German brand Scheu Ananlog designed the sexy and pretty turntables for women. It is called "Diamond". The Diamond(EUR 3,900) with sleek design in color base and pure turntable. Its base comes in more colors than very feminine pink, and the grain version and the black version for cool guys. The pretty turntable! "This elegant turntable is a design masterpiece, with a pure, sleek silhouette and - naturally - excellent sound quality. Diamond not only offers state-of-the-art technology - it is also meets the requirements of a very demanding target group: ladies who refuse to settle for second-best."
The Western Digital TV HD Media Player($130) purports to "turns your USB drive into an HD media player, allowing you to watch your favorite HD movies on your TV." It soulds cool! It features, "Compatible with My Passport portable hard drives and other USB storage devices Full HD 1080p video playback and navigation Dock-and-play convenience Provides access to 2 USB drives simultaneously HDMI and composite video interfaces for easy connection to a TV Ultracompact design for easy portability(1.6" x 4.9" x 3.9" box ) Includes My Passport hard drive stand, compact remote with batteries, composite A/V cable, AC adapter, media converter software and owner's manual"
These Headphonies speaks($30; November 2008) are really cute for your iPods! Headphonies are limited edition portable mini speaker with artwork done by various artists. Plug your Headphonies into your MP3, CD, computer, certain cellular devices, and enjoy the sould blasting fun. Headphonies are Limited Edition, from 500 or 1000 pcs depending on the design. You don't expect to get a booming by their small speakers, but those who have heard it claim that the sould "pretty good".
Hammacher Schlemmer called this little portable player is the smallest portable turntable! This Portable Turntable($100) features can play full-sized(33 1/3, 45, and 78-speed) LPs. And it includes two 5-watt, full-range speakers in the front of the hardwood case. "The diamond stylus picks up all the nuances of vinyl records, and the speakers deliver clear sound with volume and tone controls. The case's top removes completely; It also has a sturdy handle. Plugs into AC with the included adapter."It also includes important features like headphone jacks and the ability to run on batteries.
If you heard about the Yamaha Tenori-On. The Monome is a grid of backlit keypads, when buttons on the grid are pressed, they light up and mark where a note will be played. It can connect to the computer via USB. Interaction between the keys and lights is determined by the application running on the computer. Monome includes 3 models: 256-button model($1400), 128-button version($800) and 64 buttons($450). You can see the featuring and Monome model in atcion at the Monome Web site. [ Thanks, David ]
The SanDisk unveiled the Sansa slotMusic Player($20) which is made to play self-loaded microSD full of music. It supports MP3 and WMA(DRM-free only) files and 16GB microSD(4,000 MP3 songs). You can aslo choose the slotMusic branded player($35) which pre-loaded with an album on a 1GB slotMusic(includes artist's name and image). The Sansa-branded players come with a customizable black shell, earphones and battery. It is expected to be available from retailers in Europe and other regions of the world in 2009. [ link ]
The iriver's SPINN($250-$290; October 2008) will be available. It will shipping on October 3rd. The SPINN PMP will available on 4GB($250) and 8 GB($290). It is 10.7-mm thick and with 3-inch AMOLED display Media Player. It supported MP3, WMA, OGG, APE, FLAC, AVI, WMV and TXT formats. Other features included FM tuner, Bluetooth 2.0, Mini SD slot and 27 hours of audio and 5 hours of video. A unique Media Player don't look like other players.
The Sonoro Cubo Elements($TBD) is a sleek radio alarm clock. It has clock the alarm function - wake up to radio or beep signal and snooze fun. It also packed a radio and mp3 player in a black, high-gloss lacquered finish has a brushed, LED-illuminated metal ring control knob. About the radio, included an Cubo Elements Am/Fm model and Cubo Elements FM/Internet radio version(includes 10,000 internet radio staions). The FM/Internet model comes with a remote control and an optional iPod dock. I like its simple design, pretty!
This simple and beautiful concept radio design from John Van Den Nieuwenhuizen. The Hidden Radio - Lift to hear and Rotate to tune. To increase volume, slide the tube up(By the lid moving up this increases the base speaker chamber). The visual feedback is obvious: open = loud, closed = quiet. By rotating the cap this allows the users to tune the raido. There is no readout, but the LED light in base becomes brighter or darker with tuning. I like its volume change design.
This LG Portable DVD Player & Digital Photo Frame(DP889 $280) with modern design featuring is a digital photo-frame and a a portable DVD player. It included a 8" screen, built-in memory that you can have 250 photos for slideshows. It can play the DVD Video/DVD¡ÀR/DVD¡ÀRW/Audio CD/CD-R/CD-RW. It also has Audio/Video input and output for flexible viewing on the go.
Today Creative announced the Zen Mosaic($73-$124). It packed a 1.8-inch TFT display, included FM tuner, speakers, MP3 / WMA / WAV / Audible codec support and 32 hours of battery life. Avaialbe in 2, 4, or 8GB and black, silver, and pink colors. The ZEN Mozaic is currently selling at Singapore (and Japan) at prices ranging from 99 to 169 dollars, or roughly 73 to 124US dollars.
Speedo released a iriver made Waterproof MP3 player. This Speedo Aquabeat Waterproof MP3 Player($150) can be used safely down to 3 meters. It weights only 35g, has 1GB of storage(up to 250 MP3 and 500 WMA files), Playtime up to 9 hours. Available in 3 colors, black, lime, and pink. Other features has waterproof earplugs, recharges through PC or laptop through USB port. Check out see more pics. [ Pic Via ]
Today new is the Netflix Player($100). It is the size of 5 CD cases stacked together box which lets you instantly watch the movie sand TV shows(Netflix library ) on your TV. It provides more than instant access to more than 10,000 movies and TV episodes. It features Wi-Fi and Ethernet connectivity, HDMI and Component Video, Ethernet, S-Video and a Toslink optical audio jack. For a nine-dollar-a-month account, you can hold off on buying older DVDs or watching TV shows.
Creative has released new color options for their ZEN iPod-rival. This Creative Zen MP3 Video Player($70) packed a 2.5 " color TFT screen and 2 GB flash memory and SD memory card slot. It features included an FM radio and microphone for voice recordings, it supported the (MP3, WMA, AAC (. M4A), WAV (ADPCM), Audible 2,3,4, MJPEG, WMV9, MPED4-SP, DivX 4 / 5 and XviD) and also can view GIF, TIFF, PNG and BMP photo files.
We have seen a Lego iPod Speaker. The Lego MP3 Player($49) for the Lego fans. It features can play MP3, WMA format music file, up to 2GB microSD card supported and one change can play 6-10 hours. Available in yellow, red, white, bule, green and red color.
