Category: MP3 players
Shiny Video Review: Samsung T9 MP3 player
It’s a Friday afternoon, and I’m stuck behind my desk. Stuck, I tell you! When there are pints to be drunk, and friends to catch up with, and attractive people to ogle in a surreptitious fashion. It’s just not fair. As you’re probably in the same boat, I thought you could do with some lots of videos to watch. Check out our one minute review of Samsung’s T9 MP3 player. It sure beats working.
Eton Sound 50 iPod docking station
Another way of spreading your music around the house, this time from Eton with its Sound 50 iPod docking station. Available in black and white, the compact Sound 50 promises "room-filling" sound through dual twin full range drivers and micro-tweeters….
Genus VIZO media player – audio and video for under £40
Another feature-packed player from Genus. Following on from last year's Genus SLM is the Genus VIZO media player, with audio and video playback in a small aluminium casing for under £40. The player features a 2-inch 262k colour TFT screen,…
Allofmp3.com to go legit?
Bad news for those of you who've been happily paying pennies for MP3 tracks on Russian site Allofmp3. According to digital music research company Music Ally, the site may be bought by "an influential and wealthy Russian businessman", who has…
Apple faces legal action from EU nations over iTunes lock-in
Apple is coming under increasing pressure from several EU nations who want to force the company to unlock its iTunes software to make it operable with third-party (ie not iPod) MP3 players. Organisations representing France, Germany, Finland, and Norway, are…
Alba unveils new time-shifting DAB/MP3 player
It's called the PRDAB210MP3 (catchy!), and it's a personal DAB radio with 1GB of memory shoehorned in, to store your digital tunes. In other words, to give you something to listen to when you're sitting on a train and can't…
Major record labels to ditch copy protection for digital downloads?
The music industry has spent this week living it up in Cannes at the MIDEM conference, and there are some intriguing rumours coming out as a result. Pick of the bunch is the notion that within the next few months,…
SmartSet iPod clock radio
Forget Chris Moyles or Terry Wogan: the only sound you should be waking up to is a policeman telling you to get out of the gutter your iPod. The SmartSet clock radio enables just that, with a dock that recharges…
Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket Loox N100 on sale in the UK
Previewed last year and given the hands-on treatment at the CES 2007, the Fujitsu-Siemens Pocket Loox N100 is now on sale in the UK. It's GPS plus, adding some media functions to make it more of an all-rounder. Weighing in…
Creative drops MP3 player prices
Creative is taking the battle (once more) to Apple, reducing the price of some of its bestselling models. "Our new pricing strategy demonstrates our clear commitment to the consumer" said John Moseley, UK Marketing Manager, Creative Labs. "We will continue…