Archive for the ‘iAudio’ Category
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 or 8GB of internal memory. Now it seems Cowon has finally taken a step further and is planning on releasing a 16GB D2.
There is no official word yet, but the 16GB version just showed up on a German webshop so it’s very likely this isn’t just a rumour. The player is so far listed without any release date or price so there is still a chance this is just a glitch. If it turns out to be true that will mean the D2 will have a current max capacity of 32GB with 48GB being possible in the near future.
From Anything But iPod
Cowon launched the A3, a long-awaited premium version of the A2 designed with videos as its chief focus. The handheld is based around a 4-inch, 800×480 screen capable of playing DVD-level video at full quality. It can play back common video formats such as H.264, MPEG-4, and Windows Media, while also supporting enthusiast favorites like DivX and XviD. In supporting countries, it also adds a digital TV tuner that picks up over-the-air broadcasts in 1Seg (Japan), DMB (Korea), or DVB-T (Europe). An HD output connects the A3 to an HDTV for viewing at home, complete with Dolby AC3 surround sound.
Also serving as a conventional music player, the new Cowon player supports rarer formats such as FLAC and OGG and incorporates an FM radio tuner. Users can also browse Excel, PDF, and Word files. Shipments of the A3 are expected to start in Korea on November 14th, when versions with hard drives in 30GB (roughly $386) and 60GB ($463) capacities will be available. International releases are planned for the future and may include the US, though an introduction in the area would likely drop the TV tuner with an according drop in the price.
Source electronista
Both Japan and Korea will receive an additional broadcasting service to one Cowon media player each this month. An alternate version of the iAudio D2 will be offered alongside the standard model in Japan. It will be almost identical to the original D2 and provide all the same features as well as a 1seg TV tuner which streams content with its built-in retractable antenna. Suitably called the D2TV it is in essence Japan’s equivalent to the D2 DMB.
The second player to gain some extra functionality is the iAudio L2. In the form of a firmware upgrade, rather than a hardware adaptation, it will accept TPEG transmissions which contain real-time traffic and weather reports. The service will be broadcasted over DMB and certainly compliment the device’s GPS navigation system.
Source anythingbutipod
COWON announced this morning that in a few days (October 11), their L2 PMP will go “TPEG”.
What’s TPEG? The Transport Protocol Expert Group!
Still not a clue? Well, in fact, this is a sophisticated service giving information on the traffic, telling you if there are any traffic jams, strikes (never happens in Korea), or any other reason that could slow you down on your way to work (or wherever).
A very interesting addition to an already great PMP; remember that the L2 features a 7 inch touchscreen, DMB, audio/video, Picture in Picture, 2GB of disk space, all this for a cool 348000Won (~270Euros).
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The striking 5-inch, 800 x 480 pixel, 16 million color touchscreen of the Q5 is far from all you should be impressed by. An immense collection of supported formats (MP3, OGG Vorbis, FLAC, WAV, WMA, ASF, AVI, WMV, MPEG 4, DivX, JPEG, BMP, and PNG) are sure to cover the majority of your music, video, and picture viewing needs. If all this on the 40GB and 60GB hard drive doesn’t give you access to enough media, then the Wi-Fi internet downloads, Bluetooth connectivity and USB port may suit. Stereo speakers are built in, as well as outputs for TV and SPDIF.