Media Player News

MyRacer Lisse Q10 has 1970s Style

The Lisse Q10 is a recently announced media player with a 3-inch screen and an interesting 1970s style.

Creative Announces X-Fi2

Creative Labs has just announced an update to their Zen X-Fi player. The new X-Fi2 uses a 3-inch touch screen and is agressively priced at $130 for an 8GB model.

Apple Announces new iPods and iTunes

9 Sept 09 – In an event in San Francisco, Apple CEO steve Jobs announced the next generation of iPods, including a new Shuffle priced at $79 and a new iPod Nano with a camera. He also announced a new version of the iTunes software that connects them to PCs and Macs. The new version of iTunes is available now.

Sony Walkman X-series media player pricing and availability announced

U.S. Pricing and availability information for the Sony Walkman X-series media players first announced at CES in January is now available. The Sony Style site now lists the 32GB NWZ-X1061 model at $399 with availability on or around June 20. The 16GB NWZ-X1051 model is listed at $299 with the same availability as the larger-capacity model.

Get ready! 3rd generation iPod Shuffle ready for its review

We’ve got our hands on the latest iPod Shuffle that Apple announced last week and are getting ready to put it through its paces for a thorough review. We can report so far that it is indeed as tiny as you think and is noticeably longer and thinner than the previous-generation Shuffle. The consensus in the office is that it will be far too easy to lose given its Lilliputian dimensions. It comes in 2 colors, silver or black, and we selected the black one for our review unit. Its surface is matte anodized aluminum with no features to mar its sleek facade aside from the shiny clip on the back with the Apple logo front and center. Hit the break for some more photos and comparison shots with the previous-generation Shuffle…

Apple Announces New iPod Shuffle

Apple announced a new Shuffle model this morning, featuring 4GB of memory. At about half the size of the previous model, the new Shuffle has only an on/off/shuffle switch on the top with all other controls on a remote on the included headphones. Its 4GB of memory can hold up to 1,000 songs and it is offered in 2 colors – silver or black. Like the older Shuffle model, it has a built-in clip on the back, though it’s in polished stainless steel here instead of aluminum. Lacking a display, the new Shuffle uses some interesting technology to let you know what you’re listening to – hit the break for the details…

A quick look at the Sony NWZ-W202 and NWZ-X1051

At Sony’s press event last night we got to spend some quality time with their new X Series and W Series Walkman media players. The W-series looks a lot like in-ear headphones connected to an around-the-back-of-your-head band.

Samsung announces new touchscreen media player

Samsung is the latest company to jump on the touchscreen bandwagon this CES with their new media player. The P3 Widescreen Portable Media Player – "P3" to its friends – will feature a 3-inch touchscreen with haptic feedback. We’re guessing "haptic feedback" translates to "the device vibrates when you touch the screen," although we’re hoping they mean localized haptic feedback.

Sony media player to have headphone-independent noise cancellation

Sony is going to unveil a new media player at CES. At first glance it looks to be a new OLED touchscreen with a good-sized screen (3-inches), wifi, 16GB and 32GB sizes — nothing fancy, but a nice device nonetheless.

The more interesting feature is its headphone-independent noise cancellation. We’re guessing the device has a microphone and it listens to surrounding noise, then pipes back inverse sound waves to cancel out any ambience. This is definitely an interesting new technology that we look forward to testing. Actie noise cancellation typically focuses on low-frequency noise, which will be the same in your pocket as it would be at your ear. 

Look for more news on this piece later on, since Sony’s press release isn’t until later on tonight. 

[Via ZDnet.com]

Memorex announces new touchscreen media player

The first news out of CES: Memorex will make a handsome media player with a giant touchscreen. The TouchMP is going to have a 2.8-inch display, 8GB with a microSD card slot, an FM radio, and podcast support. The screen seems a bit on the small side – for comparison, the iPod Touch’s giant display is 3.5, and most free-with-plan cell phone screens are around 2.1 inches. This being said, the device is set to retail at $99. We’ll definitely try to get this on into our testing lab.

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[Via Engadget]