Newman is putting out another PMP with the A36HD.

It measures at about 8mm thick, and the screen is a 3-inch display. It has 4GB or 8GB worth of memory, with a microSD card slot. It also can support 720p video output, and support all kinds of audio and video formats.

There is no word on the release date or the price.

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All the way from China comes a new PMP - Portable Media Player - which is made by Gemei and codenamed HD8800.

This is the perfect device for people that want a PMP at a considerable low price, with the whole set of basic features that is what most users usually want. Anyhow, the Gemei HD8800 has an approximate price tag of $100 and can playback four different file formats, those being RVMB, AVI, FLV and MKV. It can playback these files in 1080p format, and the extra bonus is the HDMI port so you can connect it to high definition TV. At the moment there is no information about its release date.

If you still refer to Bruce Springsteen as “The Boss” or own more than one album of Mr. Mister, it means you are still stuck in the 80s and we have got just the thing for you (if you live in South Korea that is).  Samsung has announced a Memories Special version of their popular YP-P3 portable media player that bundles 500 tracks from the 70s-80s era, courtesy of Mnet.  The player itself gets few changes other than a modified UI to house the larger icons, karaoke support, and the ability to organize songs based on the user’s mood and will cost 279,000 Won ($232) when it is released in November.  And no, we don’t know if it comes loaded with Y.M.C.A.

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GoGear Spark

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.

SanDisk SlotRadio

The SanDisk SlotRadio is a pretty simple device that comes ready to use with a microSD preloaded with 1,000 of hits selected from the Billboard charts. The user can choose from Country, Contemporary, Rock, Alternative, and R & B/Hip Hop If these preloaded tunes aren’t your cup of tea then you can just connect it to your computer and load up the tunes that you do like with drag and drop.

If you want an MP3 player, but don’t want to deal with the hassles of loading, or messing with iTunes, then you don’t have to. In other words, this may be the perfect Portable Media Player (PMP) for those who are not into messing around with electronics for hours on end. The device retails for around $99.00

Cowon has announced the launch of D2+, a successor to to its popular portable media player, the D2.  So, what’s new in this iteration.  As far as we can see, not much.  The D2+ seems to have retained the same 2.5-inch 16-million-color touchscreen display, the same support for SD/SDHC/MMC, FM radio, TV-out, USB 2.0 connectivity, and support for MP3, WMA, Ogg, FLAC, and WAV in audio formats with H.264, MP4, and WMV9 video.  BBE+ sound enhancement, which can already be found on the Cowon S9, makes an appearance along with a DMB TV tuner, which makes this new mp3 player only a marginal upgrade over the D2.

There are no details on pricing or availability, but considering the sucess of the D2, it would be wise for Cowon to stick to a worldwide release than just limited to Korea.

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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