The Music Player Blog

The end of Zune? It’s not just the music anymore (ZDNet)

Admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:01:57 +0000

Is this the beginning of the end for the Microsoft Zune? In a story about Microsoft’s quest to beat Google, the Financial Times writes that Steve Ballmer seems “all but ready to throw in the towel on the Zune,” which hasn’t come close to being an iPod killer. The piece hints that Ballmer is more interested in the music player business from an angle that Microsoft knows well - software. As …

Pioneer’s DV-420V upscaling DVD player somehow makes MP3s sound better (Engadget)

Admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:07:36 +0000

Pioneer already blew out its good stuff this morning, but it saved this gem for a little afternoon delight. The DV-420V 1080p upconverting DVD player not only makes your existing DVD collection look its best, but it’s the first deck to feature “an exclusive MP3 encoding capability for supreme music portability.” Oddly enough, those are pretty much the only details we’re given on the …

Pioneer Elevates Digital Music with New Upconverting DVD Player (Centre Daily Times)

Admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:07:36 +0000

Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc. today debuts the new Pioneer® DV-420V 1080p upconverting DVD player, which is the first to feature an exclusive MP3 encoding capability for supreme music portability. Combining HDMI™ connectivity with advanced multi-format playback, Pioneer’s new player is an ideal source device for secondary room settings. Extremely compact in size, the DV-420V features a length …

Pioneer Elevates Digital Music with New Upconverting DVD Player (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:07:36 +0000

LAS VEGAS—-Pioneer Electronics Inc. today debuts the new Pioneer® DV-420V 1080p upconverting DVD player, which is the first to feature an exclusive MP3 encoding capability for supreme music portability.

Player that reaches into a hard drive and pulls out media (International Herald Tribune)

Admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:07:35 +0000

Seagate’s FreeAgent Theater HD media player taps into a portable hard drive to put video, photos and music on a television set.

SanDisk releases slotRadio for casual music listeners (Geek.com)

Admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:07:35 +0000

In September last year SanDisk introduced their alternative music format called slotMusic which basically saw albums supplied on memory cards instead of CDs. This was then backed up when in October SanDisk introduced the slotMusic player which we later reviewed positively. Now they have expanded their range of slot products with the announcement of the […]

CES: SanDisk unveils memory card-based music player (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:07:34 +0000

SanDisk Corp unveiled a portable digital music system based on memory cards preloaded with songs, signaling a shift in its strategy to compete against the iPod.

Samsung First to Launch Digital Music Player With Immersion’s Touch Feedback (Centre Daily Times)

Admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:07:34 +0000

Immersion Corporation (NASDAQ:IMMR), the leading developer and licensor of touch feedback technology, powers the advanced haptic (touch feedback) user experience in Samsung’s new subscription-enabled digital media player, the P3. The P3, the first digital media player in the world to include touch feedback, is showing at this week’s Consumer Electronics Showcase in Las Vegas and is expected to …

Samsung Unveils True Haptic Feedback and Music Hot Touch Key in Award-Winning MP3 Player (Broadcast Newsroom)

Admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:07:34 +0000

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today unveiled its award-winning widescreen portable multimedia player, the P3. Recognized for its evolutionary EmoTure’ interface with true haptic feedback and forward-thinking design, the P3 was selected as a CES Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Award honoree.

Samsung Unveils True Haptic Feedback and Music Hot Touch Key in Award-Winning MP3 Player (Centre Daily Times)

Admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:07:34 +0000

Samsung Electronics America, Inc., a market leader and award-winning innovator in consumer electronics, today unveiled its award-winning widescreen portable multimedia player, the P3. Recognized for its evolutionary EmoTure™ interface with true haptic feedback and forward-thinking design, the P3 was selected as a CES Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Award honoree. Samsung’s new P3 will …