Interesting news/reviews/deals from the portable audio market
The dutch company presented the GoGear HDD1850 during this year’s CES, The model will probably replace the 6GB HD-based HDD1630. It’s got 2 more gigs of space, a longer (not wider) screen and its battery is supposed to last for 18 hours. Still no video capability (just photos and album art). There’s support for music [...]
I’ve got one question for Panasonic and that is: why bother? All they had to show [via] was a lame flash-based MP3 player with only the necessary audio support (MP3, WMA DRM) and zero extras (radio? no; voice recorder? nope). It’ll come in two capacities: 1GB for the SV-MP010 and twice that for the [...]
The YP-Z5 [via] (pictured on the right) will come in February in two capacities (2GB/4GB) going for $200/$250 respectively. It’s got a 1.8-inch LCD (no video capability though, just pictures), MP3/WMA support and a Li-ion battery that runs for up to 38 hours. Here are some pictures of the device at Samsung’s CES booth. UPDATE: [...]
Two flash-based models (1GB/2GB), with MP3/WMA support and support for music subscription services, equipped with a 1.21-inch color 64K color screen for viewing pictures, powered by a single AAA battery. Also: FM tuner/recorder, voice recorder. Sweet. The c140 (1GB) model is supposed to go for $120, while the c150 (2GB) for $170.
As is the case [...]
SanDisk presented the e200 series which is clearly aiming the Nano market. SanDisk’s vice president and general manager, Nelson Chan, said: “Ultimately, we would like to make this a two horse race, and reach 35-40 percent market share.”
Spec-wise, they seem to outperform Apple’s offering. There’s MP3/WMA support as well as support for music subscription [...]