Go Play AV: Portable Audio, Video, Media and Game Players

Engadget reports Philips is releasing a new portable media player, the PMC7230:

Remember that Tatung Portable Media Center that first turned up at Computex almost exactly a year ago? No? Don’t worry about it, because it turns out that Philips is OEM’ing it. The Philips version, which is dubbed the PMC7230, comes with a 30GB hard drive (though the version we played with had only a 20GB drive), 3.5-inch display, PlaysForSure compatability, and a little kickstand on the back so you don’t have to hold the thing in your hands for two hours while you’re watching a movie.

Read complete article: Philips PMC7230 Portable Media Center - Engadget

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ubergizmo report on a new portable DVD player, the iLuv i1055, thhat has a unique and special feature:

The iLuv i1055 is able to display video from the iPod or any other DVD player via its 7″ widescreen LCD display. This tablet-style portable media player comes with a special dock for 5G iPods that is located at the back. Not only can it play video, the iLuv i1055 also supports audio CDs and the MP3 format as well.

Acting as both a player and an extended screen, this impressive device is both accessory and player, and could just be the perfect add-on for iPod video users. You can see in this image, the iPod docked snuggly in the back of the i1055. We want one!

Read complete article: iLuv i1055 portable media player

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MobileWhack report the availability of a portable DVD player from Mustek that includes a TV tuner, the Mustek DTV407:

Here’s an example of cramming too much into one device. The new Mustek DTV407 is a portable DVD player that includes a terrestrial digital TV receiver.

This means you can access DVB-T, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2. You also get a remote control to go with the DTV407. Capable of storing a thousand channels, you don’t have to be a couch potato anymore to access your favorite TV shows.

The screen is rather nice at 7″, an active matrix TFT screen. The standard set of features, of course, include playback of DVDs, CDs, MP3s and JPEG photos. Also get a rechargeable battery and car lighter adapter for US $365

Read complete article: Mustek DTV407 DVD Player: Now With DVB-T Support : MobileWhack.com

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The MP3 Players report that in China you can buy an Iwod G10 (reckon Apple and iRiver might be ringing their lawyers?) which includes a NES games emulator:

Any old school NES fans here? If you wanna play NES games like GBA, I got something for you - Iwod G10 (not iRiver G10 ).

It is a portable media player with built-in NES emulator! You may load your favourite classic NES games into it. Besides the NES emulator, another highlighted feature is its big and clear LCD display.

Read complete article: Iwod G10 - PMP with NES Emulator | The MP3 Players

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Carl Howe on The Consumer Electronics Stock Blog writes a very insightful article on what the Disney-Pixar merger means for the future of rich media content on the iTunes Music Store, and this the iPod:

With Jobs and Disney CEO Robert Iger joined at the hip, the days when Hollywood could just stonewall a new technology like iPods or dictate distribution terms for movies are over. Steve Jobs’ relationship with Disney is now a trump card in his hand. For players in both Silicon Valley and Hollywood, that means it’s now a whole different game.

This article really opens ones eyes to what this deal really means and is a well worth reading as this merger will ultimately affect all online media distribution.

Read complete article: The Consumer Electronics Stock Blog » What Disney Acquiring Pixar Means For Apple and the Industry (DIS, PIXR, AAPL)

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DAPReview report and provide links for various firmware updates for Archos portable media players

Read complete article: dapreview.net: News / Comments / New Firmware for Archos Players

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Gizmodo report from Macworld information on getting video to your iPod easily:

“Wouldn’t it be great if you could just take a CD and throw it on your iPod? You could put your music straight onto this device.” Phillip Torrone presents a Make Magazine presentation on how to convert video for the iPod.

Read complete article: Live at Macworld: Getting Videos Into Your iPod, One-Click Version - Gizmodo

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MobileWhack report the announcement from LG of the JM53 portable media player:

The 2006 CES saw LG announce a wide variety of products, including the new LG JM53 portable media player. Available in a compact form-factor, the JM53 sports an 8 gig hard drive - good enough for almost 2,000 songs or 800 music videos.

Read complete article: LG JM53 Portable Digital Player : MobileWhack.com

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MobileMag, after exploring CES 2006, have concluded that convergence is about to go to a whole new level:

At the recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, one thing was clear - multi-functional gadgets are fast becoming the name of the game. Digital cameras with MP3 player functionality are passé. What the industry is about to witness is an emergence of ’super gadgets.’

Me? I’m hanging out for an iPod-phone-camera-pda-swiss-army-knife thingy, as I wrote for Apple Matters recently.

Read complete article: Multi-functional devices highlighted during recent CES 2006

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One of the hottest products at CES 2006 has been Cowon’s iAudio 6. DAPReview have a few videos online of it and it in action.

Read complete article: dapreview.net: News / Comments / CES 2006: Demo of the iAudio 6

Engadget have also had a bit of a look and said:

What can we say: we like a little meat on our MP3 players? We wouldn’t watch videos on the pretty screen for any length of time, but for the few minutes that we did, the OLED really shined while the audio rocked the house.

Read complete article: Engadget: Hands on with the Cowon iAudio6

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