Portable Audio
2 New DAPs from Kenwood
Kenwood just come up with its 2 New DAPs series MG-E-Media Keg series with either 2 or 4 gigabytes of internal memory, it’s not a huge capacity though, but need not to worry, because you can increase the storage capacity thanks to a microSD card.
It seems that Kenwood has worked hard to improve the audio quality, particularly through an enhanced DAC. For multimedia experience, the DAPs are compatible with MP3, WMA and AAC, it also got an OLED display of 1.5 “and offer up to 54h music (MP3 to 128 kbps), all for only 43g and size of 92.5×41x11.8mm.
Will it be enough to rival the new iPod Nano?
Zune’s Wireless Download
It’s a good news for Zune portable music player users. Come next week they will be abble to download music and a wirelessly or buy the songs they hear on the gadget’s of a built-in FM radio.
Microsot is introducing a whole host of new features, on 16 September, the Zune, its answer to Apple Inc’s iPod digital music player, which dominates the market and has sold more than 100 million units since its launch in 2001. Read the rest of this entry
Apple Confirms Refreshed iPod touch, iPod nano, and 2.1 Software
After a lot of rumors and speculation on the internet finally Apple confirmed what we all anticipating of today’s major announcement. Apple unveils the new iPods, iTunes (iTunes 8), and an upgrade for iPhone / iPod Touch software. here’s the detail
iPod Nano
The new iPod nano (8GB $ 149, 16 GB $ 199) sports a curved, aluminum and glass. The nano comes in a very attractive (blue, purple, orange, green, pink). Apple has the acceleration meters from the touch-screen iPod and iPhone, and with similar initiatives in the devices. Turn It sideways, and it will decks mode (complete full-size albums); shake the nano and shuffle the tracks. Very cool. Plus, when users push and hold the button in the middle, they can use the Genius. Read the rest of this entry
Blue 8Gb Zune With Lots of New Features
A cool new blue spotted Zune is on the way along with some new features. The first, “Device to Cloud,” allows users to access wireless hotspots update music collections, Exchange favorites and buy tagged FM songs browse Zune Marketplace, update channels (another feature). the cleverly named games is, well, about games. and Channels are custom stations provide that personalized playlists to the Zune, Rumor is only a few could even come pre-installed on this blue Zune. Finally, the Buy From FM feature allows you to listen to FM radio stations and day to buy the songs if you sync with a PC.
Sony released new digital voice recorder with MP3 player
Sony announced today the release of its new series of its digital voice recorder, the ICD-AX & ICD-UX. Both series feature a USB interface, running through AAA batteries, record MP3. You enjoy music in MP3/WMA format.
The ICD-AX70 is packed with 1 GB of memory and lets you record up to 288 hours. Available in silver or pink. While with the ICD-UX series, you will have different storage capacities from 4 GB (ICD-UX91), 2 GB (ICD-UX81) and 1GB (ICD-UX71). it is available in black, silver, white or pink
Sony Walkman S, E, and B series at IFA 2008
Sony is showcasing its three hottest Walkman series at IFA 2008 events - the S, E, B and series. The S-series measures at only 7.5 mm thick, the player is loaded with a group of high-end format-friendly features, including the ability to play music from different sources, to reach a content pre-installed transfer software, and popular support for multimedia codecs, such as MP3, WMV (DRM) and WAV
Sony Walkman S series MP3 player is currently available in two different capacities: NWZ-S736F (4 GB) and NWZ-S738F (8 GB). Both available in black, with prices set at $ 150 and $ 180.
Meanwhile, the Sony Walkman E-Series, just like the other two, the E series could play a variety of media formats easily, thanks to its format-friendly platform. Users can easily play songs from their music collection, store music downloads, and rights-managed video clips. It also supports WMV format (DRM), Users can listen to music for a maximum of 45 hours, or watch the film for a maximum of 8 hours later. Read the rest of this entry
Maxian to unveil its High end MP3P at the IFA 2008
After unveiling its new Maxian L900S and L600Plus Maxian is going to unveil its high-end MP3P ‘M1′ and PMP ‘T2′ at the IFA 2008 held in Berlin, Germany.
Featuring a 3.5-inch HVGA wide LCD screen, the M1 packed with a DVB-T(Digital Video Broadcasting-Terrestrial), wireless LAN support, PIMS(personal information management system), music video player and FM radio. It also runs on WinCE OS. While, the T2 is comes with full touch screen, its TI’s DaVinci technology and new UI.
