Cowon makes with the O2 PMP and L3 nav unit for IFA

Cowon's sexy little S9 Curve PMP isn't the only device we'll see out of the company at IFA this year -- there's also the L3 nav unit and the O2 PMP. The O2 isn't quite as much of a beast as the S9, but it'll more than hold its own with a 4.3-inch touch screen, a T-DMB tuner, TV-out, and SD expansion, while the L3 nav has a 7-inch 800 x 480 touch screen, SiRF III GPS chip, hidden touch controls, a T-DMB tuner, and an FM transmitter. Well get a closer look at these when IFA starts later this week, but expect minor tweaks if these ever make it out of Korea.

[Via CNET Asia]

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[David Rankine @ Aug 25th 2008 10:29AM]

NO WIFI ??

[austin @ Aug 25th 2008 10:44AM]

its a nav unit...

[voodoo @ Aug 25th 2008 10:34AM]

'Cowon's sexy little S3 Curve PMP isn't the..'

Its called the S9 Curve.

[FT @ Aug 25th 2008 11:00AM]

On the first glance I thought it is a 42inch Plasma/LCD TV laid on the floor or something.....

[Valgas @ Aug 25th 2008 12:16PM]

wow really wish they'd do something with the D2. Improved hardware or perhaps a D3.

[Al @ Aug 25th 2008 1:29PM]

what is so bad about it?

[AmazingRobie @ Aug 25th 2008 2:42PM]

The Cowon Q5W had sooo many problems with it and Cowon dropped support for it so quick, I would never purchase another product from a niche company like them again. Especially Cowon America. They're terrible to do business with. I went back and forth with them in email trying to get an issue with my player resolved and to this day my Q5 doesn't work right. That's 500 big ones wasterd. You know you can't trust a company when they hide behind an email address and the only phone number they have listed is to an answering machine where you can never really talk to a real person. Cowon products...No Thanks!!!

[ybd @ Aug 25th 2008 3:23PM]

I can see what you mean, and I'm also very angry at Cowon for doing that. But don't judge Cowon from behaviour from the last year or so. There was a time when they were a really great company, and it seems like they might be reclaiming that title.

Also, you guys forgot to mention the O2, which looks almost perfect for a not-super-high-end PMP.
http://product.cowon.com/product/IFA/product_page_2.php

So pretty...

[Elroy @ Aug 25th 2008 3:37PM]

Will Cowon ever offer a device with an ATSC tuner? Is there some technological hurdle or some trade law preventing them from doing so?