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urock guitar mp3 player for rockers with tiny hands

filed under: just plain fun | media players

URock MP3 Guitar

This might look like a real guitar and amplifier, but it’s actually an MP3 player. The uRock is a tiny little guitar that stores your MP3s along with a matching mini amp that’s lets you play back your tunes out loud.

Each uRock player is an incredibly detailed replica of a real guitar and amp, and includes a little guitar stand…

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October 13th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

they’ve got the ipod, we’ve got the ibird

filed under: just plain fun | media players

iBird Singing MP3 PLayer

Your fancy new iPod might have a touchscreen and Wi-fi, but I’m pretty sure it can’t do this. Not only does the iBird-1000 MP3 Player look like a bowtied penguin wearing headphones (I couldn’t make this stuff up), it can move its mouth and “sing” along with your music…

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September 19th, 2007 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

mp3 player gets amplified

filed under: design | media players

DigitalRise Boom aka Lanhui LH-555 MP3 Player

Who needs headphones when your MP3 player’s main feature is a big old speaker right smack dab in the middle of it? That’s what these digital music players from China are all about.

Lanhui’s LH-555 media players come in several bright colors, and have a retro sort of feel to them…

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September 7th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

pacemaker pocket dj demo vidclip hits net

filed under: gadgets | media players

Pacemaker Pocket DJ

A while back, I told you about a slick, self-contained DJ mixing system called the Pacemaker. At the time, the pocket-sized device looked too much like concept art to be for real…

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August 30th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

toshiba gigabeat-u media player: 24 colors, no periwinkle?

filed under: design | media players

Toshiba Gigabeat U103 Colors

Toshiba has rolled out a new series of Gigabeat-U digital media players in a huge variety of 24 candy-like colors.

With colors like bamboo, rattan, peony, persimmon and green onion, I thought I was looking at the paint swatches at the Home Depot.
While they may look purty, the Gigabeat U103 series doesn’t offer anything particularly earth-shattering in terms of features…

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July 24th, 2007 4 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

meizu mini media player debuts, packed with features

filed under: media players

Meizu Mini Media Player

Meizu, best known for their ridiculously copycat media players has released a new player that actually looks pretty decent. Surprisingly, it doesn’t derive too many of its looks from other manufacturer’s players either.

Available now from Brando, the $189 Meizu Mini Player looks like a pretty capable little media player…

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July 16th, 2007 post a comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

iphone knock-off of the week

filed under: media players | mobile tech

iPhone Knockoff from I-Fighting

Now that Apple’s iPhone has hit the market, it’s time for a bunch of the cheap knock-offs from the Far East to start popping up…

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July 2nd, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

philips gogear video players now available

filed under: media players | mobile tech

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 WMA audio file formats as well as an FM tuner…

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May 29th, 2007 1 comment stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

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