Philips has launched a cool portable media player (PMP) that glows while your songs play. The GoGear Spark, powered by Philips’ patented FullSound technology, also has voice recording and PC download capability via USB 2.0. The GoGear Spark sports a 1.46-inch diagonal OLED screen (128 X 128 resolution), has a back-lit display for up to five lines of text, 35dB of sound separation and a frequency response of 80-18000 Hz. It also has a power output of 2 X 3mW, signal to noise ratio greather than 80dB and equalizer settings for Rock, Classical, Funk, Hip Hop, Jazz and Techno. The GoGear Spark handles WAV, MP3, WMA audio formats, ID3 Tag with song title, artist and album.

It also shows digital images and slideshows. Its 4GB built-in memory has the ability to store up to 900 tracks (NAND Flash type) and can play for up to 27 hours on a single battery charge and is recharged thru USB. Accessories for the PMP include headphones, neck strap, CD-ROM with IFU, USB cable and Device Manager software. System requirements are Windows 2000 XP or Vista. The GoGear Spark retails for £49.99 ($75.76US) and is available from Phillips online at:  www.philips.co.uk.

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Philips released a new GoGear personal media player called Opus. It features a 2.8 inch QVGA screen and it takes you just a wee bit further than the newly announced Ariaz. From what we’ve seen the Opus is the largest PMP in the GoGear collection while being the thinest and lightest one as well. Here are some more details you might like: the HD sound isolation headphones, Bluetooth stereo audio output, easy video download with the included software, Philips FullSound technology, FM radio and microphone for voice and radio recording. It will be available in 3 different capacities 8GB, 16GB, 32GB. It will hit the market in April and cost you something between 99EUR -179EUR.

via Pocket-lint

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The previous Philips GoGear MP3 Players we mentioned - SA5225 and SA6045 - were pretty good, but Philips has gone downhill and released a lower-end device codenamed GoGear SA2940.

According to Philips, this is their first portable media player that uses a OLED screen that can display colors, a bit strange to say the least. Anyhow, the GoGear SA2940 will boast 4GB of storage capacity, and support for MP3, WMA, and WAV files.

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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.

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