More often than not, mail order products often border on the unbelievable when it comes to authenticity, making you wonder whether it works as advertised. The Japanese seem to have no qualms about it, as evident by the MPION MP3 player. This unique portable audio device might not come with the big brand name backing of Toshiba or Sony, but what it offers is something special that no other MP3 player in the market can bring you at this moment - it has the ability to give you a facial while you’re listening to your favorite tunes.

Sounds totally crazy, right? Apparently, this 128MB flash based MP3 player comes with a negative ion generator located behind to help clean your skin pores when applied to the face. Apparently, the manufacturer claims that this works far better when compared to the traditional soap and water method. I seriously wonder how effective these claims are. If you’re in Japan and want to try it out, be prepared to part with approximately $170 for it.

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Trying to stay fit after gorging yourself silly over the holiday season? Cycling is a great activity to indulge yourself in if you want to win the battle of the bulge, but cycling without having some form of encouragement isn’t my cup of tea. Enter the Bicycle MP3 amplifier that is fitted onto your handlebars, where two AA batteries power it as you get to share your favorite songs with the rest of the people on the road. Good thing this is waterproof as well, since your precious MP3 player stored within will be kept safe, away from rain and other moisture.

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Popularity: 56% [?]

 Reviewing the VIBE Duo noise-isolating dual-use headphone/headset has been a joy for me, because I love music and I love good sound.  The fact that they also include a microphone that you can utilize for taking calls and control your music functions with your iPhone, hands-free, makes them even more of a treasure.

I was further impressed with the choice to design this set with fabric cables (think less tangles and longer use) and the nice touch of having them colored red for the upcoming holiday. 

Valentine’s gifts can be hard to come up with, and red is a color many use to symbolize that the gift they are giving to that special someone is out of love.  They also use neat names like Gunmetal Rouge (to match the new green and Red Special Edition iPod nano and shuffle being released) and Midnight Blue, and this calls out to my gadget-loving side. Continue Reading

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The Skullcandy booth over at Macworld had some of the coolest, most colorful headphones in the entire place. The Fur Ti DJ style headphones really stood out with their pink fashion fur-lined ear cuffs and headband. They’re available at Skullcandy for $90. Check out some pictures of Skullcandy’s upcoming headphones after the jump.
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Popularity: 50% [?]

You might have seen Vestalife’s Ladybug iPod Speaker Dock before. The spherical speaker opens up it’s wings to reveal a universal iPod dock that fits most iPod models. Well, the cute little speaker has gone all grunge on us for a limited edition the company hopes will appeal to skateboarders. Element and Vestalife teamed up and produced an edgier Ladybug featuring two designs, one for guys and one for the gals. A black version with a skull and crossbones was on display at Macworld, which I understand is the more male-friendly edition, while a sky blue Ladybug with paisleys is meant to attract the gals. I personally like the black version a lot better  than the blue version, but that’s just me. A representative for Vestalife tells me the new Ladybug will be available next month for $110, so keep your eyes peeled if you want one for your sk8ter boyfriend. Continue Reading

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Redesigned and sleek, the iRiver Clix plays your music, videos and displays photos with 2GB to 8GB of storage and a bright 2.2″ AMOLED screen. 

It supports music subscription services so you still have an open door for purchased music to be added and it has a built-in digital FM tuner in case you want to get local tunes.

Fast USB transfers and it comes with iRiver earphones, an install CD, quick start guide and the USB cable so that you’re ready to transfer your favorite songs to it.

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We all enjoy our music and sometimes you want to share the experience with people riding in your car.  One way to do this is via an FM transmitter and this Kensington LiquidFM Plus for MP3 Players is one way to do it.

With ClearFM technology, they claim superior sound delivery to your radio from your iPod or MP3 player.  Simply plug it into your setup and choose the channel you’d like it to play on.  3 station presets make for quick tuning but you can customize the channel if needed.

There’s also a neat QuickSeek technology that Kensington offers to find the clearest channel available.  I have used a few different brands to try to broadcast my music to my radio and none of them offered such options.

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If you’re giving a new iPod Nano to someone this year or you have one on your Christmas list, be sure and add one of these beautiful skins to your buying or wish list.  With artist designed skins, you will find so many great choices.

Gelaskins has so many different styles to offer, I was amazed to find over 10 favorites just on one page.  But wait, not only do they have iPod skins, but they carry some phone skins, laptop sizes and even some for the Mac lovers.  We’ve covered Gelaskins before, but with their fantastic site staying so updated, I had to bring them up again.

I was impressed by the ease of browsing through, and read up that even though they won’t protect your iPod or phone from impact accidents, they will keep it from getting scratched up by covering it up.  You can even dress up your iPhone for a night out!

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Samsung has a new touchscreen digital media player, the P2, and it is has a great 3" sized screen for viewing, includes Bluetooth capabilities, an FM tuner, photo viewing and an e-reader.

The 3" LCD screen makes browsing your music and video files quick and easy.  Another nice additional feature that most players lack is a file browser for manually deleting files you no longer want from your player.

It also has a USB direct-insert-drive that will keep you cable free for once.  Available in 4GB and 8GB flash memory sizes for room to store your movies and music together.

Features you will notice are the 30 frames per second playback, the 16:9 widescreen format with 480×272 resolution for great movie viewing.  Customize your menus, too!

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Innoman of Korea has just released a new Barbie MP3 player known as the B2. Other than the garish pink that it comes in (that’s to be expected, considering the target demographic of this MP3 player), you get stuff that adolescents and teens of the female persuasion will appreciate - a mirror at the top half when its clamshell form factor opens up. At the bottom half is where the real deal is - you get an image viewer, an integrated FM radio and a voice recorder, all powered by an internal lithium polymer battery that boasts up to 10 hours of continuous playback. The Barbie B2 MP3 player costs 129,000 Korean Won, and that roughly translates to 140 clams here.

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Popularity: 4% [?]