I’ve seen this picture at iRiverfans forum. The webmaster said it will be the new member of iRiver G series. From the button layout of the picture, it seems to have mobile phone features. Well, it looks pretty much photoshoped! Let see what happen then 
[ via iRiverfans ]
iFixit recently published a complete guide on how to disassemble the world smallest MP3 player - iPod Shuffle 2
Well, let skip all the dissassembling process. What I want to know is what the heck inside this tiny thing!
On the top of its circuit logic board, you can see five button sensors, ARM chip and data cable ribbon. No idea about the ARM chip, but it has the number: 337S3300 844A N05WDK01 0642 ARM
The bottom of the board has a Li-ion polymer battery and headphone jack plug, which is most impressive part of iPod Shuffle 2. The plug is multi-modal and switches between USB, analog audio, and possibly power modes.
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When Reigncom first introduced the world smallest MP3 player - iRiver S10, many people were wonder what make it so tiny. Now the secret revealed, it is the new Samsung chip. It is a microcontroller unit that integrates both audio decoder and NAND flash in a single chip. Thus, it made the S10 so compact.
Dissected iRiver S10
Have you wonder what is inside the Teclast T29 that we talked about before? We have some pictures of this dual core digital audio player here. Let’s have a look on it now!
You might not familiar with Teclast since it is maily appear in China mainland. The company is the first MP3 manufacturer that introduces dual core in MP3 players. Err0r has sent me his exclusive review on his Teclast T29 on the new Teclast fansite - Teclasters. The T29 is third generation of Teclast’s dual core MP3 player that powered by Korean’s Telechips TCC770 and UK’s Wolfson WM8750S
The Teclast T29 is a small, great looking and cheap player. It has all the regular functions required of modern digital audio players as well as some additional ones. A generous accessory pack is bundled with the player. A great piece of additional eye-candy is that the background “pulsates”, fades and un-fades.
It has some points that annoy me somewhat. First off, it displays a Unicode font (Courier?) – the type of English text you see when browsing Asian websites. Secondly, the slightly loose top button. Thirdly, the fact that the strap only can be attached to the pouch and not the player itself. Finally, the navigation can take some time to be understood and mastered.
The Teclast T29 is a great player. Good functions, good bundle of accessories, good sound and a nice exterior. Its small size makes it very portable and its cheap price makes it very affordable. Teclast are prompt with firmware updates. Just two days ago a new firmware was released for the T29 fixing some problems and improving navigation, making it more logical. If this continues, in some time some of my annoyances towards this player could be extinguished.
[ Read full review here ]
Thanks, Err0r!
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