The MP3 Players

Chinese PCPOP recently received a sample unit of LG FM20 to be reviewed. The website has published some close up pictures of this stylish MP3 player before it is reviewed. It looks so cool!

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LG had shown off its latest FM30 at CES 2006 two weeks ago. It is expected to be available in China very soon. Besides the typical MP3, WMA and OGG playback, LG FM30 also supports MPEG-4 playback that plays in a 1.77″ 260K colors OLED screen. It is built in with a 810mA lithium battery that enable it to play up to 60 hours continuosly.

It seems that LG tends to make its MP3 player to have more AI. FM30 capables to performs an automatic firmware upgrade itself. Once the player is plugged into PC, it will search for new firmware through internet. Besides, it can also adjust EQ automatically (same as LG FM20
).

Nevertheless, there is no exact release date and pricing announced yet!

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Apple has just announced its iPod Radio Remote at Macworld 2006. It is a wired remote playback control for iPod Nano and iPod 5G. Besides, the remote also offers FM tuner functionality. Its suggested retail price is $49, same price range with a Griffin iFM but with less features.

The iPod Radio Remote supports FM stations from 87.5 to 107.9MHz (in both the US and European standards) and 76 to 90MHz (the Japanese standard). You can switch between the different standards when traveling.

It seems that FM radio doesn’t matter to Steve Jobs. You probably won’t see future iPod with built-in FM tuner. Why don’t we just buy a Creative’s Zen Vision:M that has all the features!

{ Product Page via Engadget }