August 7, 2008
Speedo Aquabeat MP3 Player
Wouldn't it be nice to do your swim workout with your favorite digital music? Speedo has a relatively new waterproof MP3 player on the market which might be able to deliver on your wet workout dreams, though it will cost you at around $145.
The Speedo Aquabeat sports a waterproof design which will hold up to about three meters underwater. It includes waterproof earplugs and will even float if you lose it while taking a lap. The 1GB of built-in memory storage holds up to 250 MP3 songs and the player will get you around nine hours of rechargeable playback time.
Other features of the Aquabeat include three body color choices, ergonomic button design and music management software. It is available now.
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Posted by pajaro at 12:55 PM
Samsung Yepp U4
Samsung unveils the Yepp U4 portable audio player. The YP-U4 follows the Yepp U3 that Samsung introduced in 2007.
The Samsung U4 features a glossy black case in with different color gradients.
Other features of the Samsung U4 include a 4-line OLED display, DNSe 2.0 and USB port.
The Samsung U4 is a stylish but simplistic MP3 player that is a bit too big for my taste.
Posted by pajaro at 11:05 AM
Joytoto USA, Inc. to Develop and Distribute Its Own MP3 Device
Joytoto USA announced it has begun development of its own MP3 device. The device is expected to initially be available in Mexico, and Central and South America.
Currently the Company designs and manufactures multi media devices as an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) for big box retailers' in-house brands primarily distributed in the United States. The move comes as an effort to capitalize on the rapid growth being experienced in emerging markets within Latin America. Michael Cho, CEO of Joytoto USA said, "By leveraging our design, engineering and manufacturing expertise in Korea we are able to offer the Latin America markets advanced MP3 player technologies at a competitive price point. With the growth in consumer electronic spending in these markets we can become a leading supplier of portable entertainment devices."
The company is currently in discussions with one of Latin America's premier electronics super stores and expects that shipments could begin by early fourth quarter 2008.
Posted by pajaro at 8:54 AM
August 6, 2008
Roberts Sound 40 DAB Alarm Clock
Roberts has launched the Sound 40, an "all singing, all dancing" DAB alarm clock radio.
The Sound 40 will let you wake up to the radio, CD, buzzer or your own personal music collection from SD card, MP3 player or iPod.
Offering DAB radio, CD, SD card and MP3/WMA playback, the radio also offers a remote control and CD/SD "bookmark" function that remembers the last played position while MP3 player and iPod playback is via auxiliary input socket.
The blue back-lit LCD display can be dimmed for sleeping and shows info about the station you’re listening to as well as an "easy-to-navigate" menu system and automatic clock set.
The Sound 40 offers various alarm modes such as: once, daily, Monday-Friday as well as additional time options for weekends, all of which have sleep and snooze functions.
In black or silver, the Sound 40 costs £100.
Posted by pajaro at 5:21 PM
Sony NW-E016
The Sony NW-E016 is a digital media player, with 4GB and is available in multiple colours, including violet, pink, gold or black.
The portable player comes with a Lithium-Ion quick rechargeable battery with a battery life of around 30 hours. It can work for about 3 hours after charging for just 3 minutes. The system uses SonicStage 4.3 software, which helps you manage songs easily and transfer your favourite tracks. The Sony NW E016 offers an enhancement of the Clear Stereo and Clear Bass sound. The popular audio formats MP3, ATRAC, AAC (non DRM) and WMA (non DRM) are all compatible with the system. The 3 line colour LCD screen also allows you to view album cover art on the player. With dimensions of 83,1 x 22,8 x 14,2, the player perfectly fits the definition of portability. Plus, it is incredibly lightweight at only 29 grams.
Posted by pajaro at 1:08 PM
MF Digital and Ripfactory to Demonstrate Ripstation
MF Digital will be demonstrating the Ripstation 7000 Series System which provides a powerful and automated digital music conversion solution. With this system you can easily convert a complete audio CD collection with metadata management features and configuration tools to control the exact CD ripping quality. In addition, the Ripstation will encode multiple file formats - even simultaneously. All metadata or tag information, including album art, is retrieved from your choice of up to three on-line databases. Add to the mix our Media Grabber video ripping option and the Ripstation 7000 provides the ideal solution for automated CD and DVD ripping.
Advanced features include full Codec support on CD ripping to MP3, FLAC, WAV, WMA, AAC and WMA lossless audio file formats. To ensure music information content is consistent and accurate, the metadata tag information is pulled from a variety of database resources, such as: GD3, FreeDB, AMG, and Amazon. Loading your iPod, MP3 player or media server has never been easier with the MF Digital Ripstation. Using advanced features like direct-to-device support you can upload automatically to MP3 manufacturers such as the Apple iPod, Creative, SanDisk, Nokia and others.
MF Digital will also be showcasing the new Ripserver product from Ripfactory. Ripserver is a world first - a NAS (networked attached storage device) with a built in CD ripping engine.
With storage capabilities of up to 1 Terabyte (10,000 albums in MP3 format), Ripserver has taken the world of digital music by storm and industry experts have described it as 'a must-have for every digital home'. Compatible with any media player which can browse a network share, Ripserver is the ideal companion to systems such as Sonos, Logitech, Linn DS, Slim Devices, Xbox and many more.
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