I decided to check out Cowon’s site tonight and guess what I saw? Well, besides the barrage of pop-ups (seriously Cowon?), they’ve put up a teaser page for the Cowon W2. A few months back, we reported on the W2, which was outed by some Bluetooth certification documents. It’s a MID device, which is what everyone seems to be making these days. The W2 has a really clean brushed metal design, and is being powered by an Intel Atom processor. They haven’t provided the full specs yet, but here’s what we have so far:
W2 Features
- Display: 4.8″ Touchscreen LCD (1024 x 600 resolution)
- Powered by: Intel Atom 1.33GHZ CPU
- Runs: Windows 7
- Built-in: Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Speakers
- Connections: USB/USB-mini, Ethernet Port/Monitor Out (via cable)
- Component/Composite Out (via cable)
Yeah, like I said, not much to really go on so far. We’ll update you as soon as we find out more.
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CES 2010 is officially underway, and Creative has some new stuff to show off. The first is a pair of noise-canceling in-ear earphones called the EP-3NC. The EP-3NC boasts an impressive 100 hours of battery life from a single AAA battery. It also has a really cool Monitor function that allows you to listen to outside noise without removing the earphones.
Key Features
- Effective ambient noise reduction by up to 90%
- Stylish closed-type earphones with 9mm Neodymium magnet drivers produce superior audio with deep bass for all types of digital music and entertainment
- Extended battery life of up to 100 hours with a single AAA alkaline battery
- Ergonomic in-ear design allows the earphones to serve as passive noise isolation earphones when Active Noise-Cancelling is switched off or when battery power runs out
- Convenient push-to-hear Monitor function allows users to listen to ambient sound without taking off the earphones
- Comfortable soft silicone eartips in 3 sizes ensure an optimal fit for long hours of usage
Technical Specifications
- 9mm Neodymium magnet drivers
- Frequency response of 6Hz ~ 23kHz
- Impedance of 33 ohms (ANC on) and 16 ohms (ANC off)
- Sensitivity at 1kHz of 104dB/mW (ANC on) and 102dB/mW (ANC off)
- Cable length of 1.3m Oxygen-Free Copper (OFC) wires
- Battery life of up to 100 hours from 1 x AAA alkaline battery. Duration may vary depending on temperature and condition of use
- Product weight of 27 grams
The EP-3NC earphones are already available at Creative’s online store in Singapore for a price of 149 Singapore dollars, or roughly $107US.
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In Summer of 2009, Samsung did a study* and found a staggering 90% of those surveyed want more transparency. Being vaguely worded, responders thought this was in reference to the government, but the Korean company had all the evidence they needed. Samsung CEO, Geesung Choi states “If transparency is what the people want, that’s what we’re going to give them”. And so, the Samsung IceTouch (aka YP-H1) was created. The Ice-T, as I shall amusingly call it, features a 2.0″ transparent AMOLED touchscreen display. I can’t really think of a reason why they made the screen transparent, other than to be different for the sake of being different. Without any controls, the bottom half of the player is also noticeably barren.
As for specs, the IceTouch comes with 16GB’s of storage, has audio support for MP3 (and MP3HD), WMA, OGG, FLAC, AAC, and M4A. It’ll also play back the following video formats: MPEG4, WMV, H.264, Xvid and Divx. Additionally the IceTouch also touts some sort of 5.1 channel surround sound enhancement. We’ll report back with more info on this players once CES kicks off.
via Akihabara News
Not-so-Fun fact: With the IceTouch, the wallpaper in your home can now double as the players wallpaper!
*Actually they didn’t, but that would have been funny right? No? Fine then, be that way.
