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Technaxx has introduced the TouchMe, a new PMP that boasts a large 2.8-inch display (240 x 320 pixel) with touch-screen capability. The player has a Micro SD-card slot, an USB 2.0 interface and it supports a wide range of formats including MPEG-4, MP3, WMA, WAV, MP1, MP2, JPG and BMP. The Technaxx TouchMe weighs 37g and will be available in seven colors (orange, blue, light-green, black, pink, red, silver). Unfortunately, there is no word on pricing and availability yet.
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Onda unveiled the specifications of the VX757, its latest MP4 players. Whitin in a compact, sleek housing, the VX757 features a 3-inch 16:10 widescreen display (400x 240px) with the support of AVI/MOV/ASF/MP4/WMV/RM/RMVB/3GP/MPG video formats, MP3/WMA audio, but also APE and FLAC lossless compression music format. No details on the memory storage, but the VX757 includes a mini SD card slot up to 32Gb card.
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Generation MP3 was told that the iRiver E100, recently introduced at the CES in Vegas, is going to hit the european shelves next week. This MP3 player has a 2.4-inch QVGA display, a SD card slot, FM radio with recording function, built-in stereo speakers (2x 1W) and a line-in jack. The E100 is able to play back MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF and FLAC audio formats as well as MPEG-4, WMV9 and XviD video formats. Available in several colors with 2GB, 4GB or 8GB of onboard memory, the iRiver E100 will retail for 79€, 99€ and 129€, respectively.
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For business travelers or families who want to keep the volume down and the audio quality high, Sony has created the NWZ-S710F series of noise canceling Walkman players. Combining Clear Stereo function with the Clear Bass function and using the supplied Noise Canceling EX Series headphones that can reduce up to 75 percent of the ambient noise, the 13.5mm headphone driver unit enables a wide-range frequency and wide dynamic-range playback with powerful bass sound. The compact and lightweight NWZ-S710 players supports MP3/WMA/AAC audio files as well as MPEG 4, M4V video files, they have a 1.8-inch QVGA (320 by 240 pixels) LCD screen and include an FM tuner with 30 presets that make it convenient to listen to the radio on the go.
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Sony Japan has announced the NW-A820 series which comprises two models. First, the NW-A828 comes with 8GB and a $250 price tag while the second models NW-A829 holds 16GB of flash memory. Common features include a 2.4-inch 320x 240 display, MP3, WMA, AAC, Atrac, WAV and MPEG-4 playback. In addition these series includes native bluetooth 2.0 A2DP/AVRCP for audio and video content transmission. Autonomy during movie playback is 10 hours, 36 hours while music listening. The multimedia players measure 50.2x 93.6x 9.3mm, weigh 59grams, and will go on sale from March 20th in Japan.
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Another portable media player announced by Toshiba, after the T802, the V81 is coming this month in Japan at $330. The player incorporates a portable digital TV tuner (1Seg), a 320x240-pixel 3.5-inch screen, 8GB of flash memory, a SDHC compatible media card slot. Toshiba claims that the V81 has an autonomy of 10 hours while broadcast viewing, and 13 hours of playback video viewing with WMA, WMV and MP3 compatibility.
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Toshiba Japan announced a new portable media player, called T802, Toshiba stuffed a lot of features inside such as WiFi 802.11 b/g connectivity which allows users to enjoy online video streamings, a 1Seg built-in tuner, 8GB of memory storage and a 2.4-inch LCD screen (320×240). The Toshiba T802 runs on Windows Mobile software for Portable Media Center and is able to play WMA, MP3, WAV, WMV and JPEG media formats during 16 hours of continuous playback. The player should cost something like $280, but no word on availability yet.
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Another innovative portable multimedia player has been unveiled by Teclast, the T50 will feature a WGVA multi-touch display, it would be a great iPod competitor. According to the thegadgetsite the Teclast T50 will be able to play RMVB, RM, FLV and AVI video files and will also benefit from audio independent dual-core processors. This is all we know at the moment, hoping to get more soon by Teclast.
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iRiver released its AMOLED multimedia player "Clix+" supporting DMB function in Korea market. Enabling users to enjoy digital radio, the Clix+ comes in pink or violet colors with 2GB, 4GB or 8GB capacity. It features a 2.2-inch QVGA display (320x240) with the support of video playback up to 30fps in MPEG4 or WMV9 and it plays MP3, Ogg and WMA audio as well as flash files. It includes an FM tuner, a text reader and a JPEG reader. The Clix+ is 12.8mm thick and it weighs 56g, also the player comes packaged with a software "iRiver Plus 3" to convert various video files.
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Teclast recently announced their first AMOLED portable media player. The major advantages of the AMOLED technology are an entierely covered viewing angles and an improved contrast. Teclast's M30 is equipped with a 2.8-inch 320x240 pixel AMOLED display, USB 2.0 connectivity, FM tuner/recorder and it supports MP3, WMA, FLAC, APE audio formats and AVI (Divx, Xvid, MPEG-4, etc..), RMVB audio formats. The player comes in 2GB or 4GB version priced at $69 and $85 respectively.
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