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Good features, better price

John Chan | Mar 20, 2007

China-based Teclast may not be the most renowned of MP3 player brands, but its devices don't look half bad. Its latest is the C280, a 2GB music player with a 2.4-inch display. At 80 x 47 x 9.8mm, it is just slightly larger than an iPod nano. Other features include a microphone for voice recording, playback of videos and also an FM tuner. The most amazing thing is that it will cost just 499 yuan, that's just S$99 (US$72.79). For something so feature-packed, that's a steal. Click for more detailed specifications.

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Slacker Portable Player

John Chan | Mar 19, 2007

The Slacker radio service is one that you can use right off a browser with an Internet connection. At the recent SXSW music festival in Texas, Slacker showed off a Wi-Fi and satellite radio-enabled portable device to take advantage of its service anywhere. The prototype portable player is flash-based and about palm-sized. It features a large 4-inch screen that will display song information and album art among other things. CNET.com scored some time with it, and has a photo gallery up with photos of the device from every angle.

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iPod shuffle with Bluetooth?

Edvarcl Heng | Mar 17, 2007

Dubbed the G107, this little clip-on is made by Gajah International. While the clip mechanism is not exactly cutting edge in terms of design aesthetics, it's still a useful device for simple fuss-free music enjoyment. The Bluetooth factor comes into play when a phone call rings in. The G107 mutes the music and becomes a stereo headset for the duration of the call.

Like the shuffle, the G107 does not have a display. But what it does have are synthesized voice feedbacks. Press a button and the G107 would tell you exactly what you did, though not the why. Specs:

Format support: MP3, WMA, WAV
Capacities: 128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB
58 x 20 x 23mm
Rated audio playback time: 7 hours
Rated talktime: 3.5 hours

ASUS u-Nedio: Internet radio without the PC

Edvarcl Heng | Mar 16, 2007

It may just look like a regular tabletop radio, but the u-Nedio takes Internet radio to another level. According to a ASUS spokesperson, the u-Nedio can currently connect to over 10,000 radio stations. It connects via Wi-Fi to 802.11b/g or through LAN itself. But while we were a tad disappointed to discover that it can't tune in to regular FM radio, the u-Nedio does double up as an alarm clock and syncs to Internet time. Additional stations can be added via url entry, but for technophobes, stations can also be added via a firmware update.

WLAN security: WPA, WPA2-AES, 64/128-bit WEP
MP3, WMA
5watt speakers
128 x 64 FSTN graphics display

Live: Samsung YP-K3 speakers sighted

Edvarcl Heng | Mar 16, 2007

As much as Samsung promised, the slide-in speakers works as advertised. But it adds a fair bit of bulk to the anorexic YP-K3. There's a mute slide on the back of the speakers for emergency muting, but the deal breaker here is the sound quality. How was it? Well, we think we love the fatter YP-K5's audio quality. However, after seeing a CNET.co.uk colleague's heavily scratched-up YP-K3, this speaker encasing may be a wonderful tool for pulling double duty while belting out some tunes.