I guess you must agree that the hottest Cowon’s product must be its iAudio 6. Exact details of the iAudio 6 are still unknown yet. The only thing disclosed is that it features a 4GB 0.85″ MicroDrive and touch sensitive navigation control. The suggested price is estimated to be around $200 - $250.
DAPreview has captured some video demonstration of iAudio 6 during their visit to Cowon’s booth.
{ Download demo here }
We can’t see Rio’s booth in this year CES since the pullout of D&M Holdings in MP3 player industry. Nevertheless, DAPreview managed to peek on the unannounced Rio Avalon during an interview with SigmaTel’s Hugo Fiennes, the man behind the Rio Karma, Chroma, Avalon, Cubic, and Opel.
We got a product demonstation of Sigmatel’s reference design for a player that’s just like the Rio Avalon - an 8gb MicroDrive based player which has the same body style as the Rio Carbon but has a color screen and all the features of the Rio Karma. All that and more… video playback, animated backgrounds, album art, semi-transparent menu overlays, etc. Very nice. We also learned details of the Opel - which could have been, which still could be - the ultimate DAP.
{ via DAPreview }
AVC Technology announced today that the company has put off the the release of its Signeo SN-M550. The flash-based MP3 player was scheduled to be released in this month. With the new developed Lithium Polymer battery, it is expected capable to play MP3, WMA, OGG, and WAV audio up to 130 hours continuosly.
However, the company has faced some technical difficulties during the development with the new battery. These problem are not able to be solved shortly. Thus, the release of SN-M550 is delayed.
{ Press Release via AV Watch (babelfished) }
There was a rumor about BENQ to quit MP3 player market last month. However, BENQ didn’t respond on this matter. But now, the company clears the doubt by launching 2 new models in its Joybee product line.
BENQ Joybee P205
This is not a joke! It’s the worst case I’ve seen. The Korean MP3 player maker, MPIO Co. Ltd. lost their trademark in China. The Korean maker does not own the right of the brand “MPIO” in China! The trademark “MPIO” is registered by some Taiwanese businessman before the real owner reach China. Now, the Korean is using its old name “Digitalway” in China.
www.mpio.com.cn
Feel familiar with this website? It is almost exactly same as MPIO global website. But hell, this is a website of fake MPIO! The official website of MPIO China website is as below.
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