May 29

There are many speakers that offer a direct connection to your mp3 player, but Mytunes looks like a great on-the-go choice, if you want to hook up your ipod and listen to your favorite music loudly. This mini amp connects to your player or your PC and provides clear tunes, powered by the USB connection or 3 AAA batteries. It is set to be released around mid-June but already available for pre-order, so you can buy yours for $40 in here.

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[via slashgear]

May 01

If you’re a DJ or someone who wants to mix, scratch, pitch shift, beat match, crossfade, and even add special effects, all wirelessly, you can do it with the new Hercules Mobile DJ MP3 Controller that enables mixing and organizing stored computer tracks via wireless networks. This up-to-date DJ device is equipped with 2 jog wheels (emulating 2 CD/vinyl decks), 2 deck controller, 1 cross fader, 2 volume & pitch sliders, 25 control buttons and 2 backlit LCD screens that display artist, track name, BPM, elapsed time, or track length. In addition, it has “AutoMix” function that can automatically create the mix, as you seat on the couch, controlling the action with the on-board wireless USB. The Mobile DJ Controller supports MP3 and WMA formats, to seamlessly synchronize with your PC or laptop, so you can draw a nice party to your friends wherever you are. To get this cool DJ equipment, you can visit J&R stores and snack one for merely $99.

Hercules-DJ-Mobile-MP3

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Apr 30

Chinese company Boke introduces the new BK-818 MP3 player, that can play up to 100 hours of continuous playback and will cost you only $28.49. This small colorful player has a hard plastic body and a stainless steel frame. It features 4 lines OLED display, 1GB of memory, and FM tuner to listen to your favorite stations. In addition it supports basic codecs like MP3, WMA, WAV and TXT, so if you’re into a cheap device that can last a flight across the globe, the BK-818 might be the right solution.  

Boke-BK-818

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Mar 17

Digix introduces the IXING M1-TM, a 5.6mm thick player with a 1.5-inch OLED screen and an aluminum steel body. The new media player features an FM tuner, 10 EQ, a built-in mic for voice recording and USB 2.0 interface. In addition, it has nice touch lighted buttons, an alarm clock and multi-language compatibility. The IXING M1-TM comes with 1GB / 2GB or 4GB storage size and supports MP3, WMA, MPEG, AVI, JPEG, and TXT. Dimensions stand at 42 x 70 x 5.6mm - 20gm, and $75 can get you the 2GB model, but only in Korea.

Digix-IXING M1-TM

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Mar 15

This weird multimedia device from MediaStreet houses a solar panel, allowing you to charge your player from the sun and play hours of video clips and gaming ROMs, including Super Mario Bros or Contra Force for Nintendo emulator and Raiden Triad or Street Fighter 2 for Sega. The eMotion Solar PMP features an SD slot, 2GB storage size, e-book reader with text-to-speech function, photo browsing, music and video player, supporting MP3, WMA or AVI. Not only the eMotion can charge itself, the built-in solar panels can be used as charging station for other electronic devices like iPods, but not for iPhones. Though it has a poor GUI, the Solar PMP might be a good bargain for merely $169.

emotion-solar-pmp

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Mar 13

Samsung introduces the YP-S2 player lineup, coming up with 1GB or 2GB flash memory, 10 hours of continuous playback and MP3 / WMA audio support. Those small pebble-like miniatures will be available in the UK around May in several colors. No word on price or Stateside launching day.

[via Shiny Shiny]

Mar 01

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I bet many of you have tried, unsuccessfully, to fall asleep, while listening to your favorite music via your headset. Though it is alluring, it’s almost impossible to do so, and there are no useful solutions up to date. For this matter, we’d like to present you the Sound Asleep Pillow, a soft and convenient cushion that requires no headphones, thanks to a built-in speaker inside of it. Now, don’t you worry about it, there is no chance you’d feel that speaker when laying your head down, and the music is personal, so your partner won’t hear any sound, as you enjoy Motzart. To listen to your favorite tunes, just connect your MP3 player to the pillow with a 3.5mm stereo plug, and sail to the seventh heaven. To clean the pillow, just remove the cable, wipe it clean and dry. You can get yours for merely $38 - Good Night !

sound-asleep-pillow

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Feb 26

The new Marbella 8800 features a navigation system, combined with a media player unit, in one box. The PMP-navigation device sports a SiRF Star III GPS chip, a built-in 2MP camera, a 4-inch WVGA 65K colors screen (480 x 272), AV-in interface, FM tuner, SD/MMC slot, 32/64MB SDRAM, MP4 movie player, MP3 music player, JPEG reader and an optional DVB-T box, enabling digital TV in the Marbella. Available in Taiwan for an unknown price, the new Marbella 8800 indicates a positive drift, combining nav-pmp abilities in one place, but the lack of storage makes it hard for multimedia functions.

Marbella-8800

[via navigadget]

Feb 22

Korean company, Minigigi, launches the U-Player, a USB stick mp3 player with double-color OLED, 3D sound, USB2.0 and 7 EQ. The player features voice recording, FM tuner and 1GB ($36) or 2GB ($47) storage size. Looks like one of those innocuous products.

minigigi-U-player

[via Aving]

Feb 17

E-Light is an indoor/outdoor entertainment light, featuring  high-output LED lights, providing 6 - 12 hours of glowing illumination. This cordless light clamps onto your umbrella pole for a convenient outdoor decoration or indoor design. The E-Light has a standard headphone jack, allowing you to connect your iPods and listen to your favorite music via acoustically balanced stereo speakers, delivering high-quality sound. The E-Light comes with 4 AA NiMH rechargeable batteries and you can get yours for $99.50.

E-Light

[via gmp3]

Feb 12

Nokia unveils the N96 3G Quad-Band GSM and HSDPA smartphone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The new handset is replacing the N95 and has the same N81 design, including the dual-slide action. The N96 is considered as the new flagship mobile from Nokia and will be competing on the multimedia-cellular spot. The device features the following specs:

  • Display: 2.8” LCD, 16M color (320 x 240).
  • OS: S60 3rd edition.
  • Internal Memory: 16GB flash and 128MB RAM with microSD extension.
  • Camera: 5MP with dual LED flash light.
  • Connectivity: WiFi, aGPS, GPS with photo tagging and Bluetooth2.0 + EDR A2DP.
  • Music: MP3, AAC, eAAC, eAAC+ and WMA support.
  • Video: MPEG-4, H.264, RealVideo, WMV9 and Flash Lite 3.0 support.
  • Other Features: DVB-H TV tuner, Nokia Maps, stereo speakers.
  • Dimensions: 103×55×18mm, 125gm.
  • Availability: Q3 2008.
  • Price: $797.

Nokia-N96

[via Nokia]

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Feb 06

Incase saves us plenty of place while traveling, by creating this 2-in-1 wall & car charger, instead of carrying two separated bulky ones. This new device makes sure you will have your ipod or iphone charged anywhere, everywhere, without getting drained and with only one piece of power connector. You can get yours for 39$.

incase-car-charger

[via gizmodo]

Jan 30

This new simple player features a clean design and 5 basic raised bumps controls, braille style, to command your audio action with sense and touch. We find it very useful, specially when you are on the go, listening to music, coming out from your pockets.

tactile-player

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Jan 28

Pasen revealed a new mp3 player, the F10. The new device features the following specifications:

  • Display: 2.6″, 16:9, 260k colors (400 x 240).
  • Storage size: 4GB (90 Euros), 8GB (120 Euros).
  • Audio: MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC, AAC.
  • Video: AVI, XviD, Divx, RMVB.
  • Features: microSD slot, microphone, FM tuner,  touch pad,  8 EQ effects.
  • Pictures: JPEG, BMP, GIF, RSC, TXT.
  • Size:  102×47x7 mm.

pasen-F10

 [via gmp3]

Jan 28

Amazon is heating up the competition with iTunes by announcing a new international MP3 downloading service that will be available somewhere this year. The new service will be offering MP3 DRM-Free songs from Amazon’s digital music catalog that includes more than 3.3 million tracks, due to a strong partnership with all major music studios, such as Sony BMG, Warner, Universal and EMI. This service will enable global consumers to purchase MP3 format songs, encoded with 256Kpbs, for a competitive price and without the iTunes’ limiting DRM protection.

Amazon-MP3

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