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Zen Stone Plus gets a face
Darius Chang | Jun 21, 2007
If the Zen Stone is an iPod shuffle equivalent, then the latest iteration with an OLED screen and larger capacity has just upped the ante in the budget micro-MP3 category.
Barely a month after the introduction of the tiny Zen Stone, a new generation of Creative's mini MP3 player has arrived today in the form of the Zen Stone Plus. Equipped with a circular OLED screen, the capacity has also doubled to 2GB, while radio reception and voice recording features are included. Otherwise, the design remains the same with a choice of six colors and a heft of 21g (lighter than the Zen Stone which weighs 25g).
The Zen Stone Plus can even be used as a watch with an optional S$29 (US$19.08) wristband accessory. The black, white and pink versions will be available in Singapore from June 22 at a price of S$99 (US$65.13), with the other colors coming in at a later date. Considering that the screenless Zen Stone with half the storage capacity retails for only S$30 (US$19.74) less, choosing the latest version is really a no-brainer.
iriver NV: What's that sleek black thingamajig?
Edvarcl Heng | Jun 20, 2007
The iriver NV is a combination of a GPS navigation module and a DMB player. It's not meant for mere pockets though as iriver has designated it for installation in a car. The oversized control knob helps make it easier for drivers to reach over and change the channel. Specs-wise, the NV packs a 7-inch display with two SD card slots, an FM transmitter and USB-hosting. But most importantly, we noted the excellent playback support on this thing (MP3, WMA, OGG Vorbis, AC3, MPEG-4, AVI, DivX, XviD, WMV and H.264). Very sweet.
Unfortunately all the sugar here is merely eye candy. The NV will be available only in Korea at the moment with no news for the rest of Asia.
Via Uber Gizmo
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Cowon iAudio 7 Flash MP3 player announced
Donald Bell, CNET.com | Jun 15, 2007
One of our favorite MP3 players is getting an upgrade. Cowon announced the iAudio 7 today in Korea, updating its micro-drive iAudio 6 player to a lighter, leaner flash-based player. The update includes a significant jump in battery life, from 20 hours to a remarkable 60 hours.
The iAudio 6 supports standard audio formats such as MP3, AAC, WMA, ASF, WAV, and even beloved (yet rarely supported) formats such as OGG and FLAC. It looks as though many of the great features of its predecessor have been maintained, including line-in recording, voice recording, video playback, BBE sound enhancer, and its unique touch-scroll interface.
Korea will see the player mid-July, unveiled in 4GB and 8GB capacities, and priced at US$182 and US$246, respectively.
Via CNET Crave
Updated: Archos announces new line of MP3 players and PVPs
Jasmine France, CNET.com | Jun 15, 2007
An Archos press event in France has revealed the new Archos line a mere hours before an event is scheduled to take place in the US. Since neither we nor the folks at Engadget (I'm guessing) can be completely trusted with our French translation, we have relatively few details to confirm. We can tell you the company is launching a new flash player, the 2GB 105, as well as a revamped PVP line, including the 405, the 705, and the 605 WiFi.
Update: We just spoke with one of our New York editors who attended the US announcement, and he told us something pretty exciting: The new 605 WiFi is going to have onboard support for CinemaNow, meaning you can purchase and download movies on the go without connecting to a computer. That player will also support Opera with Flash video, so you will never be without fresh video content from sites like YouTube. Um...sweet! (Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think the iPhone can do that.)
Via CNET Crave
Zune paints the town (watermelon) red
Mike Yamamoto | Jun 05, 2007
It's about as exciting as its pink cousin, but the Zune will reportedly be coming out in a red version on June 10. (It's also about as timely, coming some seven months after the red iPod made its debut.)
There's no indication of any Bono connection to Microsoft's latest limited edition, and Engadget says its shade appears to be more of a duller watermelon than the iPod's fire-engine hue. Some might find some appropriate symbolism here--but not us, of course.
Either way, we're going way out on a limb and predicting that it'll do better than the classic brown.
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