By Nino on 13:06:07 | Portable Media, Devices | Permalink | No comments yet
An Indian company by the name of Zebronics has introduced a portable media player for its market which, while nothing spectacular, does highlight the fact PMP development is happening all over the world. The Zebronics MUPic should be available now.
The Zebronics MUPic is your garden variety portable media player sporting a 2-inch color TFT screen.
By Nino on 07:06:07 | Industry News | Permalink | 1 comment so far
Are flash memory based portable media players set to rule the consumer market over there hard drive brethren in years to come? That seems to be the case according to market research firm iSuppli.
Chris Crotty, senior analyst of consumer electronics for iSuppli, sees the number of flash PMPs growing by a factor of more than […]
By Nino on 06:06:07 | Portable Media, Devices | Permalink | No comments yet
Turbolinux, a maker of Linux-based solutions, recently announced they were expanding the global presence of their rather unique wizpy portable media player. What makes this device so interesting for many is that you can use it (sort of) as a portable computer.
The wizpy, when you connect it to a PC, boots into a Linux operating […]
By Nino on 05:06:07 | Portable Media, Devices | Permalink | No comments yet
Blue Raven Technology, a maker of CE products, has unveiled a new portable media player which has built-in DVR capabilities. The MediaMate 7000 series consists of a 40GB model ($380) and a 80GB model ($430) and should be available now.
The built-in DVR capabilities of the MediaMate 7000, which sports a 7-inch display, let you record video […]
By Nino on 04:06:07 | Portable Media, Devices | Permalink | No comments yet
I was just wondering the other day what had become of the SanDisk Sansa View, which was first unveiled at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. Now I know - it is on long term hold.
The gang over at Engadget got the scoop from SanDisk on Friday when a PR person for the company said the […]
By Nino on 01:06:07 | Portable Media, Devices | Permalink | No comments yet
Cowon put out word today about a new widescreen portable media player we can only hope will someday hit American shores. The L2, with its nice seven-inch display, is now available in South Korea (you lucky dogs).
What is perhaps most interesting about the L2 is it has built-in GPS technology.
Venzero, which brought us earlier in the month the Venzero Mini, is pushing a new portable media player now which is more in line to compete with the likes of the iPod nano. Venzero is dubbing this PMP the Slickr (?).
Strange name aside, the Venzero Slickr is typical of most flash-memory style portable media players […]
