Philips hasn’t been a significant heavyweight in the DAP player market, but they have a new flash based personal media player that is looking pretty swanky.

Available in 8gb, 4gb or 2gb capacities the Philips SA6185 sports a 3.5″ LCD display with a 320 x 240 resolution, built-in speakers, and a 5 hour video life.

Double action search keys allow easy speed control when scrolling through large libraries. You can choose to move through your playlist one song or video at a time or just press and hold down a little harder to SuperScroll swiftly to your desired file.

Other features include Mp3, and WMA support for audio and WMV video file support, all in a 196 x 30 x 214 mm with a .153kg weight. It doesn’t look like the interface sports a touch screen and we doubt it’s anything near the quality of the Apple iPod Touch, but for WMA and WMV fans this is a nice looking possibility…

Philips SA6185 - 8GB Audio / Video Player at consumer.philips.com

In the world of today, the MP3 players happen to be the fastest and easiest way if you want to listen to music. What has been found that they are very light and are therefore quite easy to carry around more than ever those who are on the go? On the other hand, MP3 players are to a large extent cheaper than CD players, largely available in market, with advanced error-correction and anti-shock features. With so many options, it can be tough to know what MP3 players are worth shelling out the cash for - in particular if you are forced to be confined within a budget. The cameras and MP3 players are for fun, but the next wave of add-ons for cell phones and laptops may help users keep track of their health. In this way the evolution of MP3 players are having a constant change, heightening the aspiration of the common people.

With the passage of years it is found that the technology is also expanding by leaps and bounds. To be very precise, the saga of technology has indeed progressed to so much that the hard drive MP3 players in the present time are reaching the 100GB mark. The players with flash that are released have more memory and are on the rise. Most of the headphones that ship with MP3 players are mediocre at best. MP3 players are increasingly replacing traditional CD players there. Nowadays, the situation is that when you able to create your own standard Audio CD that can be played in regular CD players as well as MP3 data CD that can be played in portable MP3 players and DVD players. You are able to keep many songs on these small players, some even as much as 100 tracks of quality audio. Most players can support the following formats mp3, wmv and mp4. In this regard, it should be mentioned that at the commencement of this very device none did ever presume that within a few years it would take the entire globe on fire! The development through the notion of evolution has been most outstanding. Indeed, there are many portable MP3 Players which are able to double as a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA).

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Portable MP4 players are the cool toys to have these days. Not only do they let you watch movies and listen to audio files, you can look at cartoons and other types of animations. These are so popular because they fit in your pocket and you can carry them with you on a long boring trip. They can carry a lot more files than most players. These will be a hot item for the next few years. Get yours today and get all the features that make them popular as part of the package. They also have accessories that you can add to your portable MP4 player as well for even more viewing.

MP4 players are hand held devices that are actually used in the compression of audio and video files. It is short for MPEG which stands for Motion Picture Expert Group 4. Being lightweight to handle, you can carry them in your pocket and listen to music or watch a movie. Take them along on that long bus or airplane trip, and take some of your favorite shows to watch. These are great for downloading information because they have a really speedy download time if you are connected with broadband. They condense the files, and when you play them, the quality of the pictures and sound is just amazing. They can also play older formats as well, such as the MP3 formats.

MPEG-1 brought the first full motion video to CD. MPEG-2 was for the DVD format. MPEG-4 will be made for the Internet and downloading from the Internet or uploading to it. The device has been around since 1999. They have been working the bugs out so to speak. There are plenty of mediums that the MP4 player can handle. These include text, animations, pictures from your camera, movies, audio, sound, and some Quick time movies. They simply capture the medium and convert it to the correct format for the player.

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Imagine the freedom to choose a new phone as often as you like, constantly taking different forms, functions and designs. Imagine a world of connected consumer electronics devices, where you can share information with the world in ways you never thought possible.

Modu enables you to create an entirely new communication experience to meet your changing needs, preferences and style. You can switch modu jackets as often as you like according to your changing lifestyle and personal expression needs – transforming modu from a stylish phone or business tool to a workout companion or a powerful entertainment system. It’s as easy as slipping modu in and out.

modu allows you to have impact and make a dynamic fashion statement. modu jackets come custom branded with your favorite fashion brands, movies or music artists – all pre-loaded with exclusive content and a unique UI.

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The craze of buying electronic gadgets is not for geeks and nerds anymore. This fever has spread from teenagers to working women and men to your grandparents. It is an item one must have in their pockets or purse which is a great way to kill time while listening to something you love. I hardly see anyone walking around without headsets in their ears or a gadget they are fiddling with which has replaced a person’s companionship. The mp3 and mp4 players available in the market are not entertainment but have become a necessity for everyone. The machine is absolutely addictive with great other features to keep you occupied.

The development in electronic devices is constantly improving day by day. I do not think so any workers of well known brands go to sleep ever, as one model arrives in the market and another one is on its way. You cannot keep your eyes off the websites and sales as there is always something new for you to purchase. Play stations, computer games, software, game boy, mp3 players and mp4 players are something that has always been in the limelight. In all these devices I believe the most famous thing that took all the attention is mp3 and mp4 players. The reasons for that are multiple, starting with their mobility and miniature size followed by their longer running time duration and the fact that you can personalize them.

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Apple just launched a new color for their latest iPod Nano generation. Looks like Valentine’s Day is not far away again as the new color for the iPod nano is pink.

Video in your pocket - It’s the small iPod with one very big idea: video. The world’s most popular music player now lets you enjoy movies, TV shows, and more on a two-inch display that’s 65% brighter than before.

Enhanced interface - Experience a whole new way to browse and view your music and video.

Cover Flow - Browse through your music collection by flipping through album art. Select an album to turn it over and see the track list.

The Apple store offers the 8GB Pink iPod nano for $199.

Engraving is free, making the new pink iPod nano a great gift.

The Apple store features a whole Valentine’s Day gift guide. As with Christmas, almost all products in the Apple store would be great Valentine gifts, besides software or cables.

More details on the Apple Store - apple.com

International fashion house Gucci Group has pounced on the market opportunity inherent for third parties in the success of Apple Computer’s iPod introducing its own designer iPod carrying case.

Gucci Sets Its Sights on Apple - Designer carrying case will cost you almost as much as an iPod.

Available online through Gucci’s U.S. stores, the Gucci iPod case is available in multiple colors and costs almost as much as an $195. The Gucci iPod case is available in this season’s Gucci colors - beige/ebony GG plus with dark brown leather trim, red/green/green web carrying handle, and silver hardware.

So, did you take our word and pick up the free yet most expensive iPod in the world? Yup, Xexoo was giving away iPods free - if you paid for pimping them with 18k gold, which cost you close to $14,000. Well, now all you need Gucci iPod case, complete with GG logo and green Gucci web on the strap. Music for your brand-sensitive ears?

About Gucci:

The House of Gucci, better known as simply Gucci, is an Italian iconic fashion and leather goods label. It was founded by Guccio Gucci in Florence in 1921. Gucci is considered one of the most famous, prestigious, and easily recognizable fashion brands in the world. The House of Gucci belongs to the French conglomerate company Pinault-Printemps-Redoute (PPR). Gucci generated over US$7 billion worldwide of revenue in 2006 according to BusinessWeek magazine and was ranked 46th in the magazine’s annual chart “Top 100 Brands”. For this reason Gucci is the second biggest selling fashion brand after LVMH. Most importantly Gucci is the biggest selling Italian brand in the world. Gucci operates about 425 stores worldwide and it wholesales its products through franchisees and upscale department stores.

News source: ilounge.com & techtilldate.com

On one side the machines are getting advanced day by day and on the other side the data files are being modified too. The new data file extensions are a way to minimize large amount of information into small spaces giving more room to all sorts of data files. At first we had different file extensions for video and audio files but mp4 extension solved this segregation. Now mp4 format is being used in all kinds of electronic gadgets supporting audio and video display compressing the file letting it take less space in your hard drive and allowing more wiggle room to more mp4 extension files.

When digital audio and video was new to the market, file extensions for both of them were different that took more space in a hard drive. Later when gadgets became smaller and storage space became larger, the need was felt to minimize the storage space of files especially digital audio and digital video without compromising their quality. That is when mp4 format kicked in allowing audio and video files to be played with this single format which compresses each file leaving extra space rather than taking it. The mp4 format is similar to Apple’s QuickTime format which supports multimedia files. The only difference between QuickTime and MP4 format is that MP4 format supports QuickTime as well as MPEG file extensions.

As mp4 file extensions take less space in your storage capacity, therefore people felt the urge to convert other file extensions like mp3, AVI, WMV, RM, WAV, MPEG and other digital audio and video file formats into mp4. That is when multiple converter software for mp4 formats was in demand and being downloaded frequently. Apart of their compressing quality, mp4 format files are now being supported by every new electronic gadgets and cell phones in the shops including iPod, Sony Ericsson, Sony Walkman, Wii, Samsung SGH ULTRA Series, iPhone, Blackberry, Xbox 360, Nokia N series, Play Station 3, Zune and many more. The softwares that already support mp4 formats are winamp, iTunes, jetAudio, Media Player Classic, Real Plyaer, QuickTime, VLC Media Player, Zune Marketplace, Nero Burning ROM, 3ivx and some others.

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In the past, iLuv has made some speaker docks that underwhelmed PC Magazine – most notably last year’s iLuv i199, which was a victim of trying to do too many things at once. The new line from iLuv, though still feature-heavy, seems to be focused on simplifying the docks a bit. The i1255 is dubbed a “desktop iPod/DVD player” by the company, and it outputs 5.1 audio from its thin-frame dock. The DVD player also plays CDs, MP3 CDs, as well as JPEG and Kodak picture CDs. The iPod dock is compatible with the new generation of iPods released back in September. There are no speakers included, so consumers should think of this as a DVD player that happens to have an iPod dock integrated. The $150 i1255 will hit stores in March.

The i399, available this month, is a Bluetooth-enabled 2.1 speaker dock for iPods. Using the included “BluePin II”, a detachable Bluetooth transmitter, users have the ability to stream music from an iPod docked in the i399 to a pair of Bluetooth headphones, or send music from, say, a Bluetooth phone to the i399’s speakers.

Full news: PCmag.com

Packard Bell, one of the leading consumer electronics brands in Europe, today expanded its line-up of MP3 players with the Eclipse portable media player.

Featuring a large 2.2-inch widescreen colour TFT display for vibrant movie playback, compatibility with a wide range of media formats, and high quality in-ear headphones, Eclipse offers a comprehensive and affordable mobile entertainment experience.

Today, consumers have fallen in love with portable media players because they’re the perfect match for today’s mobile lifestyle,

says Emmanuel Fromont, Sales & Marketing Vice President, Packard Bell.

In the very competitive flash-memory player segment, our new Eclipse raises the bar for quality, with a big widescreen display and high-quality inear headphones.

In keeping with Packard Bell’s tradition of design and performance, the slim Eclipse is barely 12mm thick, making it perfect for enjoying video, photos and music on-the-go. The 2.2-inch TFT display and in-ear headphones are combined to provide a vibrant entertainment experience.

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