Archive for May, 2007
Hercules, better known for its Thrustmaster graphics cards and gaming accessories, has taken the brave move of launching an iPod speaker dock. So can the £69 speaker set compete with the plethora of offerings already on the market? We get listening to find out.Called the i-XPS 250, the speaker set, not to be confused with Dell’s XPS gaming range, is a 2.1 speaker system that allows you to connect your iPod or other MP3 player and share the music with friends etc.
Back in 2003 Sony introduced their first dedicated portable video player (PCVA-HVP20). Now they try again with the PMX-M70.The Sony PMX-M70 features a 4.3 inch wide-screen and comes with 2GB, 4GB or 8GB flash memory.
The new Sony PMP plays MP4 and AVI video, MP3 and WMA music files.
Other features of the sleek PMX-M70 include FM tuner, built-in speakers, TV-out, direct video encoding, audio encoding, voice recorder, photo viewer, clock and calendar.
The battery life for listening to music is 20 hours and for watching video it is 5 hours.
Measurements of the Sony PMX-M70 are 16.7×74.4×12.7mm. 12.7mm is pretty thin for a PMP with this size of screen. The weight is 129g. The PMX-M70 comes in red and black.
Attempting to unseat Bose in the noise cancelling arena, Sennhensier has launched a new pair on noise cancelling headphones called - the PXC 450. But can the new set beat the Bose Quiet Noise 3? We were given a brief play to find out.
Large and encapsulating, the new headphones build massively on the previous set we’ve reviewed from Sennheiser. As if the company had heard everything we had to say, the PXC 450 has a stack of new features and improvements over previous models.
Gone is the bulky battery compartment you’ve got to carry around with you, in is the inclusion of the battery in the right-hand earphone. Running off a single AA battery rather than a rechargeable as with the Bose, Sennheiser are promising 20 hours of playback on one charge alongside the ability to find juice in just about any backwater around the globe.
LG Electronics has announced the launch of its first touch screen video MP3 player, the MFFM37 “Touch me”.With the tag-line of “Don’t be afraid to touch” it looks like this is a classic case of great product, bad name.
Tiny, shiny - and touchy, this is another stylish and innovative product from LG and we want one. Now.
The interactive, customisable 2.4-inch LCD display claims to provide crystal clear images and is also equipped with LG’s exclusive Mobile XD Engine to improve picture quality in areas such as brightness, colour and contrast, for improved resolution.
Normally technology brings smaller devices that work better with more features and this tiny MP3 player is the perfect example of technology at its best.
Measuring just 24mm it truly is tiny and do not think its lacking in features because of size, as you also get a whopping 2GB of storage space and big sound with real clarity and depth to your favourite music.
You can easier spend the same money on a portable music player that is 10 times the size so this is an MP3 player for gadget fans (unless you like big and bulky devices).
Giving you over 200 hours of non-stop music and a 3.7V lithium battery that will help you still get music between charges. The much loved USB Port is also used for this device as to make things really easy and no drivers needed.
The features from this Tiny MP3 player go on and on such as a built-in FM radio to allow you to listen to your favourite radio station.
Claimed as the World’s Tiniest MP3 Player and weighing less than one ounce (would you believe that’s even more than the included headphones), you know your looking at something cool.
Features :
* PC Connection: USB 2.0
* Operating System: Mac OS 10, Linux 2.4.2, Windows 98/ME/SE/2K/XP
* Record Format: WAV, ACT, MP3
* Music Format: MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF, WAV
* FM Radio SNR: 45dB
* Battery: 3.7 lithium battery
* Max Play time: 5 hours
* Weight: 0.04 lbs
* Max Memory: 2 GB
* Flash memory: 128MB-1GB
* Lcm Window: 64×48
* Dimension: 24mmx24mmx24mm