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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Y2K8 Zune quirk really a Freescale bug?]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/y28-zune-quirk-really-a-freescale-bug/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/y28-zune-quirk-really-a-freescale-bug/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/y28-zune-quirk-really-a-freescale-bug/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum/showthread.php?p=314980"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2009/01/1-3-09-mc13783_bd.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Well, here's an interesting twist to this story. That mysterious and completely enraging "<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/31/30gb-zunes-mysteriously-begin-to-fail-at-12am-december-31st/">Zune bug</a>" that cropped up on the final day of 2008 may not have been restricted to Microsoft PMPs. A much smaller cadre of Toshiba <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Gigabeat/">Gigabeat</a> users reportedly experienced similar issues, and some even noted that the whole "discharge and re-date" rigmarole fixed their unit right up as well. Upon further investigation, it seems that the issue may actually reside in the Freescale MC13783 processor, which -- coincidentally enough -- is used in the Zune 30 and a few of Toshiba's alternatives. We suppose it's a little late to ask, but did any non-Zune owners experience similar issues just prior to the dawn of '09? Or were you too busy, um, partying like it was 1999?<br /><br />[Thanks nywytboy68]<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/y28-zune-quirk-really-a-freescale-bug/">Y2K8 Zune quirk really a Freescale bug?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:04:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum/showthread.php?p=314980>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/y28-zune-quirk-really-a-freescale-bug/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1417464/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/03/y28-zune-quirk-really-a-freescale-bug/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bug</category><category>freescale</category><category>Gigabeat</category><category>Gigabeat s</category><category>GigabeatS</category><category>initializing</category><category>issue</category><category>microsoft</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portable video</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>portablevideo</category><category>problem</category><category>toshiba</category><category>zune</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:04:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba powers cell phone with methanol fuel cell -- no, you can't have one]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/01/toshiba-powers-cell-phone-with-methanol-fuel-cell-no-you-can/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/01/toshiba-powers-cell-phone-with-methanol-fuel-cell-no-you-can/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/01/toshiba-powers-cell-phone-with-methanol-fuel-cell-no-you-can/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/09/dmfc-3.jpg" alt="" />Toshiba continues to tease us with its prototype liquid <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/researcher-touts-practical-fuel-cells-for-portable-electronics/">fuel cell</a>-powered gadgets: last year it was a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/gigabeat">Gigabeat</a> media player, and at this year's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/ceatec">CEATEC</a> you can check out a direct methanol fuel cell (<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/dmfc">DMFC</a>) that's been crammed inside a cell phone, lending it a robust six hours of talk time (compared to the paltry three or four hours of a traditional battery). Toshiba won't reveal the capacity of the DMFC, but they have said that a 50ml cartridge is good for about 15 refills. No release date yet, but the phone "might" be available "as early as next year." In the meantime, enjoy this picture of a woman holding a flip phone with "DMFC" clearly visible on the display.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/toshiba/" rel="tag">Toshiba</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/01/toshiba-powers-cell-phone-with-methanol-fuel-cell-no-you-can/">Toshiba powers cell phone with methanol fuel cell -- no, you can't have one</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:47:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.pcworld.com/article/151675/.html?tk=rss_news>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/01/toshiba-powers-cell-phone-with-methanol-fuel-cell-no-you-can/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1329472/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/01/toshiba-powers-cell-phone-with-methanol-fuel-cell-no-you-can/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ceatec</category><category>ceatec 2008</category><category>Ceatec2008</category><category>cell phone</category><category>cellphone</category><category>direct methanol fuel cell</category><category>DirectMethanolFuelCell</category><category>dmfc</category><category>fuel cell</category><category>FuelCell</category><category>gigabeat</category><category>methanol</category><category>mobile</category><category>toshiba</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph L. Flatley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba powers cell phone with methanol fuel cell -- no, you can't have one]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/01/toshiba-powers-cell-phone-with-methanol-fuel-cell-no-you-can/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/01/toshiba-powers-cell-phone-with-methanol-fuel-cell-no-you-can/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/01/toshiba-powers-cell-phone-with-methanol-fuel-cell-no-you-can/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/09/dmfc-3.jpg" alt="" />Toshiba continues to tease us with its prototype liquid <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/27/researcher-touts-practical-fuel-cells-for-portable-electronics/">fuel cell</a>-powered gadgets: last year it was a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/gigabeat">Gigabeat</a> media player, and at this year's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/ceatec">CEATEC</a> you can check out a direct methanol fuel cell (<a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/dmfc">DMFC</a>) that's been crammed inside a cell phone, lending it a robust six hours of talk time (compared to the paltry three or four hours of a traditional battery). Toshiba won't reveal the capacity of the DMFC, but they have said that a 50ml cartridge is good for about 15 refills. No release date yet, but the phone "might" be available "as early as next year." In the meantime, enjoy this picture of a woman holding a flip phone with "DMFC" clearly visible on the display.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/01/toshiba-powers-cell-phone-with-methanol-fuel-cell-no-you-can/">Toshiba powers cell phone with methanol fuel cell -- no, you can't have one</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:47:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.pcworld.com/article/151675/.html?tk=rss_news>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/01/toshiba-powers-cell-phone-with-methanol-fuel-cell-no-you-can/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1329034/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/10/01/toshiba-powers-cell-phone-with-methanol-fuel-cell-no-you-can/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ceatec</category><category>ceatec 2008</category><category>Ceatec2008</category><category>cell phone</category><category>cellphone</category><category>direct methanol fuel cell</category><category>DirectMethanolFuelCell</category><category>dmfc</category><category>fuel cell</category><category>FuelCell</category><category>gigabeat</category><category>methanol</category><category>toshiba</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Joseph L. Flatley]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:47:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rockbox 3.0 firmware breathes the life back into your MP3 player]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/rockbox-3-0-firmware-breathes-the-life-back-into-your-mp3-player/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/rockbox-3-0-firmware-breathes-the-life-back-into-your-mp3-player/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/rockbox-3-0-firmware-breathes-the-life-back-into-your-mp3-player/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WhyRockbox"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/09/rockbox-ipod.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Well it took three years, but <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/02/26/rockbox-open-source-firmware-but-more-importantly-rockboy/">Rockbox</a> 3.0 has finally made it on the scene, with a major overhaul in the sound decoding department and support for several new players. This open source firmware replacement is chock full of tasty new features, including codec support for over 15 formats like FLAC and Ogg, 5-band parametric EQ, MPEG video, multilingual interface, Doom and a pile of other games, not to mention freedom from iTunes. Oh yeah, and it can talk to you via a spoken interface -- which comes in handy for not driving off bridges and what not. <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/ipod">iPod</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/iriver">iriver</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/sansa">Sansa</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/iaudio">iAudio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/gigabeat">Gigabeat</a> and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/archos">Archos</a> models are all supported, though Archos didn't get many of the major 3.0 improvements like expanded codecs.
<div align="left"><br />[Via <a href="http://ostatic.com/173446-blog/rockbox-3-0-released-quietly">Ostatic</a>; thanks Eric L]</div><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/rockbox-3-0-firmware-breathes-the-life-back-into-your-mp3-player/">Rockbox 3.0 firmware breathes the life back into your MP3 player</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:31:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.rockbox.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/WhyRockbox>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/rockbox-3-0-firmware-breathes-the-life-back-into-your-mp3-player/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1324594/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/09/25/rockbox-3-0-firmware-breathes-the-life-back-into-your-mp3-player/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>archos</category><category>firmware</category><category>gigabeat</category><category>iaudio</category><category>ipod</category><category>iriver</category><category>mp3</category><category>mp3 player</category><category>Mp3Player</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>rockbox</category><category>Rockbox 3.0</category><category>Rockbox3.0</category><category>sansa</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stephanie Patterson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:31:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba updates Gigabeat lineup from obscure to niche]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/07/toshiba-updates-gigabeat-lineup-from-obscure-to-niche/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/07/toshiba-updates-gigabeat-lineup-from-obscure-to-niche/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/07/toshiba-updates-gigabeat-lineup-from-obscure-to-niche/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/02/toshiba_gigabeat_t802_wireless_1.jpg" /><br /></div>
There was a time not too long ago when Microsoft and Toshiba <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/05/toshiba-gigabeat-s-portable-media-center-with-2-4-inch-qvga-lcd/">seemed</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/25/fcc-reveals-toshiba-1089-and-its-looking-a-whole-lot-like-a/">poised</a> to make the Gigabeat a household name. That all changed when Microsoft <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/08/microsoft-portable-media-center-rip-2004-2006/">killed PMC</a> and then blazed a manufacturing trail of its own with the second generation Zune. Nevertheless, Toshiba trudges on with enhancements to their Gigabeat <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/05/toshiba-updates-gigabeat-u-series/">U-</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/toshiba-tosses-gigabeat-v41-brick-at-sony-misses-throws-like-g/">V-</a>, and <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/toshibas-gigabeat-t401-flash-pmc-comes-packin-wifi/">T-series</a> of audio and video players. The &yen;<span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">34,800 </span>(about $327) V81 doubles the flash of its V41 to 8GB while tweaking the 1Seg recording capabilities. The &yen;15,800 (about $149) U407 and U408 are just 4GB updates to their 1GB/2GB sibs while sporting an enhanced GUI. The &yen;<span style="" onmouseover="_tipon(this)" onmouseout="_tipoff()">29,800 ($280) </span>T802 (pictured) then, is just a T401 with double the flash (8GB) and new deal to make the wildly popular (in Japan) GyaO video service available for download from NTT hotspots around Japan. Right, the Japanese rough-equivalent of the domestic iPod, Starbucks, T-Mobile, and iTunes mashup. Well, at least you've got your HD DVD business to fall back on Toshiba. Oh... right.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/">Akihabara News</a>]<br /><br /><a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?&amp;u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20080207/toshiba1.htm">Read</a> -- T802<br /><a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?&amp;u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20080207/toshiba2.htm">Read</a> -- V81<br /><a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?&amp;u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20080207/toshiba3.htm">Read</a> -- U407/U408<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/07/toshiba-updates-gigabeat-lineup-from-obscure-to-niche/">Toshiba updates Gigabeat lineup from obscure to niche</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:42:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/07/toshiba-updates-gigabeat-lineup-from-obscure-to-niche/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1108990/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/07/toshiba-updates-gigabeat-lineup-from-obscure-to-niche/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gigabeat</category><category>gyao</category><category>ntt</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portable video</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>portablevideo</category><category>t802</category><category>toshiba</category><category>u407</category><category>u408</category><category>v81</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ricker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:42:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba updates Gigabeat U-series of flash DAPs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/05/toshiba-updates-gigabeat-u-series/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/05/toshiba-updates-gigabeat-u-series/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/05/toshiba-updates-gigabeat-u-series/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/11/toshiba-gigabeat-u104-u206.jpg" alt="" /><br /></div>
Try not to succumb to that waft of staleness overpowering your senses right now. That's just the latest addition to Toshiba's once proud <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/gigabeat">gigabeat</a> series of DAPs you smell. The newest <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/19/toshibas-gigabeat-u-gets-social-with-fm-transmitter/">U-series</a> models include the 1GB U104, 2GB U205, and 2GB U206. Besides sporting a set of cross-hair controls, the U206 bests the U104 by stuffing an FM transmitter and tuner into the player along with a pair of canal-type buds. The U205 shares the controls of the U104 with the specs of the U206. Prices will start at &yen;9,980 ($87) before topping out at &yen;14,800 ($129) when they pop for retail on the 9th. <br /><br />[Via <a href="http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=ja_en&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.watch.impress.co.jp%2Fav%2Fdocs%2F20071105%2Ftoshiba.htm%3Fref%3Drss">Impress</a>]<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/05/toshiba-updates-gigabeat-u-series/">Toshiba updates Gigabeat U-series of flash DAPs</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:57:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=ja_en&amp;trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gigabeat.net%2fmobileav%2faudio%2flineup%2fu-series.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/05/toshiba-updates-gigabeat-u-series/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1030236/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/05/toshiba-updates-gigabeat-u-series/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>dap</category><category>gigabeat</category><category>gigabeat u</category><category>gigabeat u-series</category><category>gigabeat u104</category><category>gigabeat u205</category><category>gigabeat u206</category><category>GigabeatU</category><category>GigabeatU-series</category><category>GigabeatU104</category><category>GigabeatU205</category><category>GigabeatU206</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>toshiba</category><category>u104</category><category>u205</category><category>u206</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ricker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 05:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba's gigabeat prototype sports a 3.2-inch OLED display]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-gigabeat-prototype-sports-a-3-2-inch-oled-display/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-gigabeat-prototype-sports-a-3-2-inch-oled-display/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-gigabeat-prototype-sports-a-3-2-inch-oled-display/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-14890-CEATEC+07+%E2%80%93+Toshiba+booth%2C+nothing+new%2C+but+with+1+supprise+%21.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/10/toshiba_3.2-inch-oled-gigabeat-prototype-440.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
Hey hey, lookie here, a Toshiba <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/gigabeat">gigabeat</a> prototype unearthed by <em>Akihabara News</em> at CEATEC. No real details except for the display: a vivid 3.2-inch, 240 x 427 pixel OLED. Yeah, we also noticed the curvier profile and missing Windows flag from the interface keys. A subtle clue, perhaps, as to how much longer Toshiba is willing to support Microsoft's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/08/microsoft-portable-media-center-rip-2004-2006/">defunct Portable Media Center</a> platform.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-gigabeat-prototype-sports-a-3-2-inch-oled-display/">Toshiba's gigabeat prototype sports a 3.2-inch OLED display</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:21:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-14890-CEATEC+07+%E2%80%93+Toshiba+booth%2C+nothing+new%2C+but+with+1+supprise+%21.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-gigabeat-prototype-sports-a-3-2-inch-oled-display/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/1003105/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/10/02/toshibas-gigabeat-prototype-sports-a-3-2-inch-oled-display/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gigabeat</category><category>pmc</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portable media center</category><category>portable video</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>PortableMediaCenter</category><category>portablevideo</category><category>toshiba</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ricker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2007 07:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba tosses gigabeat V41 brick at Sony: misses, throws like girl]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/toshiba-tosses-gigabeat-v41-brick-at-sony-misses-throws-like-g/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/toshiba-tosses-gigabeat-v41-brick-at-sony-misses-throws-like-g/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/toshiba-tosses-gigabeat-v41-brick-at-sony-misses-throws-like-g/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://66.249.91.104/translate_c?u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20070927/toshiba.htm"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/09/gigabeat-v41.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
First <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/sonys-walkman-nw-a910-series-slakes-that-media-jones/">Sony</a>, now Toshiba introduces a new flash-based <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/1seg">1Seg</a> TV totin' media player onto the Japanese market. However, unless you're after SD/SDHC card expansion, Microsoft DRM support, and a larger 3.5-inch display (albeit at the same resolution as the Sony) for the same price but twice the weight, there's just not much to like from the latest Toshiba slab sporting the gigabeat logo. <em>Impress</em> did the dirty work of pitting the gigabeat V41 head-to-head with the smokin' <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/sonys-walkman-nw-a910-series-slakes-that-media-jones/">Sony NW-A910</a> for a feature-by-feature comparison. Damn Tosh, we can feel your embarrassment from here.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/toshiba-tosses-gigabeat-v41-brick-at-sony-misses-throws-like-g/">Toshiba tosses gigabeat V41 brick at Sony: misses, throws like girl</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:24:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://66.249.91.104/translate_c?u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20070927/toshiba.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/toshiba-tosses-gigabeat-v41-brick-at-sony-misses-throws-like-g/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/999450/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/27/toshiba-tosses-gigabeat-v41-brick-at-sony-misses-throws-like-g/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>1seg</category><category>gigabeat</category><category>gigabeat v41</category><category>GigabeatV41</category><category>japan</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portable video</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>portablevideo</category><category>toshiba</category><category>v41</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ricker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba intros WiFi-less Gigabeat T400]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/25/toshiba-intros-wifi-less-gigabeat-t400/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/25/toshiba-intros-wifi-less-gigabeat-t400/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/25/toshiba-intros-wifi-less-gigabeat-t400/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/toshiba/gigabeat/prweb556259.htm"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/09/to_met400bl_350.jpg"  alt="" /></a>
<div align="left">While there's still no official word of a North American release of Toshiba's WiFi-packin' <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/toshibas-gigabeat-t401-flash-pmc-comes-packin-wifi/">Gigabeat T401</a>, it looks like those round these parts can now get their hands on its slightly less-capable counterpart: the WiFi-less Gigabeat T400. Apart from the lack of WiFi, this one looks to be identical to the T401, with it packing 4GB of NAND flash memory, a 2.4-inch QVGA display, and support for              WMV video, along with MP3, WMA, WAV and WMA Lossless audio. According to Toshiba, you can also expect about 16 hours of audio playback and 5 hours of video playback from the player's rechargeable battery. It also looks like Toshiba's decided to tone down the color options from the Japanese release, with the player now only available with your choice of blue, pink, or orange trims, each of which will set you back $120.<br /></div>
</div><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/25/toshiba-intros-wifi-less-gigabeat-t400/">Toshiba intros WiFi-less Gigabeat T400</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:03:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.prweb.com/releases/toshiba/gigabeat/prweb556259.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/25/toshiba-intros-wifi-less-gigabeat-t400/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/997741/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/09/25/toshiba-intros-wifi-less-gigabeat-t400/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gigabeat</category><category>gigabeat t400</category><category>GigabeatT400</category><category>pmp</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portable media player</category><category>portable video</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>PortableMediaPlayer</category><category>portablevideo</category><category>toshiba</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Melanson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba's Gigabeat T401 flash PMC comes packin' WiFi]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/toshibas-gigabeat-t401-flash-pmc-comes-packin-wifi/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/toshibas-gigabeat-t401-flash-pmc-comes-packin-wifi/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/toshibas-gigabeat-t401-flash-pmc-comes-packin-wifi/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=ja_en&amp;trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gigabeat.net%2fmobileav%2faudio%2flineup%2ft-series.htm"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/08/toshiba-gigabeat-t401-440.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">Ah, so that's what that <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/toshiba-gigabeat-met401-wifi-media-device-hits-the-fcc/">FCC approved MET401</a> is, the new Toshiba Gigabeat T401. That spiffy Windows flag should be your hint as to this player's <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/08/microsoft-portable-media-center-rip-2004-2006/">Portable Media Center</a> roots. A lingering death rattle from this once fertile lineage. The player sports a 2.4-inch, 320 x 240 pixel display; support for WMV video and MP3, WMA 9 Lossless, and DRM'd WMA audio; up to 4GB of flash; 802.11b/g WiFi (nice); Toshiba's latest H2C audio processing tech; and the ability to pump the audio for up to 16-hours or 5-hours of video if that's your thing. Looking pretty swank in that 9.9-mm thin packaging when it hits Japan on October 5th for &yen;29,800 (about $258). Check out the WiFi-less 401S models (September 7th, &yen;24,800, about $213, with three color options) after the break.<br /></div>
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<br />[Via <a href="http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=ja_en&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.watch.impress.co.jp%2Fav%2Fdocs%2F20070828%2Ftoshiba.htm%3Fref%3Drss">Impress</a>]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/toshibas-gigabeat-t401-flash-pmc-comes-packin-wifi/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Toshiba's Gigabeat T401 flash PMC comes packin' WiFi</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/toshibas-gigabeat-t401-flash-pmc-comes-packin-wifi/">Toshiba's Gigabeat T401 flash PMC comes packin' WiFi</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:45:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=ja_en&amp;trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.gigabeat.net%2fmobileav%2faudio%2flineup%2ft-series.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/toshibas-gigabeat-t401-flash-pmc-comes-packin-wifi/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/975480/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/28/toshibas-gigabeat-t401-flash-pmc-comes-packin-wifi/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gigabeat</category><category>gigabeat 401</category><category>Gigabeat401</category><category>pmc</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portable video</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>portablevideo</category><category>t401</category><category>toshiba</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ricker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba's gigabeat U202 supports direct-to-MP3 ripping]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/24/toshibas-gigabeat-u202-supports-direct-to-mp3-ripping/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/24/toshibas-gigabeat-u202-supports-direct-to-mp3-ripping/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/24/toshibas-gigabeat-u202-supports-direct-to-mp3-ripping/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;ndmConfigId=1000001&amp;newsId=20070724005508&amp;newsLang=en"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/07/7-24-07-u202.jpg" /></a><br /></div>
If you passed on <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/Toshiba/">Toshiba</a>'s first few <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/19/toshibas-gigabeat-u-gets-social-with-fm-transmitter/">U-series DAPs</a> due to their lively color schemes and substitutable feature sets, the new 2GB U202 goes a long ways to correct both of those quibbles. The exceedingly simplistic device dons a silver / black motif, an uncomplicated "PlusPad" control scheme, and a 1.1-inch color <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=OLED">OLED</a> display. Furthermore, this unit sports the same 20-hour battery life, FM tuner, and MP3 / WMA / WAV playback capabilities as its predecessor, but the newfangled direct-to-MP3 CD ripping ability enables users to "record audio tracks digitally from a CD player directly to the gigabeat." Consider it yours in one to two weeks for $99.99.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/24/toshibas-gigabeat-u202-supports-direct-to-mp3-ripping/">Toshiba's gigabeat U202 supports direct-to-MP3 ripping</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:46:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&amp;ndmConfigId=1000001&amp;newsId=20070724005508&amp;newsLang=en>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/24/toshibas-gigabeat-u202-supports-direct-to-mp3-ripping/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/947790/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/24/toshibas-gigabeat-u202-supports-direct-to-mp3-ripping/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>cd ripping</category><category>CdRipping</category><category>direct-to-mp3</category><category>fm</category><category>fm radio</category><category>fm tuner</category><category>FmRadio</category><category>FmTuner</category><category>gigabeat</category><category>mp3 player</category><category>Mp3Player</category><category>nand</category><category>oled</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>ripping</category><category>toshiba</category><category>u-series</category><category>U202</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Darren Murph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:46:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba Gigabeat MET401 WiFi media device hits the FCC]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/toshiba-gigabeat-met401-wifi-media-device-hits-the-fcc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/toshiba-gigabeat-met401-wifi-media-device-hits-the-fcc/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/toshiba-gigabeat-met401-wifi-media-device-hits-the-fcc/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=329463&amp;fcc_id="><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/07/toshiba-gigabeat-fcc-07-20.jpg" /></a>
<div align="left">Not a whole lot to go on here, but it looks like Toshiba has a new <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=gigabeat">Gigabeat</a> media device in the works, one that the FCC seems to have already gotten its hands on. Dubbed the MET401, the device looks to boast built-in WiFi capabilities and, as you can see above, appears to run on <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=windows+embedded">Windows Embedded</a>. Unfortunately, those are about the only details we know at the moment, but those curious to see the complete FCC test report can get their fix at the link below.<br /><br />[Thanks, cf18]</div>
</div><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/toshiba-gigabeat-met401-wifi-media-device-hits-the-fcc/">Toshiba Gigabeat MET401 WiFi media device hits the FCC</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:58:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/oetcf/eas/reports/ViewExhibitReport.cfm?mode=Exhibits&amp;RequestTimeout=500&amp;calledFromFrame=N&amp;application_id=329463&amp;fcc_id=>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/toshiba-gigabeat-met401-wifi-media-device-hits-the-fcc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/945487/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/20/toshiba-gigabeat-met401-wifi-media-device-hits-the-fcc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>fcc</category><category>gigabeat</category><category>met401</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portable video</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>portablevideo</category><category>toshiba</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Donald Melanson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:58:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba's 80GB Gigabeat V801: the last Portable Media Center]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/toshibas-80gb-gigabeat-v801-the-last-portable-media-center/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/toshibas-80gb-gigabeat-v801-the-last-portable-media-center/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/toshibas-80gb-gigabeat-v801-the-last-portable-media-center/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?&amp;u=http://www2.toshiba.co.jp/mobileav/audio/lineup/v-series.htm"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/05/toshiba-gigabeat-v801_top.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
In what constitutes a <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/08/microsoft-portable-media-center-rip-2004-2006/">death rattle</a> for <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/pmc">Portable Media Center</a> devices, Toshiba just sputtered forth the latest in the V Series of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/gigabeat">Gigabeat</a> players: the 40GB V401 (&yen;49,800 / $409) and 80GB V801 (&yen;59,800 / $491). Each packs a new 4-inch, 24-bit color, 480 x 272 pixel display with built-in brightness sensor for automatic adjustment to local lighting conditions. In addition to supporting WM DRM10 and WMA 9 Lossless as you'd expect in a Microsoft PMC, the device also packs an improved <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/1seg">1Seg</a> tuner and EPG for plenty of digital TV viewing (and recording) while on the go. The latest Gigabeat also features improved sound quality and 24-mm thickness and a battery capable of 28/10/8 hours of playback audio/video/1Seg TV, respectively. Available June 1st in Japan.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?&amp;u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20070528/toshiba.htm">Impress</a>]<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/toshibas-80gb-gigabeat-v801-the-last-portable-media-center/">Toshiba's 80GB Gigabeat V801: the last Portable Media Center</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 28 May 2007 07:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?&amp;u=http://www2.toshiba.co.jp/mobileav/audio/lineup/v-series.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/toshibas-80gb-gigabeat-v801-the-last-portable-media-center/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/905274/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/05/28/toshibas-80gb-gigabeat-v801-the-last-portable-media-center/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>1seg</category><category>gigabeat</category><category>gigabeat v</category><category>gigabeat v401</category><category>gigabeat v801</category><category>GigabeatV</category><category>GigabeatV401</category><category>GigabeatV801</category><category>oneseg</category><category>PMC</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portable media center</category><category>portable video</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>PortableMediaCenter</category><category>portablevideo</category><category>toshiba</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ricker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2007 07:01:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba's gigabeat U gets social with FM transmitter]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/19/toshibas-gigabeat-u-gets-social-with-fm-transmitter/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/19/toshibas-gigabeat-u-gets-social-with-fm-transmitter/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/19/toshibas-gigabeat-u-gets-social-with-fm-transmitter/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?&amp;u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20070319/toshiba.htm"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/03/toshiba-gigabeat-u-440.jpg"  alt="" /></a><br /></div>
If you're the type to shun audio trend in favor of audio quality then be sure to give a glance in the direction of Toshiba's latest audio player. The new <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/gigabeat">gigabeat</a> U series of music players comes in 1GB (U101) and 2GB (U201) flavors and features Toshiba's new high-quality, 1-bit TC94A82XBG DAC. Otherwise, the most notable feature is the integrated FM receiver/transmitter allowing you record FM broadcasts to MP3 and even share your audio collection with your car audio system or any other DAP equipped with an FM receiver -- pretty much all of them these days. The player sits 11.9-mm thick with a 1.1-inch <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=organic%20el">organic EL</a> display sporting a 96x96 resolution and graphics reminiscent of nascent web interface design. A 20-hour battery and support for Windows Media DRM10, MP3, and WAV (PCM) round out the specs with a full Japanese launch by April 7th -- &yen;13,800 ($118) for the 1GB player or &yen;16,800 (about $142) for the 2GB model. Not cheap, but not too beaucoup either.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/19/toshibas-gigabeat-u-gets-social-with-fm-transmitter/">Toshiba's gigabeat U gets social with FM transmitter</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:48:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?&amp;u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20070319/toshiba.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/19/toshibas-gigabeat-u-gets-social-with-fm-transmitter/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/855596/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/03/19/toshibas-gigabeat-u-gets-social-with-fm-transmitter/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gigabeat</category><category>gigabeat u</category><category>GigabeatU</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>toshiba</category><category>u101</category><category>u201</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ricker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 08:48:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba Gigabeat V30 goes pink and blue]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/05/toshiba-gigabeat-v30-goes-pink-and-blue/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/05/toshiba-gigabeat-v30-goes-pink-and-blue/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/05/toshiba-gigabeat-v30-goes-pink-and-blue/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?&amp;u=http://www.gigabeat.net/mobileav/audio/lineup/v-series_nc.htm"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/12/toshi1v30pink.jpg" /></a></p>
The buzz (was there any?) surrounding the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/05/toshiba-gigabeat-v30-reviewed/">Toshiba Gigabeat V30</a> has all but faded. Not unusual what with the bigger, badder <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/09/toshibas-gigabeat-v60-launched/">V60</a> and Tosh's other DAP -- the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=zune">Zune</a> -- already kicked out the door. So in a knee-jerk fit of marketing us-too-idness we've come to expect, out rolls the pastel pink V30E with integrated 1Seg TV tuner. Also available in navy blue, you know, just in case pastels are too much of a challenge to your man palette. Otherwise, same specs for that same &yen;49,800 (about $434) when these hit December 15th in Japan. Pictured in blue after the break. <br /><br />[Via <a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?&amp;u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20061205/toshiba.htm">Impress</a>]<p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/05/toshiba-gigabeat-v30-goes-pink-and-blue/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Toshiba Gigabeat V30 goes pink and blue</em></a></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/05/toshiba-gigabeat-v30-goes-pink-and-blue/">Toshiba Gigabeat V30 goes pink and blue</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 09:12:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?&amp;u=http://www.gigabeat.net/mobileav/audio/lineup/v-series_nc.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/05/toshiba-gigabeat-v30-goes-pink-and-blue/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/712930/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/12/05/toshiba-gigabeat-v30-goes-pink-and-blue/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gigabeat</category><category>gigabeat V</category><category>GigabeatV</category><category>pink</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portable video</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>portablevideo</category><category>toshiba</category><category>v30</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ricker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2006 09:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba announces 1GB P10K and 2GB P20K Gigabeats]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/toshiba-announces-1gb-p10k-and-2gb-p20k-gigabeats/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/toshiba-announces-1gb-p10k-and-2gb-p20k-gigabeats/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/toshiba-announces-1gb-p10k-and-2gb-p20k-gigabeats/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?&amp;u=http://www.gigabeat.net/mobileav/audio/lineup/p-series.htm"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.dvguru.com/media/2006/11/newtoshgig_sml.jpg" class="biggie" /></a><br /></div>
If you thought Toshiba was only <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/25/fcc-reveals-toshiba-1089-and-its-looking-a-whole-lot-like-a/">involved</a> in one <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/28/zune-price-and-date-tk-tkth/">DAP launch</a> this week, think again, because ol' Tosh has also decided to revitalize its <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=gigabeat">Gigabeat</a> P-series with the P10K and P20K. Last time we heard from this flash-based line was when the 512MB / 1GB P5L got a multi-colored <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/24/toshibas-gigabeat-p5-now-in-gold-and-pink/">premium edition</a>, and the pink variety must have been especially popular, as that and white were the two colors chosen for the 1GB P10; white is your only choice for the 2GB P20, but both models can change it up with removable faceplates. Besides the capacity bump over the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2005/11/14/toshiba-adds-gigabeat-p5l-p10l-flash-players/">P5L and P10L</a>, these new P's retain all of their predecessors' features: a 1.1-inch color OLED, MP3 / WMA / WAV / PlaysForSure support, line in / voice / FM recording, and a 14-hour rechargeable battery. Scheduled for release in early December, the P20 is listed at 17,980 Yen ($153), while the smaller P10 will be priced around 13,980 Yen ($119).<br /> <br /> [Via <a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?&amp;u=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20061113/toshiba2.htm">Impress</a>]<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/toshiba-announces-1gb-p10k-and-2gb-p20k-gigabeats/">Toshiba announces 1GB P10K and 2GB P20K Gigabeats</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:07:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?&amp;u=http://www.gigabeat.net/mobileav/audio/lineup/p-series.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/toshiba-announces-1gb-p10k-and-2gb-p20k-gigabeats/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/701454/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/toshiba-announces-1gb-p10k-and-2gb-p20k-gigabeats/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>1gb</category><category>2gb</category><category>dap</category><category>flash</category><category>gigabeat</category><category>p-series</category><category>p10k</category><category>p20k</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>toshiba</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Evan Blass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 23:07:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba Gigabeat V30 reviewed]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/05/toshiba-gigabeat-v30-reviewed/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/05/toshiba-gigabeat-v30-reviewed/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/05/toshiba-gigabeat-v30-reviewed/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/Toshiba_Gigabeat_V30_MEV30K_30GB/4505-6499_7-32068977.html"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2006/10/toshiba-gigabeat-v30-review.jpg" /></a>If you've been on the lookout for a sizable screen to enjoy Microsoft's Portable Media Center and all the interface joys that lie therein, the new <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/30/toshiba-gigabeat-v30t-a-portable-media-center-with-mobile-tv/">Gigabeat V</a> -- which has finally made it to the US in a 30GB, tuner-free version known as the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/01/toshiba-drops-a-bomb-gigabeat-v-in-the-us/">MEV30K</a> -- is a bit of a mixed bag. Sure, PMC is all there, enjoyable as ever, and <em>CNET</em> found the screen to be plenty bright and colorful, but they found it grainy as well, perhaps due to Toshiba stretching out the QVGA resolution over a whole 3.5-inches. They also found the thumb stick to be a bit "spongy," and the other controls were a bit awkward as well. Other little inconveniences like a lack of FM, no video input and a weird requirement to unplug USB when charging make this player hard for the reviewer to recommend. Luckily, the 25 hour and 8 hour battery life estimates seem to be no lie, audio quality is excellent and Toshiba has slashed the price down to $300 mere days after launching it for $400, which ain't bad at all for a 30GB PVP with a 3.5-inch screen, no matter how it reviews.<br /><br />[Thanks, Nana]<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/05/toshiba-gigabeat-v30-reviewed/">Toshiba Gigabeat V30 reviewed</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 20:12:00 EST.  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Well, well, well -- it seems that Toshiba's been up to more in the portable media space lately than just <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/25/fcc-reveals-toshiba-1089-and-its-looking-a-whole-lot-like-a/">helping Microsoft out</a> with the <a href="http://engadget.com/search/?q=zune">Zune</a> manufacturing. In fact, ole Tosh has been working on a DTV-less version of its Japanese OneSeg-capable 30GB <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/30/toshiba-gigabeat-v30t-a-portable-media-center-with-mobile-tv/">V30T</a>; shake off the TV tuner, and you've got America's own MEV30K. This model borrows many of its features from the popular <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/05/toshiba-gigabeat-s-portable-media-center-with-2-4-inch-qvga-lcd/">S series</a> -- including Microsoft's Portable Media Center software, WMV9, WMV10, and PlaysForSure video playback, plus support for MP3, WMA, WMA lossless, WAV, and Windows DRM 9 / 10 audio files -- but, like the V30T, tosses what will probably be some well-received spec bumps into the mix. Besides the addition of a built-in speaker, the main changes here involve screen size and battery life: the V30K sports a 3.5-inch TFT LCD (compared to the 2.5-incher on the S, though both share the same QVGA resolution) and promises up to 8 hours of video or 25 hours of audio playback on a full charge (as opposed to the meager 2.5 and 12 hour lifespans for video and audio, respectively, on the S). We're sure that there are more than few people interested in this stamina-filled $400 Gigabeat, so the good news is that pre-ordering begins today through Crutchfield and Amazon, though a nationwide rollout is not expected until sometime in October. Let the iPod comparisons commence!<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/01/toshiba-drops-a-bomb-gigabeat-v-in-the-us/">Toshiba drops a bomb: Gigabeat V in the US</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:35:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/01/toshiba-drops-a-bomb-gigabeat-v-in-the-us/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/662764/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/01/toshiba-drops-a-bomb-gigabeat-v-in-the-us/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>3.5-inch</category><category>30GB</category><category>gigabeat</category><category>mev30k</category><category>microsoft</category><category>playsforsure</category><category>PMP</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portable media center</category><category>portable video</category><category>PortableAudio</category><category>PortableMediaCenter</category><category>PortableVideo</category><category>s series</category><category>speaker</category><category>SSeries</category><category>toshiba</category><category>v series</category><category>VSeries</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Evan Blass]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2006 18:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gigabeat S now on sale... at least somewhere]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/02/gigabeat-s-now-on-sale-at-least-somewhere/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/02/gigabeat-s-now-on-sale-at-least-somewhere/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/02/gigabeat-s-now-on-sale-at-least-somewhere/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://etailelectronics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Product_Code=06671"><img vspace="16" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/02/gigabeat.jpg" /></a>Yeah, yeah, we've been <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/05/gigabeat-s-shipping-may-15/">hearing mild rumblings</a> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/22/toshiba-gigabeat-s60-shows-up-in-ads-but-not-in-stores/">about the impending launch</a> of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=gigabeat">Gigabeat S</a>; in our ever vigilant effort to keep our collective ears pressed firmly to the ground we've got something for ya. Now, we don't normally do this, but we were tipped off to a web shop called eTailElectronics apparently located in North Dakota that supposedly has some coveted Toshiba MES60VK 60GB Gigabeat S players -- and is selling them for a solid $55 off MSRP markup, no less (weighing in at $345.99 not including T&amp;S&amp;H). It took us a couple days to get someone on the horn, but they confirmed that they had a few dozen players left, they've been flying out the door, and yes, they were actually really physically sitting right there, waiting to ship. Being that this was a business call in the name of journalistic research, however, we refrained from buying one. It was rough though, believe you us, rough indeed.<br /> <br /> [Thanks, Brian]<br /><br /><a href="http://etailelectronics.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&amp;Product_Code=06671">Read</a><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/02/gigabeat-s-now-on-sale-at-least-somewhere/">Gigabeat S now on sale... at least somewhere</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:35:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/02/gigabeat-s-now-on-sale-at-least-somewhere/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/624182/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/06/02/gigabeat-s-now-on-sale-at-least-somewhere/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gigabeat</category><category>gigabeat s</category><category>GigabeatS</category><category>pmc</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portable video</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>portablevideo</category><category>toshiba</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Block]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jun 2006 07:35:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba Gigabeat V30T: a Portable Media Center with mobile TV]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/30/toshiba-gigabeat-v30t-a-portable-media-center-with-mobile-tv/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/30/toshiba-gigabeat-v30t-a-portable-media-center-with-mobile-tv/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/30/toshiba-gigabeat-v30t-a-portable-media-center-with-mobile-tv/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?&amp;u=http://www2.toshiba.co.jp/mobileav/audio/lineup/v-new.htm"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/05/toshi1.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>
While we've been patiently waiting for the US launch of the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=%22gigabeat+s%22">Gigabeat S</a> (set for release <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/05/gigabeat-s-shipping-may-15/ "><s>today</s></a> tomorrow according to Amazon), Toshiba has been quietly prepping their new Gigabeat V series of <a href="http://www.engadget.com/search/?q=%22portable+media+center%22">Windows Portable Media Centers</a>. Sure, the V30T player looks nothing like its sleeker sib, but that's due to the fact that this portable flaunts a new Wansegu (AKA, OneSeg) ISDB-T tuner for viewing the Japanese-flavor of mobile digital television launched last month -- in other words, the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/18/digital-television-part-ii-global-status/">T-DMB / DVB-H / MediaFLO</a> of Japan. Now on top of extracting that sweet TV from the ether, the V30T features a 3.5-inch, 320 x 240 display, support for WMV/WMA/MP3/WAV/JPEG and PlaysForSure WMA formats, and a brawny battery capable of up to 7/9/25 hours of TV/video/music playback, respectively, while keeping it all less than an inch thick. But this is all about the TeeVee Jack, so the V30T packs in a 30GB drive which, when combined with the EPG, allows you to record broadcasts up to 24 hours in advance for a maximum of about 130 hours of recorded, portable video. Expect the V30T  to drop late June for about $450 in green.<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://tinyurl.com/sydsg">Impress Watch</a>]<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/" rel="tag">Handhelds</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/mediapcs/" rel="tag">Media PCs</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/30/toshiba-gigabeat-v30t-a-portable-media-center-with-mobile-tv/">Toshiba Gigabeat V30T: a Portable Media Center with mobile TV</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Tue, 30 May 2006 07:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?&amp;u=http://www2.toshiba.co.jp/mobileav/audio/lineup/v-new.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/30/toshiba-gigabeat-v30t-a-portable-media-center-with-mobile-tv/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/623036/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/05/30/toshiba-gigabeat-v30t-a-portable-media-center-with-mobile-tv/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gigabeat</category><category>isdb-t</category><category>media center</category><category>media pc</category><category>media pcs</category><category>MediaCenter</category><category>mediapc</category><category>mediapcs</category><category>oneseg</category><category>pmc</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portable media center</category><category>portable video</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>PortableMediaCenter</category><category>portablevideo</category><category>television</category><category>tv</category><category>v30t</category><category>wansegu</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Ricker]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2006 07:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toshiba Gigabeat S shipping this month ... in Japan]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/10/toshiba-gigabeat-s-shipping-this-month-in-japan/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/10/toshiba-gigabeat-s-shipping-this-month-in-japan/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/10/toshiba-gigabeat-s-shipping-this-month-in-japan/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="center"><a href="http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-11541-The Gigabeat S30-S60V have arrived%21.html"><imgvspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="absbottom" src="http://www.engadget.com/media/2006/04/toshibagigabeats.jpg"alt="" /></a><br /></div>
If you haven't been getting your internet access <ahref="http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/10/acer-and-webaroo-to-deliver-the-web-on-a-laptop-sort-of/">via Webaroo</a>, youmust know that the <ahref="http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/05/toshiba-gigabeat-s-portable-media-center-with-2-4-inch-qvga-lcd/">ToshibaGigabeat S</a> is one of the most eagerly awaited new products of the year -- especially by us (we were seriouslytempted to "borrow" one from the Toshiba booth at CES, but managed to resist). Now the Windows Portable MediaCenter is nearly upon us, getting a full list of specs and a rough ship date -- for the Japanese market, that is. Specslook basically consistent with what we saw at CES: both the 30GB S30 and 60GB S60 will include a 2.4-inch QVGA display,an FM tuner, and full compatibility with Windows DRM for both audio and video. They're expected to ship in Japan, inwhite, black and red versions, by the end of this month at prices of around $299 for the S30 and $399 for the S60. Andwe're going to have to decide whether to bite the bullet and pay the markup to pick one up through a gray marketshipper, or continue waiting for the eventual US release.<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/" rel="tag">Portable Audio</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/" rel="tag">Portable Video</a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/10/toshiba-gigabeat-s-shipping-this-month-in-japan/">Toshiba Gigabeat S shipping this month ... in Japan</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.engadget.com">Engadget</a> on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:26:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-11541-The%20Gigabeat%20S30-S60V%20have%20arrived%21.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/10/toshiba-gigabeat-s-shipping-this-month-in-japan/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/forward/607149/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/04/10/toshiba-gigabeat-s-shipping-this-month-in-japan/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gigabeat</category><category>gigabeat s</category><category>playsforsure</category><category>pmp</category><category>portable audio</category><category>portable video</category><category>portableaudio</category><category>portablevideo</category><category>toshiba</category><category>windows portable media center</category><category>wma</category><category>wmv</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marc Perton]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2006 08:26:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Engadget Podcast 058 - 01.04.2006]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/05/engadget-podcast-058-01-04-2006/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/05/engadget-podcast-058-01-04-2006/</guid><comments>http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/05/engadget-podcast-058-01-04-2006/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p><img width="200" vspace="16" hspace="4" height="190" border="0" align="right" src="http://img.engadget.com/common/images/4844163528551596.jpg.39721570957757146" alt="Podcast logo" /> While it's been a whirlwind few weeks in the world of the Engadget podcast, the flavor is back and ready for your CES consumption. Today's first episode of the podcast rocks out with more than your classic podcast favs like Ryan and Peter; today's podcast has interviews with everyone from Engadget contributors on the front lines to the exhibitors behind velvet ropes at the Digital Experience. We talk with some of the folks shaping CES including Microsoft's main Windows Mobile man John Starkweather, and OQO's Jory Bell. Clocking in just shy of an hour, this episode is the first of many we'll be recording here at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas!<strong><br />
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</strong>Peter Rojas and Ryan Block</p>
<p><strong>Producer<br />
</strong>Randall Bennett</p>
<p><strong>Music</strong><br />
<a href="http://www.jplusjplusj.com/home.htm">J J J</a> - Jobs that Require Headphones</p>
<p><strong>Format<br />
</strong>58:16, 26.6 MB, MP3</p>
<p><strong>Program</strong><br />
00:36 Welcome to <a href="http://ces2006.engadget.com/">CES 2006</a>.<br />
03:31 <a href="http://ces.engadget.com/2006/01/04/hands-on-with-the-motorola-rokr-e2/">CES Unveiled: ROKR E2</a><br />
06:41 <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/05/toshiba-gigabeat-s-portable-media-center-with-2-4-inch-qvga-lcd/">GigaBeat S-series</a><a href="http://ces.engadget.com/2006/01/04/lg-shows-new-portable-video-players/"><br />
</a>08:56 <a href="http://ces.engadget.com/2006/01/04/pioneer-bdp-hd1-blu-ray-player-coming-in-may/">Blu-Ray</a> and <a href="http://ces.engadget.com/2006/01/04/pioneer-bdp-hd1-blu-ray-player-coming-in-may/">HD-DVD</a> players unveiled <br />
10:10 <a href="http://ces.engadget.com/2006/01/04/external-hd-dvd-drive-due-for-xbox-360-this-year/">External HD-DVD for Xbox 360</a> <br />
11:40 <a href="http://ces2006.engadget.com/">CES2006.engadget.com </a> <br />
12:53 Barb on <a href="http://ces.engadget.com/2006/01/04/live-at-the-sony-press-preview/">Sony's Press Preview</a> <br />
23:23 John Starkweather from Microsoft on the <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/05/toshiba-gigabeat-s-portable-media-center-with-2-4-inch-qvga-lcd/">GigaBeat</a> <br />
24:45 Jack from Sony Ericcson and the <a href="http://ces.engadget.com/2006/01/04/sony-ericssons-w810i-walkman-cellphone-now-with-edge-and-quadba/">Sony Walkman Phone</a> <br />
26:08 Tom from Sanyo, talking about the tapeless 720p HD1 <br />
27:23 Paul Boutin on the <a href="http://ces.engadget.com/2006/01/04/live-coverage-of-bill-gates-ces-keynote/">Bill Gates keynote</a> <br />
38:21 In-depth interview: Jory Bell and Dr. Richard Pocklington from OQO talk about the <a href="http://ces.engadget.com/2006/01/05/oqo-model-01-gets-tablet-pc-os/">Model 01 getting Tablet PC OS</a><br />
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