Tag: PMP

LEGO's just announced that it's teamed with Digital Blue to bring out a line of digital cameras, PMPs, and walkie talkies for children. As you can see, the products will have the familiar "LEGO" look to them (though not constructed out of actual bricks), and though we haven't heard anything in the way of specs yet, they're said to be arriving this summer with prices ranging from $19 - $60. Our ...

Hey, did you know listening to your portable music player too loudly for hours each day can damage your hearing? Yeah, shocking, right? We've reported on this before, but somehow, amazingly, not everyone is getting the message, as a new report is detailing the sort of damage that not turning down the volume can mean for your ears -- permanently. The findings are published by the Scientific ...

Say it ain't so! America's most loyal advocate for Microsoft's Zune is apparently throwing in the towel. Of course, we should warn you that this could very well be a simple ploy for attention, but if the man keeps his word, he will soon be covering his Zune tattoos with... something else. Curiously, he didn't say whether or not he would be playing the traitor card and picking up some sort of ...

It's amazing how quickly pieces of technology can become not only an accepted, but also indispensable parts of everyday life. It's hard to believe, but the MP3 player, now more accurately called the Digital Audio Player (DAP) or Personal Media Player (PMP), is 10 years old. Of course, most people just call it the iPod, but that's a whole other story. It was back in March of 1998 that the world ...

Looks like the movie studios are finally joining the 21st century while looking to preempt illegal ripping and sharing of movies via peer to peer networks. The proliferation of video-capable personal media players has made carrying your movie collection with you not only reasonable but popular. Until now the only way to bring your movies with you legally was to rip your movies yourself, which ...

Thanks to the iPod's success, and Sony's bumbling, the legendary Walkman brand has seen its prominence in the marketplace diminish, but don't ring the death knell yet. Today, Sony started selling two new Walkman models that offer increased flexibility over previous models and are the first ones to offer video. Sure, it's almost two years since Apple first launched video capability on the iPod, ...

If ever there was a sign of the iPod's ubiquity it's this: Amazon has separated out the iPod from the rest of the media player pack and created its own 'non-iPod' category to house the rest. Zunes, Creative Visions and all of the rest of them have been relegated to this generic category. Really, this is just confirmation of what we already knew: that the iPod has won. The iPod has become the ...

Apple may have its iPhone, but Sony is doing its best to make the PlayStation Portable (PSP) a more compelling buy for lovers of all things portable entertainment. Yesterday, the company unveiled an updated version of its handheld gaming device, which is about 19 percent slimmer and a third lighter than the current model (about 3/4-inch thick and almost 1/2 pounds heavy). Besides size and ...

The Zune fan blog, Zune Scene, (who knew such a thing exists?) is citing a "source from inside the hallowed halls of Microsoft," claiming that an 80 gigabyte Zune is on the way. This beefier model, code-named "Scorpio," will join the four and eight gigabyte flash-based versions also rumored to be on the way. Zune Scene claims production will begin in July and that the new Zunes will be ready for ...

iRiver, makers of the fantastic Clix line of Personal Media Players (PMP), has unleashed its new iRiver NV PMP, which integrates GPS navigation into a sturdy, feature-filled player. Here's, the skinny on the new device: The Good: A seven inch, 840x480 LED backlit display that's twice the resolution of your Video iPod. The industry standard SiRF GPS chip. It's the industry standard for a ...

Competition is the heart of the capitalist system. Just ask Motorola CEO Ed Zander, who says that the iPhone is helping to stimulate the cell phone market. Zander has accepted Apple's challenge and announced that Motorola will introduce a media-centric iPhone competitor on Tuesday. Unlike the iPhone, the Motorola phone will feature 3G capability for blazing fast Internet. The phone will also ...

Last November -- when the Zune first arrived on the scene -- Microsoft secretly stashed limited edition hot pink and orange versions of the player into boxes and stirred up a bit of a ruckus. Now the company has decided to revive the revive the pink Zune, with a less hot and more subdued shade. The pink double-shot case carries all the same features you've come to expect/revile in the would-be ...

Tech blogs Zunescene, Gizmodo,and Engadget are all abuzz with rumors about the next generation of the Microsoft's beleaguered PMP (Personal Media Player), the Zune. Supposedly originating from an employee who worked on Zune 2.0, the rumors are not particularly exciting. The hard-drive-based Zune will get a little thinner and will keep the admittedly cool double-shot plastic body. There will also ...