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Philips is planning an Android-based portable media player called the YP-Connect. As a smart PMP, the device supports Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity as well as GPS. It has a screen of about 3-inch and 8-32GB internal memory.

The GoGear Connect features a trackball for easy navigation. It runs Android 2.1 with support for DivX and XviD formats.

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Hallod Japanese company introduces the new F43 portable media player that comes with a 4.3-inch 1280 × 720p HD LCD display. The player supports MPEG4, FLC, H.263, AVI, RM / RMVB, DivX WVGA video formats as well as MP3, WMA, WAV, FLAC and APE audio files. There is also image viewer for JPEG, BMP, PNG, TXT and a reader.

The hallod F43 has 8GB internal memory and supports microSD up to 16GB. However, unlike some Chinese MP4 players, the F43 lacks HDMI output. It is priced at 18.900 yen.

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Bowers & Wilkins is going to launch the P5 Mobile Hi-Fi noise-isolating headphones for iPod and iPhone. The P5 claim to offer output as close as possible to the true, unadulterated sound of the original recording. Instead of electronic noise cancellation, the headphones have a closed-back design with rigid metal faceplates and sealed-leather earpads To ensure minimum noise interference.

Bowers & Wilkins P5 Mobile Hi-Fi comes with a gold-plate 3.5mm cable and an Apple approved cable with in-line control and users can swap the cable easily. It’s earpads are crafted from the finest quality New Zealand sheep’s leather. The P5 Mobile Hi-Fi will be released in January 2010.

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Creative’s ZiiLABS announced its ZMS-08, which is the world’s first 1080p Full HD handheld media processor. The DMF-08 is based on 1GHz ARM Cortex A8 processor and adds the flexible multi-format media processing capabilities of ZiiLABS ‘StemCells computing array.

The ZiiLABS ZMS-08 is capable of delivering full HD 1080p high-profile H.264 video decode, simultaneous encode and decode H.264 at 720p, 1080p 24fps encode, accelerated OpenGL ES 2.0 3D graphics at up to 1 Gpixels / sec, flash 10 acceleration, 2D processing, compositing, image processing and advanced X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity audio effects.

The DMF-08 to certain customers is sampling now and is scheduled for volume shipment in the 1st quarter of 2010. The chip is housed in a 13 × 13mm, 424-pin FBGA package.

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iBiquity Gigaware introduces the navigation control, HD radio receiver accessory and the Gigaware HD Radio app, bringing HD Radio to iPhone and iPod touch with iPhone OS 3.0. The Gigaware receiver is the first device to enable iPhone and iPod touch models to tune into HD Radio broadcasts.

The Gigaware HD Radio receiver is an in-line adapter that connects to your iPhone / iPod touch via the dock connector. It can receiver HD2 and HD3 multicast channels offering CD-like digital quality sound. The receiver is priced at $ 80.

On the other hand, the HD Radio Gigaware app offers easy-to-use UI, a manual or auto tune wheel-seek option, iTunes, tagging and social networking integration.

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Creative releases in the U.S. its Zen X-FI2 portable media player with touchscreen and built-in speaker.The X-FI2 player features a 3-inch touchscreen, 8GB/16GB/32GB memory, FM tuner, built-in microphone for voice recording and built-in speaker.

As a X-Fi player, the device includes the X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity audio technology for delivering “best-sounding” music and the X-Fi Crystalizer that intelligently restores lost detail. The PMP supports main stream media formats including DivX, XviD, WMV9, MPEG-4 videos. It includes RSS reader as well.

The Creative Zen X-FI2 is now available and you can get one from Amazon. 8GB model is priced at $ 130, 16GB and 32GB at $ 140 at $ 230 (Seems 16GB is a good deal).

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Panasonic launches in Japan the new Viera SV-MC75 portable 1Seg TV that is capable of recording TV. The MC75 has a 4.3-inch 480 × 272 LCD display and a 3.5mm audio jack. It’s 8GB internal memory is enough for up to 43 hours of recording and there is a SDHC / microSDHC card slot for expansion.

Other than mobile TV, Panasonic’s Viera SV-MC75 supports MP3, WMA and AAC audio playback and JPEG image viewing. The device will be released on 13 November in Red, White and Black.

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Atree Korea introduces the J100B pocket-sized portable media player. The J100B features a 3-inch touchscreen, integrated DMB digital TV tuner, built-in electronic dictionary and a microSD card slot.

The Atree J100B is capable of offering virtual 5.1-channel surround sound. It supports a bunch of media formats, including MP3, WMA, OGG, APE, FLAC audio, AVI, DivX, XviD, WMV7/8/9 video, JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG images and text TXT files. The player has a Flash Lite-based UI and of course it supports playback of Flash. FM radio tuner and voice recorder are also available.

Atree J100B comes with 4GB internal memory and is priced at 200K won.

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Here is a retro-style cassette mini stereo speaker for iPod and iPhone. The speaker offers stereo output battery and is free as it is powered by iPod / iPhone. It’s even smaller than a iPod nano.

The retro speaker works with most iPod players, including 2G/3G/3GS iPhone, iPod touch 1G/2G, iPod nano nearly all of them. It is priced at 32 $.

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iHome Audio introduces the new overhead iHMP5 headphones that double as a portable speakers. The 2-in-1 headphones / speaker features padded head band, in-line volume control dongle earcups and noise isolation.

iHome iHMP5 can be used as headphones for private listening or as speakers to share music with friends. iHome iHMP5’s secret lies in a magnetic proximity switch which activates the power amplifier and the music kicks to room volume. It is priced at 70 $ and is available in Red, Purple and Black.

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