Initially looking quite cute, you suddenly realise that SAFA’s latest PMP doesn’t quite cut the mustard when you find out that it doesn’t support video playback which is probably a good thing given the size of the display. However this glaring omission from the feature lineup isn’t reflected in the price. Here are a few of the features that SAFA decided to leave in!

* 1.8 inch display
* audio support for MP3, WMA, WAV, APE and FLAC
* games
* FM radio
* photo album
* 8 hours of audio playback with full charge

The unit comes in two size flavours, the 1 GB option setting you back the equivalent of US$95 whilst its big brother with 2 GB of storage is marked at US$116. Neither price tag has me exactly leaping for joy as this sucker is ‘just’ a music player. So no Christmas cheer or good will from SAFA this year - bah humbug!

Source: engadget

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Another snazzy looking PMP is out there, the MPIO MG300 have just been unleashed in Japan with its funky twin control pads. No news on a US release but it shouldn’t be too long away. Here are some details to drool over meanwhile

* 320 x 240 res 2.4 inch LCD display
* video support for DivX, XviD, WMV and MPEG-1/2/4
* audio support for MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC
* three capacities 2, 4 or 8 GB
* SD expansion slot for another 2 GB
* equaliser with 8 presets
* microphone
* FM tuner
* USB port
* 700 mA Li-ion battery (three hours to charge, giving five hours of video and 20 hours of audio playback)
* 95.3 x 48.4 x 12.5 mm
* 56 g

The price tag in Japan is the equivalent of US$97, US$132 and US$176 for the 2 GB, 4 GB and 8GB models respectively. Not badly priced at all.

Source: engadget

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The Gemei X590 is a sleek looking unit, all glossy black and shiny chrome plus it supports a plethora of audio and video file formats

* Audio - MP3, WMA, APE and FLAC
* Video - RM, RMVB, FLV, AVI, DAT

The display is a neat 2.5 inches with a key layout that looks like this puppy is made for a gamer and it supports USB 2.0 connectivity. Unfortunately there’s no price tag on this sucker but it certainly looks the part.

Source: PMP Today

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Buffalo have unleashed a brand new addtion to their TurboUSB range, a 32 GB model, the SHD-U32GS. The 32 GB version is the same physical size as the 16 GB model and according to Buffalo is 16% faster than non TurboUSB models.

It weighs in at a mere 20g, measures a snug 19 x 14 x 91 mm and has a handy switch to prevent accidental removal of your zeroes and ones.

This little sucker is currently only available in Japan for around the US$300 mark, but it should be spreading it wings and appearing in shops overseas soon.

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It seems as if Creative have squeezed in a couple more GB to boost their Zen Stone Plus capacity up to 4 GB or 1,000 songs apparently. The downside? For some reason only black models are strong enough to hold the extra zeros and ones :)

Here are some bits and bobs about the Stone Plus

* 2.19 x 1.39 x 0.5 inches
* 0.74 oz
* 9.5 hours playback time
* Charges via USB
* Handles mp3, wma and Audible
* FM radio
* voice recorder

Still keen? Well the price tag rocks in at US$90 for the 4 GB model and I must admit I do rather like the look of this little sucker and black is the in colour for gadgets right now so that only leaves one question. Anybody want to buy a ‘hardly-used’ iPod?

Source: Creative

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This post isn’t for the fiscally-challenged my friends, so look away now if the inside of your wallet hasn’t seen the light of day for a while. Despite looking sexy and no doubt sporting their usual high standard in sound quality the latest DAP from Bang & Olufsen, the BeoSound 6 will set you back six hundred big ones. I’ll give you a moment to get over the shock …. yes a DAP for more than an iPhone, what are they thinking? Well, quality over quantity as usual with B&O. Your $600 gets you a 4GB mp3 player with 40 hours of battery life, which talks nicely to both Mac and PCs. It sports a small 128 x 160 res screen that doesn’t play vid and comes with a slim fit leather case which conveniently hides the A8 earphones that come with the unit when not in use.

So what about the quality I hear you asking, well according to the blurb

Its superior sound performance rivals that of home audio systems. When compared
to other MP3 players, BeoSound 6 has a very clear and pure CD sound
quality, due to its high performance on signal to noise playback.

Hmm, whilst I’m sure the masses won’t be beating a path to their nearest B&O dealership to pick up one of these puppies, there will be B&O fans out there who’ll be happy spending the pingers on the unit. And just in case those fans do have more money than sense some hard-earned cash left over then they can grab the bluetooth headset EarSet2 for a snip at US$350 too.

If anyone out there does have one of these suckers then let us know if the quality really is worth six hundred dollars.

Source: PR News Wire

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Having given us the Serene, Bang & Olufsen and Samsung perform another amazing duet to give us the Serenata a uniquely designed music player and mobile phone. The device uses a simple scroll wheel interface to select your favourite tunes and to make calls to your friends to let them know you’ve paid out for one of these babies. The Serenata plays nicely with both PCs and Macs via USB and will talk to iTunes with some software available at the B&O website. The unit has a built in speaker so is a mini music system in its own right and for more private moments the unit comes with the ergonomic EarSet 3 which fit ‘so snug, you’ll hear notes which would otherwise never make it to your ear’. To make calls and send messages the Serenata has a ‘sensi-touch display’ and the scroll wheel will navigate you through menus and messages.

The phone sports GSM 900, 1800, 1900 and WCDMA 2100 and has a 3 hour talk time and 280 hours on standby. The display is a square 2.26 inch 240 x 240 res and bluetooth connectivity is available for a headset etc. On the tunes side of the spec there’s 4 GB of memory, 5 hours of speaker playback, 13 hours on headset and the unit supports mp3, wma and the rare wma lossless format.

The styling is well, what you’d expect from Bang & Olufsen and so unfortunately is the price rocking in at around US$2000. So for all its flash looks and great sound quality I don’t think these will be selling like hot cakes more like stylish, fashionable cakes. Check it out and listen to some mellow tunes at the Serenata website.

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