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iriver's touchscreen Spinn gets priced for pre-order

by Thomas Ricker, posted Jul 29th 2008 at 2:05AM Breaking News


You read that title correctly, iriver's Spinn is apparently touchscreen (not D-Click as mentioned in the FCC leaked user manual) and features haptic feedback to boot. Now that it's officially spec'd on iriver's Korean site, we're also seeing a slightly degraded audio lifespan of 24-hours (not 27) and the apparent removal of the mini SD slot -- it's no longer mentioned in the specs and we don't see a suitable slot on any of the pictures. Otherwise, it's the same sleek slab of 10.7-mm thick metal and plastic sporting a 3.3-inch, 480 x 272 pixel AMOLED display, T-DMB TV, Bluetooth, and new analog SPINN Wheel we've seen kicking around since CES. Currently on pre-order for South Korea with the 4GB model fetching 259,000KRW (about $259) or 8GB for 299,000KRW (about $299). That's right, it maxes out with just 8GB of flash. Check the gallery while we all anxiously await iriver's international launch plans including the rumored August UK release.

Gallery: iriver's touchscreen Spinn gets priced for pre-order


[Via DAP Review, thanks Al]

Cowon's 5-inch P5 touchscreen media player brings the haptic happy sauce

by Thomas Ricker, posted Jul 23rd 2008 at 8:21AM


Cowon just loosed raw PMP sex into the marketplace with its new P5 media player. We're talking 800 x 480 pixels spread across a 5-inch touchscreen display featuring Cowon's Widget+Haptic UI riding a 700MHz RMI Alchemy AU1250 processor. The P5 packs standard USB and USB-host jacks, T-DMB broadcast TV, FM radio, Bluetooth, TV-out (component, S-Video, and composite), stereo speakers, and up to 80GB of storage in a 138.8 x 88.5 x 20.0-mm slab of "Luxury Hairline Metal" (which sounds like brushed aluminum to us). It comes pre-installed with a Win CE Internet browser (a clumsy WiFi dongle can be added via the USB jack), MS Office document viewer, electronic dictionary, and support for AVI, ASF, WMV, MPG, OGM, DivX, Xvid, MPEG4, WMV9, MP3, WMA, AC3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and a few more media formats/codecs with a battery capable of about 9-hours of video or 14-hours of straight audio. No price announced but the P5 should hit Korean hands on the 29th of July in choice of black, red, or platinum.

Gallery: Cowon's 5-inch P5 touchscreen media player brings the haptic happy sauce


[Via PMP Today and I4U]

Cowon's N3 slips into a smoking jacket and Burl Walnut finish

by Thomas Ricker, posted Apr 24th 2008 at 6:24AM


Better get used to it 'cause wood emblazoned consumer electronics is a trend that's apparently here to stay. This time, it's Burl Walnut (not bamboo) on this N3 which Cowon puts up for sale in Korea on April 28th. We're not sure when deforestation become synonymous with ecological so we'll assume that Cowon's going for recyclability here and involved in some form of sustainable forest management program. Surely this isn't just some marketing ploy. The 2GB DMB with GPS device will cost you ₩419,000 (about $437) -- a $20 premium over the standard 2GB N3.

[Via Akihabara News]

Samsung's Miniskirt Season 2: return of the taffeta tramps

by Thomas Ricker, posted Mar 17th 2008 at 4:58AM


Samsung returns with the sequel to its SCH-C220 "Miniskirt" phone. Besides sporting a handful of new seasonal colors, "smile shot" super happy face tracking tech, and models swathed in bad Jersey bridesmaid's dresses, the most notable new feature on the SCH-C225/SPH-C2205/SPH-C2255 (depending upon S.Korean carrier) is haptic feedback. God only knows how that surgically precise vibration would come in handy on a 10.9-mm slider with a tactile, physical keypad. Hmm.

Gallery: Samsung's MiniSkirt Season 2: return of taffeta tramps


[Via Akihabara News]

Inkel's WideTouch W-700 series of 7-inch PMPs with GPS

by Thomas Ricker, posted Dec 20th 2007 at 3:52AM


Korea loves 'em some 7-inch all purpose media players. Here's another, the W-700 series from their homegrown Inkel. We're talking DMB, SiRFstar III GPS with real-time TPEG traffic data, and all the media your person can set dancing on that Samsung 800 x 400 pixel display. Under the hood you'll find WinCE 5.0, 128MB of memory, and a dual-core processor to keep applications and media snappy. Prices start at ₩470,000 or about 500 US bucks.

Samsung rolls out second generation WiMax devices in Korea

by Thomas Ricker, posted Nov 13th 2007 at 6:07AM


While Sprint teases us with their beleaguered WiMax offering, Samsung is already shipping product for KT's and SKT's year-old WiBro service in South Korea. In fact, they've already moved onto their second generation of devices available starting today. The list includes the SPH-9200 HSDPA, WiFi, and Mobile WiMax totin' butterfly XP device we've seen before. New, is that pair of SPH-H1300 and SWT-H200K USB Mobile WiMax modems and CDMA SPH-M8200 candybar running Windows Mobile 6 on EV-DO and Mobile WiMax data beneath that biggie touchscreen display. Now please Google, just cut to the chase and acquire Sprint so that we can get a taste of that high-speed mobile data on a homegrown frequency, too. Pretty please, with sugar?

Gallery: Samsung rolls out second generation WiMax devices in Korea


[Via AVING]

LG's UP3: the USB MP3 player for you, Captain Obvious

by Thomas Ricker, posted Oct 31st 2007 at 2:43AM


Meet LG's latest DAP, the UP3. That name gives a hint as to the device's objective to double-up as both a USB drive and MP3 player. Of course, the vast majority of all MP3 players already do this -- something apparently lost on LG's marketing department. The all metal UP3 shares the stylings of their FM37 touch-screen player and comes packing 1GB, 2GB, 4GB of storage; an FM radio; MP3, WMA, and OGG audio and ASF video support; and an itty bitty OLED display of unspecified dimensions supporting 65,000 colors. 4GB will cost you just ₩84,000 (about $92) whenever these pop for retail.

Sharp's SP700 PMP for edumacated students

by Thomas Ricker, posted Oct 8th 2007 at 3:28AM


In October 2006, Sharp's 4.3-inch SP700 full-screen, touch-sensitive media player was considered quite the looker. Funny how brickley this chunker can appear just one year later at its time of release. Still, those students looking for a decent list of supported codecs -- DivX, MPEG-1/2/4, WMV7/8/9, H.264, OGG, MP3, WAV, and WMA to name a few -- along with a T-DMB television receiver and full suite of electronic dictionaries should still feel a slight tickle to their scholarly fancy. The Windows CE 5.0 device rides atop a 30GB disk and offers SD/MMC expansion and USB Host capabilities for quick, PC-less transfer of data directly to the device. Ready for the price? Yours for ₩478,000 sweetheart or about $521 if you're real nice to daddy.

[Via AVING]

iriver W10 WiFi media player with Skyhook positioning ready in November?

by Thomas Ricker, posted Sep 20th 2007 at 2:11AM


Man, we've been painstakingly following iriver's development of the W10 media player since it was first rumored back in July of 2006. Well before touchscreen DAPs were all the rage. One hands-on and several postings later, iRiver seems prepped to push their baby out in November to what will assuredly be an adoring public, in S.Korea anyway. What's the fuss? 3-inch, 480 x 272 TFT touchscreen interface; WiFi with Skyhook's GPS-like positioning and NAVTEQ maps; VoIP; FM tuner; AOL XM radio streaming; 2/4/8GB capacities with miniSD expansion; and support for MP3, WMA, OGG audio and MPEG-4, WMV9 video all riding atop an iriver tuned WinCE 5.0 OS. Thing is, those NAVTEQ maps and POIs are "only suitable for US" -- a hopeful sign that we'll see these Stateside in time for the holidays.

[Thanks, Al]

The Seoulllll e-Traaaaain!

by Thomas Ricker, posted Aug 13th 2007 at 4:08AM


Ok, it's only a temporary gig but check out the "Sens e-train" offered to Seoul's subway jockeys over the next few days. The kids at Samsung and Korea Telecoms have fitted two cars from Seoul's number 2 line train with a dozen WiBro-enabled Samsung Q45 laptops and Q1 Ultra UMPCs. The hippest trip in S.Korea is operational (and free) from 1100 to 1700 daily until August 19th. We're just wondering what's more impressive: high-speed data while blasting along the underground rails or the lack of any visible organic excretions in a subway car. Either way, there's no chance in hell of this working in New York City.

Yukyung's Viliv X2 PMP navigator: the P2 all grown up

by Thomas Ricker, posted Jul 9th 2007 at 6:31AM


Yukyung's got a new Viliv PMP navigator set for launch in S.Korea: the X2. Looking every bit like the P2 found bouncing around the US, the X2 replaces its predecessor's hard disk with either 4GB or 8GB of solid state flash while introducing SiRFstar III navigation and SD/SDHC expansion. Of course, it also packs a DMB receiver for Korean mobile TV which they'll certainly trim if this thing ever comes Stateside.

Kobie: the fondling robot to the gods

by Thomas Ricker, posted Jun 28th 2007 at 9:45AM


Meet Kobie, the cuddly Koala on what appears to be life-support. We think Babelfish translation says is best, "it is a fondling elder brother robot of the nose Allah form which gives an emotional stability." Indeed. By which we assume they mean the latest in elderly care robots. This one, developed by Korea's ETRI can detect its owner's touches and react with a reassuring leg thumping and realistic movement of the head and torso. That's sweet.

International marketing 101: Dell's Inspiron US vs Korean launches

by Thomas Ricker, posted Jun 27th 2007 at 11:48PM


Two identical product launches on two continents. Two pictures photographed the same day. Two radically different approaches to marketing.

LG's X-Note S900 pig forgets her lipstick

by Thomas Ricker, posted Jun 22nd 2007 at 7:32AM


LG looks set to loose a new 19-inch XNOTE upon Korea. The S900 series slab pictured is spec'd to go budget with a WXGA+ resolution, 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo, 256MB GeForce 8600M GS graphics, 1GB memory, 802.11 a/b/g WiFi and a total of 320GB of disk. You do get a dedicated keypad, however. Uh, hoozah!? We're sure it'll pop from the barn with some higher-end options though come July.

Iriver's D5 electronic dictionary makes us want to learn Korean

by Thomas Ricker, posted Jun 19th 2007 at 1:16AM


Damn if iriver can't build'em some sexy. Meet the D5, the Brad to the NV's Angelina. As we heard last week, the D5 is an electronic dictionary... but also so much more. At just 14.9-mm thick closed, the D5 Dicple packs a 3.0-inch, 480 x 272 pixel TFT display for all your flash and MPEG-4 video while sporting an FM radio (with voice and FM recording skills) as well as MP3, WMA, OGG audio. It even packs a 52-key QWERTY into this shirt-pocketable device. Sadly, as an eDic, it won't be escaping Asia for a Stateside stay so you'll have to satiate your lust in the gallery for now.

Gallery: Iriver's D5 electronic dictionary makes us want to learn Korean


[Via AVING]
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