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Sony Walkman E450 : Karaoke time
July 25, 2010 by admin
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There’s obviously a lot of mp3 players out there after the top dog spot that Apple selfishly keep with their pricier players so how can the other big players mix it up. Sony’s new Walkman E450 matches the specs of the iPod Nano but what does it do to further itself from the Cupertino music box.
Firstly it’s cheaper, always a bonus and always a good selling point. Starting from £70 it comes in three adequate sizes 4GB, 8GB and 16GB. Housing a 2” sharp QVGA screen it’s certainly on the smaller side and is only slightly thicker than the current generation Nano. Playback wise it’ll play all your usual suspects of mp3 and AAC file formats with a supposed battery life of up to 50 hours.
What makes it stand aside from the iPod though is its Karaoke mode. Providing you’re hooked up with the .lrc lyric file with your music files, the lyrics will actually appear on your screen. Not only that it takes it to the next level and the player can actually knock off the singing in the track allowing you to essentially Karaoke over it without distorting the track.
Available in an assortment of colours this PMP should be on our shores come September.
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Sony Walkman E450 : Karaoke time
Tags: E450, Karaoke, MP3/MP4, PMP, QVGA, Sony, Sony Walkman
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Sony Walkman A845
April 13, 2010 by admin
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The Sony Walkman A845 was first spotted last year and was believed to be coming our way in January. Well it has been released today and certainly looks up there to compete with the iPod touch especially if you’re an audiophile looking for a higher quality of sound that Sony can deliver.
With a 2.8” OLED screen, there’s your brighter and clearer visuals. The A845 comes with 16GB of internal storage, ample room for your music collection and videos. Also at a mere 7.2mm the body is ultra-thin. Sony also claims the battery life will last a fantastic 29 hours on a full charge for audio use and also an impressive 9 hours for video use.
What makes this better you ask? Well the A845 is packing some of Sony’s expert tech, the S-Master Digital Amplifier. Now if you’re clued up on Sony gear you’ll know that this is what they’re putting in some of their top dog Hi-Fi’s and Home Cinema units which will deliver what Sony will say “rich, lifelike, ultra-low distortion sound”. Available from today it’s priced at £159.99.
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Tags: A845, MP3/MP4, OLED, PMP, Sony, Sony Walkman
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Sony Walkman A845
Cowon J3 : PMP heading here
Cowon a South Korean Electronics company is releasing its lovely AMOLED screened PMP in Britain to put it in competition with the iPod nano sector. The PMP was only made official on South Korea a month ago so its a little shocking that its been decided so quickly its coming to us in Blighty, we normally have to wait till last 
The PMP has a super slim 10mm thick brushed metal body which houses a 3.3” AMOLED screen. Like most new PMPs its packed with new features such as an FM Radio, TV tuner, Bluetooth, Flash player, voice recorder and a TV-out socket. You can count on the J3 having great sound-quality as its previous PMP the S9 was great plus it has full compatibility with MP3, WAV WMA, OGG, FLAC, APE audio, AVI, WMV, ASF, DivX, XviD. It will also have an accelerometer inside too but details as to “what for?” are slim, we’re hoping for some iPod touch/phone type features and/or games. The battery should last for 64 hours of 64 hours of music play and a staggering 11hrs of video play.
Available in 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and 32GB no pricing details as yet but hopefully the J3 will be with us soon.
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Tags: AMOLED, Cowon, J3, MP3/MP4, PMP
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Mio Moov V780 : HD SatNav
The world of the SatNav has come in leaps and bounds over the past few years and its hard not to know a car owner who hasn’t got one and now with the increase in well “smartness” of smartphones (most now have free GPS Navigation software) where next for the SatNav. Well it appears this is it.
The Mio Moov V780 is a massive 7” in size and has a capacitive WVGA display. A little excessive you might say for a SatNav but this is also disguising itself as a PMP/netbook. Packing Wi-Fi and optional HSPDA and WiMax for online use, it also has an external TV aerial to catch TV on the move. It also has DivX, MP4 and H.263/264 support allowing video playback obviously for when the SatNav is not needed and the kids are restless in the back of the car. What is odd id the HDMI out which can playback its stored video content at 720p on a flatscreen. Unless you’ve recently been on “Pimp My Ride” i can’t see most average folk having a HDTV in their car.
Going back to its connectivity, the Mio Moov will also have a keyboard dock and as it runs Windows CE, you can access Exchange and GMail to get your email on the move, not recommended whilst driving but I’m sure your passenger can or if you’ve stopped at the services. Expected to debut at CeBit this week, more news on release and price will be available then.
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Tags: GPS, HD, Mio, Mio Moov, Sat Nav, V780
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Philips GoGear Connect : Android PMP
We spoke here a just over a month ago about Philips latest entry into affordable PMP territory to rival the iPod Nano with the GoGear Muse. Now we have their answer to the iPod Touch, the GoGear Connect, an Android powered PMP.
Although only a prototype has been shown the specs speak for themselves for what could be a great little number if you’re looking to avoid the Apple’s dominant hardware. Sporting a 320×480 capacitive touchscreen, Philips have said it will be running Android 2.1. Other gubbins include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, micro-SD slot and GPS. It will also have a camera on the rear side of the PMP but no details yet as to what MP it will be. The Connect will be available in 8, 16, 32 and 64GB storage sizes.
Although it’s prototype seems to be on show now, it isn’t believed to be launched until IFA in September by which time its competitors, ie Apple may already have new hardware out and available by then.
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Philips GoGear Connect : Android PMP
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ZUNE PHONE : Microsoft’s iPhone killer?
Quite possibly the best thing i’ve heard this year and if it’s true i may actually wet myself. The Zune is Microsoft’s answer to the iPod. Despite the Americans getting every version we here in the UK seem to keep missing out on the PMP. Now it’s rumoured(quite strongly) that Microsoft will be bringing out a phone equivalent and hopefully this will be revealed at Mobile World Congress in a fortnight.
NVIDIA have supposedly confirmed that they will be attending the the Congress with Microsoft (reports come from MuyComputer). Now NVIDIA make the TEGRA chip which powers the latest Zune HD. Also it is believed that Windows Mobile 7 will be launched at the congress too so it certainly looks promising.
Taking into account what the Zune HD does you’ll be looking at a very good phone, depending on Windows Mobile 7 software being good, but should pack a lot of features better than what any current iPhone could achieve. The UI of the Zune HD is easy to use and will look great on the low power, sharp OLED capacitive touchscreen (Multitouch oooo yeah!). Powered by the TEGRA chip HD content and multitasking will be done effortlessly and can be shipped to your TV via its HDMI out. If it’s planning on going into the gaming world like the iPhone, Zune is already a part of Xbox Live and that would mean a very large market of gaming enthusiasts with access to content and massive multiplayer functions.
Will keep you all updated if and when i learn more.
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Philips Muse PMP
The Muse is Philips fairly decent but average current PMP doing what your average PMPs do, but it looks like it’s getting an upgrade to try and make it a little less average and to compete with the Zune HD(obviously STILL not out in the UK so there’s a market hole that needs filling)
The new and improved Muse will certainly look nicer with its polished silver finish and lack of frame that the current model has. Housed in the Muse is a nice and bright 3.2” touchscreen with all your general options of MP3/MP4 playback etc. What makes it a Zune competitor is the fact it has HDMI out to offer playback on your telly. It comes with 16GB of storage and also houses an SD slot.
Launch date should be soon(I’ve read April) and will retail at around £90 – £100.
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Hallods F43 : First 1280×720 PMP
A lot of new phones and PMPs are claiming to be HD or can output 720p but this is the first to actually have a 720p 4.3”screen.
We’ve looked at the Zune HD and the Archos 5 in the past, both very good PMPs that can output 720p to your TV. The F43 itself has a 4.3” screen with a resolution of 1280×720 and has HD video support so you can watch sharper, clearer videos on the go.
It has 8GB of internal storage(not much for HD) but this can be extended via microSD. The F43 will play MP4, FLV, H.263, AVI and DivX files so its covering most bases but it lacks the “apps” ability of the other top PMPs.
Only available in Japan at the moment we’re unsure as to when it will or if it will be released over here. However our friends at Akihabara have said you’ll be able to pick one up from importer GeekStuff4U.
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Archos 5 Internet Tablet
We may have touched on the rumours of the French gadget whizz’s next internet tablet but now Archos have officially confirmed the details of the new Archos 5 powered by that wonderful Android.
Packed with loads of features as Archos products always seem to the tablet comes in many memory size varieties from 8 to 32 GB in the super thin Flash memory configurations (with a micro SD (SDHC) card slot) or from 160 to 500 GB in a hard drive version there’ll be one that fits your memory requirements or your pocket limitations. Read on for specs and price.
Full Specs and features :
- 800×480 pixels, 4.8” TFT LCD Touchscreen
- Supports most video and audio playback types
- Standard Photo Viewer
- Support subtitles files with .srt, .ssa, .smi, .sub extensions
- Video/Audio recording, including 720p HD playback (Via the optional DVR Station or DVR Snap-on)
- WiFi (802.11 b/g/n)
- Bluetooth 2.0
- FM transmitter
- FM receiver (RDS)
- Music playback time: up to 22 hours
- Video playback time: up to 7 hours
- GPS
Also being an Archos it has a full range of accessories and downloadable add-ons from the Archos store. It already has a handful of applications installed onto the unit but obviously as its android base, no doubt a lot of third party apps will appear for download. The only downside is it doesn’t have HSDPA so the web connection will have to sought via wifi or you can piggyback a mobile 3G connection using bluetooth.
The Archos website only has the prices listed as £274.99 for the 32GB SSD version and £299.99 for the 160GB hard drive version.
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Continuing on iPods
As the unveiling has passed for another year from Apple and as we all knew and expected another year of new iPods. Now obviously I’m all for new technology and gadgets(hence why i write on a blog about them) but I’m getting to a stage of frustration where every year Apple bring out a new set of iPods that aren’t really much better than the last generation. Well this year they haven’t disappointed with only slight changes, but the nano seems to get the major upgrade. Click on for all the info
Well its pretty much the same again, no real change to the way the iPods look this time just spec changes really. As we’ve already touched on the touch with its capacity increase and CPU improvement, the classic sticks to the same look but gets a hefty capacity increase to 160GB……………………. That’s it. The shuffle sticks with the buttonless design that came out not too long ago but now comes in a variety of colours
The Nano is the only one to get any real change, well quite a bit really. Firstly its aesthetics stay the same in the size department but now have a glossy paint finish. Its also still available in 8GB and 16GB. It now also sports a video camera, microphone, voice recorder, FM radio, the voiceover technology found in the shuffle, a pedometer and Nike+ extras. Apple have compared the camera to that of a Flip Video camera but state the nano has extra features and larger capacity than your bog standard flip cam. Video taken on the nano will also be very easy to place up into YouTube once plugged into your Mac. Price should pretty much stay the same as the last generation too.
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Tags: Apple, iPod, iPod Classic, iPod Nano, ipod shuffle, iPod Touch
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Continuing on iPods