NHC has released the Ecolong DAP. NHC claims that it can play 85 hours of audio from one AAA battery. The Ecolong supports only MP3 and WMA files, has 1Gb of memory, and a 4 line screen. Its dimensions are 78mm x 36.6mm x 18.5mm and it weighs 36g. The buyer can choose a white or green camouflage exterior just before departing with their 5,980 Yen (approximately $52 USD).
The Alneo line of MP3 players from Victor Japan may have questionable looks but their features are nice. In addition to this the Alneo MP3 players have a very unique feature, line-in recording. This feature allows them to take audio from external sources and encode it into the MP3 format at a maximum bit-rate of 160 kbs.
An external mike allows these MP3 players to be used for mono quality voice recordings. They have a 3-line OLED display and weigh 37 g. They come in 1GB and 2GB capacities, are WMA compatible and have a 20 hour battery life. These players are exclusive to the Japanese market and are priced at 15,000 YEN (approximately $125) for 1GB or 19,000 YEN (approximately $160) respectively.
U S customers can now go to Creative website to purchase the 16GB version of its Zen V+ player. It is priced at $249. I’m surprised that this came about with little fanfare there was no major announcement from Creative. …Continue reading … »
Creative has added the option of a 16GB flash drive to its Zen V+ player on its website in Singapore. It is priced at 399 Singapore Dollars which is approximately $262.70 USD. This appears to be the first MP3 player to be sold with this capacity. Creative has not made any announcement of a release in the US but hopefully one is not far off.
NU Global, has created a portable wireless 15.4 inch LCD television called the NU Wireless tv. The tv(model number WTW154) was announced at Taitronics Bangkok 2007.
The tv’s portability and its ability to receive transmissions wirelessly are great features, however its most unique feature is its case.
This case allows the WTW154 to be both waterproof and shock proof.
It also has a external transmitter that allows it to display cable tv, DVDs and this transmitter also allows it to control an external CCD camera.
More pictures after the jump. …Continue reading … »
Yamaha has announced its portable USB-powered stereo speaker, the NX-U10. The speaker uses Yamaha’s PowerStorage circuit technology to solve the low output problem that is commonly associated with conventional speakers.
The PowerStorage circuit allows the speaker to stored unused power and then use the stored power later to deliver high quality sound. In addition to this the NX-U10 also has SR-Bass technology, and the speaker has a frequency range of 90Hz~20kHz.
The speaker has driver that is 3.8 cm in radius and weighs .5kg. The NX-U10 comes in black or silver and will be sold on August 1 in Korea at a price of 180,000 KRW (approximately $195.06 USD). More pictures after the jump. …Continue reading … »
The Toshiba U103 MP3 player comes in 24 (yes, 24) different colors.
It has 1 gigabyte of storage capacity, it plays MP3,WMA, and WAV files and has a built-in FM tuner. Its dimensions are 3.0″ x 1.4″ x 0.4″.
The Toshiba U103 priced at 14000 JPY(approximately $115.94 USD).
It is currently available in Japan.
Want a blinged out MP3 player? Well apparently Sony thinks its Japanese consumers will. They will be releasing a new line of NW-E010 MP3 player with the aid a company called Swarovski. Swarovski is a luxury brand that specializes in creating products using precision cut crystal glass. These Swarovski designed MP3 players will come in the following colors: blue, gold, pink, purple and black. Buyers can choose between the 2 gigabyte model priced at 18,800 JPY (approximately $155.81 USD) or the 4 gigabyte model priced at 24,800 JPY (approximately $205.47 USD). They will be available in japan in the fall of 2007.
Wow. Yet another example of Japan having all the cool stuff. I present to the jury yet another article of evidence. Remember Takara Tomy, the company that makes the transforming, SD card accepting, mp3 playing robot, Soundwave. Well, they are back with another one, this time Optimus Prime. And he’s a fully transformable model kits to. And it gets even better, this time his trailer functions as an ipod dock complete with built in speakers. He will be available in Japan in late September for 15,750 JPY which converts to about $129.87 USD.
Japan has all the cool stuff. I present to the jury the following article of evidence. Takara Tomy, a company that makes models kits in Japan, has created a kit of the robot Soundwave. This kit is fully transformable and plays mp3s. It accepts SD cards, and has a earphone jack. Its price starts at $87.95.
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