August 18th, 2005 by Chi An
Most of the Korean prefer made in Korea in any kind of stuffs, even a small component insides MP3 players. Because of this strong sense of nationalism, they come out with a reputable brand, Telechips, in the digital audio player industry.
Generally, its position is between
Sigmatel and
Philips‘ decoders. It has better sound quality than Sigmatel and yet it can still maintain lower price than Philips. Due to the stragegic position, Telechips has the supports from many Korean manufacturers, such as
DATUM,
DEC,
WEWA, and so on. Thus, it makes Telechips a reputable brand in the industry.
The most common model of Telechips’ solution is
TCC73x series.
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August 16th, 2005 by Chi An
I guess this is the most excited news in this August! The amazing iRiver U10 is going to be released on 22nd August 2005 in Korea. Together with its release, iRiver also introduces a nickname for it, thumbthing!
The recommended retail price for iRiver U10 is 286000 Won (approx
US$281) for 512MB and 339000 Won (approx
US$333) for 1GB.
More info
{ via
iRiver Korea }
August 14th, 2005 by Chi An
Finally, the Creative Zen Micro Photo is gonna for real! It is expected to hit store in the end of September or early of October. It seems that Creative has made some changes on it. But what are they?
- It has more capacity now! Not just 5GB or 6GB but 8GB!
- It is cheaper than the priced announced before, US$249.
- Lower power consumption, up to 15 hours of playback rather than 12 hours.
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August 13th, 2005 by Chi An
Cowon has recently launched its latest iAudio M5 in Korea. It is an iAudio X5 without color screen and video support. Well, iMP3.net capable to get an engineering sample to be tested before the launching.
Let see what did they say about it!
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August 12th, 2005 by Chi An
Apple’s iPod series may be the most popular in lot of countries. But at least not in South Korea. According to a survey performed by GfK Marketing Services Korea, the top three market leaders of are homegrown manufacturer. They are ReignCom/iRiver, Samsung and Cowon with the marketshare of 31%, 14% and 13% respectively. So where is iPod?
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