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atree j2 media player stares at us with its evil red eye

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This new media player from Korea has a unique design punctuated by a bright red LED eye on its face. Why? I don’t know. Maybe so bloggers like me would write about it rather than ignore it amongst the vast sea of PMPs out there.

At the center of its colorful face plate, the Atree…

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May 12th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio gadgets media players mobile tech technology video video games

tiny video players make me squint

Mini Video Players

Don’t you find it odd that on one hand, our LCD and Plasma TV screens can never be big enough, but on the other hand, gadgets are getting smaller screens all the time.

This new pair of video players are about the size of a credit card, and offer up video on teeny tiny screens.…

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November 29th, 2007 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets mobile tech video

pmp plays music, video, games, even reads books aloud

Chinavasion Media Player Game Console Book Reader

Here’s another cheapie media player that manages to cram everything but the kitchen sink into a single device.

Chinavasion’s latest media player not only handles your music and videos with aplomb, it can also emulate a variety of classic gaming consoles. There’s emulation support for the NES, Gameboy, Gameboy Color and Sega Genesis so you…

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August 19th, 2007 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: media players mobile tech video games

philips gogear video players now available

Philips GoGear Mobile Video Player

Philips has released their new line of GoGear mobile media players with video playback capabilities.

The GoGear SA6000 series features a 2.2-inch color LCD screen (320×240 resolution,) and can play back WMV vid clips. Philips also throws in a software converter for AVI, QuickTime and DVD (VOB) format files. Audio playback includes MP3, WAV and…

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May 29th, 2007 comments (16) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: media players mobile tech

epoq media player is the size of a matchbook

Epoq Matchbook Media Player

This tiny media player from Epoq is just a hair larger than a typical book of matches, yet packs a rich set of features into its diminutive package.

For starters, the minuscule player features a high-resolution, scratch-resistant 2.4-inch color (320×240) display which dominates the face of the device. Epoq’s clever design moves all of the…

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April 5th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: media players