Ainol V3000 portable media player

The Ainol brand might not ring a bell with certain quarters, but it is a pretty decent brand when it comes to portable media players. Enter the Ainol V3000 portable media player that comes with an unexpectedly cheap price when compared to other more established names in the market (the Apple iPod and Creative line of Zens along with Archos comes into mind), costing you a mere $102 in return for the following :-

• 4.3″ LCD display at 800 x 480 resolution with 16 million colors
• Integrated FM tuner and transmitter
• TV out connectivity
• Built-in microphone
• 4GB internal memory

The only sore point I have is the lack of a memory card slot of sorts to boost the 4GB memory it ships with.

Source: PMP Today

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Audio-Technica unveils range of pastel earbuds

Audio-Technica wants to dress you up even though your el-cheapo MP3 player doesn’t deserve it, thanks to its new line of attractive, pastel-colored earbuds which were specially designed to target the female demographic. They don’t look like much from afar, but upon closer inspection, you will find various designs on different colors that will definitely make it easier to mix and match with your wardrobe. I’d say these will go down handsomely with the new rainbow colored iPod nanos, and each purchase will be accompanied by its own cord-wrap to keep things neat and tidy. The ATH-CK1W, ATH-ES3W, ATH-ON3W, ATH-CK6W and ATH-CK52W will retail for $49.99, $79.99, $59.99, $79.99 and $59.99, respectively.

Source: Slashgear

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Thanko Magnetic Earphones

Earphones are definitely useful if you want to listen to your collection of music without any outside interference, but anyone who wears them for long periods of time can attest that they aren’t too comfortable in the long run. Thanko aims to solve this problem with their Magnetic Earphones, featuring a soft magnetic foldable strip that is attached to the ear lobe while the earphone is directly placed in front of the ear’s auricle external acoustic meatus. In this position, you will not only get  to listen to your favorite tunes in the most optimal settings, it also leaves you open to tune in to the rest of your surroundings. There are two models available, for the iPod and compatible MP3 players as well as another one which features an integrated microphone for PC use. Available exclusively in Japan only, the Thanko Magnetic Earphones will retail for approximately $18.

Source: Far East Gizmos

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Cross Necklace MP3 Player

If Dracula was still around today (assuming he has been vanquished by Van Helsing), he would definitely find it pretty hard to get out and about. With all the extra pollution and ever larger holes in our ozone layer, UV rays might actually spill through his sarcophagus during the day. Heck, with the development around us growing at an extremely rapid pace, he’ll run out of places to hide pretty soon other than in the Amazon. Urbanites need not fear as long as they wear the Cross Necklace MP3 player, featuring touch sensitive controls. There is no on/off button - all you need to do is plug in a pair of earphones and it will automagically come to life. The Cross Necklace MP3 player comes with 1GB of internal memory and will retail for $26.90.

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Sweet smelling MP3 players

Mention the word MP3 player and most people will think iPod, never mind that that is actually a portable media player that does video as well. Still, most of us think that MP3 players do nothing but playback tunes, with the Fragrance MP3 player doing more than that - it is actually capable of filling up the room with a scent of your choice. There are plenty to choose from, including lemon, chocolate, rose and strawberry among others. Unfortunately, this model comes with just 256MB of storage space, which isn’t much to shout about in the first place by today’s standards. Getting this for a friend might come across as an insult if the recipient misunderstands that he/she has a B.O. problem.

Source: Gizmodiva

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Samsung releases Blue Wave 4 Beta

Samsung has just rolled out the Blue Wave 4 Beta firmware for the YP-P2 player, and the version stands at 5.08. This will be a much larger update than the Blue Wave 3, and all of the following are the features available :-

• Metro maps (subways) for 24 cities
• Tools for GUI skin sharing on Samsung Media Studio
• Bluetooth 1.1 games (P2, T9, S5 and T10 all supported)
• EQ track and playlist customization
• Voice recording
• Save password function

Source: PMP Today

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Aquabeat MP3 Player

How many of you go swimming? Don’t you just feel left out compared to other forms of exercise, as those who opt for cycling, jogging and even weight lifting can always enjoy their favorite tunes, but you being the underwater baby that you are, have to be content with just splashes and bubbles. Of course, advancements such as waterproof iPod cases and waterproof headphones have been made, but those are still rather bulky solutions to date. Enter the iRiver Aquabeat waterproof MP3 player. This unique digital audio player measures a tiny 61mm x 46mm x 20mm and weighs just 35 grams, making sure it doesn’t get in your way when it comes to creating a new personal best. It is compatible with MP3 and WMA file formats, boasting a 1GB storage capacity and enough juice to last up to 9 hours before a recharge is required. That’s much longer than you can swim in one go, making this $145 device a worthwhile purchase.

Source: AVing

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Ken I portable media player

Apart from the iPod nano, there are many other portable media players that are extremely diminutive in size, but those non-Apple models (especially the ones that hail from China) tend to be of inferior quality with an insanely high failure rate as well as shoddy workmanship despite packing in a whole bunch of features. Hopefully the Korean Ken I portable media player you see here is more durable and of respectable quality. Very little is known about it, but a 3″ LCD display and 8GB of internal memory has been confirmed. From the product shot, one can tell that this relies on a mini USB connection for file transfer. Other features include support for the most popular audio and video formats in addition to e-book compatibility. 8GB of storage space for €50 sounds like a pretty good bargain to me.

Source: Akihabaranews

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Samsung Yepp T10 gets special edition

I wonder why some companies would like to release special editions of their hardware - I believe this is but a marketing gimmick and ought to be reserved for only beautiful gadgets, and not ordinary gizmos that seem to flood the market these days. I leave it to you to judge whether Samsung’s Yepp T10 is special enough to receive the new “Art Nouveau” design in the form of the “La Fleure Special Edition”. The changes are not only external, as this 4GB digital audio player sports a new GUI to match this special edition’s concept, along with a 2″ QVGA screen, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, Samsung DNSe 2.0 technology, double bass, improved EQ, FM radio, and Samsung Media Studio (SMS). It will probably retail around 90€ for this.

Source: Akihabaranews

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iPod Speaker Pillow

iPod speakers are often known to be hard products that won’t make for a very good place to rest your noggin’ during those slow Monday afternoons at the office, but the iPod speaker you see here take the road less traveled. It comes in yellow banana, red strawberry, green apple, and orange, er, orange “flavors”, and are dubbed the iPod Speaker Pillow. The whole range works with just about any generation of iPod, and is also compatible with other digital audio players as long as they function with a 3.5mm audio jack. A built-in speaker is located right in the middle, so you can forget about stereo sound with this. Great for short afternoon naps no matter where you are with a little bit of Mozart filtering through the speakers.

Source: Funponsel

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