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Mintpad wants to do more than what a regular PMP is capable of. It wants to digitize the old way of taking notes and send it wirelessly over Wi-Fi. Even though the tranmission of notes is limited to other Mintpad users, it can be fun. If you’re not sold yet with this feature then you [...]

 
Audiovox RCA has resurrected its Lyra brand with the revealing of a slider-based Lyra PMP. The new PMP comes in 4GB/8GB capacities and is able to do everything a PMP can. In addition to it, it also has a FM Radio and voice recorder. Battery life is suggested to last around 50 hours for audio [...]

 
Creative launched its Zen PMP with the much touted X-Fi technology. X-Fi, short for Xtreme Fidelity is a proprietary technology of Creative for enhancing the audio quality. We thought to give it a spin and see if it really does what it claims.
Package Contents:
Creative ZEN X-Fi
EP-830 in-ear earphones
Mini-CD Software Installation
Quick start leaflet
Cross-sell leaflet(s)
USB 2.0 [...]

 
Steve Jobs announced the 4th generation iPod Nano today. The new Nanos are reincarnated in the same avatar as its 1st and 2nd generations albeit with an oval body. It’s the thinnest iPod in Apple’s arsenal and despite the slim form factor it packs a punch. It has a built-in accelerometer (just like iPhone and [...]

 
The Redmond giant has finally announced the new Zunes running the 3.0 software before all the retailers jump in and start selling. The features like Buy from FM, Channels, Mixview and Personal Picks have also been confirmed. 16GB/120GB Zunes will be available from September 16 at a price of $199 and $249.99 respectively.

 
Eagle-eyed Zunerama unearths first picture of 8GB Zune with a blue hue. The 8GB version was gracing itself on Fry’s homepage. The new Zune brings a new set of features along with it like Buy from FM, Device to Cloud, Games and so on. Full set of features are as follows:
Buy from FM
Listen to your [...]

 
The picture you’re seeing above is the invite sent by Apple to US media groups for an event called “Let’s Rock”. The invite somewhat confirms the ongoing speculation of the fourth gen iPods Nano and updated Touch. Being a music centric event, we don’t think Apple will bring any updates for new Macbooks or OSX. [...]

 
After making a guest appearance at the FCC hall, 120GB Zune and flash based 16GB Zune appears on someone’s desk to be photographed. The blurry photos reveal the body as well as a glimpse of the UI. 120GB Zune definitely looks attractive with glossy black finish on the face and black matte on the [...]

 
Samsung officially announced YP-Q1 PMP on the IFA floor today. No surprise with the specifications as it is the same we mentioned about it yesterday. The only thing to be added is the DNSe 3.0 for added audio enhancement. Another DAP to be announced along with it was YP-U4. It is an upgrade over [...]

 
Sony wants the Walkman players to stay alive and thus they launched three players at the IFA. First is the S series which includes NWZ-S630F/S730F media players. Sony touts these players as format-friendly which support various audio and video formats. The player has a 2-inch QVGA screen, iTunes support for file management and comes with [...]