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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. 15,400
32GB iPod touch: Rs. 19,900
64GB [...]

 
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 [...]

 
Apple’s iPod Shuffle range has never had a display but now some pictures of a small 2.2-inch display have surfaced that will supposedly be the display of next-gen iPod Shuffle. The pictures are posted on a Taiwanese site, Apple.pro who claims this screen belongs to “iPod touch nano” or “iPod touch shuffle” (we prefer the [...]

 
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 the [...]

 
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 charge [...]

 
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 soundtrack. [...]

 
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 technology [...]

 
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 [...]