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Jobs says iPod classic stays alive

Published on: 24th March, 2011

As Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO, has said in an e-mail, the iPod classic will survive for a while. A fan asked him not to put an end to the hard drive MP3 considered the best iPod in all the line, being worried about updates missing at the event on September 1 last year. The company [...]

Zune players to be killed off for good by Microsoft

Published on: 16th March, 2011

A Bloomberg source said that Microsoft would put an end to the history of its Zune hardware by phasing it out for ever. Following this strategy, Microsoft would still sell the current Zune HD but would end its production once the device is considered obsolete. However, the Zune software, as well as the Zune Marketplace [...]

Skype calling support added to Blu-ray players at Panasonic

Published on: 15th January, 2011

Panasonic and Skype at CES announced they had teamed up to provide the former’s Blu-ray players with video calling capabilities from Skype. The functionality, no longer relegated only to the connected TV set of the company, is now available on 2011 VIERA CAST-capable Blu-ray disc players. The consumers do not need a Panasonic HDTV for [...]

Asteroid head unit from Parrot with Android and 3G dongle port

Published on: 15th January, 2011

Known for the audio and Bluetooth accessories designed for vehicles, Parrot presented its new Asteroid head unit at CES. It is a CD drive-less radio using a specially customized version of the Android operating system of Google as well as three USB ports situated on its rear side, which allow users to plug in their [...]

Microsoft’s 64GB Zune HD launched earlier

Published on: 13th April, 2010

Although promised on April 12th, Microsoft has already launched the 64GB model of its Zune HD, the personal multimedia player which allows storing about 20 hours of 720-pixel high definition video or 6,400 songs at 320Kbps. The price is competitive compared to an iPod touch of a similar capacity, which is $400. Microsoft has also [...]

Sling Player Mobile for smartphones running Windows Mobile

Published on: 29th January, 2010

Sling Media has updated its Sling Player Mobile utility meant for smartphones that are using the Windows Mobile platform. The 2.0 version has a revamped interface and includes design elements geared for navigation using fingers rather than a stylus. The Windows Mobile version allows users to watch television through their 3G of Wi-Fi connections, while [...]

Blu-ray players with extra Internet features from LG

Published on: 9th January, 2010

LG has suggested at its CES plans that it would update its Blu-ray players. The company did not give details of the hardware included in the players but claimed significant expansion of the online features apart the already existing Netflix, CinemaNow, YouTube and Pandora options. According to the Korean company, the players would let users [...]

XV-BP11 Blu-ray Player of JVC – Only $200

Published on: 1st November, 2009

JVC launched the XV-BP11, a 1.5 inches-tall Blu-ray player that recognizes Blu-ray Profile 1.1 only, but doesn’t have Internet features. A front-panel USB allows connection and playing content from digital cameras, USB thumb drives and camcorders. AVCHD H.264 video for HD camcorders is natively recognized, as well as BD-Rom, BD-R/RE, DVD-Video, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, Audio CD, [...]

E-Series Video Walkman announced for Europe by Sony

Published on: 30th July, 2009

The walkman E-series Video mp3 player come in two colours(black or red, it’s your choice), support for rights-managed WMA and WMV formats, five band EQ and an FM radio tuner with one-touch recording. The product will be available from the end of July. No info about the price, but we will keep you up to [...]