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Reg Hardware have published a review of the Cowon iAudio J3 digital media player. 'At 76g, the J3 is heaver than the old player but the brushed metal highlights alone are justification for that, and the J3 feels the more solid product. While the S9 had external controls for volume, track selection and play/pause tucked away at the top, the J3 moves them to the more logical and easier-to-access position on the right side of the device. The most significant physical improvement is the addition of a Micro SD card slot good for cards of up to 32GB in capacity. And, for the first time in a Cowon player, the built-in storage and the memory card are combined into a unified whole when viewed through the main menu.'

PC Advisor have published a review of the Cowon iAudio V5 portable media player. 'Boasting a 4.8-inch WVGA (800x480) resistive touchscreen that supports 16 million colours, the Cowon V5 uses Windows CE 6.0 as its OS and runs Cowon's own interface. The PMP is powered by a Pentium III 500MHz processor and has an internal memory of 32GB. It is available in 8GB (White colour)/16GB (Black colour)/32GB (White & Black colour). For our review, we put the 32GB (White colour) through its paces. Should you require more space, the Cowon V5 also has an SD-card expansion slot.'

AnythingButiPod have published a review of the Cowon V5 HD portable media player. 'The V5 comes with an AC charger that works internationally; the prongs can be swapped to accommodate American or European power outlets. It outputs a rather beefy 3000mA at 5V, so it charges the player a lot faster than a regular 500mA USB port could. It also comes with yet another unique proprietary USB cable, as is the usual modus operandi of Cowon. Barely any two of their players use the same cables. Comparing that to the standardized world of iPod or Sony Walkman connectors, Cowon's topsy-turvy approach of seemingly randomly picking their players' plugs and jacks is rather annoying. Currently I have five Cowon players in my collection, and I need five different cables to connect them to my PC.'

Reg Hardware have published their review of the Cowon iAudio V5 HD portable media player. 'Physically, the V5 closely resembles the old O2 but whereas the latter only had a 4.3in, 480 x 272 screen, the V5 has an altogether more impressive 4.8in, 800 x 480 panel. Despite the extra half inch it has added to the screen, Cowon has done a good job at keeping the size and weight of the V5 in check. It's just a little wider and taller than the O2 but thinner and lighter. The glossy LCD is bright, vivid and has a full 16.7 million colour palette. If I had to pick a hole, it would be the sensitivity to viewing angle, which is rather poor when rotated about the horizontal axis. Otherwise it's a superb bit of kit.'

PC Advisor have published their review of the Cowon iAudio E2 MP3 player. 'The Cowon iAudio E2 player measures 26.6x64.2x7.7 (mm) which is just as big as a cigarette lighter and it is also quite light at 16.6gm. The Cowon iAudio E2's design is simple and the built is solid. On one end the player is a metallic ring, which apart from enhancing the aesthetic eases carrying it around the neck or on a keychain. On the other end of the player is a headphone jack which also is a port for connecting the data cable (for data transfer and charging the player).'

A review of the Cowon S9 touchscreen portable media player has been posted over at Edd Noble. 'Video wise it plays a lot of codecs out of the box (DivX, Xvid, WMV) so most of the time there is no need to re-code (unlike Sony and Apple) but firmware upgrades add more support, not everything but it's pretty good. It will play some MKV files, I know it's just a container but you know what I mean. The audio for the movies gets the same treatment as the music so that's great! The image quality on the AMOLED screen is almost as rediculously good as the audio! When I watched StarWars on there the space scenes are so deep because of the black levels I had to watch them all on here just to see them properly for the first time ever! Honestly better than any TV I have ever seen!... just small =P. Yeah ok it doesn't work well in the sun but I never expected miracles.'

PC Advisor have published a review of the Cowon iAudio 9 portable media player. 'The Cowon iAudio 9's TFT screen is 2in, displaying QVGA resolution and is just good enough to view the playlist or album art but not videos. Below the screen is a capacitive touchpad which serves as the main controls for the player. It has an unusual pattern with a diagonal touch sensitive strip for scrolling like what we've seen in the iAudio7. Those who used the iAudio7 earlier would not find much of a problem with its controls.'

Engadget have published a review of the Cowon V5 portable media player. 'Cowon's V5 has been out and about in South Korea for just over two months now, but thankfully for the Yanks who are downright flustered with the existing PMP options here in the States, the company has decided to bring this beaut stateside. Boasting a 4.8-inch resistive touchscreen (800 x 480 resolution), a Windows CE 6.0 underlying OS, HDMI / USB sockets (via adapters from a proprietary socket), a voice recorder, integrated speaker, 3.5mm headphone jack, 8/16/32GB of internal storage, an SDHC expansion slot, a battery good for 45 hours of music playback (or 10 hours with video) and a format support list that would drive you batty to read, there's a lot (lot!) to love about this thing on paper. We were fortunate enough to get our hands on one of the first units to ship to America, so hop on past the break for our two pennies.'

AnythingButiPod have published their review of the Cowon iAUDIO 9 MP3 player. 'The iAudio 9's outside housing is made entirely out of a hard matte plastic, it is scratch resistant and more or less fingerprint proof. The screen on the other hand is made of a glass composite, likely Corning's Gorrila Glass, but will still show fingerprints like any other glass screen. The materials and overall feel of the device is very monolithic- materials flow well together and where they meet the tolerances are uniform. The build of the device is very sturdy with a nice weight- not too heavy not too light.'

IT Reviews have published a review of the Cowon iAUDIO E2 Mp3 player. 'The E2 is among the more unassuming audio players of recent times, being around the size of a typical key-fob and, due to its plain black casing and stainless steel loop-ring design, could be forgiven for being dismissed as such on first glance. Of course we've seen this kind of thing before with devices like the Creative Zen Stone and more predominantly the iPod Shuffle, and there's clearly a market here for joggers, commuters and those who for whatever reason feel more comfortable knowing that their favourite collection of tunes is only a pocket away.'