Samsung has a new PMP ready for you, the YP-R1 PMP, which is a 2.7-inch touchscreen media player ready to offer you a fine media experience. The device isn’t official just yet but here’s what we know about it so far: it will come with AAC, FLAC, MP3, WMA and OGG audio file support and Xvid, DivX, H.264, MPEG-4, WMV and Real Media Video video file support. It will also offer you TV-out support and about 8GB of internal memory. The PMP should be available on July 30 and it will cost $180. Anyone interested in the YP-R1 PMP already?

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Like what you see in the picture? These colored Walkmans from Sony have appeared on Sony’s site in New Zealand.

We are talking about three new Sony models fresh off the oven, the NWZ-E435, NWZ-E436, and NWZ-E438. They all have a 2 inch QVGA LCD display, an FM tuner, codec support for MP3, AAC, WMA, and Linear PCM files. The players will come in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB versions with various colors to chose from. (more…)

Rumored before, the cooperation between Netflix and LG is going to be official in September. LG’s Blu-Ray disc player, the BD300 will be streaming Netflix movies in the US. More than 12,000 TV shows and movies will be available through it at no additional costs on monthly Netflix subscription.

You will be able to select movies and add them in queue from your TV. They will start playing in about 30 seconds. What else do you need? Where’s the popcorn? Oh, and the LG Blu-Ray will retail for up to $500 and it will also support BD Live, LG SimpLink for LG TV and AV products.

Sony’s new Blu-ray player is the BDP-S350. It was announced back in February but it hasn’t been available in the mean time. The BDP-S350 features BonusView and BD-Live. Sony’s Precision Camera HD Upscale feature converts standard-definition signals to full HD signals to any connected TV through the HDMI port. The player is compatible with various disk formats: BD-R/RE, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, CD, CD-R/RW and JPEG or DVD/CD.
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The T30, the latest media player from Nextar, has been just announced. Are you into watching movies or videos? Would you do it all the time? The T30 which has just been released today might be the perfect solution for you if you don’t already own an iPod Touch or an iPhone.
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Haier America announced the new ibiza Rhapsody Wi-Fi portable media player which allows consumers to access the Rhapsody digital music service, along with AOL Video and other content using an available Wi-Fi hotspot. With literally millions of songs available for Rhapsody users, the ibiza Rhapsody could be a neat travel add-on. There’s also a partnership with AOL Video, where you get free access to user-generated videos. Not quite live TV, but on-demand entertainment nonetheless.

Currently, the ibiza Rhapsody is available in a 30GB model. Apart from video playback, it includes an FM radio tuner. Featuring a 2.5 inch QVGA LCD display, the device is compatible with 802.11 b/g wireless networks and supports WEP/WPA for security. For syncing data, the PMP offers a USB 2.0 mini-B connector - and this doubles up as a charging connector.

Apart from the 30GB model, Haier will soon unveil 4/8GB flash memory models, and the players will be available through Amazon. Expect them this holiday season. The 30GB model also boasts stereo Bluetooth compatibility, so you can use your existing wireless headphones with it.

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There are a couple of two new flash MP3 players from mpio. They seem to be mostly targeted at first-time users, seeing that they offer only flash memory, that too in the low capacities of 1GB and 2GB. The new models are the ML300 (1GB) and ML300 (2GB). With support for both MP3 (8 to 320 kbps) and WMA (32 to 355 kbps), a useful feature on the ML300s is the ability to record voice, which can be helpful in taking down notes and sudden bursts of idea.

Both models feature a blue-backlit 4-line display. When connected to your computer’s USB drive, it can double up as a mass storage device. There’s an added bonus in the form of an FM radio receiver. The built-in equalizer has 8 presets. mpio claims an audio playback time of about 15 hours on a single AAA alkaline battery, but YMMV.

Measuring 28.2mm x 19.3mm x 65.9mm, the mpio ML300 1GB and 2GB models weigh in at 23 grams and are available for ¥4,980 (US $44) for the 1GB model and ¥6,980 (US $62) for the 2GB model.

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Qumo recently released its new media player Qumo Gamebox. This device is a multi functioning entertainment center built specially for travellers who are usually on the road for long periods of time. This cool device sports a large screen measured diagonally at 3 inches. It has a slot that supports SD/MMC maps and a built-in dynamic loudspeaker with a 2.0 megapixel camera. With this unit, users can view movies, listen to music, read ebooks, take and edit pictures and view it drectly with the Qumo Gamebox.

But this is not all. The most significant aspect of this unit is the video games. More than a hunderd games are loaded into this device for total enjoyment and entertainment. Preliminary retail price will compose $137 for 2- Gb version, the beginning of deliveries into Russia - end of September of 2007.

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Earlier today, Sirius Satellite Radio announced the launch of the new version of its popular Dock & Play radio, the Sportster 5. The new device features a color display that subscribers can easily adjust to match car dash lights or mood, with user-selectable screen and backlight colors.

The Sportster 5 is equipped with a large, multicolor, easy-to-read 6-line display plus a rotary tuning knob. Its selectable color feature allows the display screen to be adjusted to match the car dash lights, stereo display or the user’s mood. Sportster 5 measures 4.5″ x 2.5″ x .6″ and at just 3.7 ounces, it is the lightest Sportster yet.

The Sportster 5, conveniently transportable between home and car, is easy to use and comes with a smaller universal dock for attractive installation.

The Sportster 5 is scheduled to be available in fall 2007 with a suggested retail price of $169.99

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Archos 105, a 5th generation personal media players, now comes in 3 colors. Available colors will be red, black and silver. The 105 still offers the same small 1.8-inch OLED display and 2GB of flash memory. Even though the screen is quite small, its till a good price for a personal media player.

The Archos 105, the entry-level, 2GB flash model is intended for very basic audio, photo, and video playback. However, higher-end models like the Archos 605 and 705, offers wireless connectivity to your PC for streaming video, as well as online access to CinemaNow to download content directly to the players without a PC.

These available colors will still be priced at $90 each.

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