Archive for the 'Portable Video' Category
Ask Engadget: What’s the best HDD-based portable media player out there?
These days, the cool kids are looking to do more than just play back the freshest jams on their portable media player. We’re talking video, PVR, WiFi, the works. Have a listen at Marco’s question, and whether you think you could do one better, send in your inquiry to ask at engadget dawt com:
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Apple orders 50 million iPhone NAND chips from Samsung, rest of world put on hold?
Daaaamn, talk about clout. whether DigiTimes’ sources are right, next Samsung, the world’s primary supplier of flash memory, just told its non-Apple customers to suck it in favor of a “large batch of orders” it received from Cupertino. The order, is said to be for 50-million “8Gb-equivalent” (we…
Creative’s Zen X-Fi player gets right with the FCC
Somebody shout grandma, Creative’s Zen X-Fi player just passed its FCC exam and is now ready to compose a living on its own. While most of the info is locked down, it’s pretty clear by that label that we can expect at least one version of the X-Fi to ship with 32GB of flash memory. checking wa…
iriver’s Lplayer now on sale in America
You’ve seen it toyed with, you’ve seen it unboxed and you’ve Gadgets the review. Now, the moment of truth has arrived. iriver’s Lplayer is officially on sale here in the USA, with the 4GB models going for $109.99 and the 8GB editions demanding $159.99. You’ll additionally have to choose within w…
ZEN X-Fi: more details with a touch of meh
In case you missed it by the weekend, that’s Creative’s new ZEN X-Fi player with WiFi, instant messaging client, and built-in media streaming. Or so says EpiZENter. Why limit the device to just these capabilities? We’re not certain, though we don’t have all the details yet. Besides the built-i…
Local public school students get assigned Zunes
The latest edu-gimmick to hit small-town America: Liberty, Missouri’s handing out a hundred and change media players — Zunes, to be specific — to local high school and middle school students for listening to lesson-supporting podcasts in the hopes of saving them “lost course moment.” Surely th…
Creative’s ZEN X-Fi player with WiFi gets a lot more real
The Creative kids by at epiZENter have what looks to be a genuine scoop of an unannounced ZEN X-Fi. Not only did they get that supposedly leaked photo, they plus managed to dig out a “ZEN X-Fi Starter Pack” document from the bowels of Creative’s own site. Accordingly, we’re looking at DAP with…
The Bill Day giveaway (part 3) - Zune 80GB (black)
Hey, whether Bill can give absent tens of billions of dollars, the least we can do to celebrate his final day is to give absent some Microsoft-powered gear, right? Next up: a black Zune 80GB.
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The Bill Day giveaway (part 1) - Toshiba Gigabeat T400
Hey, whether Bill can give absent tens of billions of dollars, the least we can do to celebrate his final day is to give absent some Microsoft-powered gear, right? First up: the 4GB Toshiba Gigabeat T400, one of the very final Portable Media Center-based devices ever made. Damn, we kind of miss …
Rogers announces iPhone 3G plans, unlimited notes isn’t one of them
Here we have it, iPhone 3G pricing for our better mannered, gun-toting friends up north. All the plans from Rogers Wireless require that lovely, three-year contract and include visual voicemail, free evenings and weekends, and unlimited WiFi at all Rogers and Fido hotspots. The plans start at $6…
