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July 5, 2011

iRiver P8 Heads to Russia, Packing Mac-Like UI

iRiver P8 Heads to Russia, Packing Mac-Like UI
Most of the personal media players on the market are pretty much the same thing. They are generally boxy devices that look like big MP3 players with a color screen.…
January 15, 2011

iRiver U100 Gets Official, Heads to Korea

iRiver U100 Gets Official, Heads to Korea
iRiver has a bunch of different media players. The company has gone official with one of its first new products for 2011 and it is called the U100.…
December 2, 2009

Newman Newsmy A18hd Media Player Looks Mighty Slim

Newman Newsmy A18hd Media Player Looks Mighty Slim
I must start out this post by saying that I rarely trust artist’s renderings of gadgets before they’re released, as they’re almost never what the real thing looks like.…
November 25, 2009

Happy 30th Anniversary Sony Walkman!

Happy 30th Anniversary Sony Walkman!
One of the most beloved and most famous brands in music, the Walkman was the iPod of my childhood. Funny how both names make no direct reference to their products.…
October 11, 2009

Playable NES Console Built Into an NES Cartridge [Casemod]

Playable NES Console Built Into an NES Cartridge [Casemod]
The first time I saw an NES gaming system built into an NES cartridge, I thought it was pretty sweet. Until I saw this one, which totally outdoes the original.…
September 11, 2009

Latte Espresso Media Player: Haptic Touchscreen Pmp for Under $100

Latte Espresso Media Player: Haptic Touchscreen Pmp for Under $100
While Apple may have crammed everything but the kitchen sink into their new iPod Nano, one thing it doesn’t have is a haptic touchscreen. But this portable media player from Latte has one, and now it can be had for less than a single Benjamin.…
July 8, 2009

Creative’S Zii Pmp Snitched by Fcc, May have Built-in HD Camera: Ziis is Gonna be Awesome

Creative’S Zii Pmp Snitched by Fcc, May have Built-in HD Camera: Ziis is Gonna be Awesome
Forget rumors and *gasp* blogs: if you want to get your hands on legit cutting-edge gadget news, the FCC is the place to be. Take these diagrams, taken from the FCC’s website, of what are supposed to be Creative’s contender for the touchscreen-crazy PMP market, the Zii.…
May 12, 2009

Atree J2 Media Player Stares at Us With Its Evil Red Eye

Atree J2 Media Player Stares at Us With Its Evil Red Eye
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.…
April 29, 2009

Creative’S Zen Mx Media Player: for People on a Monk’S Budget

Creative’S Zen Mx Media Player: for People on a Monk’S Budget
Creative has added another PMP to their Zen product line, and they’re calling it the Zen MX. While its specs are as exciting as meditation, it will sell for about a hundred bucks, so it’s a decent option for people who are looking for a PMP on a budget.…
January 8, 2009

Spps200 Portable Power Station:the Bmw M6 of Battery Packs

Spps200 Portable Power Station:the Bmw M6 of Battery Packs
Let it be known that I am not the one responsible for that analogy. Battery Geek Inc., makers of said battery pack, are to be commended for such an exquisite and refreshing figure of speech.…
November 29, 2007

Tiny Video Players Make Me Squint

Tiny Video Players Make Me Squint
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.…
September 10, 2007

Atree Um10 Portable: Please Define “Dictionary”

Atree Um10 Portable: Please Define “Dictionary”
Why is it that Korea seems to be getting all the coolest gadgets these days? They’re calling the Atree UM10 a pocket dictionary, but I see a whole lot more.…
June 15, 2007

Archos 105, 405, 605, 705 Media Players Announced

Archos 105, 405, 605, 705 Media Players Announced
Archos today revealed their new 5th generation personal media players, and it looks like a really strong collection. With models starting out at as little as $90 and ranging up to $300 and more, there’s a little something for everyone.…
January 10, 2007

Sansaview Pmp: Like the iPhone, Minus the Phone

Sansaview Pmp: Like the iPhone, Minus the Phone
Hot on the heels on the announcement of of Apple’s gorgeous iPhone, Sandisk has announced their own widescreen media player, the Sansa View. While the Sansa View doesn’t offer all the Smartphone capabilities of Apple’s beauty, it does offer a pretty good value for a widescreen media player.…
October 31, 2006

Maxian D900: Media Player on Steroids

Maxian D900: Media Player on Steroids
Korean electronics manufacturer Maxian has recently unveiled their upcoming D900 portable media player. The player features just about everything you could want in a portable. The 4.3-inch display looks great, and supports up to 800×480 (better than DVD) resolution.…