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November 30, 2004
In the midst of Sony's We Love MP3 campaign yesterday - NW-HD3 mp3 playing network walkman, news that their 'VAIO pocket" (VGF-AP1) will also be able to play MP3s with a free download was released. The download will be available dec 24th, so just in case all you get are gap sweaters for gifts you could have something to cheer you up on the big 25.
The VAIO pocket, released in June, is a portable audio/photo player that features a 2.2" color LCD. It contains a 20GB hard drive, and audio format support was ATRAC3 and ATRAC3plus only. MP3, WAVE, WMA, and other formats were converted to ATRAC3/ATRAC3plus during transfer using the included "SonicStage Ver.2.0" software. With this update, users can now transfer MP3 files without converting them.
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Sony also announced the 1GB flash memory 'NW-E99 ' Network Walkman today, same press release as my previous post on the NW-HD3, however I think the NW-E99 deserves its own post simply because it looks like I could get a sip of something from the device. Pre-orders for the brilliant silver NW-E99 starts Nov 30 - for about 29,000 Yen. The yen should give away the location of those pre-orders. Features include MP3 playback, ATRAC3plus - ATRAC3plus support & 1GB flash memory.
The NW-E99 measures 59.5 x 41.1 x 16.1mm & weighs 51 g.
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In my little world, I believe anything titled Walkman belongs in the museum - Sony however believes otherwise and they just might convince me that the Walkman has a place in my life with their new network Walkman. The new NW-HD3 is an update to the NW-HD1 & NW-HD2 which were announced sometime ago. The new Walkman comes in 4 fabulous colors to match your various outfits - red, black, silver & blue -- available in Japan (of course) -- DEC 10. for about 42,000 yen. Features include a 1.8 inches 20GB HDD - keeping their word the NW-HD3 supports MP3 playback (Sony is intent on getting some of iPod pap market share), ATRAC3plus & ATRAC3 support & blue LCD on the blue, red & black models, white LCD on the silver model.
The NW-HD3 measures 90x13.8 - 14.8x62.1mm and weighs approximately 130 g
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November 28, 2004
Well if I was into risking my life snowboarding and wanted to be in style the new R. E. D. Audio HiFi Helmet would help me stay fashionable & practical. The new head gear uses an in-mold construction process that fuses the shell and protective foam together, to help protection your skull while remaining light weight.
The R. E. D. Audio HiFi Helmet also features the Quick Clip, removable ear pads with built-in speakers. The speaker's chord, with volume control, plugs into any MD, CD or tape player and automatically unplugs from the speaker if you crash. See I knew snowboarding was dangerous -- how on earth do you talk about a product release & crash in the same paragraph.
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 A week ago visitors to qoolqee.com were teased with a short flash presentation -- many speculated on what the qoolqee was from space ship theories to the Super MP3 Phone went through the rumor mill. The Qoolqee turns out to be nothing more than a mp3 player, great press this player got. I am sure lots of other companies will follow suit with a small tease to at fire to rumor mills. The Qoolqee K7 Digital Music player will be available in 128MB,256MB, 512MB and 1GB models. Features include MP3, WMA and OGG playback, Dual Headphone jack, FM tuner and a 128 x 128 Pixels, 1.5 Inch, Color STN 65,000 Display.
The Qoolqee measures 45.9 x 79x 25.1mm and weighs 52.1g. No word on price, release date or potential markets.
More details on the Qoolqee site (Korean).
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November 26, 2004
In what I can only imagine was numerous complaints from fashionistas on how much of a no no a black device is, iRiver has announced it will offer a white N10 MP3/WMA player model in Japan the middle of December, and Rose-Lead colored model in January. The new colors will be available on the N10 256MB - 19,800 Yen / 512MB - 24,800 Yen & 1GB - 29,800 Yen models. Fashionistas rejoice you can now match the N10 with your white Gucci classic sneaker
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Here is another 5GB HDD MP3 player. The Ozzio will be available via PC Depot Japan on December 18th for about 19,900 Yen ($194) . According to the press release this price is like really low. The iPodish looking Ozzio will be available in black or white. Features include 8 line, 128 X 128 dot resolution liquid crystal screen, languages Japanese, English, Korean and Chinese, MP3/WMA/OGG playback support, built in microphone ( good for voice recording feature that the Ozzio has), 18 hours playback time, USB 2.0 & FM tuner. The new player measures 50x17.2x87.5mm and weighs 84 g.
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November 25, 2004
Everg has introduced the "MP3 watch" as the name suggest it is a watch that can playback MP3. The flash memory analog watch will be available any day now in Japan. The MP3 watch is available in a 128MB model (EG-MPW128) for 7,980 Yen, a 256MB model (EG-MPW256) 10,980 Yen. Features USB 1.1 interface, 10 hrs battery life (3hr charge time) & 32kbps - 256kbps MP3 bit rate. The MP3 watch weighs 160g. You connect your headphones to the watch and you are all set for private noise.
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November 23, 2004
TORICA has announced a new portable Audio player -- available later this month in Japan . The "Twin" comes in black or silver in 256/512MB Models. Other features include MP3/WMA/WAV playback, 13 hours of batter life, LCD with 7 colors, FM radio tuner, voice recorder and a direct recording feature using the in line input to say record directly from your CD player. Thanks for putting me onto TORICA Al - are you the Star Jones Al ? -
The OTO" series Twin measures 83 x 30 x 12 mm & weighs approximately 38 grams
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November 19, 2004
iRiver has added a 1GB player to their N10 line - pendant-style MP3 players that you can wear around your next. The new model will be available middle of December - expected price range 29,800 yen.
Refresh - the N10 features include organic EL display, available in 128MB, 256MB, and 512MB versions measures 27.2 x 13.3 x 62.5 mm and weighs approximately 22 grams . Continual playback of 11 hours.
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