Cube U5 Runs on Android 2.1
China-based Cube claims their latest Cube U5 is the first PMP runs on Andriod 2.1 with Rockchip solution. Well, the title doesn’t matter. It just means that consumer will get a cheaper andriod toy soon. Cube U5 is built on Rockchip RK2816 chip and running Google Andriod 2.1 OS. No other information disclosed so far.
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Firmware Fix for SIREN / ILO MP3 Player
Oct 11, 2006 MP3 Players, Others Players, Software, Tips & Tricks
If you are one of the Siren or ILO owner, you might be driven crazy about their crappy firmware. One of my reader has got it fixed with upgrading its firmware. He had left a solution on my old post (Siren MP3 Player: Q&A)
My Siren 512MB Mp3 player was caught in a continuous loop on boot up. I
contacted the support department and they sent me a link to the firmware
installer. After running the software my Mp3 player is functional once
again.
Here is the instruction for the fix:
Tags: ILO, MP3 Players, Siren
iRiver E10′s Btamin for you
Aug 22, 2006 iRiver, MP3 Players, Software
Still remember the brain shower that features in LG FM20? Now iRiver is also bring up similar idea to its iRiver E10! It is called Btamin (Brain Vitamin). Btamin actually helps you to release stress through some soft musics and few nice pictures. E10′s owners can take this Btamin by play the Btamin flash movies in their E10.

iRiver E10
[ Get your Btamin here ]
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More Free Games for iRiver U10
We did mention about free contents for iRiver U10 before. Now, we have even more contents for free! iRiver America has provided a list of games contributed by developers from all over the world, including Barn Baron, Flash Vegas, Logjam and so on. All of these games are developed based on Macromedia Flash Lite.

Logjam by BlueskyNorth
Free Addons For iRiver U10
Do you own an iRiver U10? Here is some free stuffs for your little thumbthing! With great extensibility of Macromedia Flash Lite, your can easily add an addon into your thumbthing such as games, background images and sounds.
Now, iRiver has kept a list of these cool stuffs for its U10 community. You can download them right away for free!

Screenshot of dancing
{ [Download here -> http://www.iriver.com/u10/board/sharecontents/share_list.asp] }
Screensavers for Sony NW-E40X/E50X Series
Are you the owner of Sony NW-E40x/E50x? Here are two screensavers for your gadgets! But please make sure you have the correct version of firmware on your network walkman. The screensavers only work with firmware version 2.00!

File name: aquarium.nwm
File size: 39.5 KB
[Download -> /wp-content/aquarium.nwm]

File name: stardust.nwm
File size: 28.2 KB
[Download -> /wp-content/aquarium.nwm ]
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iTunes Finally Supports Podcasting
The new version of iTunes allows users to browse, find, sample and subscribe to thousands of free radio, and synchronise to their iPods. Yes, in Apple’s word, Podcast is the next generation of radio!
The iTunes v4.9 has included the Podcast Directory, which features over 3,000 free audio programs. The content of these podcasts are namely from ABC News, Adam Curry, BBC, Clear Channel, The Dawn and Drew Show, Disney, Engadget, ESPN, Newsweek and NPR member stations such as KCRW in Los Angeles and WGBH in Boston. Meanwhile, the company has also launched a “Publish Podcasts to the Music Store� information page for submitting your own podcast RSS feed for consideration. { [Download iTunes v4.9 -> http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/] } { via [iPodlounge -> http://www.ipodlounge.com/index.php/news/comments/apple-releases-itunes-49-featuring-podcast-downloads/] }Firmware Upgrade for MobiBlu DAH-1500
Still remember to the cutie MobiBlu DAH-1500 (a.k.a JNC SSF-8100)? It’s firmware is now updated to version 1.56.
The changes of the new firmware are:- add Fast Forwarding and Rewinding within a track
- add Repeat One function
- add file sort function
- Improved file navigation
How to update firmware?
Here are some step-by-step guides for you!
- Unzip downloaded file. (fw.bin, f1.sys)
- Connect your MP3 player to PC
- Copy fw.bin and f1.sys into root folder of your MP3 player
- Safety remove your MP3 player from PC
- Check “Menu -> OS VER” for firmware version. If it is v1.56, firmware is successfully updated.
Please make sure your MP3 player has sufficient battery power to finish the updating process. It may damage your MP3 player if the updating process is interrupted due to insufficient battery power.{ Download: [MobiBlu DAH-1500 -> http://www.mobiblu.com/firmware/dnloap.asp?upfile=156F_FirmUp.zip], [JNC SSF-8100 -> http://www.jnc-digital.com/download/156CFR_FirmUp.zip] } { via [DAPreview -> http://www.dapreview.net/comment.php?comment.news.1727] }
Software update for iAudio X5
Jun 27, 2005 Software
The new JetAudio VX includes Video Converter program which can convert most of movie files to MPEG4 files. However, there is no update information for new JetShell.
{ [Download JetAudio VX -> http://eng.iaudio.com/zeroboard/zboard.php?id=C08&page=1&sn1=&divpage=1&bmenu=download&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&bmenu=download&desc=asc&no=151&bmenu=download] }
{ [Download JetShell v3.20 -> http://eng.iaudio.com/zeroboard/zboard.php?id=C08&page=1&sn1=&divpage=1&bmenu=download&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&select_arrange=headnum&bmenu=download&desc=asc&no=150&bmenu=download] }
BadApple – Podcast Plug-in for iTunes
Jun 21, 2005 Software
BadApple adds a Podcasts link to iTunes. This can be used to browse through categories to find podcasts. Double-clicking on the podcast will loads it into the iTunes library.
[More screenshots -> http://badfruit.com/screenshots.html]
For those who can’t wait for the release of iTunes v4.9, you can [download BadApple here -> http://badfruit.com/download.html]! Remember, please read BadFruit’s disclaimer:
BadApple is NOT from the Beatles. It’s also not from Apple Computer Inc. It’s definitely not endorsed or approved by Apple. In fact, I’m pretty sure they wouldn’t want you to use BadApple.{ via [Podcasting News -> http://www.podcastingnews.com/archives/2005/06/free_plugin_add.html] }

