MP3 Player Review

Putting two iPhone / iPod docks in an alarm clock is a simple and clever idea that’s so far only shown up in the JVC-PN7 (which we have and love), but it looks like iLuv’s getting in the game as well with the new iMM137. Apart from the two shielded iPhone 3G-compatible docks up top, it’s the usual iLuv kit with 5 watt jAura sound, an aux input, and dual alarms — not a bad deal for an MSRP of $129 that’ll almost certainly be lower at retail when this hits in September.

From engadget

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A month after the launch of the HP-FXC50, Victor-JVC introduces the HP-FXC70, HD earphones that provide high-fidelity sound reproduction. This new version uses the same technology as the FXC50, with longer and thinner than usual drivers providing increased comfort and natural sound. Now, like it or not, your earbuds can be placed deeper into your ears.
Our dynamic earphones provide a frequency range of 8Hz～25,000Hz, a sound pressure sensitivity of 103dB/1mW, an impedance of 16Ω, feature 5.8mm drivers and accept a maximum input of 150mW.
We have no information concerning THD (Total Harmonic Distorsion).
Available at the beginning of September in two colors: Black and Blue. For those interested, you can now purchase the HP-FXC50 on GeekStuff4U.com

From akihabaranews

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The Thanko Sounds Lives aims to ease the fatigue of long hours of listening to music on standard earphones. Unlike them the Thanko earphones are shaped like a Bluetooth headset and cling on to the back of your ear. The earphones cover a part of the ear canal so you can listen to whats happening nearby. Specs include frequency of 20 Hz ~ 25kHz, 32 Ω Impedance and sensitivity of 100 dB / mW. Available in Japan only for 1980 Yen ($ 20).

From Newlaunches

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IFA 2008 is approaching and Cowon has introduced two new PMP wonders, the 02 and S9. The 02 is an elegant PMP with 4.3” touch screen, 8GB, 16GB, or 32GB of memory, T-DMB, electronic dictionary, and SD card slot … Compatible with DivX, XviD, MPEG4, WM9, H .264 video files and WMA, MP3, AC3, AAC, FLAC, OGG audio files….
The S9 is a marvel of design and curves. As for specs, we have a PMP with a 3.3”AMOLED touch screen (16M colors), 500Mhz dual-core CPU, T-DMB, Bluetooth, electronic dictionary…
At the moment, no word on availability or price so we”ll have to be patient,. In any case this is very nice news, thank you Cowon!!

From akihabaranews

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A must have die hard Family Guy fans. Available for a limited time this 160GB iPod costs $439, $90 more than the stock iPod and has Brian scratching his butt saying "That Feels So Good" etched onto the back of your iPod. Each one of these babies are etched with licensed art from the Family Guy camp and individually numbered. Only 2000 pieces are made and they would come in two color variations, black and silver. Oh and Season 7 premiers September 28 starting with ‘Something something dark side’ which will be a parody of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Season 7 looks promising with Simpsons. I am particularly looking forward for this one – 6ACX18 “Family of the Future” [Family Guy and Futurama crossover]: Stewie invents a time machine to see if he rules the world in the future. However, the system starts to malfunction, and sends the whole family into the 30th century, where they meet the characters of Futurama. Meanwhile, Stewie befriends Bender and they become pals, but turns Stewie into a robot. Check the Season 7 line up.

From Newlaunches

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Popular Mechanics has a great DIY feature, showing you how to build a waterproof video boombox for your iPod. Making use of an iPod touch, some old speakers, an 8" personal video player screen, video cables, gorilla tape and a hard camera case, Anthony Verducci has created a waterproof video case for the iPod that he believes is the first to float.

It seems the hardest part of the process was getting all the cables to interface with eachother. Working with Apple’s composite cables, an old AV iPod dock, and the inputs for the video player, soldering was required to get them all on the same page. The rest was mostly handiwork and a bit of elbow grease. Sure, the final product isn’t exactly practical, but it is fun and imaginative. Check out the full video here

From gizmodo

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Multiple colors? Check. Good sound quality? Supposedly. These Aiaiai Swirl headphones aren’t the ubiquitous iPod earbuds worn by every other person on earth (myself included). Aiaiai, the 200-member collective from Copenhagen, designed these in conjunction with Kilo design, offering straightforward headphones, as well as a headset for cellphones.

Aiaiai wanted to focus on sound quality as much as design, offering a sound isolation and full spectrum sound engineered by C4 Studios. Topped off with multiple colorways and slick packaging, the Swirl earbuds look like winners. The headphones are available for $65 at Digitalflix and the headset cost $81 at Aiaiai.

From gizmodo

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A ctually the unique shape serves several purposes. It fits snug in your ear, easily loops together around your neck when not in use, and somehow prevents bacterial growth which is 700 times more concentrated in regular ear buds. If it weren’t just a concept, would you buy one?

Designer: Yoonsang Kim

From Yanko Design

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We loved the Sweex Blizzard when it came out last year. It was a sweet PMP with a Dutch label and great-looking speakers (for a PMP) on top. Head Music’s own Blizzard has a more usual design. It has a 2.8-inch 320 x 240 pixel screen and a home/ return button below the screen, which is much reminiscent of the iPhone and iPod Touch. Other features include AVI, WMV, MPEG4, MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, JPG, BMP, TXT support, USB 2,0/UMS, FM tuner and recorder, a mic, two audio jacks and 4GB of storage. I love the two audio jacks. For 70 euros ($103) you and your special someone could enjoy squinting together to a romantic movie.

From pmptoday

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Archos has just officially announced the their 6th generation of PMPs and even making a splash into the world of 3G connectivity. The interface if felt was a bit awkward on the last generation 605 {link}, mainly due to the fact that it couldn’t quite make up its mind to be touch screen or tactile with the side buttons. It’s not that these hybrid touch/tactile interfaces don’t work, it just didn’t work with the Archos UI. That said I’m glad to see that Archos picked a side and went all touch.

All around it looks like it’s a further refined version of the 5th generation PMPs. This is good news since I thought that the 605 was a fantastic jack of all trades PMP, but it just felt a bit rough.

From Anything But iPod

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