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  Creative launched its Zen PMP with the much touted X-Fi technology. X-Fi, short for Xtreme Fidelity is a proprietary technology of Creative for enhancing the audio quality. We thought to give it a spin and see if it really does what it claims. Package Contents: Creative ZEN X-Fi EP-830 in-ear earphones Mini-CD Software Installation [...]

  Steve Jobs announced the 4th generation iPod Nano today. The new Nanos are reincarnated in the same avatar as its 1st and 2nd generations albeit with an oval body. It’s the thinnest iPod in Apple’s arsenal and despite the slim form factor it packs a punch. It has a built-in accelerometer (just like iPhone [...]

  The picture you’re seeing above is the invite sent by Apple to US media groups for an event called “Let’s Rock”. The invite somewhat confirms the ongoing speculation of the fourth gen iPods Nano and updated Touch. Being a music centric event, we don’t think Apple will bring any updates for new Macbooks or [...]

  Samsung officially announced YP-Q1 PMP on the IFA floor today. No surprise with the specifications as it is the same we mentioned about it yesterday. The only thing to be added is the DNSe 3.0 for added audio enhancement. Another DAP to be announced along with it was YP-U4. It is an upgrade over [...]

  Sony wants the Walkman players to stay alive and thus they launched three players at the IFA. First is the S series which includes NWZ-S630F/S730F media players. Sony touts these players as format-friendly which support various audio and video formats. The player has a 2-inch QVGA screen, iTunes support for file management and comes [...]

Kevin Rose, the founder of Digg was in the news this weekend because of his rumors about the iPod line getting an update. According to him, the new iPod Nano will do away from the small fatty design to the earlier slim, tall look. The image you can see is purportedly of the Nano though [...]

  Gadgets equipped with NES emulator are finding it difficult to compete because of the growing competition. And because of this, Muga MP3 player takes a different approach and sticks a SEGA Genesis emulator which includes 20 classic games. The box is shouting 10 games which are mostly hard coded within the player and the [...]

  If you’re gripped with the Olympic fever then Bird’s Nest audio player is a must buy for you. Every other Olympic themed gadget shouts itself a must buy but this one definitely takes the cake because it apes the 500 million USD stadium. On the front sports a lovely LCD to show the current [...]

  One company which has made the blogosphere buzzing about its entrance in the portable music market is Dell. They are definitely enjoying the free publicity but one thing to ponder over is can they beat Apple? Apple knows the market best and selling more than a 100 million iPods (and counting) is no joke, [...]

  Nowadays, getting spy shots of gadgets is a herculean task because companies have started banning camera phones and digital cameras in their vicinity. But now Brando coming to the rescue with its spy sunglasses, office spies can heave a sigh of relief. No one would come know if you’re clicking pictures of that confidential [...]

  University professor Bae Sang-min led his team to create a music player which bagged a silver prize at the 2008 International Design Excellence Awards. The product was named as CrossCube Nanum foldable MP3 player which resembled a cross but when folded, it would turn up like a dice. Pretty neat! Not only the professor [...]

  Creative’s ZEN Krystal music player surfaces on their Hong Kong website. The player looks chic in its glossy chasis with OLED display hidden beneath and 4GB of space onboard. It supports the usual MP3/WMA formats with FM Tuner also added to the mix. Notable features here are an integrated pedometer to measure the distance [...]

  Adding to a long list of music players is U4 from Samsung which will hit the retail shelves next month in Asia Pacific region. The player will come in 2GB or 4GB options and will have an OLED screen as well as K3-esque touch sensitive buttons to lure for. The suggested price is S$89 [...]