Portable Media Player Reviews

CNET has previewed the Aigo MP-F958 (1GB) media player. 'aigo's latest MP-F958 uses the same RK2606 chip as well. Encased in a white plastic facade, it feels comfortable and handy. A USB slot with a protective grey rubber bund and power input are placed on the left side, while the earphone input and an SD/MMC expansion slot are on the right. A quad-directional control with a clickable center resides on the right of the screen. The MP-F958 is obviously meant to be viewed on a horizontal plane.'

A review of the Aigo F029 digital video wristwatch has been posted over at Reg Hardware. 'The F029 measures 3.9 x 3.8 x 1.3cm and is held in place with a large, translucent plastic strap that wouldn't look out of place on a Swatch. The 1.3in, 160 x 128, 26,000-color OLED screen is surrounded by a brightly colored removable bezel which, with the strap, gives the gadget a real kid-friendly feel. On the left side of the watch there are a pair of volume controls, a menu buttons and a 2.5mm earphone socket - so don't expect to be able to use a different pair in place of the set that Aigo bundles, which are almost identical to Apple's icon iPod set, right down to shape, size, color and construction.'

A preview of the Aigo E235 (160GB) portable video player has been posted over at CNET Asia. 'China-based aigo has been simply proliferating the market with portable video players. It almost feels like one every month. The E235 may look a little different from its forebears, but it's what lie beneath that is truly of note. We have no doubt the 160GB hard drive will still raise eyebrows, but it is the fact that the E235 is possessed of the ability to playback VOB files natively that really has us all jumping.

GenerationMP3 have published their review of the Aigo MP-F335 portable media player. 'You start certainly with well knowing the mark aigo. It should be said that it has many models in its catalogue (F258A, F029, E868 or MP-E235). Among all these models, there is a PMP presented in February 2006 and which had held our attention in June 2006 at the time of a preview, the MP-F335! Then, no news until December 2006 but here today in test on GenerationMP3!'