Archive for May, 2007

iriver showcased an interesting portable media player at the Consumer Electronics Show known as the W10. I’ve reproduced here in part a story I wrote on this player earlier in the year on what features it looks like it will have, but it’s interesting to note an announcement made yesterday about the W10. iriver is […]

To help with the fight against the IPod, Microsoft have announce a tie in with the mega popular Halo series of games. The 30GB Zune will come pre-loaded with Halo artwork, music and video.

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the trade organization to which major consumer electronics manufacturers belong. Their biggest impact in the consumer electronics arena is the yearly Consumer Electronics Show (CES). One committee of this organization - the Mobile Electronics Committee - has announced a new standard which will more easily let consumers play and […]

Memorex has gone and stepped into the world of portable media players with the recent unveiling of the 4GB MMP8640. While the specs on this player are nothing to howl in excitement about it is interesting to note the venerable Memorex brand name is showing off their first color screen player.
The MMP8640, besides having the […]

Epoq portable media player devices look to have taken a different form factor with this Epoq MP4 Video Wrist Watch, one of several currently for sale at online retailer First to You. This particular watch is priced at around $170.
While I’m not a huge fan of having something looking like a scientific calculator watch on […]

Following from the Venzero MiniOne, it has been announced that Venzero are to release the imaginatively named Venzero Mini.
This device is mini by name and nature measuring a smallish 39 x 53 x 13 mm (1.53- x 2.09- x 0.51-inch) and weighing a measly 35 grams.

You may not have noticed (we didn’t either) but Microsoft looks to quietly have killed off their once highly publicized Portable Media Center platform for portable media players. While there’s been no official word from Microsoft corporate on this, a post recently placed by what is believed to be a Microsoft employee confirms the PMC […]