After being purchase by Italian Kiwi LTD, Pasen has developed a totally new, or so they say, PMP. That’s the REI-16 PMP. It brings you a 3 inch touchscreen, a new user interface, an FM transmitter, video output and support for 8-bit console games. We’re waiting for more official specs and even a price and release date. Maybe it will be ready for this Christmas.

Here’s an interesting touchscreen phone from iRiver. It’s not the PMP we’ve gotten used to but it’s a totally new concept. Showed first at CES 2008 last January, the phone was picked up by Korean carrier KT and it has received a launch date, March 9th of next year.

The phone is practically a PMP with phone functionality and we’re going to see it in store’s as iRiver’s wave. The wave will get you a 3 inch touchscreen, WiFi and possibly 3G support, FM radio, PMP features and even an e-dictionary. The wave comes with 4GB of internal storage space which is upgradable via miniSD cards.

OK then, we need some prices and some official release dates for European and American markets.

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In case you were going to buy one or more PMPs for your friends of family thins Christmas, you will be happy to know that iRiver is cutting down prices on three models. So go ahead and play Santa. The E100 and the L player will cost $40 less: $69.99 or $99.99 depending on what model you pick up, 4GB or 8GB.

The SPINN will also get a price cut. Both 4GB and 8GB models will be cheaper. The 4GB is $60 cheaper at $189.99 while the 8GB is $50 cheaper at $229.99. The new pricing is available from today so go ahead Santa, do what you do!

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Portable media players made by Cowon have been mentioned a couple of times, remember the iAudio X7? Or the Q5? Probably not, but that doesn’t matter much because their main target market is in Korea. With that being said, they have presented the upcoming P5 player.

Sporting a 5-inch LCD color screen with a big resolution of 800×480 pixels, the P5 PMP has an unusual processor, more specifically the RMI Alchemu Au1250 that runs at 700MHz. Other details on this fresh player include FM radio, an electronic dictionary, bluetooth, voice recording, and DMB - Digital Multimedia Broadcasting - so you can easily watch TV.

As for the battery on Cowon Q5, it lasts 14 hours of music, or 9 hours of video.

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We have rarely talked about a HDCP. If you must know, a HDPC is a Hybrid Dual Portable Computer. It has a mobile OS and Windows XP all working together somehow. MIU has a new HDPC which comes with an Intel Atom processor inside. I don’t exactly like how it looks like and I know I’d have problems controlling that keyboard.

This HDCP will be a GPS, PMP, e-book reader, netbook and phone all rolled into one. It has GSM, GPRS, CDMA support so you’ll get a signal almost anywhere. There’s no info on prices and availability just yet.

Peekton is a French company that creates good looking and useful portable media players for a cheap price, and their latest device is known as Steem.

Sporting a 2.4-inch screen, the player comes with 4GB of internal memory and can playback a high number of audio + video formats, such as MP3, WMA for songs, and MPEG4, VCD, WMV, and FLV for videos. Lets not forget the support for image files like JPEG, BMP, GIF, and PNG.

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From all the iPod and iPhone clones that we’ve seen in the past, the V580 from Orango is the winner because it really resembles an iPod Nano. If it wasn’t for the lack of an Apple logo on the back side, most people wouldn’t probably notice it is a fake one… As you can imagine, the portable media player is manufactured in China.

The specifications list of the V580 is full of good stuff, including an e-book reader, a USB2.0 port, and a slot for TF memory cards. The support of audio and video files is pretty big, it can read AVI (Xvid and Divx), FLV, RM, MP3, WMA, AAC, VOB, and others.

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Each day that passes a new portable media player is presented in Asia, this time is the Teclast M33 that takes the glory by being a good product that doesn’t cost much, that is, when compared to players that have the same functionalities but are made by popular companies - like Creative or Apple.

Anyhow, the M33 has two details that count a lot: it only costs $73, and supports microSD memory cards of 32GB. How many songs, movies, and other data can you put in a 32GB drive? A lot. The internal memory has 8GB which is also good and unusual.

As expected the player supports a lot of different format files, including RM, FLV, WMV, MPG, MP3, FLAC, APE, OGG, and more.

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If you’re in the lookout for a good portable media player with a great screen and a reasonable price, check out the latest Ainol model named V3000.

The PMP comes all the way from China, and can be considered one of the best in the screen department. It measures 4.3-inches and provides a resolution of 800×480 filled with 16 million colors. In these 3 points, the resolution is a good sign of quality

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In the process of searching for a new portable media player, there are two details that most people like to look at: price and design. If you are more interested in the latter, check out the new SAFA device called Bandi.

On top of the good looking rounded corners and the smooth colors, there are no buttons which means the SAFA Bandi uses a touch scroll to make all the possible selections. Sacrificing usability for design is always a good option, right?

Anyway, at this time there aren’t many specific details about this PMP, but we do know it boasts a 1.5-inch display screen, good sound quality, and an easy to use GUI - Graphical User Interface.

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We’re getting closer to the Christmas holiday so you might already be looking out for special gifts for some of your friends. iRiver’s SPINN PMP might be the thing you are looking for. It’s like a great device which will keep its owner occupied for a few hours. (more…)

SmartQ launched a new TAO PMP. I am not crazy about PMPs but I give them enough attention. Too bad they don’t have the required components to use them as a phone.

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iRiver has released a new portable media player which is said to have been designed with professionals in mind. That doesn’t mean you won’t be able to pick this iRiver P.Ple P20 up from your local store and start using it as soon as possible.

Here are some of its features:

• 4.1 Inch AMOLED display at 480 x 272 resolution
• 80GB/120GB storage capacity
• Support for MPEG4, XviD, WMV9, MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, APE, FLAC, JPEG, RAW, BMP, GIF, PNG formats
• Built-in DMB tuner
• Integrated FM tuner
• Microphone and speaker

The P.Ple P20 will come in 80GB for 300 Euro or $440 while the 120GB version will cost you 320 Euros or around $470.

Reigncom recently announced the launch of D30Fe PMP. This one not only entertains people, but proves to be an excellent medium of education. It helps children to learn the maths and improve on their language skills. Reigncom D30Fe equips 109.22mm (4.3inch LCD) to display content at 30fps. SRS WOW HD, vivid image reproduction and awesome stereo speakers are its alluring attributes. Besides, the recording capabilities, Reigncom D30Fe PMP also offer the users PDF viewers, CSD viewer facility. It is scheduled to be available from June 3 onwards at a price of 398,000 won.
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Maxian launched the E900 a few months ago, more specifically on December 2007, but they were able to do some upgrades and introduced the “new” portable media player - E900 DIC a few days ago.

Part of the improvements were made on the memory field, and instead of a hard-drive with 30GB, it now has a bigger one with 60GB. Some people call this device a player, while others call it a pocket dictionary with player functions, but the naming decision is up to you because both features are present.

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The highly anticipated iRiver P10 PMP is now out in Korea. It is provided with 33GB HDD for storage. This Silver colored sleek PMP is loaded with 800X480 TFT LCD screen. The PMP supports WMV, DMB and Mpeg video and comes with a dictionary in languages English, Chinese and, Japanese. The iRiver P10 comes with a GUI that supports handwriting recognition and lets you use it as an e-Book Reader. It also offers support for PDF, Excel and Word files. You can pick from the two available versions Basic without DMB for 200€ (328,000 won), and a Pro version with DMB for 250€ (398,000 won).
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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.

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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.

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KaonMedia is currently prepping for the launch of its new slider PMP — the UPOP — in the Korean market. The 4.8-inch UPOP has a slide-and-tilt 800 x 480 pixels resolution LCD touch screen. The PMP features a 61-key pad and has electronic dictionary support of 46 different types of dictionaries with focus on English and Korean ones. For video playback, its DaVinci chipset does the work, which is utilized extensively with its T-DMB with time-shift function support. The battery can support up to 5 hours of video playback. The UPOP PMP also has the ability to be used as a portable PVR set-top box. Various other features include Text to Speech function, image/text viewer, Office Viewer, Widget interface, calculator, calendar, and mp3 player.

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Viliv is prepping for the release of the new Viliv X5 AIO portable media player, and I must say, it seems like a beauty! The device was created by YuKyung Technologies for the Korean market. The Viliv X5 AIO is touted as an all-in-one PMP. Indeed, its features would make you want to pick it over its competitors. The device features wireless internet using an exclusive browser, video player of various formats, Flash Lite 3.0, T-DMB, mp3 player, video playback, navigation function, and T-DMB. It runs on Alchemy Au1250 processor, and is equipped with a 4.8-inch WVGA LCD touch screen and jog wheel. The Viliv X5 AIO PMP will be available in 30GB and 60GB versions offering 6 hours of playtime.

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