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For all those music lovers who dreams to play their iPod inside bathtubs to enjoy their favorite tracks while enjoying their bath too, iHome has striked their Water-Resistant Speaker for iPod called iH20W.

The speakers are fully compatible with the next generation iPods including the 5G, 4G, Nano, Photo, Mini and embrace, protects and plays almost all MP3 players.

The water-resistant case of speakers with controls outside allows you to bounce tracks on the iPod and to adjust volume. The device operates on AC adaptor or batteries that is not water-resistant and sports a headphone jack and a line in jack for other MP3/CD players.

To get it now the device is available on the iHome website for $79.99.

Via: Ohgizmo

Tomato has earlier impressed us with its sleek U7 portable media player and the U24 MP3 player. This time, the Korean company is back with a new 1cm thick slim multimedia player dubbed Tomato Video that features a large 2.4-inch LCD screen. Boasting a built-in 4GB of memory, the Tomato Video also features a supports mp3 player, game, radio and e-Book. With a weight of 56.6 grams, the lightweight player comes colored either in crystal white or crystal black metal finish.

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Whoa! This is, what I think, is the most beautiful portable media device launched by iRiver ever. The sleek make and the gorgeous looks of the new iRiver NV can’t be ignored in any case. The slim player comes equipped with a 7-inch, 800 x 480 touchscreen and offers support for two two SD card slots. It sports all the audio and video formats, and integrates an FM transmitter, a USB 2.0 host jack, GPS camera, and 2W stereo speakers.

Basically a GPS device, the NV is capable of DMB also that tempts me to add it to my wish-list. Unfortunately, the device is available in Korea only and we have no info of it being heading to the States.

Via: BlogScifi

Looking for some really compact gadgets, here is the one! The Samsung U3 MP3 player is supercompact and available with slim USB connection. It is available in five different colors of white/green/pink/blue/black. No wires as well as programs are require for the working of U3. You need to plug in USB port followed by dragging and dropping of music files.

Other highlights of U3 player are 4 Line OLED LCD display. It is available with 15 hours of battery life and available in models of 1GB, 2GB and 4GB. In order to recharge the battery, U3 takes 1.5hr through PC USB. U3 also incorporates extra features such as FM Radio with 12 Presets and 3 Levels (32 / 64 / 128 kbps) Voice Recording, and portable file storage.

For US and European listeners, Samsung U3 MP3 player also has RDS. Polycarbonate is used for the making of Samsung U3 and measures 25.4 x 80.0 x 11.0 mm, weighs 22.8 g. It will be available by June 2007 and would cost you around $79 (1GB) , $99 USD(2GB) and $149 (4GB).

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Generally speaking, designs of MP3 players are boring and dull as companies are not that bothered about their design. But that is not the case anymore. MPIO has come up with an MP3 player that is not only stylish in nature but also rich in terms of feature.

Inspired by the looks on an electric guitar, latest offering from MPIO, FL500 has triangle design and big silver metal knobs.

This MP3 player comes in sizes of 512MB, 1GB and 2GB. The best part about FL500 is that you can link this to a PC or Mac with the assistance of a USB 2.0 cable, which will charge the internal battery as well. According to reports, users can expect up to 15 hours of continuous playback from one charge.

As is the case with other MP3 players available in the market, FL500 supports MP3, WMA, and ASF file playback in addition to voice recording. No information regarding price as yet.

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We knew they were coming and now, they are here! Teasers are taken back now and Archos has taken wraps off its 5th generation portable media players. The company claims the new PMPs to offer easy access to content and personalization options to fit individual lifestyles.

The Archos Gen 5 includes the Archos 105 that features 1.8-inch OLED screen with 160 x 128-pixel resolution, Archos 405 with 3.5-inch screen and 2 GB of onboard flash memory with an SD slot, Archos 605 featuring 4.3-inch touchscreen with 800 x 480 pixels and memory capacity of up to 160GB, and finally, the Archos 705 that boasts a large 7-inch touchscreen with Wi-Fi net access to stream videos and pictures. The 405 can output to your television while the 705 plays more formats than any other in the 5th iteration.

Pricing for the Archos 605 starts at $170 while the pricing of the others in the line hasn’t been disclosed.

Via: SciFi

An interesting media player by Becker Vision called Pro 7985 that touts to offer a touchscreen interface along with DVD playback.

This unique device in portable media player segment comes with 7″ 16:9 TFT display to play four hours of continuous DVD playback, static images, MPEG-1 to MPEG-4, DIV-X, XVID, AVI and SVCD video on its big screen.

Pro 7985 allows you to play back MP3 audio and videos by using SD card, Memory Stick or a USB thumb drive along with a DVD or CD and also facilitates to pick DVB TV and radio stations via its built in tuner. It also sports some built in speakers and a headphone jack for your listening enjoyment and offers A/V jacks to watch and listen from other output devices such as camcorders.

The player will hit the shelves in the coming weeks for $750.

Via: Slipperybrick

We have already come across so many editions of Samsung’s good T9 music player but the new Yepp T9+ version goes one step ahead from all others. The music nerds will still find that 1.8-inch 220 x 176 resolution display, up to 8GB of store capacity, MP3/WMA audio support, and not-so-changed design. The extra feature added this time is the option of multi-player gaming via built-in Bluetooth. Five games will be included in the T9+ version. Well, Koreans already have the T9+ on the shelves but it might take some time for it to make its way to the States.

Via: Electronista

Philips has unraveled their SA9300 and SA5100 portable music players (PMPs). These two variants are made public in 2GB or 4GB capacities respectively. The Philips SA9300 incorporates a 1.8-inch LCD display, integrated FM Tuner, wide range of supports/softwares for MP3, WMA music formats, is compatible with WMV9 video format. It helps you view JPEG image files too.
The other variant, Philips SA5100, features a 1.8-inch LCD display, and it is available in 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB capacity. Just like the SA9300, this SA5100 supports MP3, WMA music formats, WMV9 video format. They are quite a good looker too!

Via: Itechnews

Another contestant to strike the market called MSI MS-5552 Bluetooth MP3 player. This latest smart device offers gigantic 50 hours of continuous playback time on just single AAA battery and offers other Bluetooth Class II specifications to propose flexible listening capabilities and liberty with its silky, compact design.

This MSI MS-5552 is encased in high-quality aluminum alloy body to make you feel smart. It also has classy touch panels and easy-to-use controls those are especially designed with excellent craftsmanship to make it comfy in users hands.

Thanks, to its Bluetooth feature, because now, you don’t have to get into all those messy cables to transfer data. But no info about price and availability.

Via: Gearfuse