JVC rolled out its XA-F52 digital audio player, a 512MB trinket that plays MP3s and WMA files, and has a built-in mono microphone for voice recording. It can also directly record from analog devices with its audio line input. Apparently aimed at the iPod shuffle, its necklace-like form factor has headphones attached to a lanyard….
We’re learning more and more about the upcoming Archos 404 (pictured here) and 604 portable media players as we approach their anticipated release, with the latest news suggesting that the main difference between the two will be screen size: the 404 will feature a 3.5-inch screen with a 320 x 240 pixel resolution while the…
JVC just announced the September release of the KV-DV50, an in-car DVD player that’s also able to play discs filled with Divx videos, MP3s and WMAs. It can be plugged into the cigarette lighter socket, so actually integrating it into a car’s AV system shouldn’t be too difficult. In addition to playing back store-bought DVDs,…
Seiko Epson is commercializing a tiny 0.2mm fingerprint sensor that will allow manufacturers to secure any kind of mobile device. The sensor reads fingerprints by detecting the miniscule electric current from your finger when you touch the device. Possible applications are self-identifying credit cards, cellphones, and MP3 players. When a wrong fingerprint is entered,…
The BBC reports that by the year’s end, in the UK: Around 80% of mobile phones will be blocked on all five UK networks within 48 hours of being reported stolen in future, industry leaders have pledged. That pledge is part of a charter to reduce phone crime launched by the Mobile Industry Crime…
The BBC reports that by the year’s end, in the UK: Around 80% of mobile phones will be blocked on all five UK networks within 48 hours of being reported stolen in future, industry leaders have pledged. That pledge is part of a charter to reduce phone crime launched by the Mobile Industry Crime…
The BBC reports that by the year’s end, in the UK: Around 80% of mobile phones will be blocked on all five UK networks within 48 hours of being reported stolen in future, industry leaders have pledged. That pledge is part of a charter to reduce phone crime launched by the Mobile Industry Crime…
Samsung just introduced the SGH-E908, a phone with touch-sentive buttons similar to LG’s Chocolate and BenQ’s SL91. Like the Chocolate, the SGH-E908 is designed with music playback (MP3, AAC and AAC+) in mind and features 80MB of onboard memory on which to store said music, while a micoSD card slot raises the maximum storage’s…
Let me get this out of the way early. Depeche Mode is the shit. Make fun of me if you would like, but I really enjoy their tunes. That is why I am more than happy to present this DM branded i.Beat vision MP3 player. It is small and basic: 1.3-inch screen, up to 2GB…
The Signeo SN-A800 digital audio player is finally available in the US, bringing the pleasingly retro design of Marc Newsome to these shores. Offered with an English operating system by reseller/modifier Dynamism, this MP3 player brings new meaning to the word ultraslim, where it’s just 6.5mm thick. It looks slightly different from the version we…