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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, shaking [...]

 
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 button [...]

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 iPod, the [...]

 
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 a [...]

 
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 and [...]

 
Sony’s W Series Walkman players have finally made an entry to the Indian retail market. It’s a nice little compact music player that takes the pain of sorting out the wires because the earphones and the player are attached by a single wire that easily adjusts on the back of the head.
The player comes in [...]

 
The company that has developed a habit of calculating the hardware costs of devices has surfaced again, this time claiming the costs of the third gen iPod Shuffle. As with any other previous estimates given by them, this one too excludes the R&D and marketing expenses. Anyways, here’s the figure. It costs just under $22 [...]

 
LG Electronics has launched a music player for budget minded consumers. The LG UP3 Neon comes in 2/4GB variants and plays MP3, WMA and WAV formats. In addition to this, the player also integrates touch sensitive controls, small display, FM radio and voice recording.
The 2GB player will retail for KRW 55,000 (USD 42) and 4GB [...]

 
Apple India has announced the Indian pricing as well as a tentative release period for the third gen iPod Shuffle that was unveiled yesterday. If the on-earbud controls are not much of a concern then you’ll be able to pick this one up for Rs. 4,900 within 4 weeks in silver or black. To reiterate, [...]

 
Apple’s cheapest iPod has got a makeover. The new iPod Shuffle sports a long, slim rectangular design and ditches most of the buttons found on the second gen Shuffle. The player integrates only ON/play in order/shuffle button while the volume and presumably play/pause will be controlled via the bundled earphone cord. Another interesting thing is [...]

 
Quirky shaped music players are not new in the DAP market. One of the latest addition is Aigo’s DAP which resembles a piece from a jigsaw puzzle. The technical specs are next to none but as with most of the DAPs, this one too looks like a no fuss player with controls nicely placed on [...]

 
A three-and-a-half year legal battle between the Apple and iPod Nano users has finally come to an end. As a part of the settlement, Apple will shell out $22.5 million to the 1G iPod Nano users including $4.5M as attorney fees. The customer needs to duly fill out the claim form to receive $25 or [...]

 
Looks like iPod Touch will have to face a lot of competition now. Another in the line to compete with Apple’s touchscreen offering is Sony’s X-Series of Walkman players. The players, NWZ-X1050/1060 boast a 3-inch wide OLED touchscreen as well as dedicated media buttons to ease the navigation. Apart from the goodness of Walkman features, [...]

 
SanDisk doesn’t seem to have learnt a lesson from its slotMusic initiative. Now that slotMusic has taken a backseat (assuming weak sales), the new bold move comes in the form of slotRadio. The slotRatio line consists of a music player and a microSD card. If a user is willing to shell out $100, he’ll get [...]

 
Creative’s design team is really trying to get creative but this time they have gone overboard. Their Mozaic atleast made you believe it as a music player but with the newly revealed Zen Moo, it looks more of a toy than a gadget. Thankfully, limited to China, the Zen Moo is set to moove them [...]