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Portable Media Players Gallery -- OLD
Trends and Sample Products (older equipment)
by Douglas Dixon
See the
Portable Media Player Gallery for current products
MP3 / video players: Flash & Hard disk,
Multifunction devices: Satellite, Games
These galleries provide notes on some interesting technology and trends in digital home media.
They include some sample products illustrating these trends.
Information and pricing are summarized from public sources as of when they were added,
and may be incorrect or out of date. Corrections and updates are welcome.
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* Creative ZEN Stone -- Tiny MP3 Player - 0.65 oz., 1 GB (6/07)
Find related Creative articles in the Manifest Tech Blog
Creative ZEN Stone with Speaker -- 0.84 oz., 1 - 2 GB (08)
Find the Creative
ZEN Stone with Speaker on Amazon.com
Creative ZEN Stone Plus -- MP3 Player - 0.74 oz., 2 GB (summer 07)
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- 12/08 ~ 2 GB $54, 4 GB $89
- Introduced 9/07 - 2 GB $69
- 2 GB (1000 WMA songs, 64 hrs.), 6 colors;
- Blue OLED display, 64 x 64 resolution
- Rechargeable Li-Ion Polymer battery,
2 GB 9.5 hours audio playback, 4 GB
12 hours
- MP3, WMA, Audible, WAV (IMA-ADPCM 8kHz, 4-bit mono) ?
- Audible (2 and 3)
- FM radio: 32 preset stations, Voice recording
- 2.2 x 1.4 x 0.5", 0.74 oz
- www.creative.com/products...
Find the Creative
ZEN Stone Plus on Amazon.com |
Creative ZEN Stone Plus With Speaker -- AAC - 0.95 oz., 2 GB (08)
- 12/08 - 2 GB $49
- 4/08 - 2 GB $49, 4 GB $69
- Blue OLED display, 64 x 64 resolution
- Rechargeable Li-Ion Polymer battery, 20 hours audio playback
- MP3, WMA, Audible (2,3,4), AAC (unprotected .m4a) -- not WAV
- FM radio: 32 preset stations, Voice recording
- 55.6 x 35.7 x 17.5 mm, 27g (0.95 oz)
- http://us.creative.com/products/product.asp?category=213&subcategory=214&product=17437
Find the Creative
ZEN Stone Plus with Speaker on Amazon.com
* Samsung YP-S2 Pebble - MP3 Player - 0.61 oz, 1 GB (spring 08)
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- 7/08 - 1 GB $39/$46 (approx. 13 hours of music), 2 GB
- Playback controls embedded flush on back face:
Play/Pause, Left/Right, Volume Up/Down
plus Smart button: Play mode (random, repeat), DSNe, LED
on/off
- Concealed LED flashes multi-color patterns for playback / sound
effect / charging status
- Samsung DNSe (Digital Natural Sound engine):
Rich audio effects, simulated surround sound
- MP3, WMA, OGG - high-quality audio
- Includes Samsung Media Studio software, upgrades to EmoDio software
Organize media files, Create playlists
Download datacasts (blogs), Text To Speech
Sync to device, Update device firmware, Burn CD
- USB adapter included for file transfer and charging, mini-plug for
earphone jack
Mounts as UMS device: Can drag and drop files directly as
a removable disk
- Hang around neck with included lanyard earphones; also has slot for
neck string
- Internal Li-Poly rechargeable battery
Full charge 2 hours, Playback up to 13 hours
- 1.66" x 1.62" x 0.65", 0.61 oz (0.03 lbs = 0.48 oz.?)
- Five glossy colors: black, white, red, green and purple
- www.samsung.com/us/consumer/detail/...
Find the Samsung
S2 Pebble on Amazon.com |
* SanDisk Sansa Shaker -- Fun Player - 1 & 2 GB (OLD - 4/07)
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- Introduced 7/07 - 512 KB $29.99, 1 GB $39.99
- Introduced 7/07 - 1 GB $59.99, 2 GB $79.99
- Fun interactive MP3 player, round hourglass design
no display, no
built-in memory
- ~ 2 3/4 high x 1 1/2" diameter
- Two headphone jacks for sharing music
Built in Speaker at top end
- Rotate controller bands top & bottom: volume & forward/reverse
navigation
- Shake (while pressing Play/Pause) to skip randomly to the next song
- Sound effects: Drum roll up/down for power on/off,
Shutter for shake,
Uh-oh for problems
- Supports MP3 and PCM WAV formats
- Twist bottom end cap off:
AAA battery (15 hours playback), SD Card slot (up to 2
GB), USB interface
- Cool colors and packaging, designed for younger demographic: age 8+
- www.sandisk.com/Products/Catalog...
Find the SanDisk
Sansa Shaker on Amazon.com |
RCA Perl - Thumb drive / Music player - 1.5 oz., 1 GB (5/07)
* mobiBLU DAH-1500i Cube
MP3 Player - 1 GB (OLD - 2005)
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- DAH-1500i, 512 MB $99, 1 GB $129
- Cube less than one inch square (0.94 inches, and 0.63 ounces)
- Blue OLED Display
(Organic Light Emitting Diode)
- USB / power / headphone jack
- MP3, WMA, WMA DRM
- FM radio, voice recorder
- Clock, EQ presets, SRS WOW
- Navigate folders
- Li-Ion battery, USB recharge
- www.mobiblu.com
Find the mobiBLU
DAH-1500i on Amazon.com |
SanDisk Sansa m200 -- FM, Voice -- 1.8 oz, to 4 GB (OLD - 10/05)
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- 06, 1/07 - 512 MB $49, 1 GB $69, 2 GB $99, 4 GB
$119
- Indigo backlit multi-line LCD
- USB 2.0, 1.8 oz.
- Removable AAA battery, 19 hrs.
- Radio: Digital FM tuner, 20 presets
- Voice recorder: Built-in microphone
- Formats: MP3, WMA, Audible (PlaysForSure - Microsoft
DRM)
- Custom navigation by ID3 tag
- www.sandisk.com
Find the SanDisk
m200 on Amazon.com |
RCA Jet - Sports music player - 1.5 oz., 1 GB (summer 07)
* Creative Zen V / V Plus -- 1.5", 1.6 oz, 1 - 4 GB (8/06)
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- ZEN V: 1/09 - 1 GB $59
- ZEN V Plus: 1/09 - 2 GB $69, 4 GB $89
- 4/08 - 2 GB $69
- 6/07 - 1 GB $78, 2 GB $99, 4 GB $133, 8 GB $187
- 1/07 - 1 GB $99, 2 GB $139, 4 GB $179, 8 GB $219
- 06 - 1 GB $129, 2 GB $169, 4 GB $229, 8 GB
- 1.5" color OLED, 128 x 128
- 2.6 x 1.5 x 0.6, 1.6 oz
- MP3, WMA / DRM, IMA ADPCM, 15 hrs
- JPEG photos
- Voice/line-in record
- Plus: FM tuner (Plus), Uncompressed AVI video
- 5-way joystick, std mini-USB connector
- Sync with Outlook
- www.creative.com/products/welcome.asp?category=213
Find the Creative
Zen V Plus on Amazon.com |
Samsung YP-T10: Slim, Style, Full Function - 2", 1.5 oz, 2/4/ 8
GB (9/07)
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- 4 GB $149 (2/4/8) - Black, purple, white, ...
- 2 inch screen, 240 x 320 (QVGA)
- 3.8 x 1.6 x 0.3 in, 1.5 oz
- Customize look of player interface, character animation.
- Music player, photo album, video player,
FM radio, voice recorder, text reader, clock, game player
- Bluetooth 2.0 support enables connection of two wireless stereo headsets
- MP3, WMA audio; WMV9, MPEG-4 video, JPEG image, text
- FM radio, voice recorder
- DNSe 2.0 audio enhancement
- Built-in rechargeable lithium battery, up to 30 hours music playback, 4 hours of movie
- www.samsung.com - Press
release T10, S5, P2
- Samsung MP3 Players - www.samsung.com/us/consumer/...
Find the Samsung T10 on Amazon.com |
Samsung YP-S5: with Speakers - 1.8", 3 oz, 2/4/ 8
GB (~ 9/07)
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- 1/09: 4 GB $179 - Black, white
- 08: 2 GB, 4 GB $179, 8 GB - Black, white
- 1.8" display, 176 x 220 (QCIF+)
- 96 x 46.5 x 11.95 mm, 85 grams (3 oz)
- Integrated slide-and-tilt stereo speakers, 1.5 W
- DNSe 2.0 audio enhancement
- Built-in rechargeable lithium battery, up to 24 hours music
with earphones, 5.5 hours speaker, 5.5 hours video
- Bluetooth 1.2
- MP3, WMA, AAC audio, MPEG4 (not WMV) video; JPEG image, text
- FM radio, voice recorder, flash games, alarm clock
- Speaker phone when used with Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone
- www.samsung.com - Press
release
Find the Samsung S5 on Amazon.com
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RCA Opal - Thin media player - 1.5", 1.1 oz, 1/2/4 GB (5/ 07)
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- 2 GB $75, 1 GB, 4 GB
- Thin video player
- 1.5 inch color OLED display
- 1.81 x 3.63 x 0.34 in, 1.12 oz
- Digital voice recording, Line-in record
- Music: mp3, WMA, WM DRM-10, Audible
- Photo: JPEG, 640x480
- Video: Convert to .SMV (~ 3.4 MB/min)
- Built-in Lithium battery, 15 hr music playback
- www.rcaaudiovideo.com/en-US/RCA-GEM-Line.html
- RCA Gem Line - www.rcagemline.com
Find the RCA
Opal on Amazon.com |
Archos - Generation 4 Line (2006)
Archos 404 / Camcorder --
3.5", 6.75 oz, 30 GB (9/06)
- 9/06 - 30 GB, $299
- 3.5" color TFT LCD, 320 x 240
- Compact: 4 x 3 x 0.6 inches, 6.75 oz
- Video: MPEG-4, WMV, up to DVD resolution
- Audio: MP3 CBR & VBR, WMA (DRM), WAV
- Photos: JPEG, BMP, PNG
- PDF viewer
- Voice recording
- Stereo headphone mini-jack, TV output
- Lithium-ion polymer battery
- Model with integrated camera (holiday 06)
- www.archos.com
Find the Archos
404 on Amazon.com
Archos DVR Station (All)
Archos 404 with DVR Station
- 1/07 - $99
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Docking station: Power, USB connectors, IR remote control
- Fits all Generation 4 players with adaptors
- Scheduled recording
- MPEG-4 SP, ADPCM stereo, VGA 640 x 480, 30 / 25 f/s, AVI format
- Stereo WAV (IMA ADPCM or PCM)
Find the Archos
DVR Station on Amazon.com
Archos - Generation 4 Line (2006)
Archos 404 / Camcorder --
3.5", 6.75 oz, 30 GB (9/06)
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- 9/06 - 30 GB, $299
- 3.5" color TFT LCD, 320 x 240
- Compact: 4 x 3 x 0.6 inches, 6.75 oz
- Video: MPEG-4, WMV, up to DVD resolution
- Audio: MP3 CBR & VBR, WMA (DRM), WAV
- Photos: JPEG, BMP, PNG
- PDF viewer
- Voice recording
- Stereo headphone mini-jack, TV output
- Lithium-ion polymer battery
- Model with integrated camera (holiday 06)
- www.archos.com
Find the Archos
404 on Amazon.com |
Archos 504 -- High
capacity - 4.3", 11.2 oz, to 160 GB (holiday 06)
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- 1/07 - 40 GB $349, 80 GB $399, 160 GB $599
- 4.3'' TFT, widescreen 16/9, 480 x 272
- 5.1 x 3 x 0.9 inches, 11.15 oz
Find the Archos
504 on Amazon.com |
Archos 604 -- Widescreen,
WiFi - 4.3", 9 oz, 30 GB (9/06)
- 1/07 - 30 GB, $349; WiFi $449
- 4.3" TFT, widescreen 16:9, 480 x 272
- 5.1 x 3 x 0.65 inches, 9 oz
- Wi-Fi model: Real Internet
access, browse Web, e-mail
Find the Archos
604 WiFi on Amazon.com
Archos 704-WiFi -- 5x7", 22 oz,
80 GB (3/07)
- 3/07 - 80 GB $549 - latest Generation 4 line-up
- 5 x 7-inch touch-screen, 800 x 480 pixels, 16 million colors
- 7.05 x 4.96 x 0.78 inches, 22 oz.
- 40 / 80 GB hard drive, store 100 hours of video, 70 DVD-quality movies
- Touch-screen for simple navigation using fingertips or included stylus
- Two speakers
- 802.11g wireless networking
- Play MPEG-4 and WMV video, up to DVD resolution
MP3, WMA (protected), WAV audio; JPEG, BMP, PNG photos; Adobe PDF viewer
- Video and audio recording through separate DVR Station or DVR Travel
Adapter.
Records NTSC/PAL/SECAM to MPEG-4 SP files with ADPCM stereo sound, VGA
resolution (640 x 480)
- Video editing capabilities for trimming recorded video directly on the
device
- Removable Lithium-Ion Polymer battery,
approx 25 hours music playback, 5.5 hours video playback and Internet
browsing
Find the Archos
704 WiFi on Amazon.com
* Creative
Zen Vision:M -- FM, Voice, Video Out - 2.5", 5.7 oz, 30 & 60 GB
(OLD - 2008)
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- 06, 4/08: 30 GB $249, 60 GB $299
- 2.5" LCD, 320 x 240
- 4.1 x 2.4 x 0.73", 5.7 oz.
- Vertical touch pad, Shortcut button, 5 colors
- Li-Ion battery: 14 hr. music, 4 video
- Audio MP3, WMA/DRM, WAV; JPEG images
- Video MPEG-1,-2,-4, WMV, Motion-JPEG
- FM radio, Voice recording
- TV Video out
- USB hosting: copy photos direct from digital camera
- Personal Organizer: sync Outlook
- www.creative.com/products/welcome.asp?category=213
Find the Creative
Zen Vision:M on Amazon.com
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* Creative
Zen Vision
(3/05) -- 3.7", 8.4 oz, 30 GB (OLD - 2005)
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- 1/07 - 30 GB $399
- 10/05 - 30 GB $399
- 120 hrs movies, 15K songs
- 3.7" LCD, 640 x 480
- 4.9 x 2.9 x 0.8 in., 8.4 oz.
- Speakers, A/V out
- FM radio, 32 presets, FM / voice record
- Removable Li-Ion battery: 4.5 hrs video, 13 music
- Video: MPEG-1/2/4, DivX, WMV9 (w/ DRM), MJPEG
- MP3, WMA (DRM), LPCM, JPG
- Personal Organizer: Outlook
- www.creative.com/products/welcome.asp?category=213
Find the Creative
Zen Vision
on Amazon.com
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Creative
Zen Vision W -- 4.3" widescreen, 10.5 oz, 30 & 60 GB (OLD -
8/06)
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- 6/07 - 30 GB $299, 60 GB $383
- 1/07 - 30 GB $299, 60 GB $399; 8/06
- 4.3" WQVGA wide-screen TFT LCD, 480 x 272
- 30 GB - 134mm x 75mm x 22mm, 276g (with battery) /
5.27 x 2.95 x 1.04 in,
10.5 ounces
- Speaker, FM radio, voice recorder
- Removable, rechargable Li-Ion battery: > 13hrs audio, > 4.5hrs
video
- Video : AVI, WMV9, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4-SP,
MJPEG, DivX 4.x/ 5.x, XviD-SP
- Audio : MP3, WMA, WAV, Photo: JPEG
- Audio Out: 3.5mm stereo mini-jack, built-in speaker
- Video Out: Composite TV-Out; supports NTSC and PAL systems
- Compact Flash Card Type I & II card slots - Direct transfer
- Syncs with Microsoft Outlook Contacts, Calendar & Tasks
- www.creative.com/products/welcome.asp?category=213
Find the Creative
Zen Vision W on Amazon.com
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Kingston K-PEX -- Video
playback, miniSD - 2", 2.3 oz, 1 & 2 GB (8/06) -- OLD
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- Kingston's first line of portable media players
- 1 GB $129, 2 GB $179
- Personal Entertainment
eXperience, Flash-based
- 2" color TFT LCD, 220 x 176
- 3.7 x 1.8 x 0.57", 2.3 oz
- MPX Video, JPEG Photo, Text, Games
- Music: MP3, WAV, WMA, Ogg
- FM radio, voice recorder, speaker
- Rechargeable lithium, 17 hours
- Transfer files from USB Flash drives, miniSD slot
- www.kingston.com/flash/kpex.asp
Find the Kingston
K-PEX on Amazon.com
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* Samsung YP-U3 - Slim Direct-Insert Music Player - 0.8 oz., 2 GB (6/07)
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- 6/07 - 2 GB $89 ($79) (1000 songs) - Pink, Blue, Green, White, Black
- Digital audio player with built-in slide-out USB connector and FM radio
- OLED 4-Line display
- 3.44 x 0.96 x 0.5 in, 0.8 oz
- Touch-pad, animated menus
- Music, Voice recorder, FM Tuner with presets, File storage
Adjustable playback speed, skip interval, and search
speed
- MP3, WMA, WMA-DRM10 / Subscription
- Play up to 15 hours
- www.samsung.com
Find the Samsung
U3 on Amazon.com
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Samsung - YP-K3 - Slim Music and Photo Player - 1.8", 0.76 oz, 2 &
4 GB (7/07)
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- 9/07 - 2 GB $119, 4 GB $169 / $154
- 2 GB $149, 4 GB $199 - Red, Green, Black
- 1.8" Full Color OLED display
- 3.78 x 1.73 x 0.27 in, 0.76 oz
- Light emitting touch pad
- Music, Photo / slideshow, FM Tuner with presets, not Voice recorder, Clock
- MP3, WMA, WMA-DRM10 / Subscription, JPEG
- Play up to 25 hours
- www.samsung.com
Find the Samsung
K3 on Amazon.com
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* SanDisk Sansa
e200 -- microSD - 1.8", 2.6 oz, 2 - 8 GB (OLD - 1/06)
- 5/08 - 2 GB $99, 4 $119, 8 GB $149
- 4/08 - 2 GB $90, 4 $179, 6 $119, 8 GB $149
- old - 2 GB $139, 4 $179, 6 $219, 8 GB $249
- 1.8" color LCD (QCIF+)
- 1.70 x 3.50 x 0.52", 2.6 oz
- MicroSD slot (+2 GB)
- FM tuner, Voice recorder
- Liquidmetal back casing, backlit controls
- Replaceable Li-Ion battery, 20 hrs
- MP3, WMA (DRM), Audible; MPEG video
- Use Sansa Media Converter software to transfer photos and videos
- www.sandisk.com/Products/Catalog(1166)-SanDisk_Sansa_e200_Series_MP3_Players.aspx
Find the SanDisk
Sansa e280 on Amazon.com
* SanDisk Sansa Express -- microSD - 1.1" , 1 & 2 GB (OLD -
3/07)
- 4/08 - 1 GB $49.99, 2 GB $69.99
- 7/07 - 1 GB $59.99, 2 GB $79.99
- 3/07 - 1 GB, $59
- Bright, four-line 1.1" OLED Screen
- 0.99 x 3.09 x 0.64 inches
- microSD expansion slot (1 GB + 2 GB microSD = 750 songs)
- Built-in USB connector: No cable needed
- Digital FM tuner, FM recording, Built in Mic for Voice recording
- Rechargeable lithium Polymer battery, 15-hour
- Supports MP3, WMA, protected WMA, WAV, and Audible files
- Supports most subscription music stores
- www.sandisk.com
Find related SanDisk
articles in the Manifest Tech Blog
Find the SanDisk
Sansa Express on Amazon.com
SanDisk Sansa c200 -- microSD - 1.4",
1.5 oz, 1 & 2 GB (OLD - 9/06)
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- 4/08 - C240 1 GB $59, C250 2 GB $79
- 06, 1/07 - 1 GB $79, 2 GB $99
- 1.4" color LCD, 128 x 98 pixels
- 1.3 x 3.1 x .6", 1.51 oz w/ battery
- Replaceable Li-Ion battery, 15 hrs play
- microSD (+2 GB)
- www.sandisk.com/sansa
Find the SanDisk c250 on Amazon.com
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* SanDisk Sansa c100 -- AAA - 1.2"
Color, 1.6 oz, 1 & 2 GB ( OLD - 3/06)
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- 06, 1/07 - 1 GB $79, 2 GB $109
- 1.21" color, 1.6 oz
- 1.35 x 3.10 x 0.94 inches, 1.6 ounces
- Removable AAA battery, 15 hrs play
- www.sandisk.com/sansa
Find the SanDisk c150 on Amazon.com
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Both
- Song info, album art, photos, slides w/ music
- Radio: Digital FM tuner, 20 presets
- Voice recorder: Built-in microphone
- Formats: MP3, WMA, Audible (WMA PlaysForSure - Microsoft DRM)
- www.sandisk.com/sansa
* Samsung YP-P2: Wide, touch screen- 3", 3 oz, 2/4/8
GB (9/07)
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- 2 GB, 4 GB $199, 8 GB $279 / $249 - Black, white, burgundy
- 3 inch, 16:9 widescreen, 480 x 272 WQVGA, 30 fps
- Touch-screen interface, finger tap and gestures
- 3.9 x 2.1 x 0.4 in, 3.0 oz (100 x 52 x 0.9 mm, 85 grams)
- Bluetooth 2.0 - A2DP, AVRCP, two wireless stereo headsets, portable speaker
- MP3, WMA audio; WMV9, MPEG-4 video, JPEG image, text
- FM radio, (no voice recorder), clock, portable
file storage
- DNSe 2.0 audio enhancement
- Built-in rechargeable lithium battery, up to 35 hours music playback, 5 hours movie
- MPFreedom - www.mpfreedom.com
Content: CinemaNow, Rhapsody, Napster
Accessories: Belkin, iLuv, DLO
- Upgradable
12/07 - Pair with Bluetooth mobile phones, Bluetooth file
transfer, add AAC playback
- www.samsung.com - Press
release
Find the Samsung P2 on Amazon.com |
SanDisk Sansa View - Pocket Video Player (CES - 3/07) -- Cancelled !
- 4" widescreen color display
- 78.5mm x 123mm x 16.9mm (0.66" thick)
- Video, music and photo formats (8 GB = 33 hours video or 2,000 songs)
- Integrated speaker, 3.5mm headphone jack
- SD expansion slot: SanDisk TrustedFlash and SD High Capacity (SDHC) cards
- AV-output to TV through 30-pin connector (up to 1080i with docking
station)
- Rechargeable, removable Li-Polymer battery, up to 10 hours audio, 4 hours
video
- Works with download and music subscription services, Rhapsody, MTV Urge,
Yahoo! Music
- Works with Windows Media Player 10 or 11 for syncing, works with Windows
Vista
- Pre-loaded content such as full-length movies, short films, videos clips,
photos and music from CineQuest and eMusic.
- 3/07 - 8 GB, $299
- www.sandisk.com
Top
ARCHOS - Generation 5 Line - Flash
memory
& HD (Fall 2007 -- see HD below)
Find related Archos articles in the Manifest Tech Blog
ARCHOS 105 -- Flash
Media Player - 1.8", 1.8 oz, 2 GB (Fall 2007)
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- 2 GB $89
- 1.8'' OLED color screen, 160 x 128, 262,000 colors
- 1.8 x 3.3 x 0.3 in., 1.8 oz
- Intuitive menu with icons
- 2 GB Flash memory, stores up to 2 Movies, 20,000 photos, or 1,000 songs
- Video: WMV - SP QCIF @ 15fps
- Audio: Stereo MP3 decoding @ 30-320 kb/s CBR & VBR, WMA
Protected WMA and WAV (PCM) - ID tag 3 compatible
- Photo: JPEG
- Battery life: Up to 18 hours
- Rechargeable Li-Ion Batteries, Charge via USB 2.0
- www.archos.com
Find the ARCHOS
105 on Amazon.com |
ARCHOS 405 -- Flash
Media Player - 3.5", 4.2 oz, 2 GB (Fall 2007)
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- 9/07 - 2 GB, $169
- 3.5'' TFT LCD, 320 x 240 (QVGA. 4:3)
- 3.9 x 3.1 x 0.5 in., 4.2 oz
- stores up to 2 movies, 20,000 photos, or 1,000 songs
- SD Card slot for additional memory, up to 16 GB (SD, mini SD, micro SD)
- Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery, Charge via USB 2.0
- Battery Life: Music playback time up to 16 hours, Video up to 5 hours
- www.archos.com
Find the ARCHOS
405 on Amazon.com |
ARCHOS 605 WiFi (4.3"
touchscreen) -- Flash & HD (see below)
Find the ARCHOS
605 - Flash on Amazon.com
Find related Archos articles in the Manifest Tech Blog
- Web browser
- Options: Streaming video (Flash, WMV), Web TV and radio, Live TV
from set-top, podcasts
- Add-ons: DVR TV recording, in-car GPS
ARCHOS 605 WiFi -- HD & Flash
touchscreen - 4.3", to 9.8 oz, 160 GB (Fall 2007)
- 9/07 - 30 GB $299, 80 GB $349, 160 GB $399
4 GB + SD slot $199
- 4.3'' TFT LCD, Touch screen, 800x480 pixels (WVGA, 16:9
widescreen), 16
million colors
- Approx.: 4.8 x 3.2 x 0.6 in., 4.2 oz/6.7 oz (4, 30 GB)
- Approx.: 4.8 x 3.2 x 0.75 in., 9.2/9.8 oz (160 GB)
- 4 GB Flash memory, with SD Card slot, up to 16 GB additional (SD, mini SD,
micro SD)
- 30 or 160 GB hard drive
- Lithium-Ion Polymer battery
- Battery Life: Music playback time up to 16 hours, Video up to 5 hours
- www.archos.com
Find the ARCHOS
605 - Flash on Amazon.com
Find the ARCHOS
605 - Hard Disk on Amazon.com
ARCHOS 705 WiFi - touchscreen - 7", 22 oz, 80 & 160 GB (Fall 2007)
- 9/07 - 80 GB $399, 160 GB $499
- 7-inch TFT, Touch screen, 800x480 pixels (WVGA, 16:9
widescreen), 260,000
colors
- Approx. 7.05 x 4.96 x 7.75 in.(0.75)??, 22 oz
- 80 or 160 GB hard drive
- (160 GB stores up to 200 Movies, 1 million photos, or 95,000 songs)
- Mini B for USB 2.0 computer connection
- Mini A for USB 2.0 host connection
- Removable Lithium-Ion Polymer battery
- Battery Life: Music playback up to 25 hours, Video up to 5.5 hours on
built-in LCD
- www.archos.com
Next: Mobile
Communications Gallery
Plug-ins
Gen 5 - www.archos.com/store_us/family_b.html?country=us&lang=en&fam_id=0000000013&gen=5
Web Browser Plug-in Gen 5 ($29)
- Full-fledged Internet browser, surf Web from any WiFi hotspot
- Download video and music
- Watch videos from shared video web sites such as YouTube
- Plus 7 popular widgets: calculator, weather, currency converter , note
writer
Browser support for Flash 9 and WMV 9 (5/08)
- View live and on-demand media on sites such as CBS, NBC, PBS, MTV, BBC
- View social networking sites including YouTube and MySpace
- available 5/08 - free firmware update for Web browser plug-in
ARCHOS Web TV and Radio Plug-in (5/08)
- Access more than 9,600 Web radio stations, 600 Web TV stations, 110,000
podcasts
- Streamed live over Internet
- Search for radio or TV stations by city, country, station genre, etc.
- available 5/08 - $19
- Press
release (PDF)
ARCHOS TVportation Plug-in - Stream live TV (5/08)
- Use ARCHOS TV+ as a streaming media server
view live home TV over the Internet, change channels
(not viewing of recorded / stored content)
- Clients for ARCHOS 605 / 705, Windows PCs / laptops, Windows Mobile
smartphones
- available 5/08 - free server download for ARCHOS TV+
$49 server for ARCHOS 605 and
705 WiFi and DVR Station
- Press
release (PDF)
Video podcast plug-in Gen 5 - (H.264, AAC Audio) ($19)
- Play video podcasts in H.264 format
- Play audio podcasts in AAC or M4A format
Cinema plug-in Gen 5 - DVD, MPEG2 video, AC3 audio ($19)
- Play back videos in DVD quality. Multi-language supported
- Listen to 5.1 sound on your home cinema system
Dish Network Plug-in (free)
- Transfer TV programming from select DISH Network DVR receivers
ARCHOS 605 GPS - In-Car Holder for WiFi portable media player (4/08)
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- In-car windshield holder with GPS antenna
- Full-fledged navigation system
- Tele Atlas maps: European 22 countries,
North America U.S. and Canada,
Chinese version
- $129, or $399 bundled with 30 GB player
- Press
release (PDF)
- Gen 5 - www.archos.com/store_us/family_b.html...
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Archos DVR Station (All)
Archos 404 with DVR Station
- 1/07 - $99
- Docking station: Power, USB connectors, IR remote control
- Fits all Generation 4 players with adaptors
- Scheduled recording
- MPEG-4 SP, ADPCM stereo, VGA 640 x 480, 30 / 25 f/s, AVI format
- Stereo WAV (IMA ADPCM or PCM)
Find the Archos
DVR Station on Amazon.com
Others
Sony Rolly
- Egg-shaped music player with lights and wheels that dances to the music
- Six moving parts: small arms, shoulders and wheels
- Animated by pop-out ends for 180-degree horizontal opposed stereo speakers
- Create and share original dance routine programs
- Bluetooth for wireless streaming music from compatible PC or mobile phone
- 2 GB flash memory, up to 520 songs
- non-secure AAC and MP3
- Available in U.S. spring 2008
- Press release - http://news.sel.sony.com/en/press_room/consumer/portable_audio/release/32606.html
Handheld Media - ZVUE
www.hheld.com
iriver clix (5/06)
www.iriveramerica.com, www.iriverclix.com
LG Electronics
www.lgusa.com
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