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		<title>Important Facts About Mp3 And Mp4 Players</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:23:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
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<p>Starting with mp3 players that were introduced first are mpeg compatible devices that play music of all kind. The more you have a storage space in your mp3 player the better. This way you do not have to worry about low disk space. These players are compatible with your computers as well without installing any extra drivers from where you can download fresh, new music and transfer it on your player. Carry around with you everywhere and kill time anywhere and everywhere. One might not use the word “bored” if he or she owns mp3 player. Now these mp3 players also provide FM radio where you can listen to live transmission through a battery that can run for hours. The battery is rechargeable mostly through a USB from your computer which allows long battery life although you can still carry around an extra battery to extend your mp3 player time.</p>
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<p>Now focusing on mp4 player, the difference between mp3 and mp4 is their file support. Mp4 player not only supports audio but video, images as well as subtitles. As it supports video plus images therefore, every mp4 player has a display screen. Some of the mp4 players are now available with a camera of different mega pixels. The quality of audio and video has been improved in this format allowing people to enjoy quality with clarity. The best part of owning mp4 player is you get everything that mp3 players have in addition to the extended durability and storage limit as mp4 formats take a lot less space than mp3 format.</p>
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<p>Due to its less storage consumption every cell phone supports mp4 format as well. Mp4 player is new and improved and is not just about music but it also supports E-books, games, E-dictionary, recording, 1.5 GB to 100 GB of storage, lyrics display and support of multiple languages. So when purchasing mp4 player you just do not get one single feature but a lot of other stuff which makes every penny worth it.<br />
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		<title>Experience Quality And Clarity With MP4 Format</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 22:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Media Adviser</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>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.</p>
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<p>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.</p>
<p>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, <a href="http://www.zune.com/" target="_blank">Zune Marketplace</a>, Nero Burning ROM, 3ivx and some others.</p>
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<p>The softwares listed above can be used to play digital audio and digital video files if they are already in mp4 format but what about those files those are in some different file extensions. Well converter softwares are the answer to your question. These softwares convert absolutely any file extensions into mp4 format without compromising their quality and making sure the files take less space than before. Now with the help of these converter softwares like MP4 Converter, Xilisoft, etc which is easily available on the internet converting any kind of file extensions proficiently into mp4 formats for all sorts of gadgets and cell phones. For your convenience these softwares are available for trial versions and then later can be purchased if they fulfill your requirement as mp4 converter software.</p>
<p>Search for a converter software for mp4 format now and enjoy digital audio and video with less storage space and great quality. Once tried these softwares you would not switch back to old file extensions as audio and video clarity is everything that matters these days. Other then all advantages of mp4 format some of the disadvantages of this file extension still stands including piracy and licensing problems that are now greater in mp4 than mp3 due to their recognition. Observation also tells that the file size of mp4 is small but still it somehow takes more time to download even using a broadband connection.<br />
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		<title>iLuv i199 iPod Speaker System</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:40:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s not that the iLuv i199 iPod Speaker System doesn&#8217;t work, it simply tries to do too much. The result is a frustrating user experience exacerbated by a clunky remote and unintuitive controls. Sure, it has two programmable alarms that can use your Apple iPod. It can also play MP3s directly off a USB thumb [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s not that the iLuv i199 iPod Speaker System doesn&#8217;t work, it simply tries to do too much. The result is a frustrating user experience exacerbated by a clunky remote and unintuitive controls. Sure, it has two programmable alarms that can use your Apple iPod. It can also play MP3s directly off a USB thumb drive. It plays your CDs (including data CDs), too, and it has a radio tuner. The speaker is even Bluetooth-capable. Trying to navigate these features via the remote, however, is a lost cause. That&#8217;s because the membrane buttons rarely work, and it is often hard to figure out what button is in charge of a specific function. In short, there are plenty of iPod docks available that are much better, even if they have fewer features.</p>
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<p>The iLuv i199 has a striking, polished black contour, but it is probably too bulky to win any design awards. At roughly 15 by 7.8 by 5 inches and with a substantial weight, you&#8217;ll need a sturdy bookshelf or a lot of space on your desktop for this one. iLuv also covers the i199 in stickers that are hard to peel off. I sincerely hope that my review unit is an anomaly. If not, be prepared for &#8220;sticker shock&#8221;—and to use Goo Gone to get rid of it all.</p>
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<p>The front face of the i199 has a 5- by 1-inch LCD display with a CD slot below it. This LCD displays the time and date, as well as whatever information it can about the music or radio station you&#8217;re listening to. Sometimes this means artist name and song title, other times you get only a track number and countdown clock. Most of the controls are on the top of the device. Open the lid to reveal the iPod dock, USB drive dock, and the BluePin connection (BluePin is the company&#8217;s proprietary Bluetooth technology).</p>
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<p>Below them are buttons controlling the alarm, time, radio, memory (not internal memory—this is for programming CD tracks), play mode, sleep, and the vaguely titled yet most important button on the device: Function. Below these sits another row of buttons: Wake To (your alarm settings), Snooze/Dimmer, and Alarm Off (which is also the power button). On either side are circular buttons that on the left control skipping, play/pause, stop, and presets and on the right control volume. The rear panel has, from left to right, FM Antenna, Aux in, AM antenna, and iPod A/V Out. The dock comes with an FM antenna, an AM antenna, a lousy remote, a 3.5mm-to-RCA A/V cable, a 3.5mm stereo-out cable, iPod dock adapters, and a fairly thorough manual.</p>
<p>The i199 does pack fairly powerful speakers that can get quite loud without distorting much. The overall sound quality is pretty good, with crisp mids and highs. There is not much bass presence, but the low end is not sorely absent, as it is on, say, the Eos Wireless speakers. The bottom line is, however, the speakers don&#8217;t blow me away. If they did, many of the unit&#8217;s design flaws could be forgiven.</p>
<p><em>Full review by <a href="http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2704,2173210,00.asp" target="_blank">PCmag.com</a></em><br />
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