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April 30, 2005
BrightonNet Corporation, Japan, will release two bags on May 9th for the iPod with internal speakers. They are the shoulder-bag style "iPod shoulder Bag (BI-BGP1A)" and handbag style "iPod Bag (BI-BGP2N)." Each cost 12,800 yen.
The bags feature integrated 2ch speakers and amplifier. In the middle is a special pocket, where the iPod is placed for playback. More
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April 28, 2005
Real Networks introduced a version of its Rhapsody music service that allows nonsubscribers to listen to 25 songs free each month. The company will offer the 25 free songs every month to anyone who downloads its latest Rhapsody software, users are welcome to listen to one song 25 times or any 25 songs from its million-song library once, or any combination, must be connected to the Internet while listening.
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April 27, 2005
COWON, Korea will release the "iAUDIO X5" 20GB HDD based audio player in Japan, May 1st via Vertex . Expected price approximately 39,800 Yen, with "X5L" battery adoption approximately 44,800 Yen. Features include 1.8" color TFT liquid crystal display -- resolution 160x128 dot, MPEG-4 animated picture, JPEG and text support.
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Samsung has announced the "YP-C1" series flash memory audio player of series set for release in Japan on April 27th. The YP-C1 is available in a 1GB model ("YP-C1 Z") priced at 12,800 Yen, and a 512MB model ("YP-C1 X") priced at 8,900 Yen. Features include 128x64 dot, 4 line liquid crystal display, White LED back light, 10 national languages supported (French, Italian, Chinese and Korean ), supports MP3/WMA/WAV/ASF/OGG audio formats , MP3 encoding function and USB 2.0, supporting storage class.
Continual playback time approximately 42 hours. Measures 71x26x26mm and weighs approximately 34g. More
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April 25, 2005
Elecom, Japan has announced two new cheap head phone models set for release middle of May. "EHP-500" neckband model and, 2 models of "EHP-702" inner ear model. The EHP-702 is available in white (WH), black (BK), blue (BUD) and orange (DR). More
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April 22, 2005
Sony, Japan has announced a 30GB edition of the HD-5, portable music player, called the NW-HD5H. The special edition also features different button colors, and doesn't include headphones. 37,800 Yen
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Creative is set to introduce the Creative Zen Nano Plus flash player in May. Features include: 15 hours playtime on a AAA battery, FM Tuner and USB 2.0. The mp3 player comes in 256MB, 512MB and 1GB configurations. Measures 65x33x13mm . i4u
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April 19, 2005
GPX has announced a new over-the-shoulder SportX HW6805DT Headphone MP3 Player. The light weight MP3 Player supports MP3 and WMA audio files, with full Windows Media DRM support. Other features include a digital FM tuner built-in with station presets,and five equalizer modes, a rechargeable, removeable,battery cell, USB 2.0 and supports the new TransFlash storage cards (32MB-256MB).
via Chait
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April 15, 2005
Olympus, Japan, has announced the addition of two new pastel color (blue and pink) to the existing white MR-100.
Display: touch panel LCD
Capacity: 5GB
Playback Formats: MP3 (16 - 320 Kbps including VBR), WMA (32 - 192 Kbps including VBR)
Battery Life: Approx. 8 hours (WMA); Approx. 12 hours (MP3) with Lithium-ion rechargeable battery
Charge Time: Approx. 3 hours (using the AC adapter); Approx. 8 hours (using the dedicated USB cable)
Sampling Frequency: 8 to 48 kHz
Interface: USB 2.0, 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack (22 ohm load impedance)
Dimensions & Weight: 2.0" x 3.5" x 0.5", 3.5 oz. (body only)
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Toshiba has announced its Gigabeat line will soon be available to most retailers online and North American stores. The company's seven players feature a 1.8-inch harddrive, a 2.2-inch QVGA color display, MP3, WAV, and WMA/PlaysForSure support with 16 hours playback.
The 10GB models will come in Black, Aqua Blue and Silver Acrylic, while the 20GB will come in Black or Silver Aluminum, the 40GB in Champagne Aluminum and the 60GB in Dark Gray Aluminum. Prices will start at $279, $329, $399 and $449 respectively.
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