Archive for April, 2008
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, read e-Books in TXT format but also advertise the Newman brand.
Check out the most recent MOMO PMPs fro Newman from our previous post, or click the read more button for the specs of MOMO-X2.
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MOMO-X2 is a 2GB player that can be purchased through here. Alas, there doesn’t seem to be an official MSRP for this MP3 player.
From pmptoday
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 to a shirt edge or belt during exercise. Despite the size, Memorex finds room for a two-line OLED screen that itself allows extra features such as an equalizer and an FM radio tuner. The jukebox plays MP3 and WMA for up to 10 hours on a charge and sells for $50 with 2GB of built-in flash.
A more advanced player, the MMP8590, adds a significantly larger 1.5-inch OLED and the complimentary support for JPEG photos. A voice recorder and a stopwatch feature also separate the player from its smaller sibling.
Memorex ships the device with an armband and offers it in a 2GB version for $60; a 4GB version is also available but hasn’t been priced.
From electronista
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 listening with dedicated navigation hotkeys, and an included set of in-ear headphones as well as up to 40 hours of music playback.
A Bluetooth 2.0 A2DP connection allows for hands-free headset calling or syncing with other devices. Files are stored on a microSD card.
The M600’s other features include a 2-inch, 170×220-pixel, 256K color display while a 1.3-megapixel camera can shoot stills as well as MPEG4-video. Java MIDP 2.0 support allows for gameplay while simple web browsing is accomplished via the WAP 2.0/xHTML interface.
For now, only China is to get the M600, though the phone also allows T9 text input in English, French, Russian or Turkish. No prices have been announced.
From electronista
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 brightness and speed controls for video playback. As we wrap up the third BlueWave release the countdown for the fourth has already been going on for a while. It’s said to bring new games, subway maps and voice recording and will hopefully see daylight in about a month.
From Anything But iPod
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: "And just to clarify; no, you can’t use it for coffee too."
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