Teclast introduces a new video-enabled MP3 player

In our recent visit to Beijing, we noticed that video-enabled MP3 players are a big thing in China, especially in Zhongguancun, a district in Beijing famed for its consumer electronics mega malls. Teclast, a China-based manufacturer of MP3 players, has recently introduced the TL-T29, a slim offering (73.5 x 42.1 x 9.8mm) that according to initial reports will be capable of displaying video on a 2-inch TFT screen. It has a rated audio playback time of 24 hours, comes in varying storage capacities (1, 2 and 4GB) and will have picture-viewing and FM functions. Read more here

SanDisk facing MP3 licensing disputes

Who would have thought MP3 playback would cost a pretty penny? At the recently concluded IFA consumer electronics show held in Berlin, German officials took the opportunity to pay the SanDisk booth a visit and removed most of its new MP3 players. The reason? According to BBC, Italian patents company Sisvel had alleged in a lawsuit that SanDisk had not purchased MP3 licenses for its new breed of MP3 players.

Don't fret, SanDisk. You are not the only one to suffer the wrath of patent-wielding owners. Learn from your MP3 manufacturer compatriot, Creative. US$100 million is not too tough a sum, no? Read more here

Don’t roast these: iPod peanut speakers

Pay peanuts and you get monkeys. Same goes for these nutty speakers. For a fair bit of chump change (US$30), you get a pair of too-tiny speakers shaped like a peanut. Useful? Well, that depends on how acute your hearing is. Else Phil Collins may just sound like a squeaky monkey to you. Read more here

Getting yo-yo music

Charging an electronic device has never been more fun. Out of juice? Give it a few flicks (10-12) and your MP3 baby's all charged up to go. There's nothing to it. Though still a conceptual device, it looks pretty grand to us. With a set of Bluetooth headphones and a seemingly simple user interface, the trick is figuring out how to skip songs while spinning your yo-yo all over the pavement. Read more here

Previewing the Samsung YP-K5

Our karma has reached a deficit this month. Showing off the YP-K5 may have contributed to that. It's undeniably geek cool to be toting the latest tech toy when no one has it yet. Especially when it’s a gadget that's excellent at speaking volumes about itself. We have tried it in elevators, buses, cafes, train carriages and anywhere else with maximum human traffic at full blast. Conclusion? You've got to be deaf to miss the little black player… and the grinning snot-nosed geek who's holding it.
Read our preview here

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