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[5 Jan 2010 | Comments | 216 views]
Samsung Unveils New Portable Media Players

Sometimes it can be hard to remember that consumers have more than two options, iPod and Zune, when it comes to portable media players, but Samsung continues to innovate. At CES 2010 Samsung is unveiling it latest pair, the IceTouch and the MyFit,  to the market.
The IceTouch appears to be the higher end model with a 2″ AMOLED transparent touchscreen. Yes, transparent. What this means is that when you are looking at the back of the device you can still see the screen, its just reversed. It’s an interesting feature, I’m …

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[3 Nov 2009 | Comments | 430 views]
Archos 5 Internet Tablet Review

I’ve been checking Archos’ website frequently.  The company has been producing interesting portable media players (PMPs) for awhile now and until recently I’ve never had the opportunity to try one.  Recently the company announced that they would be releasing a series of devices aimed and bridging the gap between PMP and UMPC.  The first to do this is the Archos 5 Internet Tablet.  Archos was able to achieve this combination device by utilizing the Android OS.
Overview
Much like the iPod Touch, the Archos 5 provides access to all of your …

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[16 Sep 2009 | Comments | 1,582 views]
Archos Provides Option to Media Junkies Across the Pond

A lot of people from the UK and Europe are a little miffed at Microsoft after the information came forward that the ZuneHD would be a US only product.  No one is quite sure about what the reason might be for keeping the device stateside but it’s good to see that folks in the old world will have other options.
Archos today released to retail the Archos 5 internet tablet.  Part media player, part PC, the Archos 5 provides a 5-inch high-resolution touch-screen, a full fledge Internet browser, 3D GPS …

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[13 Aug 2009 | Comments | 249 views]
ZuneHD Accessories Hit Pre-Order Today Too!

What’s a device without accessories to use it with.  Whether you want to connect your new ZuneHD to your car, HDTV, or just charge and sync while you’re at home without a PC, you’re already covered.  Amazon has listed a full range of accessories for pre-order.  Each one shares the September 15th date so you have to figure that Amazon should ship everything to you at the same time so there’ll be no waiting to take your media anywhere you want it.
Here’s everything we’ve found so far:
 

Zune HD A/V …

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[12 May 2009 | Comments | 116 views]
Sony X-Series Walkman Review

If you don’t want to buy into the iPod cult, or you don’t want to have another MS product laying around your house, what can you do?  There are a lot of options for PMPs on the market but if again you don’t like the above mentioned companies, who else offers the same features?
T3 has today posted a review of Sony’s new X-Series Walkman.  While I love my Zune, I have to admit that this is a very nice looking device.  With a touch screen and other iPod touch …