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Newman D20c: Does this remind you of the Cowon iAudio F2?
Edvarcl Heng | Nov 28, 2006
New user interfaces must be hard to think up. The iPod Click Wheel spawned a host of mechanized knock-offs, some viable alternatives like Creative's touch scroll and iriver's D-Click and interesting solutions like the Cowon iAudio F2's phone-like control pad. Newman must have thought it's a great idea since it grafted a version onto its D20c.
Though it already has a 80GB hard drive, the D20c accepts memory expansion cards such as SD, MMC, Memory Stick Pro, CompactFlash and xD-Picture Card, so photo bugs can transfer their images (JPEG, GIF, BMP) for storage. It also has a 2.4-inch screen with 480 x 220-pixel resolution. Video and audio format support runs XviD, MP3 and WMA. 1,999 yuan (S$394) for the 80GB version.
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Sanko MP4 watch: Listen to the time
Edvarcl Heng | Nov 28, 2006
We would think a video-capable watch is in keeping with the Bond tradition… if it was a little dressier. Sanko, a Japan-based manufacturer, has a new MP4 watch that's now available in China as well. With a 1.5-inch screen and a 128 x 128-pixel display, the watch supports both MP3 and WMA audio formats. Bond would be happy to know it has a rated battery life of 7 hours for audio and 4 hours for video. No word yet on video format support. Available in both a 1GB capacity for 14,800 yen (S$197) and 18,800 yen (S$250) for 2GB.
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Etymotic ety8: Noise isolation goes wireless
Edvarcl Heng | Nov 27, 2006
Canelphones work by isolating outside noise from your ears. It's cheaper than noise-canceling headphones, too, since it does not involve additional electronic circuitry. Etymotic, makers of some pretty pricy canelphones is now offering a wireless version. Based on the same design as previous renditions, the ety8 comes with both stereo audio streaming (A2DP) and remote control (AVRCP) profiles. It's perfect for those who crave pristine audio fidelity. Pity about the pendant earring transmitter, though. No pricing details at the moment.
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aigo UH-P706: Rather large
Edvarcl Heng | Nov 27, 2006
The aigo UH-P706 just made it onto our radar. In fact, it made a huge blip on our scope because of its 160GB hard drive. We do not have detailed specs at the moment, but for what it's worth, it's a photographer's delight. It supports most of the storage card formats like SD, MMC, Memory Stick and CF.
And just like the Epson P-5000 photo viewer, it supports a host of picture formats, including RAW and TIFF. But while it falls short of the Epson's 4-inch screen with its 3.6-inch panel, the UH-P706 has the P-5000's 80GB hard drive beaten with a capacity support range from 40 to 160GB.
It's a decent portable video player as well (AVI, MPEG4) with gaming functionalities. Available only in China at 9,799 yuan (S$1,934) for 160GB and 3,199 yuan (S$631) for 40GB.
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i-Max G5: Is that a Sony UMPC?
Edvarcl Heng | Nov 27, 2006
This looks like a pretty nifty portable video player. At 119 x 62 x 20mm and 100g, it's full featured as well. But what really intrigues us is how i-Max blended the sliding form of the Sony UMPC with joypad layout of the yet-to-launch iriver G10. But like most China-made products, the G5 tries to improve on its distant cousins with a built-in camera, an SD card slot and a game emulator. But watch out, only Nintendo Entertainment System titles are supported and it will take a longish time to transfer them via the USB 1.1 connection.
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