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Sony's China-only PMX-M70 PMP gets reviewed
French site Le Journal du Geek recently got their hands on Sony's slick China-only PMX-M70 PMP, and it looks like it's a pretty solid little player. The orange-and-black unit managed to play back most video files on its 4.3-inch screen, including DivX and H.264 vids, and it packs in 8GB of storage and a touch screen in a device much smaller (and much more stylish) than the Archos 605. The only problem seems to be that it's apparently impossible to get one outside of mainland China -- a situation Sony should think about remedying immediately. Check a video of the unit (in French) after the break.[Via PMP Today]
Sony's flashy PMX-M70 PMP snapped in the wild
We know, yet another sexy device that will likely never hit American shores, but honestly, this thing was undersized (capacity wise) from the get-go. Of course, the futile mind tricks we play in order to convince ourselves that it wouldn't be nice to have Sony's PMX-M70 over here in North America won't stop us from ogling over live photographs. Thankfully, the folks over at IMP3 were able to wrangle up a few shots of the device in the wild, and while there's no news in regard to spec changes, feel free to click on through to see what you'll (likely) be missing.[Via DAPReview]
Sony's PMX-U50 and PMX-M70 China-only media players
While the rest of the world makes do with the 2-inch, QVGA display on their NW-A800 Walkman, China just nabbed a pair of biggie Sony Walkman branded flash video players under the PMX-M70 (pictured) and PMX-U50 monikers. The M70 series brings a 4.3-inch, 480 x 272 pixel display for viewing MPEG-4 video stored in up to 8GB of flash memory or Memory Stick expansion. It also records audio or video when jacked-in appropriately or plays back MP3, WMA, and AAC audio over the unit's integrated stereo speakers. The PMX-U50 then, is a throw-back to the ol' GigaPocket PCVA-HVP20 design with a refreshed spec sheet touting a 2.4-inch TFT LCD, FM tuner, drag-n-drop support (no SonicStage!), voice recorder and more in capacities up to 4GB. Notable by its absence from the press release is ATRAC, again. While three ATRAC-less, SonicStage-less products released in the last 4 weeks certainly does not constitute a trend, it's tantalizing nonetheless. See the U50 pictured after the break.[Via I4U]
