Archive for June, 2007
“Mini-Gods are the “Givers Of Divine Sound”. Since the beginning of time, many civilizations and cultures from various backgrounds throughout the world have used MUSIC as a means of ritual, celebration, healing, and even to declare battle for war. Mini-Gods are a direct representation of ancient and modern pop/street culture fused into one … The creator of Mini-Gods, Victor “Marka” Quiñonez, wanted to bring something new to the table with soul, substance, and a reflection of oneself. Mini-Gods are inspired by Aztec, Mayan, African, Asian, South & Central American ancient art and culture.The main purpose of a Mini-God is to bring joy and peace of mind through visual and audio expression.”
MPIO’s MG100 digital audio player wasn’t all that remarkable when it was only available in 1GB and 2GB versions, but the company seems to think they have a winner, now bumping the player up to a full 4GB. Otherwise, the player appears to be unchanged, with the same 176×132 screen, built-in FM tuner, and support for the always-popular MTV video file format in addition to the usual MP3 and WMA audio formats. No word on price, but we wouldn’t expect it to demand too much of a premium over the $165 the 2GB version cost.
Cowon announced the iAudio 7 today in Korea, updating their micro-drive iAudio 6 player to a lighter, leaner flash-based player. The update includes a significant jump in battery life, from 20 hours to a remarkable 60 hours.
The iAudio 6 supports standard audio formats such as MP3, AAC, WMA, ASF, WAV, and even beloved (yet rarely supported) formats such as OGG and FLAC. It looks as though many of the great features of its predecessor have been maintained, including line-in recording, voice recording, video playback, BBE sound enhancer, and its unique touch-scroll interface.
Korea will see the player mid-July, unveiled in 4GB and 8GB capacities, and priced at US$182 and US$246, respectively.
Archos has introduced its Generation 5 line of personal media players, combining video playback and recording capability with big screens, plenty of storage, the ability to play Flash-powered video, and (for two models) Wi-Fi connectivity, a TV program guide, and the ability to purchase video content from CinemaNow.
“Generation 5 is a breakthrough product line for Archos, with the right combination of content, capabilities, and price to make it easy for technology novices, while still exciting gadget fans,” said Henri Crohas, Archos’s founder and CEO. “Our focus is on the consumer—their interests, their budget, and their time—and the new products represent the first connected PMPs that give consumers exactly the options they’re looking for.”
Via : News.digitaltrends
Flash memory is getting cheaper by the day and it is possible to pick up budget MP3 players pretty cheaply. The Samsung YP-U2 is ideal for anyone who doesn’t want to fork out for the something like an iPod nano and has a starting price of just £49 for 512MB.
For that you get MP3, WMA and Ogg Vorbis format support - making this one of the very cheapest Ogg players we’ve seen yet. Track information is displayed on a tiny, four line LCD display and like many flash players of its kind, it charges straight from your USB port and can be double up as standard storage device and/or voice recorder.
Via : Techdigest