Archive for July, 2006

Max-Movie MP3 Player

The German company Maxfield has a few digital audio players under their belt. However, the new Max-Movie, announced earlier this year, will take their product line from audio to video. Advertised as a multicodec music player, the Max-Movie supports music, video, photos and FM radio. The player has a unique look and interesting user interface. [...]

Microsoft Project Argo

If Microsoft had but one rival, it would be Apple. And if Apple had but one product to profit from, it would be the iPod. So what better way for Microsoft to attack their enemy than to compete head to head against Apple’s golden child of digital music players. Enter Microsoft’s “Project Argo”. Rumors of [...]

LG UP3 Flat (Video)

The following is a short clip from a hands-on experience with the yet to be released LG UP3 Flat MP3 player. Later this month LG looks to be releasing this screenless flash player along with its screen toting sibling, the LG UP3 Sharp. Our sources report WMA, MP3, OGG and ASF support with a streamlined [...]

SanDisk C150 Unpacked

The following video from generationmp3 features a hands-on look at the new SanDisk C150. The player is the 2GB flash based player from the makers of the crazy successful Sansa e200. Features * Plays MP3, WMA, and Audible audio files * By capacity, holds large number of MP3/WMA songs and hours of playback * Affordable, [...]

Belkin Tune Talk Stereo for iPod

iPod fanboys rejoice! Belkin has just released the new Tune Talk Stereo for the 5G iPod, a stylish little accessory that allows for digital voice recording on your iPod. The Tune Talk features one-touch stereo recording for the iPod as it comes with a built-in microphone. This means that for the price of a $69 [...]

Top 10 MP3 Player Hacks

People love their MP3 players, but sometimes the standard functions aren’t enough.  That’s when the inventors, modders and hackers step up and make their device even more useful.  The following list compiles the greatest MP3 player hacks ever conceived.  10. Bulletproof iPod After his first iPod was crushed, this modder decided that he had had [...]

The First MP3 Player

Dapreview takes us back to 1998 as they look at the very first digital audio player, the Saehan MpMan. What is interesting about this, besides wondering why the Korea based Saehan isn’t sitting where Apple is today, is that most people don’t actually realize that Rio wasn’t the original pioneer of the mp3 player market. [...]

iAudio U2-2G-WH

The iAudio U2-2G-WH, yet another player named after a seemingly random series of letters and numbers, has just been announced by the top tier electronics company, Cowon. It boasts a 4-line LCD display, FM tuner/recorder, and BBE/MP sound enhancement. Powered by a lithium polymer electric battery, the player is good for up to 20 hours [...]