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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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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Looking quite like something extraterrestrial life might have dropped on earth, this is a portable media player named BM532 by Chinese company Shenzhen Bmorn. Considered a “green” device, it boasts 2.0-in 260K color TFT screen. It runs on an Action CTW500 chipset and can be used to play AMV videos and view GIF and JPEG photos. It features an FM player, e-book reader, USB 2.0 high-speed interface, audio recording capability, time shut-down function and measures 77 x 47.5 x 10mm. The BM532 will export to countries outside China. If you happen to sight one near your place, do tip us, we’d love to mark an alien sighting if we could.

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In some more post-CES news, iRiver has showcased their new portable media player, iRiver SPINN. The amazingly sleek design made me think of James Bond in a heartbeat. And yet, unlike some which has form yet lacks substance, it seems the SPINN has both. It features a 3.2-in. touch screen where you can watch clips, view images and choose tracks to play. If, for some reason, you have an aversion against touch screens, there’s always the little analog knob controller for you to use. It also features Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity with a microphone and is available in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB variants. No price or release date yet but I bet Bond could get one if he wants to. Lucky bastard.

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Still on CES 2008, Korean company, YuKyung Technologies has unveiled their new product, the Viliv X70 VANT. The 7-inch gadget is both a portable media player as well as a navigation device when driving. It has wireless internet connectivity via its built-in WLAN. It even has its own exclusive web browser called “Fast Web” which adjusts web pages according to the size of the device. The Viliv X70 VANT is capable of playing DVD and mp3 and can support various video formats. It boasts 256MB memory and comes in either 30GB or 60GB storage capacity.

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The eMotion Portable Media Player is the very first solar-powered portable media player. If that isn’t impressive enough, it seems it’s also dual purpose. You see, the eMotion PMPs could also charge other mobile devices such as cell phones.

There are currently three different eMotion versions to choose from: the 1G and the 2.8″ and 3.5″ versions. The specs are available after the jump.

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Remember our report on the i-station U43? Looks like Digitalcube released a new version of the i-station U43 with added features gearing towards students, in particular. The new i-station boasts translation and dictionary as well as subtitle functionalities. The Portable Media Player in questions runs on WinCE 5.0 and offers WLAN connectivity.

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