May 31st, 2006 by Chi An

The first Rockchip-based model, RAmos RM100 is getting more attention due to it’s high cost/performance ratio. It is definitely a steal to get a RM100 512MB with 2″ TFT LCD for just RMB499 (approx US$62).
iMP3 recently reviewed the RAmos RM100 and gave it a high mark which is overall 5/6. It has a solid case surface and does play XVID video smoothly @ 20fps on its 2″ screen. However, it does not come with built-in FM tuner.
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May 26th, 2006 by Chi An
Meizu Miniplayer was officially launched in a press conference on 25th May 2006. Chinese iMP3 has received the sample unit of Miniplayer on the next day and posted some close up pictures. It is much more smaller than I expected. It is an iPodized PMP, indeed.
Let see some preview before the review to be done

Meizu Miniplayer with iPod feel
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May 17th, 2006 by Chi An
Recommened retail prices of Meizu M6 (or better known as Mini Player) have just been disclosed, which are RMB699 (approx US$87), RMB850 (approx US$106), RMB1099 (approx US$137), and RMB1599 (approx US$200) for 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB respectively. It’s kinda competitive pricing!

Although we haven’t see any real Mini Player in action, iMP3 managed to get some images of the production line of Mini Player. All components used are fully compliance with European standards.

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May 10th, 2006 by Chi An

MSI recently introduced their latest Digi Player 600 in Europe. It is a very typical iPod Shuffle lookalike MP3 player with display. Digi Player 600 only comes with 1GB of storage capacity. It features a tiny 65K colors OLED display, Fm tuner and voice recording that an iPod Shuffle doesn’t have. If you don’t mind the tiny screen, Digi Player 600 may also playback video for you!
MSI Digi Player 600 is now only available in Europe for 50.71 Euro (approx US$65), including VAT.
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April 29th, 2006 by Chi An

It’s about another 6 weeks to wait for Fifa World Cup 2006. If you’re a soccer fan, you probably take take a look at Matsunichi MF228. Matsunichi announced that its football MP3 player, MF228 will be available worldwide by 1st May 2006. It specs is almost same as Shiro AS, except its diameter. Matsunichi MF228 has a diameter of 45.2mm while Shiro AS is 37.4mm.
Specs:
- 80 x 48 OLED display
- Supports MP3, WMA, WAV audio playback
- Built-in FM tuner with 30 presets
- Voice recording, FM recording
- Built-in lithium-polymer battery
- Up to 10 hours battery life
- Stopwatch, timer
[Product Page via ZOL ]