Archive for April, 2008

Newman’s N-Shaped Button on the MOMO-X2

Imagine an apple-shaped iPod clickwheel or a Z-shaped pad for Zorro… er, Zune. Newman, I believe, has the right idea, shaping the control buttons of the MOMO-X2 into a big bold capital letter N. This way, every MOMO-X2 user will not only enjoy MP3, WMA music files with Microsoft PlayFX and music from FM radio, [...]

Memorex intros new-look budget MP3 players

Memorex on Monday launched a visual redesign of its MMP media player line that introduces a much simpler interface as well as a new form factor. The Clip & Play (pictured) aims at the same audience as the iPod shuffle or Sansa Clip and comes in a very small, squarish design that can be hooked [...]

Philips announces M600 music phone with SRS WOW

Philips on Friday unveiled its latest cellular phone, the dual-band GSM M600. The M600 is meant to appeal to music fans, as it offers SRS Labs‘ WOW equalizer technology to enhance sound quality and simulate 3D surround sound in the MP3, WAV and AAC format files it supports. Otherwise, the phone is optimized for music [...]

Samsung Releases P2 BlueWave 3

The third BlueWave update has been out for a while, but only as a beta. A few days ago the final version was finally released to the masses and like it’s predecessors it adds a lot of new features. The new features include new themes, a calculator, a full screen mode for music playback and [...]

iPod gets ceramic "Music Mug" speaker

Designer Masato Tokuno has created what looks like an "innocent" ceramic mug but actually hides a speaker inside to use with a portable audio device. Just plug your chosen portable jukebox in, drop the device inside, and carry your music with you wherever you go. Available in black and white for $69.99, the sites states: [...]

Wood-framed Cowon N3 Coming to Korea

Electronics come in pretty much any material you can imagine, from standard plastic to stainless steel and NASA approved Kryptonite. The oldest material of them all is however the one that looks most awesome when used in every day gadgetry – wood. I myself have some experience in that area so the new special edition [...]

Samsung’s New S2 ‘Pebble’ MP3 Player and S3 Slim Portable Media Player Sense of Style

Samsung Electronics, an award-winning leader in consumer electronics innovation and design, continues its streak of launching first-class, fashion-forward portable devices with the release of the S2 ‘Pebble’ MP3 Player and S3 Slim Portable Media Player (PMP). Samsung’s newest additions to its expansive line of portable media players weave together elements from the latest trends in [...]

iRiver E100 MP3 player review

It has long been thought that if anyone was likely to knock the Apple iPod off the MP3 top-spot that it would be iRiver. After all, the company has released more players in the last 4 years than just about any other company. That said, the iRiver E100 has clearly been designed as a rival [...]

Greenhouse iPod Touch speakers

The Green House iPod touch portable speakers GH-SPA-214CT is a perfect match for the Apple iPod touch.The maximum output is 770 mW × 2ch.The speaker comes with a stand where you can place the iPod touch Vertically or Horizontally. Other features include LED light for both speakers, mini stereo pin for connecting headphone. The Green [...]

Cowon D2 Soon to Hit 16GB?

  The Cowon D2 has been around for over a year now and has perhaps been Cowon’s biggest success ever. It has survived in the race for more storage capacity for so long because of the SDHC card slot that allows users to add up to 16GB (32GB soon) on top of the 2, 4 [...]