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IPODS & PORTABLE PLAYERS / MP3 PLAYERS

Samsung MP3 Player For Trend Setters
Samsung’s S2 Pebble is a portable, screenless MP3 player that is aimed at the fashion conscious consumer. It has multiple EQ settings, LED light effects and play modes, as well as Samsung’s DNSe (Digital Natural Sound Engine) technology.


Creative Rolls Out MP3 Player With Speakers
Creative has launched new audio products including an MP3 player that has a built-in speaker and a small desktop speaker system that promises ‘high fidelity audio.’


Creative Launches Lightweight MP3 Player
Creative has released an MP3 player that will make file transfers between the PC and the player easier.


Big Capacity Music Players Launched By SanDisk
At its annual CES press conference SanDisk has taken advantage of its memory manufacturing capability by rolling out new high capacity MP3 players.


MP3 Player Cross Boombox From Samsung
After dabbling in MP3 players with models like the K5, Samsung has now created a new concept in the area with the S5 – a Bluetooth-capable music player with built-in slide-out speakers for sharing tunes with friends.


Apacer Launches Affordable MP3 Player
Apacer Technology, a company known for its memory modules and digital storage, has released the Audio Steno AU240, an MP3 player that claims to sport a thin profile and a ‘noble’ look with its leather finish.


Sony Walkman Offers Free BigPond Music
Sony has teamed up with BigPond Music to offer $20 worth of free music with every purchase of one of its new S-Series Walkman Video MP3 players. The move also sees Sony moving to open-standard music formats.


Samsung Unveils Wireless MP3 Player
Samsung has recently unveiled its T10 MP3 player, an 8mm thin MP3 player that comes with a two-inch LCD screen, has Bluetooth capabilities, and has an enhanced battery life.


New SanDisk Affordable Flash MP3 Player
SanDisk has launched a new flash-based portable media player (PMP), called the Sansa View, which the company says combines a vast array of features and generous capacity, at an affordable price.


Philips Stupidly Takes On The Apple iPod
Dutch Electronics company, Philips, appears to be a glutton for punishment, or is just plain stupid, in its new attempt to take on the iPod in the portable music player market.


SanDisk’s iPod Shuffle Killer
Last year, SanDisk entered the MP3 player market in Australia promising to eat into Apple’s iPod market share. Now it has launched what it says is a real competitor to Apple’s iPod Shuffle, with the new Sansa Clip.


Colourful MP3 Player From Toshiba
Toshiba promises to give users something new and different in the MP3 player arena with the launch of its Gigabeat U201.


SanDisk Cordless MP3 Player
SanDisk has launched an entry-level MP3 player, dubbed the Sansa Express, which features a USB connection built right into the player, so you don’t need any extra cables to plug it into your PC.


Creative Launches Mini MP3 Player
Creative, which launched its iPod Shuffle competitor Zen Stone last month, has now upped the storage capacity with the release of the Zen Stone Plus.


Creative Takes On iPod Shuffle With New MP3 Player
Creative has launched a new portable music player which offers similar specs to Apple’s tiny iPod Shuffle, but for about $30 less.


Sexy MP3 Player From LG
LG describes its new MP3 player as a sexy, stylish device, complete with a curvaceous body and the seductive name: the Touch Me.


Sony & Apple Asked To Fight Crime
In an effort to combat crime, the British government is asking Sony and Apple to develop new technology for inclusion in iPods and mobile phones. British Home Secretary John Reid is to approach Apple and Sony to join a summit to help fight crime in Britain.


MP3 Player Sales Slow Phones Set To Grow
The MP3 player market is slowing as consumers turn to music phones ahead of the traditional MP3 player such as the iPod according to a recent Australian research study.


The Ultimate Crass MP3 Player Set To Be A Hit
A new MP3 player that comes with pink hair and boobs has been announced. It won't hurt iPod sales but it could appeal to both males and females.


Samsung Goes After Apple iPod With Sleek Black Player
It's sleek, iT's black and it has a sexy screen. No it's not a new Apple product. It's a new MP3 player from Samsung called the K3.


iPod & Beyond: Hot Portable Players
Portable music and video – we all want it. And if we already have it – we want a better model, right? We take a look at the hottest mp3 players, video players and accessories around– and there’s far greater choice than just the iPod.


Sony Has Not Given Up On Toppling The iPod
Determined not to be beaten by the Apple iPod, Sony has announced a new MP3 Walkman that comes with 8Gb of memory and a 2-inch screen for viewing videos. With the look and feel of a mobile phone, the device will be launched in Australia soon.


Sony Reveals iPhone Competition
Sony has unveiled official photos of the next Walkman, expected to launch in the first half of this year.


SanDisk Takes On Apple And Microsoft
At a packed press conference in a room that was hitting over 100 degrees, flash memory maker SanDisk has announced three new digital media devices including a video player with a four-inch widescreen display.


Copy MP3s Between Players
A new device that doubles as an MP3 players as well as a host of other things could well and truly be dubbed the ‘Swiss Army Knife’ of MP3 players.


Zune Heading For A Nasty Landing
The new Microsoft Zune will not be launched in Australia if the product flops in the USA a Microsoft source has said.


Noise-Cancelling Walkman
Sony has unveiled two new top-of-the-line Walkmans that feature built-in noise-cancelling technology.


Rhapsody Music Service Blocked Credit Cards Denied
RealNetworks is deliberatly denying Australians access to the Rhapsody music service which is already being used by more than1.65 million subscribers worldwide.


Sansa MP3 Pre-Xmas Price Drop
SanDisk’s flagship e200 series MP3 player has been released in an 8GB version and with a lower price tag, in time for Christmas.


Samsung Enters MP3 Stereo Game
Samsung’s new K5 MP3 player features slide away 1.5 watt speakers and an integrated amp, essentially allowing it to double as a portable stereo.


Sony Walkman Walks With You
An MP3 player is pretty much the must-have accessory (after sneakers) for all gym-junkies, and the new S200 Series Sony Walkman is designed especially for the fitness-firsts out there.


Who Will Win Zune Or iPod
Like a lot of movie and music content, Australia will not see the new Microsoft “Zune” Player until at least next year and maybe not at all if Microsoft cannot deliver a content site for the Australian market.


Nokia Wants A Bite Of Apple’s iPod
Nokia wants to be a “global leader in mobile music experiences” and has moved to acquire Seattle-based music delivery platform vendor, Loudeye to complement its music player range of mobile phones, says ABI Research.


Microsofts iPod Competitor First Pictures
Only days after Apple announced new iPods Microsoft has revealed its new wireless-enabled Zune digital music and video player that will go up against the iPod.


World’s Smallest MP3 Player
Anyware Computer Accessories claims it has released the world’s smallest digital audio player with a colour screen; the mobiBLU Cube2 MP3 player.


SanDisk MP3 Players Seized By Officials
An Italian patent company wants SanDisk MP3 players removed from Australian stores until a patent dispuite is resolved. The move follows similar raids on a Berlin trade show.


Turn Your Sansa MP3 Player Into A Jukebox
SanDisk will release a docking station for its Sansa range of MP3 players, allowing them to play hours of music through a home stereo system or PC speaker set.


SanDisk Expands Accessory Options For Sansa
First it was “made for iPod”, now it’s “made for sansa” – with SanDisk’s announcement that seven companies including Griffin Technology and Altec Lansing will be offering a range of Sansa MP3 player licensed accessories under a new program.


Samsung Takes On iPod And Zune
Samsung is trying to turn a blow torch on Apple and any other players making a portable music player by deliver a new range of generation of players and branded music services. But if you are in Australia don't hold your breadth as Samsung are notoriously slow at delivering new products.


Microsoft MP3 Player Secret Revealed
Toshiba is set to be the manufacturer of the new Microsoft "Zune" portable music player which will come with wireless and an FM tuner.


Dell Abandons Portable MP3 Market
Dell has discontinued its line of DJ Ditty Flash-based portable MP3 players after just 11 months.


Microsoft iPod Competitor To Cost $399
The new Microsoft digital audio player which is being launched in an attempt to take in Apple is set to be launched in Australia in the last quarter of 2006 with an estimated retail price of $399.00.


Sandisk’s Monsta Takes On iPod
First there was the iSheep – and now SanDisk has launched the next phase in its humourous campaign to promote its Sansa digital media players – a campaign that takes a firm potshot at Apple’s iPod media player.


Has The MP3 Market Peaked?
One in five Australians over the age of 12 now own a portable digital music device, and one in 20 of those quizzed said they possessed more than one.


Sony Give Up Competing Against The iPod
Sony the inventors of the Walkman has finally given up on being a mainstream MP3 player up against the Apple iPod.


Sony Long-Life Walkman
Sony today released the Walkman E Series, a flash memory based range of digital music players, which claim to give three hours of battery life for only three minutes of charging.


Sony Audio Gets Connected
Sony announced a new range of home and portable audio devices today at the Sydney Home Show, including a DVD Walkman the size of a DVD case.


Creative Technology Heading Down
Consumers are deserting Creative Technolgy makers of the Zen and MuVo music and video players in droves. Now questions are being asked "Can the Company Survive".


Samsung Takes On Apple iPod
Samsung is joining the likes of Sony in a battle to knock the iPod off its MP3 throne.


Can Hi Fi Survive The iPod
Every weekday afternoon, as the hordes flee schools and offices around Australia wearing those ubiquitous white iPod earphones, you know that recently someone purchased a device to listen to music.



 



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