25 Dec 08 Happy Holidays from DAPreview!
On behalf of the staff here at DAPreview, I want to wish eveeryone all the best for this Holiday season. Make sure to tell us what you got for Christmas!
25 Dec 08 Happy Holidays from DAPreview!
On behalf of the staff here at DAPreview, I want to wish eveeryone all the best for this Holiday season. Make sure to tell us what you got for Christmas!
24 Dec 08 Pick up an 8GB iriver E100 for $59
| The E100 wasn't iriver's best player; it wasn't their worst either. After using it for a few weeks I'd say it was an "OK" attempt but nothing special. I liked its strong build and simplistic design, but the sound quality didn't impress me and the interface could have been a lot nicer. It uses the same D-Click navigation as the clix series but detaches them from the borders of the screen. That may have worked well on the clix, but it's terrible on the E100. For example, in order to advance to the next song you press the bottom part of the D-pad, as opposed to the right side like every other player. Counter-intuitiveness FTL! If you can get past the E100's faults, you can buy yourself an 8GB model for just $59 at Walmart. Features:
LINK (via slickdeals) |  |
24 Dec 08 Pick up an 8GB iriver E100 for $59
| The E100 wasn't iriver's best player; it wasn't their worst either. After using it for a few weeks I'd say it was an "OK" attempt but nothing special. I liked its strong build and simplistic design, but the sound quality didn't impress me and the interface could have been a lot nicer. It uses the same D-Click navigation as the clix series but detaches them from the borders of the screen. That may have worked well on the clix, but it's terrible on the E100. For example, in order to advance to the next song you press the bottom part of the D-pad, as opposed to the right side like every other player. Counter-intuitiveness FTL! If you can get past the E100's faults, you can buy yourself an 8GB model for just $59 at Walmart. Features:
LINK (via slickdeals) | |
23 Dec 08 Digital Cube’s iStation T3 is Flash PMP hotness
Watch out Cowon, Digital Cube has a PMP that's going to give the O2 a run for its money. Freshly announced in Korea, the iStation T3 is a new flash PMP with capacities ranging from 4 to 32GB's plus SDHC expansion. The T3 features a "3D" interface that's both innovative and pretty sweet to look at. It isn't lacking in the features department either, check out the full specs below:
Features:
- Capacity: 4, 8, 16, and 32GB Plus SDHC expansion
- Display: 4.3" Touchscreen (480 x 272 resolution, 16 million colors)
- Running customized WinCE 5.0 with flash interface and widget support
- Audio: MP3, WMA, Ogg, FLAC, APE, AC3, and WAV
- Video: MPEG-4, AVI, Divx, Xvid, WMV
- Photo: JPEG, PNG, BMP, and RAW
- Extras: FM Tuner, Voice recorder, E-Book, Dictionary, Flash games
- Connections: TV-Out, USB-Host, and Built-in Speaker
- Battery Life: 18 hours for Audio, 10 hours for Video
- Dimensions: 130 x 75.5 x 16mm
Prices will range from 228,000 Korean Won (~$171US) for the 4GB to 358,000 Won (~$269US) for the 32GB model. There's also a DMB (TV and radio) model coming that will cost just a bit more.
Here's an ad of the iStation T3:
T3 Product page
Digital Cube has been around for a while now and it looks like they're still doing their thing. Hit the link below for some sample shots of the T3's tasty interface..,
23 Dec 08 Digital Cube’s iStation T3 is Flash PMP hotness
Watch out Cowon, Digital Cube has a PMP that's going to give the O2 a run for its money. Freshly announced in Korea, the iStation T3 is a new flash PMP with capacities ranging from 4 to 32GB's plus SDHC expansion. The T3 features a "3D" interface that's both innovative and pretty sweet to look at. It isn't lacking in the features department either, check out the full specs below:Features:
- Capacity: 4, 8, 16, and 32GB Plus SDHC expansion
- Display: 4.3" Touchscreen (480 x 272 resolution, 16 million colors)
- Running customized WinCE 5.0 with flash interface and widget support
- Audio: MP3, WMA, Ogg, FLAC, APE, AC3, and WAV
- Video: MPEG-4, AVI, Divx, Xvid, WMV
- Photo: JPEG, PNG, BMP, and RAW
- Extras: FM Tuner, Voice recorder, E-Book, Dictionary, Flash games
- Connections: TV-Out, USB-Host, and Built-in Speaker
- Battery Life: 18 hours for Audio, 10 hours for Video
- Dimensions: 130 x 75.5 x 16mm
Prices will range from 228,000 Korean Won (~$171US) for the 4GB to 358,000 Won (~$269US) for the 32GB model. There's also a DMB (TV and radio) model coming that will cost just a bit more.
Here's an ad of the iStation T3:
T3 Product page
Digital Cube has been around for a while now and it looks like they're still doing their thing. Hit the link below for some sample shots of the T3's tasty interface..,
23 Dec 08 Vote for Best DAP of 2008: Simple Category
Alright, we're kicking off our Best DAP of 2008 voting tonight and we're starting with the Simple category. As discusses previously, these are your basic players that are typically small in size and capacity. Here are your nominees:Best DAP of 2008: Simple Category
Apple iPod Shuffle 2g
Creative Zen Stone Plus w/ Speaker
iriver T7 Volcano
iriver Mplayer
Samsung S2 Pebble
SanDisk Sansa Clip
Sony B130 series
Voting ends in three days, after which we'll move on to the Mid-range category. Hit the link below to vote, or locate the poll on the lower right side of the main page.
Vote Now
23 Dec 08 Vote for Best DAP of 2008: Simple Category
Alright, we're kicking off our Best DAP of 2008 voting tonight and we're starting with the Simple category. As discusses previously, these are your basic players that are typically small in size and capacity. Here are your nominees:Best DAP of 2008: Simple Category
Apple iPod Shuffle 2g
Creative Zen Stone Plus w/ Speaker
iriver T7 Volcano
iriver Mplayer
Samsung S2 Pebble
SanDisk Sansa Clip
Sony B130 series
Voting ends in three days, after which we'll move on to the Mid-range category. Hit the link below to vote, or locate the poll on the lower right side of the main page.
Vote Now
22 Dec 08 Pasen might have a winner with the REI-16
There have been countless iTouch clones over the past two years, most falling well sort of matching the original's smooth interface. Pasen, an Italian company, have made a few sub-par attempts of their own, but their newest looks to hit its stride. It's called the "REI-16", and we're officially keeping an eye on it from this day forward. B4Tech, a distributor for Pasen, got their hands on an early model and provided the video you see below. The GUI looks nice but is far from original, taking inspiration from the iPod touch and Samsung P2. All the same, we're still on board considering where this is coming from and the features included for the price.Full specs have not been provided, but so far we know it has a 3.0" touchscreen (MVA display), TV-out, microSDHC expansion, built-in speakers, and a game emulator (NES, Gameboy, etc..). Based on previous Pasen players, we can also assume it supports FLAC, APE, Xvid, and Divx. The 8GB model is slated to arrive in January for just $130.
B4Tech Blog
Thanks to all that sent this in!
22 Dec 08 Pasen might have a winner with the REI-16
There have been countless iTouch clones over the past two years, most falling well sort of matching the original's smooth interface. Pasen, an Italian company, have made a few sub-par attempts of their own, but their newest looks to hit its stride. It's called the "REI-16", and we're officially keeping an eye on it from this day forward. B4Tech, a distributor for Pasen, got their hands on an early model and provided the video you see below. The GUI looks nice but is far from original, taking inspiration from the iPod touch and Samsung P2. All the same, we're still on board considering where this is coming from and the features included for the price.Full specs have not been provided, but so far we know it has a 3.0" touchscreen (MVA display), TV-out, microSDHC expansion, built-in speakers, and a game emulator (NES, Gameboy, etc..). Based on previous Pasen players, we can also assume it supports FLAC, APE, Xvid, and Divx. The 8GB model is slated to arrive in January for just $130.
B4Tech Blog
Thanks to all that sent this in!
