Nino's Portable Electronics Blog October 2004 Archive

This week starts a new weekly recommendation blog post from your Guide here at the Portable Entertainment site. The purpose will be to recommend products, some older, some just announced, ... Read More

Computer manufacturer Gateway came out the MP3 player chute today with the announcement of their Gateway MP3 Photo Jukebox. This mini player (weight 3.4 ounces), priced at $249.99 and shipping ... Read More

Besides Apple's announcement yesterday about the new iPod Photo, another iPod known as the iPod U2 Special Edition is set to hit store shelves in mid-November for $349. Except for ... Read More

Leave it to Apple to improve on a great thing. Their fourth generation iPod, which has the cool click wheel among other things, now can display photos and play multimedia ... Read More

Delphi and XM Radio have teamed to bring the first portable satellite radio, the Delphi MyFi to market. This $349.99 device, announced yesterday, allows XM Radio subscribers to tune into one ... Read More

The Zipit Wireless Messenger, coming this November for $99.99, will make an interesting stocking stuffer for kids. This 4.25 inches wide by 3.6 inches long device with a LCD screen ... Read More

Finis is giving swimmers an interesting way to carry their tunes with them while swimming laps as they announced their new waterproof SwiMP3 player. In an interesting twist from traditional ... Read More

Seiko Epson, known for being innovative in LCD technology, unveiled last week they are rolling out a portable video player of sorts in the form of the P-2000 Multimedia Storage ... Read More

Digital Media Corporation hit the 100GB storage mark yesterday as they announced the latest addition to their DMC Xclef 500 series. This 100GB model, priced at $449 and available now, ... Read More

Sony is hoping to pick up fitness users who want digital audio players with their new S2 Sports Network Walkman. Priced around $180 and available at the end of the ... Read More

Microsoft, as part of a big push last week to get inside more of your digital entertainment devices, unveiled a new program called PlaysForSure. What exactly is it, and how ... Read More

Hip watch maker Swatch is getting in on the smart watch powered by Microsoft market with the unveiling of their Swatch Paparazzi. Available in four colors, this computerized wrist piece ... Read More

I'm currently preparing a story on the iPod and would love to hear why people are crazy for their iPods. What makes it so different then other players out there? ... Read More

The highly talked about MobiNote DVX-POD 7010 is finally coming to U.S. shores. This $599 portable video player, to be marketed under the AMA brand, offers up 20GB of storage ... Read More

Belkin, a maker of iPod accessories and other computer devices, wants to help you get more iPod listening time with the announcement today of two new power related products. The ... Read More

Pioneer portable video player developer Archos made a move today to keep their MP3 player stable fresh with the roll out of the Gmini XS200. Priced at $249.99 and set ... Read More

Computer maker Dell announced today they were updating their Dell Digital Jukebox line of MP3 players with two new models, the larger 20GB Dell DJ ($249) and the 5GB Pocket ... Read More

Audio equipment manufacturer and retailer Cambridge Soundworks today gave a nod to the growing popularity of satellite radio as they gave out details on their new PlayDockXM Portable Speaker System. ... Read More

After yesterday's fluury of portable entertainment related product announcements, things are back to just one or two press releases a day. One interesting one from today's items is from digital ... Read More

Pssst, buddy, need a good pair of portable speakers? Altec Lansing is the one whispering that as they show off their newly available XT1 Portable Notebook Speaker System for $129.95. ... Read More

If a truly portable power solution for your MP3 or portable video player is on your holiday wishlist, Socket Communications hopes you'll consider their Mobile Power Pack. Priced at $149 ... Read More

Need some speakers to go along with all of those MP3 players I just wrote about? Virgin Electronics may have your answer with their uniquely shaped Boomtube line of portable ... Read More

Creative, like Virgin Electronics, is targeting the Apple iPod mini with their announcement of the 5GB Creative Zen Micro. Priced at $249.99 and available in time for, you guessed it, ... Read More

SanDisk, known for their storage cards and USB drives, is testing the MP3 player market with the unveiling of their SanDisk Digital Audio Player line. Three models, ranging in storage ... Read More

Virgin Electronics, a division of the same company which owns Virgin Airlines, rode the MP3 player press release bandwagon today as they announced the Virgin Electronics Player 5GB. With their ... Read More

iRiver America today gave up the goods on their new PMC-100 series of portable video players. Designed to work in conjunction with Windows Media Player 10 and the Portable Media ... Read More

It's MP3 players and more announcement insanity today as companies left and right officially unveil new products. Between Microsoft's Digital Entertainment Anywhere event today, centered around the new Windows XP ... Read More

Hoping to appeal to different market segments, Digitalway MPIO announced three MP3 players today as part of their expanded line up. The MPIO FL300 (pictured at right) is billed as ... Read More

Toy maker Mattel is looking to get your kids hooked on portable audio and video this holiday season by announcing their new $69.99 Juice Box portable media player today. For ... Read More

About.com has recently begun partnering with PC World to bring you some of this leading computer magazine's exciting content. Hosted at a co-branded website, you'll find informative articles, buying advice ... Read More

Auvi Technologies has begun taking pre-orders on their award winning SA250 MP3 Player & USB Drive. The SA250, which got a nod in the CES Innovations Audio category in January, ... Read More

Damon Dash, a hip hop master who reigns over his ROC empire of companies, is getting into the MP3 player space with his new ROCBOX line of flash memory and ... Read More