RAmos T11 RK boasts 720p H.264 support, a stylish but all too familiar UI

Decent design, nice specs, bargain price, and a pretty poor chance of coming stateside? Yep, this must be RAmos. Its latest touchscreen media device, the T11 RK, sports the same Rockchip RK2806 processor as the Terminator T12, and also has a 5-inch, 800 x 480 display, 8GB internal memory, 720p TV out, FM radio, and support for numerous codecs including H.264 HD, DivX, XviD, MPG, and FLV. As you can tell from the picture above, it’s also wielding the ever-important clock and calendar widgets, as well as a dock with some all-too-familiar, borderline KIRF inspiration, although judging by the other pictures, the UI is overall pretty classy. If you find yourself in China, this baby can be yours for 699 Yuan, or about $102 in US currency, and if not, feel free to live vicariously through the video after the break.

[Via Cloned in China; hanks, xleung]

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New Archos 2 Vision PMP pictured, priced, and predictably short on battery life

Meeting what we’d call the bare minimum for being able to say there’s “touch capabilities,” the new Archos 2 Vision PMP has quietly stepped out of the shadows and onto UK retailer MyMemory’s website. Just under the 2-inch, 220 x 176 resolution display is a tactile slider for menu navigation and volume control. The credit card-sized player also sports a FM tuner and recorder, a microSD slot in addition to internal memory, and support for MP3 / WMA audio and AVI video — nothing too fancy here. Battery life is a depressing 10 hours for audio and 4 for video, which at €60 / $85 for 8GB and €99 / $140 for 16GB models, it’s just a tinge south of acceptable in our book. Europeans still intrigued can pick one up now, while US consumers will either need to pay a premium for import or just wait patiently.

[Via DAP Review]

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New Archos 2 Vision PMP pictured, priced, and predictably short on battery life originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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iriver officially recognizes E200 PMP, does it proud in glorious press shots

It wasn’t like iriver‘s E200 was really hiding from anyone, but it’s still swell to see the parent company take some initiative and create a dedicated place on the web for its newest OLED-infused portable media player. Said device looks better than ever in the company’s press shots, but we’re still not convinced that it stands a chance in the oversaturated market without a delightfully low MSRP. Feel free to hit the read link if you’re into eye candy, but don’t mind those user interface shots if you’re a fan of revolutionary coding.

[Via PMP Today]

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Toshiba plans to launch fuel cell chargers in next two months, may be lying

We’d love to believe you, Toshiba. Really, it would give us nothing but pleasure to sit expectantly for the next 60 days while you deliver wonderful, life-changing fuel cell technology to our front door. Unfortunately, we’ve been burned one too many times by your shattered promises, and we’ve developed a bit of a complex, to tell the truth. If you were being straight with us this time we suppose we’d be looking forward to a DMFC (direct methanol fuel cell) device capable of topping off small rechargeable devices like phones and PMPs, with extra juice just a cartridge replacement away. After that we could anticipate with bated breath your long awaited entry into directly DMFC-powered devices, claiming your rightful place as power generator for our phones and laptops. You tease.

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Toshiba plans to launch fuel cell chargers in next two months, may be lying originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 10:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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New Zune HD press shots emerge showing black and silver color options, true freedom from ugly

We’ve seen our fair share of Microsoft’s upcoming Zune HD, but the company just threw together a delightful little photoshoot for its new PMP, with the black and silver versions of the device on display along with a large quantity of attractiveness in both flavors. Most of the shots are variation on a pretty basic theme (and a little small, since these haven’t made their way through quite “official” channels just yet), but they do give a good idea of what the UI will look like if you’re into the Black Eyed Peas. Check ’em all out below.

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New Zune HD press shots emerge showing black and silver color options, true freedom from ugly originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:36:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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FineDigital’s FineDrive iQ Special helps commuters learn FineEnglish

Ah, those crazy-beautiful multi-purpose navigation devices of South Korea, is there anything they can’t do? If your answer is that they can’t teach you English, think again. The iQ Special features a language trainer built on voice recognition software from its predecessor, the FineDrive X700, alongside the usual fare of goodies we westerners rarely get to see: SiRF-based GPS, DMB digital TV, video and music playback, and even TPEG traffic alerts. Priced at 469,000 KWN ($384), this PND is available today, and it’s probably redundant to note that it won’t be making its way to English-speaking countries any time soon — not that we doesn’t need it, mind you.

[Via AVING]

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iMuz launches three new PMPs for your amusement

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The already crowded PMP space just got a little more busy thanks to a trio of new portable players from iMuz. Starting with the smallest, we have the above-pictured 39,000KRW ($31) 2GB and 49,000KRW ($40) 4GB MX1, which goes nicely with creepy looking dolls and sports a 1.5-inch TFT LCD, video playback of .avi files, FM radio, a voice recorder, and the ability to read e-books (if you really hate your eyes). Next up is the MX5, a brief video tour of which is included after the break. It has a 3-inch, 240 x 400 LCD, 16GB of storage, TV output, and all the same functionality as the baby MX1. Finally comes the MU-959, featuring VibeTouch haptic feedback. It too has a 3-inch, 240 x 400 LCD, but sports a dual-core processor, enabling it to decode a flurry of video formats and play games in addition to the standard voice recording, e-book reading, and FM tuning stuff. It comes in three colors: pink, black, and luxury brown. At this point we don’t have a price to pass along for either of the two proper-sized ones, but it’s not likely that you’ll stumble across any of the trio in a domestic retailer anyhow.

[Via AVING]

Gallery: iMuz PMPs

Read – MX1
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Wizards beware: the Window W26 Sorcerer’s Stone plays WMA files

There aren’t really any specs available for the Window W26 “Sorcerer’s Stone” MP3 player, but we can tell you this: it won’t turn anything into gold, and Muggles can’t figure out how to use it.

[Via PMP Today]

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Piggy speakers are so cute they make us wish we were still vegetarians

We’ve seen enough little portable speakers in our day, and we’re pretty hard to impress at this point. Now, we’re not saying that we’re “impressed” with the little ceramic pig speaker that you see in the image above, but… there’s something somewhat special about it. While we don’t have any specs on this one, we can say with a reasonable amount of certainty that this little speaker’s not going to impress even the beginner audiophile, but still, we think it’s cute enough to warrant a place on our desk, right between our Fender Mini-Deluxe amp and the tiny reproduction Parrothead visor we made for our Chihuahua. These little porkers (which can be plugged into your favorite PMP for maximum blasting of “Margaritaville” on-the-go) seem to be available in Japan only for the time being, and they run ¥4,725 (about $50). They also come in several different colors — a photo of the other options is after the break.

[Via Technabob]

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M&Soft launches 7-inch Mappy AP1 PND in South Korea

M&Soft’s Mappy navigation software seems well established in Korea, and now the company has decided to offer its own hardware for it in the shape of a 7-inch SiRF-based touchscreen device. Of course, it wouldn’t be a South Korean PND if it didn’t include a DMB digital TV tuner, video and audio playback, and a photo / text viewer, but the company’s gone one better by offering the elaborate, gimmicky GUI you see above. Pricing is pretty decent too, set at 349,000 KRW ($283) with a 4GB SDHC card, or 399,000 KRW ($323) for an 8GB unit. The AP in the model name stands for “Absolute Pride” — sure, make your jokes, but maybe it’s that wise-guy sense of humor keeping this sort of tech away from Western shores.

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