Jul 09

Energy Sistem launches 52 Touch line of MP5 renders featuring TV output

Posted in: PMP, Today's Chili
Energy Sistem knows that there’s no better way to kick-start your Friday morning than a handful of awfully similar looking renders for handheld media players! And while we’re at it, we might as well mention that they are, in fact, renders of the new 52 Touch TV-out line. Featuring a 2.8-inch TFT touch-screen, speaker, TV-out, FM transmitter for the car, microphone, and support for DivX and XviD, FLV, RM / RMVB, MP3 / WMA / WAV music files, images and TXT files, this is pretty much everything you hoped for in a media player, and nothing else. Availabe in 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB capacities (not including the 16GB microSDHC card reader) prices start at €69 (roughly $88) and increase accordingly. Hit the source link for the inside scoop.

Energy Sistem launches 52 Touch line of MP5 renders featuring TV output originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:31:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 09

Cowon’s V5W PMP: a V5 with 100 percent more WiFi

Posted in: korea, PMP, South Korea, SouthKorea, Today's Chili, wifi

What do you get when you marry a V5 with WiFi? Why, a V5W, of course! Cowon’s sexy V5 portable media player — a device we (mostly) loved on back in March — has just gained the primary feature that we argued should’ve been included from the start. It looks as if all of the other specifications have remained the same, meaning that you’re still looking at a 4.8-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen, Windows CE 6.0 underneath, 16/32/64GB of internal storage, USB 2.0 connectivity, HDMI / composite video output, a solid list of supported file formats and the best audio quality this side of the Mississippi Indian Ocean. Pricing remains a mystery for now, but we suspect it’ll list for around the same as the original (which still needs a price drop, frankly).

Cowon’s V5W PMP: a V5 with 100 percent more WiFi originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 09 Jul 2010 08:12:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 04

Yepp, Samsung’s working on another PMP — but this one’s a four-inch Android with AMOLED

Posted in: Android, AndroidOs, Google, GoogleAndroid, PMP, samsung, Today's Chili

Samsung’s interstellar voyage with Android has just begun, it seems — after a host of smartphones and a freshly announced tablet, it looks like the OS will cameo in a new Yepp PMP. The YP-MB2 was recently spotted in the databases of the Bluetooth SIG, where it’s described as “a multi functional Mobile Internet Device” with GPS, Wi-Fi, TouchWiz 3.0 and a huge four-inch AMOLED touchscreen. Digging deeper into the technical documents, we can see it’s got Android as well — oh, and Bluetooth, of course. As the geographic availability section reads “Asia” and the unit’s “MB” designation typically means South Korea’s T-DMB, we don’t expect to ever see it stateside, but when the device surfaces next you can probably expect it to look like a larger one of these.

Yepp, Samsung’s working on another PMP — but this one’s a four-inch Android with AMOLED originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:24:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 03

iRiver busts out low end T8 Candy Bar and S100 PMPs in Korea

Posted in: korea, mp3 player, Mp3Player, PMP, Today's Chili

iRiver’s just announced two new lines of cheap PMPs for your fanciful, color-loving ears. First up, the T8 Candy Bar boasts a classic USB stick design, and is available in eight outrageous colors. They pack 4GB of storage and a battery life of up to 17 hours — but not much else. Up next the slightly more interesting S100, which comes in both 4GB and 8GB varieties, with a 2.83-inch, 240 x 320 resolution color display, FM Radio, microSD slot, and 720p video playback. Both the T8 Candy Bar and the S100 are available in Korea only so far, and the T8 runs 69,000 Won (around $58) while the S100 starts at 129,000 Won (around $106) with several different configurations. Shot of the S100 is after the break.

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iRiver busts out low end T8 Candy Bar and S100 PMPs in Korea originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:17:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 11

Cowon J3 ships to America, we go hands-on

Posted in: Features, hands-on, PMP, Today's Chili, unboxing

Nary two full months after we first caught wind of Cowon’s dainty (albeit super sexy) J3 portable media player, the award-winning device has both gone on sale and arrived on our doorstep (along with a few others, according to a few jovial tipsters). As of today, prospective consumers in the US can order one for $199.99 (8GB) or $239.99 (16GB), both of which have microSD slots for capacity expansion. Per usual, Cowon’s packaging here was nothing short of delightful, and the 3.3-inch AMOLED display struck us just as the S9 did oh-so-many months ago. Unlike the larger V5 we reviewed back in March, we greatly appreciated the capacitive nature of this touch panel, and finger presses were accurately and immediately recognized. The user interface was also far more streamlined, and whizzing about from area to area was no issue.

As with every other Cowon player we’ve ever laid ears on, the audio quality out of this one was second to none; if you’re a self-proclaimed audiophile, yet can’t exactly accommodate your Marantz KI Pearl on the subway, this is about as good as it gets. The video player was similarly impressive, loading up clips with minimal fuss, and showing no lag whatsoever during playback. Unfortunately, for all the things this gorgeous unit does right, the only spec that matters to some is wrong: pricing. We hate to point out the obvious, but an 8GB iPod touch is also just $199, and unlike the J3, Apple’s alternative can surf the web over WiFi and bring you face to face with 100,000 (or so) apps. From a value proposition standpoint, there’s simply no comparison. ‘Course, the J3 may still stand out if you’re all about audio quality (and nothing else), but we’ve yet to actually meet someone who didn’t care at least a smidgen about the extras. Vote with your wallet, as they say.

Gallery: Cowon J3 PMP unboxing

Cowon J3 ships to America, we go hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 11 May 2010 16:25:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 10

Samsung MP3 player goes 60 hours on a charge

Posted in: MP3, mp3 player, Mp3Player, Music, PMP, samsung, Today's Chili

Once upon a time, it meant something to have a digital audio player that went upwards of two full days without needing a charge. Since then, we’ve seen many, many examples, and it’s just not that exciting anymore. But you know what? It’s still not that often we see a DAP with 60 hours of battery life and a 3-inch, QVGA TFT LCD that plays ten hours of DivX, Xvid, WMV and H.264 video to boot, so we think Samsung’s YP-RB might deserve an honorable mention. The player was recently spotted in a Korean distributor catalog in 4, 8 and 16GB varieties, and we hope (but doubt, given tricky patent licensing issues) that we’ll see one stateside sometime soon.

Samsung MP3 player goes 60 hours on a charge originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 10 May 2010 10:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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May 05

Archos Vision 3 with VGA cam arriving this summer

Posted in: archos, hands-on, MP3, PMP, Today's Chili
Oh, we see what you’re doing here with the updated Vision 3, Archos — going straight for the $149 iPod Nano’s jugular by pricing the 8GB, VGA cam-toting player under $100. Pretty clever, and after spending a few minutes with the small PMP, we have reason to believe that Archos may just have better luck than ever before. The 3-inch touchscreen on the Vision A30VC is responsive and the interface easy to navigate, and though the 640×480-resolution camera won’t capture award-winning footage, you can tap to record video and snap some stills. Sure, the plastic body feels much cheaper than the iPod’s anodized aluminum back, but at under $100 we’re not complaining. Check out some hands-on pics of the gadget below, and look for the little guy to hit retailers in late summer.

Gallery: Archos Vision A30VC

Archos Vision 3 with VGA cam arriving this summer originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 May 2010 22:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 29

SmartQ R7 e-reader boasts 3G, touchscreen LCD, magazine service and IPTV (video)

Posted in: 1080p, e reader, e-book, e-books, e-readers, MID, PMP, slate, tablet, Today's Chili, video


Late to the touchscreen MID party, Chinese manufacturer SmartQ was determined not to miss another opportunity. That’s why it spent the month of April touting its new R7 e-reader as — you guessed it — the iPad killer. With the same ol’ 600MHz ARM11 and 256MB of RAM inside as its ho-hum MIDs, that claim’s quite a stretch, but our cohorts at Engadget Chinese actually found the Ubuntu-powered 7-inch SVGA touchscreen device moderately capable in a recent hands-on. Like fellow PMP / e-Reader the Onda VX560, the device supports 1080p in most every video format under the sun, reads e-books (PDF, EPUB and CHM), and has a built-in 3G modem for on-the-go capability. Ubuntu standbys Midori and Pidgin handle web browsing and IM, respectively, and it can even stream live video and purchase Chinese magazines through SmartQ’s services. Sluggish as it might be, for $1,680 RMB (about $250) we’d say that’s a pretty respectable featureset. Video after the break, specs and hands-on pics at our source links.

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SmartQ R7 e-reader boasts 3G, touchscreen LCD, magazine service and IPTV (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Apr 2010 11:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 29

Viliv’s S10 Blade starts shipping out, gets its first customer unboxing

Posted in: now available, now shipping, NowAvailable, NowShipping, PMP, shipping, ships, tablet, tablet pc, TabletPc, Today's Chili, unboxing

Aw, Suki Suki now! Nearly a fortnight after heard that Viliv’s S10 Blade had been delayed by the factory, in flies this. Tipster Anthony seems to be on Lady Luck’s good side, as his unit not only shipped, but fell into his lap today. He ordered up the 1.6GHz version with a 64GB SSD and integrated 3G, and just to prove that he wasn’t yanking our chain, he offered up a gallery’s worth of unboxing shots. We can’t say for sure that the backlog has cleared, but it’s pretty evident that the earliest of pre-orderers are seeing their units trickle out. With that said, we’d encourage you to refresh that inbox once more and make sure a package isn’t headed your way — and when it does, let us know how you like it in comments below.

[Thanks, Anthony]

Gallery: Viliv S10 Blade unboxing

Viliv’s S10 Blade starts shipping out, gets its first customer unboxing originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apr 23

Onda’s Vi10 Android PMP sports Rockchip internals, 3G wireless

Posted in: Android, PMP, tablet, Today's Chili
Onda's Vi10 Android touchscreen PMP sports Rockchip internals, 3G wireless

We haven’t seen much of Rockchip’s 600MHz, RK2808 processor for mobile devices outside of China and, while we’re not entirely confident that this particular implementation will ever grace our retail shelves, it is nice to see that this semi-working prototype exists… somewhere. It’s the Vi10 from Onda and it sits somewhere between a PMP and a tablet, sporting the same body as the company’s earlier VX575, giving it a five-inch screen, but inside has that Rockchip processor powering an Android install. Connectivity is said to come courtesy of WiFi or 3G and, well, that’s about all we know at this point — perhaps, all we’re likely to ever know.

[Thanks, Shenoy]

Onda’s Vi10 Android PMP sports Rockchip internals, 3G wireless originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 23 Apr 2010 08:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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