The largest French gadget blog has reviewed our Nationite OS-43 and the verdict is good:
To have had this Nationite OS-43, I must say that the device is fairly complete, the design is quite beautiful and robust. Once turned on, the interface is different for once a noname classic, we note that an effort was made on that side, for against the interface is not at all obvious! Indeed, the screen is not touch, use the sensitive controls on the right of it (see video). The video rendering, it is good enough, especially since it is not necessary to encode your video files (max 800 × 480). Regarding audio, it's classic in the end even if the output is clean enough despite a lack of dynamism. In the end, it was therefore a quite correct and complete for less than 100 euros, this is not the
I know i have already posted about the ability for Onda VX747 and VX777 players to have Linux loaded onto it, well user SycoKU has provided a video of his modded VX777 playing a video, looks quite nice.
Read the guide on how to load linux onto a VX747/VX777 player
Chuwi's W3000 MID seem to be a quick starter, within 15seconds the MID is up and running, when compared to the SmartQ Q5, which takes 45 seconds to a minute to start, the W3000 looks like a darn Ferrari. Now comparing WinCE loading to a scaled down Ubuntu OS may not be fair, but for those that just want to quickly start up their player and start browsing the web or watch a video, waiting a minute can seem like forever and you would certainly hope that something as compact as the W3000 would startup fast.
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Ainol has announced another player to their alphabet soup line up of players, the V6000HDV, like the V6000HDS, the HDV will also use the same Sochip SC8600, whic will be capable of upto 1080i video resolution playback and even MKV support.
The only real difference between the HDV and HDS model is the screen size, the HDV will have a smaller 4.3" screen, other than that the player will be almost identical to the existing HDS model.
As nice as it is to see players capable of doing better video playback, it is apparant that companies like Ainol care less for actually making their players more functional and utilizing the full potential of their media chips. So from us to Ainol, less players more functionality!
Chuwi sent us over some images of their new W3000 MID, some images look to be off a finished prototype and another seems to be an unfinished model with no Chuwi branding on it. The actual device is pretty small, with only a 4.1" screen it does make for a more compact MID compared to what else is there.
We have also been told that the device will have bluetooth and GPS, along with Wifi, but only the Wifi will be built in, the other two will be via USB. Apparently the bluetooth dongle will come with the player, but the GPS antenna will be sold separately. Still no word on pricing, but we will speculate that this will be lowest priced of the current MIDs that are coming out from China.
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The people over at UMPC Portal got their hands on a brand spanking new SmartQ Q7 and done a nice unboxing review of it. The first thing that surprised us was the English OS, which has been lacking on the Q5, we were expecting it to have the same default Chinese language OS that the Q5 had.
The video does show off the compact and the seemingly ligh weight of the device, but it does look plasticy and the viewing stand that is attached to the back of it looks quite flimsy. As expected the Q7 performs much like the Q5, a bit sluggish with still bugs to be worked out, however i myself like the slim and light body design, just not a fan of the plasticy material.
We are confirming right now the stock availability of the Q7 and if they will all have English OS, if so then expect it to be on
RAmos has announced another new player, this time a successor to their RAmos T10, the T11 will also be using the Texas Instruments DaVinci chipset at it core, however the T11 will be touch screen based, unlike the T10 which is push button based. The initial UI renderings show it to have a far more cleaner and sophisticated look than what the T10 originally had. The biggest benefit of the DaVinchi processor is its ability to support MKV and H.264 formats, although the T10 has had mixed reviews for its support these two formats, RAmos has been steadily releasing updates to improve MKV and H.264 playback. More pictures after the break.
The T11 will also have a high resolution 800 x 480 screen, support high quality TV out (possibly 720p) and many other of the same features as the T10 (s
Well looks like the Q7 has hit (or is about to hit) the market, well at least in China, with a price tag of about USD$190, the Q7 will be a tempting budget MID buy, at least for hose outside of China, within it will be considered on the high end on the PMP price spectrum.
Sadly the Q7 only has a more sleek look and larger screen than the Q5, everything else seems to be the same, meaning you can expect the same sluggish interface with a multitude of bugs. However third party modders should have a field day with this device. More pictures after the break.
I think he's in denial, lol.
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Via Engadget China, JT
Introducing (finally) the new Beta Brainwavz, our second addition to our Brainwavz earphone line. The Betas are somewhat quite different from what the Alphas are like. Unlike the Alphas, which have uber bass, the Betas have a far more refined audio quality, with a more punchy and solid bass, but far better quality for high and mid range frequencies. The Betas are more for those that enjoy being able to make out every instrument being played in a song without an overwhelming amount of bass, which would normally drum out a lot of the more subtle audio elements.
The elongated earphone shaft enables the Betas to have very good isolation which benefit low and high frequencies, but for those that prefer a more tamed highs.
The Betas come with a second attachable grill, which can shave
Yo buddy, before you go clicking on the rest of the images, we just want to tell you the Cube B5 is a compact 3.0" player, with a 16mil TFT screen, it does look to be running on the Rockchip RK2706 media processor and will be able to support multiple video formats, including AVI (DivX, Xvid), RMVB and FLV. It will also support multiple audio formats include FLAC and APE. This player will go for only RMB$199 (USD$29) and RMB$299 (USD$43) for the 2GB and 4GB respectively. Hope the girls weren't as cheap as the players. Alright now you can check the rest of the pics out.
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