Cube have announced details of their foray into earphones, the F1s or to give them their full title, the ‘CUBE F1 bio-ear headphones monitor diaphragm’.
They’ve not released much technical information about these but they sure do look quite odd. Maybe they’ve cracked the secret to perfect sound by using weird design. Maybe not.
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Anythingbutipod have reviewed the Philips GoGear Spark SA2925R/37, an MP3 player of tiny proportions judging by the size comparison picture.
In their full unboxing and review, photos and video, the 1.5 inch screened player comes up trumps despite being from the usually dull Philips and being only Windows compatible.
The OLED screen set it apart from other [...]

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French tech-heads Generation MP3 have done a video review of the new Soundmagic PL50s.
It’s thumbs up all round and they concur these earphones are an improvement in packaging, accessories and most importantly, sound.
See the unpacking and review video on their site here.
Soundmagic PL-50s are available from $52.50 at the MP4Nation store.
Discuss on the MP4Nation forum.

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Released into their lower end spectrum range comes the RAmos Icon T17, a 4.3 inch 8GB player released at 399 yuan / $58.
The T17 is a simple looking non-touchscreen player that uses the Rockchip RK2728 chip which offers 720P HD playback via TV-OUT for a variety of file types including H.264, MKV, RMBV, VOB and [...]

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With MediaCenter, the basic Nationite MIDNite Xpress media player reviewed, it’s time to take a look at the alternative, the Core Pocket Media Player (TCPMP for short) which is far meatier on functions.
See its skills after the jump.

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Here’s Newman’s slimline 720P PMP, the A36HD. Its 8mm width is pretty slim for a player that offers 1280 x 720p playback and the whole thing’s compact due to the 3 inch screen.
The screen’s resolution is 400 x 240, it has the choice of 4GB or 8 GB of internal memory and uses ID3 tagging [...]

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These two-tone Japanese Zumreed ZHP-008 headphones are a little out of the ordinary and all the better for it.
It’s hard to decide where they fall in the retro/futuristic/tacky position but they’re certainly noticable.
They come in hot pink, orange/green, lime/blue, black/red and white/red and cost $36.50.

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If you got your Apple-loving girlfriend an iPhone last Christmas and a snazzy case for her birthday, this Christmas all you’ve got left is a pair of these oh too far iPhone home button earrings.
As it happens, they are actual home buttons from iPhones, not replicas. Not sure if that makes them better or worse [...]

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Primarily recording devices, the T & F-88 models from Tshinghua Tongfang are set to come out with a huge 68 hours of continous power from one charge.
They have all the usual MP3 playing functions too and will be released at a price that is ‘civilian-oriented’.
[Via imp3]
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Another from Onda, this time the 4.3 inch VX585HD, a player that sports 720P digital output and OTC connectivity.
Supported file types include RMVB, MKV (including H.264 encoding), MP4, MOV, PMP, FLV, AVI, VOB, MPG and DAT.
Expansion goes up to the 32GB via TF card and it also supports audio, FM radio, photos, eBooks and more [...]

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