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Sony Rolly Available in France

27. October 2008

Preview du Sony Rolly par generationmp3by gmp3 Our friends at GenerationMp3 got a hold of a test unit f the Sony Rolly. The robotic MP3 player sells for 349 euros, not exactly cheap but it’s the most unique portable music device today. It can do complicated choreography synchronized to the audio playback. It’s Bluetooth enabled so [...]

Touchscreen S60 UI: Can the Nokia Tube 5800 XpressMusic out-touch the iPhone?

1. September 2008

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Everyone�s probably heard of the Nokia Tube and its spanking brand-new touch interface, but is the Symbian OS up to the task? That�s the question raised by Techradar, and the words of research director Ian Fogg more or less answers that inquiry: “Nokia phones have had step-by-step improvements but no radical breakthroughs for several years. S60 [...]

Plica Concept Phone - Touch Screen to the Extreme

2. August 2008

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� Touch screen devices are all the rage these days, but Plica is taking it a bit further than anyone else. Literally translated as a folding body part, the Plica concept phone is a foldable mobile phone that features dual touch screen displays that provide users with a wide array of functionality as well as versatility. [...]

DIY Design PMP is iPhone’s Nightmare

2. July 2008

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The Chuwi DIY Design Competition top placer is� a 4.3-inch screen, a resolution of 960 � 544 pixel player, which won’t take being called a mere MP4 player lightly. It plays RM, RMVB, AVI with additionaly DivX, Xvid support and STR subtitles. The judges like the cool ultra-thin metal body and the integrated Bluetooth and [...]

ChinaKing’s Projector Phone Looks Like Mad Max’s iPhone

13. June 2008

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CKing’s innovative phone may clone the iPhone’s startup screen, but it’s a complete original. Sunview may be the first company to come out with a viable projector solution in the portable media player industry, but for devices with calling function, China King takes first place. Motorola’s phone will have to take second spot. It is [...]

NVIDIA Tegra to Change the PMP World

3. June 2008

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With all the talk about iPhone and iPod Touch, we at PMP Today have been wondering what it takes to be a real game changer in the portable media player industry. We couldn’t think of anything ourselves but after NVIDIA announced its second Tegra processor for mobile devices, we realized we have found that game [...]

Future Apple iPhones May be Solar Powered

27. May 2008

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Apple is taking more steps to be greener. The patent application, found by Engadget, specifies “solar power for portable devices.” This could also mean MacBooks but we’re betting that Apple will be focusing on iPod and iPhone-friendly solar cells to cut down on power coming from batteries. Reducing complaints on iPod battery replacements is a [...]

Aigo’s Patriot MV5920 Dual-Core MP5 Player Breaks Through W/ HDTV Playback

9. May 2008

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They’re calling this a breakthrough device, a PMP with WiFi and supports mobile TV. But that’s not the breakthrough yet for this HD (up to 160GB) MP5 Player (a PMP in China that supports RealMedia). The MV5920, due to its dual-core technology no doubt, also supports video playback at HD 720p (1280 x 720 pixels), [...]

Sunview PMP Projector Announced by Sunlink

18. April 2008

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Sunlink International Holdings has just made my dream come true of a portable media player that can also function as a media projector. The only other manufacturer interested in having a projector built into a portable device is Motorola and it’s in deep trouble. The Sunview PMPP (portable media player projector) was announced in Hong [...]

Samsung 8 Megapixel Phone Camera

19. March 2008

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� Samsung has announced the most powerful phone camera yet, and it’s super thin, able to fit better in a phone than current 5 megapixel lenses. The sensor has “up to ISO 1600 light sensitivity, anti-blur and noise correction, and both face and smile detection for portraits.” Other features include flexible optics with 30mm wide-angle capture [...]

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