Following on in design from the MSI MT-V887 is the MT-V888, a 4.3 inch 480 x 272 player that runs on the Rockchip RK2728B chip.
Supported playback includes RMVB / RM, MP4, FLV (H.264/H.263, VOB, MPG, DAT, MOV video and more, as well as MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC, OGG, WAV and AAC audio.
It also supports DTS, [...]

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There has been much speculation on what exactly was the difference between the RK2728 chip and rockchips new generation chip, the RK2806, i think i have my answer now. Simply put the RK2728 chip is made to used in players that were designed around the RK2706 chip, factories only need to change the chip, without [...]

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Teclast have gone small this time around with their 3 inch C350 which packs the Rockchip RK2728B HD decoder chip which allows playback of HD MKV 720P video and H.264 decoding.
Not much other information’s been released yet other than it supports MKV, AVI, RM, RMVB, MP4, MOV, VOB, DAT, FLV and 3GP video and audio’s [...]

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Micro Star International have released the MT-V887, a budget 4.3 inch player that packs a Rockchip RK2728B capable of H.264 video decoding and 720P HD output.
The 4GB model costs 299 yuan / $43 and the 8GB’s 388 yuan / $56.
Screenwise it’s inkeeping with the price at 480 x 272 pixels TFT but a huge selection [...]

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The RAmos W7’s been outed for a while now but what’s still getting people hot under the collar is the glimpses of the Android-specific 600MHz Rockchip CPU in action.
The video shows it zipping through web pages and playing a Flash-type video. The browser speed and resolution are things to look forward to.
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The Icoo V616 has had an upgrade and now sports a Rockchip RKnano chip as part of its guts.
It supports MP3, WMA, ASF, WAV and APE/FLAC lossless formats and has 7 EQ modes powered by Microsoft PlayFX.
There’s also a variety of playback modes including single cycle, random and catalog circulation but it’s the new chip [...]

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Ramos have updated their popular T10 player with the inclusion of the Rockchip RK28 chip which allows for HD playback of H.264 encoded video.
Also reportedly improved on the 4.3 inch, 800 x 480 resolution player is audio playback quality, the e-book reader and TV-Out.
The 8GB model costs around $75.
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The Rockchip Android MID may well be a concept model to showcase the RK2808 chipset but now the mystery that shrouded it in August is over, it’s being put through its paces.
Looking at website load times, the MID has fared well in comparison to the ARM11-powered iPhone 3G, T-Mobile G1 and myTouch 3G.
The only chip [...]

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IMP3 has posted some very yummy pictures of the the prototype MID built by Rockchip to demonstrate the Android OS running on their RK2808 chip. Now the interface pictures aren’t exactly anything new as its just the standard Android UI, but that a look at the actual device that Rockchip built, its one slick prototype.

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Rockchip Electronics’ RK2808 processor is capable of supporting Android on a mobile phone and looks to be the first of many from the budget chip makers.
Known for their chips that help make Chinese PMPs up to scratch, Rockchip are due to release more Android-ready and more powerful chips in July and again in October which should [...]

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