Portable Media Player Reviews

Archos 5 Internet Tablet Review - Nate's Ebook News

2010-03-08T16:09:33Z

A review of the Archos 5 Internet Tablet has been posted over at Nate's Ebook News. 'The Archos 5 is both thin and just the right size that I can hold it in portrait in one hand. It was nice to hold, and having used PDAs with 4" and 3" screen I was quite pleased with the 4.8" wide screen. There's no stylus, but the screen was reasonably fingertip friendly. The hardware is great, but I had serious issues with the software. I'm about to return this tablet, again, because it keeps crashing. I can live with system crashes for a little while, but the first unit also lost Wifi. I've also had to force a reboot a number of times because half the screen went black.]]>

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iRex iLiad Review - Good eReader

2010-03-08T15:53:41Z

The Good eReader have published a review of the Irex Iliad Electronic e-book reader. 'The DR1000S is dominated by an excellent 255 mm, diagonal, electronic paper like screen with a 1024 x 1280 pixel resolution, and 160 ppi with 16 levels of Grey scale. Such amazing features bring out crisp, clear text and image reproduction that exactly simulates paper, and delivers a near 1:1 reproduction of A4 sized documents and e-books. In addition to this, a Wacom penabled touch sensor input and the supplied stylus allow the user to make notes on screen.' ]]>

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iRex DR800S Review - Pocket-lint

2010-03-06T13:57:54Z

Pocket-lint have published their review of the iRex DR800S ebook reader. 'While it's not locked into any online buying of books (unlike the US version, which hooks-up to the Barnes & Noble store using 3G - something that should come to these shores later in 2010), the DR800S doesn't have complete file compatibility. EPUB and PDB ebooks (Barnes & Noble's format), TXT, PDF, JPEG, TIFF, GIF, BMP files (pictures look particularly good on this 16-shade greyscale E-Ink screen) are all dealt with, though HTML web pages, RTF files and Microsoft Office documents are not. iRex's take on Microsoft compatibility is that business users who are likely to buy the DR800S at this price will be savvy enough to save any Word files they want to read as a PDFs directly to the DR800S.']]>

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Nintendo DSi XL Review - Geek.com

2010-03-06T13:34:09Z

Geek.com have published a review of the Nintendo DSi XL games console. 'The DSi XL is effectively a DSi on a bigger scale. It has exactly the same feature set with the exception of the screens which are 93% larger at 4.2″. When sat next to a DS Lite it looks huge: That may put many off considering it as a potential replacement as portability is a key component of the DS. But surprisingly, it isn't as big as the images lead you to believe. I have only ever owned the original DS hardware. The bulky, silver, small-screened, DS that was so popular. When it was first released, the DS was a highly portable piece of hardware with a long battery life. You'll be surprised to find the DS and DSi XL are almost exactly the same size.']]>

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Sony Reader Daily Edition Review - Laptop Mag

2010-03-06T13:00:39Z

Laptop Magazine have published their review of the Sony Reader Daily Edition eReader. 'The 8.1 x 5 x 0.6-inch Daily Edition is essentially a longer Sony Reader Touch Edition with 3G. Both readers have the same type of screen, touch interface, ports, and minimalist design. The Daily Edition is the same width as the 6-inch Touch Edition, so it fits comfortably in one hand. However, the longer 7-inch screen allows for more lines of text and two-column reading in landscape mode. Below the E-Ink screen sit five physical buttons: Previous/Next Page, Home, Zoom, and Options. A stylus is tucked into the upper left hand corner next to the power slide. Media slots for SD and Memory Stick Duo Cards are hidden behind a cover on the right edge. Along the bottom is a wireless on/off switch, mini-USB and headphone ports, volume controls, and the power port.']]>

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Sony Walkman A845 Review - Zath.co.uk

2010-03-04T18:30:17Z

Zath.co.uk have published a review of the Zath.co.uk MP3 player. 'Perhaps the most obvious thing to look at first with the Sony Walkman A845 is exactly that: how it looks. Whilst I have to say that I found the design a little bit off putting to start with (the screen seemed a little too big which in turn made the silver bottom look a little odd) but as with so many things it doesn't take long to grow on you - although once you've noticed it you won't forget the fact that the buttons look oddly like Mickey mouse!']]>

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Amazon Kindle Review - Kent's Bike Blog

2010-03-04T18:27:05Z

A review of the Amazon Kindle wireless reading device has been posted over at Kent's Bike Blog. 'The Kindle is an electronic book reader. It's not the first ebook reader and it certainly won't be the last, but it is the one that made me hit the "Buy Now" button last week. It's not a move I made lightly, it's a pricey little gadget after all, and it is something I'd dismissed long ago as being to limited, restricted and intentionally crippled to be of use to me. I not only dismissed the Kindle, I pretty much echoed Cory Doctorow's negative impressions of the device that he posted on Boing Boing back in 2007.']]>

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Aluratek Libre eBook Reader PRO Review - The Globe And Mail

2010-03-04T18:25:38Z

A review of the Aluratek LIBRE eBook Reader PRO eBook reader has been posted over at The Globe And Mail. 'Unlike the white-ish screens of most other e-readers, the Libre's display is distinctly grey, which makes it a little more difficult to distinguish letters and words in certain lighting conditions. The difference was negligible when I held it beside Sony's Reader Pocket Edition in daylight and brightly lit rooms. However, as the sun went down reading on the Libre's LCD became perceptibly more difficult than it was on Sony's E Ink display.']]>

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ibiza Rhapsody HV18A-8G MP4 Player with Long Playback for $57.30 shipped

2010-03-02T12:14:05Z

The ibiza Rhapsody HV18A-8G MP4 Player with Long Playback has been reduced from $79.99 to $57.30 over at Amazon.com. 'The HV18A-8G has 8GB of built-in memory so you can store up to 2,000 of your favorite tunes - equal to 130-hours of audio and 32-hours video. The full color 1.8-inch TFT LCD display offers a crisp playback offering a quality picture for all your favorite videos and photos. The lighted touch panel keypad makes it easy to navigate through the MP4 player and access all its many features. Enjoy music, video, photos, text and even FM radio, as well as subscription music online services. Charge the integrated Lithium Polymer rechargeable battery overnight so it will be ready to go when you are.']]>

Source: Amazon

Visual Land V-Touch 4 GB MP3/MP4/Camera 2.8-Inch Touchscreen/Mini SD Portable Media Player (Black) for $69.99 shipped

2010-03-02T12:04:30Z

The Visual Land V-Touch 4 GB MP3/MP4/Camera 2.8-Inch Touchscreen/Mini SD Portable Media Player (Black) has been reduced from $199.99 to $69.99 over at Amazon.com. 'The V-Touch Portable Media Player is the latest in touch screen media players. The responsive touch screen controls make navigating through your audio and video files a breeze. All other functions such as the FM Radio and Picture Viewer are equally enriched by the ease of use of a simple stylus or your finger.When you're not enjoying the fun of the touch screen, you can admire the crystal clear screen playing back AVI, MP4 and 3GP videos at 320x240 resolution on a beautiful 2.8-Inch color screen. Or listen to your MP3 and WMA audio files through high clarity earphone output. Or for those who choose not to use headphones, the V-Touch has a built-in, stereo speaker.The V-Touch also features a built-in 2.0 megapixel digital camera which records both stills and videos.]]>

Source: Amazon

Samsung P3 Palm Theatre Plus 32 GB MP3 Player for $275.98 shipped

2010-03-02T11:54:58Z

The Samsung P3 Palm Theatre Plus 32 GB MP3 Player (Black) has been reduced from $329.99 to $275.98 over at Amazon.com. 'How you communicate with your P3 is up to you. Our EmoTure technology let's you interact with its features in a much more personal way. Instead of just one main screen there are three customizable desk screens. Easily drag, tap or flick any of the colorful icons where you want. Choose from clocks, memo pads, calendars and more. There's even a range of screen effects to choose from. However you choose it, it's your P3 your way. Hear your music the way it was meant to be heard. P3's DNSe 3.0 technology restores the song's natural highs and lows. And it can create a virtual surrounding to match the genre, from dance club to concert hall. There's even a built-in mono speaker and an FM radio. With the P3, hearing is believing.']]>

Source: Amazon

Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Android Review - Anything But iPod

2010-02-28T17:12:25Z

Anything But iPod have published a comprehensive two-part review of the Archos 5 Internet Tablet with Android. 'The Archos 5 Android tablet has some very nice specs under the hood; 4.8" resistive touch screen with a resolution of 800x480, 800mHz ARM CPU, WiFi, GPS, Bluetooth and capacities ranging from 8GB flash to 500GB HDD. All of these features are of course to make use of the operating system, which is Google's Android- making the device more of a MID (Mobile Internet Device) than a PMP. Then again, you won't find media format support like this on most Android devices.']]>

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iRex DR-800 Review - The EBook Reader

2010-02-28T16:53:37Z

The EBook Reader have published a review of the iRex DR-800 eBook reader. 'The small bezel and minimalistic design makes the device mostly screen. It has only two buttons: the long flipbar on the left and a menu button below it. The flipbar navigates the cursor, turns pages, and makes selections when pressed. There's a power switch and key lock slide on the bottom left edge of the device with a mini USB port next to it. The included microSD card and battery are located beneath a panel on the back held in place by one screw. Additionally, the iRex comes with a soft neoprene sleeve, stylus, USB cable, and AC adaptor.']]>

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SanDisk Sansa Clip+ Review - Tracy and Matt's Blog

2010-02-28T16:32:30Z

A review of the SanDisk Sansa Clip+ MP3 player has been posted over at Tracy and Matt's Blog. 'One of the main selling points of this little device is the fact that its menu system is so simple to use, but at first glance the main thing that I noticed was that the clip on the rear of the device was close to the size of the device itself which means that it is simple to attach to clothing if required. This device is of very good quality but there are a couple of issues that I found with it which became quite an annoyance after a while, the main one was when I put a MicroSD card into the built in slot on the device, and when I tried to play the files from the card it took at least 4-5 minutes before it had even loaded anything for me to look at.']]>

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Cybook Opus eBook Reader Review - Bit-Tech.net

2010-02-26T15:26:19Z

Bit-Tech have published a review of the Cybook Opus eBook reader. 'Getting down to the specifics, the Cybook Opus is small, measuring just 108 x 10 x 151mm, meaning you can just about squeeze it into a back pocket. The choice of lightweight plastic over steel means it weighs only 150g too, so you aren't going to strain a muscle holding it up to read either. In fact, you can hold it quite comfortably in one hand - something that's not true of other more popular e-ink readers. Unfortunately, it isn't all good news and no matter how much we like the size and shape of the Opus it's hard to get away from the frustrating combination of high price and low build quality.']]>

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