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  SanDisk may have exited the Indian music player market but is very much alive in United States. The American company has announced their affordable audio player called Sansa Clip Zip. The new workout-friendly music player features a color screen, support for variety of music formats, FM Radio and even stopwatch and voice recording. SanDisk [...]

  Sony has introduced a new set of Walkman players for the European region. First up is the NWZ-W260 aimed at consumers with active lifestyle. The wire-free music player is water resistant and employs fast charging feature that allows to play up to 60 minutes of music on just 3 minutes of charging. Additionally it [...]

  Over the years, iPod nano has undergone a lot of changes. What started as a sleek, tall audio player for the first two generations was revamped as short and fat video player in the third generation and the fourth generation adopting the ol’ tall sleek look while the previous gen adding a camera to [...]

  One thing I like about Apple is that they’re not afraid to experiment with their product designs. Take the third generation iPod Shuffle, for instance. They took a bold step to take away the physical player controls in lieu of in-line music controls, which to be frank, was not accepted by all. Thankfully, Apple [...]

  The iPods that were unveiled yesterday in the US will soon be available in the Indian market. All the iPods will be available from next week from Apple’s authorized retailers and will cost as follows: 2GB iPod shuffle: Rs. 3,200 8GB iPod nano: Rs. 10,700 16GB iPod nano: Rs. 12,700 8GB iPod touch: Rs. [...]

  Apple has refreshed its iPod family with an all new iPod shuffle, iPod nano and iPod touch. All the iPods, particularly iPod nano is way different from the previous generations and sport a new design. Starting with the shuffle, Apple brings back the ring buttons and clubs it with previous generation’s VoiceOver technology, Genius [...]

  TicToc (YP-S1) music player that was unveiled at the CES this year has been officially introduced in South Korea. The 12 gram TicToc player comes in trendy blue or pink colors and relies on the acceleration sensor to execute commands. User needs to press a button on the top and shake vertically to increase [...]

  Sony India has announced two new additions to its W and B Series Walkman players. The W250 audio players are similar to the previous W Series wire-free Walkman player but this time it protects from water and is washable. Other than that, NWZ-W250 features ZAPPIN search function, 11 hours of continuous playback and quick [...]

  Sony’s recently unveiled Walkman W250 audio players have made their way to Japan and to commemorate the launch, they’ve announced a Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker special edition of the player. The NWD-W253 (4GB) is an IPX5 certified waterproof player and comes with a unique MGS design and six pre-installed songs from game’s official [...]

  Sony has announced two new Walkman players, the W250 and B150 Series. The W250 series takes over from the previous similarly-styled player and adds water resisting capabilities. The W252 (2GB) and W253 (4GB) enables users to exercise without worrying about water and sweat getting into the player. Additionally, the wire-free W250 Walkman features ZAPPIN [...]

  In addition to IceTouch and Myfit PMPs, Samsung was also showcasing TicToc audio player. The player emphasizes on the minimalistic design and an intuitive TicToc Motion Control UI. Pressing the button on the top and shaking it will skip it to the next track or tilting it down or upwards changes the volume. Interestingly, [...]

  Apple products come with three qualities– simplicity, sleek body and minimalistic design. The latest 3rd Generation iPod Shuffle boasts all the three qualities but I think Apple may have gone too far with minimalism. The new iPod Shuffle is totally different from its predecessor and adopts a flash drive-esque form factor with just one [...]

UPDATE: Indian pricing and availability below. Apple’s much anticipated rock and roll event is over and have updated its iPod line, in addition to revealing iTunes 9 and iPhone OS 3.1. Starting with the oldest, the iPod Classic’s storage has now been bumped to 160GB for the same price of $249. Moving onto the smallest [...]

  SanDisk has got a new player in the market to keep its slotMusic card hopes alive. Previously, only Sansa slotMusic player was the only medium to enjoy SanDisk’s DRMed music but Sansa Clip+ also adds that integration in addition to the embedded internal storage. The Sansa Clip+ comes in capacities of 2/4/8GB and has [...]

  Sony unveiled two new Walkman players for budget conscious music enthusiasts. The E440 Series players are slim and light Walkman PMPs aimed at the first time digital media adopters. The player comes in a thin shell (just 9.3mm) and features a 2-inch QVGA LCD screen, Clear Audio technology, Equalizer, FM Radio tuner and recorder [...]