the XiaoClef2, this USB stick comes with integrated fingerprint reader. And since no two people on earth have the same print, you're sure to protect your data. The XiaoClef2 is available in Japan in various storage sizes: 512MB, 1GB, 2GB and 4GB.

Sony has announced the new line of stick music players -- the Walkman NW-E020F series -- in Japan. The Walkman NW-E020F model is a thin, compact, stick-like music player with an integrated USB terminal at the tip. Think thumb drive music player. The series currently has three lined products:

The NW-E026F (4 GB flash memory, expected to sell for US$149)
The NW-E025F (2 GB flash memory, expected to sell for US$120)
The NW-E023F (1 GB flash memory, expected to sell for US$102)

These models, which will be released on March 8 will be available in the colors: pure white and precious gold, Jewel pink and pink, forest green and ocean blue, blazing red and indigo, and black and shiny silver.

Since the Sony Walkman NW-E020F players have USB terminals integrated onto them, you can connect them with your PC directly for ultra-easy music downloads. The battery is also super efficient, promising three hours of play time with only 3 minutes of charging. The maximum playtime it can handle is 30 hours. The Sony Walkman NW-E020F series is FM radio equipped, contains color LCD with three lines for song info, can play MP3/WMA/non-copyrighted AAC/linear PCM music formats, 5 band equalizers, and can act as a normal USB stick.

The device can be sold as is, or could come bundled with a Sony Style-Up panel (pic after the jump), which could be used to pimp your Walkman. It also comes with a Sony EX monitor headphones, the MDR-EX90SL. Other accessories include leather carrying case, CKH's clear drop-proof case, silicon case, a clip, and an armband.

More pics after the jump.