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Nino's Portable Electronics Blog November 2004 Archive

By Nino Marchetti, About.com Guide to Portable Electronics

Kanguru Audio Flash uses OLED display for clearer picture

Tuesday November 30, 2004
Kanguru Solutions is hoping that a different type of display on their new Audio Flash USB 2.0 flash drive MP3 player will have you notice them from the rest of ... Read More

Motorola and T-Mobile offer new full keyboard phone for messaging

Wednesday November 24, 2004
T-Mobile has added a new phone to their stable which should make most portable entertainment minded people happy. The Motorola A630 offers a full QWERTY keyboard which opens in a ... Read More

Take your iPod mini underwater with new H20 Audio casing

Monday November 22, 2004
Have a burning desire to take your iPod mini with you underwater or wind surfing? H20 Audio thinks you might when you buy one of their new SV-iMini waterproof/submersible units. ... Read More

Portable Entertainment's Friday Pick: Sony S2 Sports ATRAC3/MP3 CD Walkman D-NS505

Friday November 19, 2004
This week I've focused my sights on a quality, low cost portable CD player which makes for a great gift idea for the sports minded. The Sony S2 Sports ATRAC3/MP3 ... Read More

Nintendo DS launch few days away

Thursday November 18, 2004
One of the biggest product launches of the season is happening Sunday when the Nintendo DS handheld gaming systems officially go on sale. For those who don't know, the Nintendo ... Read More

Get ready to thump with Oakley's Thump MP3 player sunglasses

Wednesday November 17, 2004
Those wanting a stylish MP3 player they can wear need wait no longer as this Saturday brings the start of sales of the Oakley Thump MP3 player sunglasses. That's right ... Read More

New portable digital photo display device from Magpix

Tuesday November 16, 2004
This device looks like it might have some promise for those wanting a portable digital photo device. The Magpix, a developer of digital cameras, announced today their new Pocket Photo ... Read More

Best MP3 players for a tight budget

Monday November 15, 2004
If you've ever walked out of an electronics store or left a website feeling discouraged about the high cost of MP3 players, despair no more. Many quality players, new and ... Read More

Axion sells new portable LCD TV/DVD combo at Radio Shack

Monday November 15, 2004
Axion, a developer of portable LCD televisions, announced today they are selling a new 10.2" color LCD TV/DVD player combo exclusively through Radio Shack. The portable 16-3609, retailing for $399, ... Read More

iPod flash memory based models in January?

Saturday November 13, 2004
There is a well placed rumor right now, courtesty of AppleInsider, that Apple will begin producing flash memory based iPods in December for a late January or early February 2005 ... Read More

Sanyo, Sprint show off new multimedia cell phone

Wednesday November 10, 2004
Cellular provider Sprint PCS announced today they had teamed with Sanyo, like they did with Samsung back in August, to bring streaming media to cell phones. The new Sanyo MM-7400 ... Read More

Sony shows off ultra small notebook with entertainment focus

Tuesday November 9, 2004
Sony's VAIO Notebook line got a new addition today with the announcement of the ultra portable U Series. The U Series, which will be available next month for around $2,000, ... Read More

AudioFeast launches fee-based portable music service, free basic service

Monday November 8, 2004
AudioFeast, one of the companies I profiled recently in my article about online audio services for portable devices, launched their portable music service today (this is different from the portable ... Read More

Top Kid Friendly Portable Electronics

Thursday November 4, 2004
Items like the Hasbro VideoNow Color Player (pictured at right) are part of a growing line of portable entertainment products geared towards the under 12 set. With durable parts, kid ... Read More

GPS unit which doubles as MP3 player announced from Lowrance

Thursday November 4, 2004
Lowrance Electronics, a maker of GPS devices, announced they had won a special award for their recently released iWAY 500C GPS unit which has MP3 player capabilities. The award was ... Read More

iPoders get new device for in car audio enjoyment

Thursday November 4, 2004
Monster Cable announced earlier this week they were teaming with after market car audio equipment manufacturer SoundGate to develop the iCruze, a device designed to give consumers easy access to ... Read More

Napster To Go invades AT&T Wireless cellphone

Wednesday November 3, 2004
Music subscription service Napster announced today they had inked a deal with AT&T Wireless to make the Napster To Go portable music service available to owners of the cellular provider's ... Read More

Get recommendations on the best portable DVD players

Monday November 1, 2004
With all the great movies on DVD these days, portable DVD players are the perfect option to watch your favorite movie in the airport, on the train or in the ... Read More

Lexar shows off new MP3 players

Monday November 1, 2004
Lexar, known for their line of inexpensive memory cards, has added new MP3 players to their product lineup in time for the holidays. Both players will support MP3 and WMA ... Read More

Priest friendly MP3 players shown off

Monday November 1, 2004
Digital Mind Corporation is looking to give priests a hand with their sermons and also listening to the Bible with their line of Sermon Assistant digital audio players. Based on ... Read More

iRock brand gets new Beamit wireless FM transmitters

Monday November 1, 2004
First International Digital's iRock line of portable digital audio related products got two new additions to their Beamit wireless FM transmitters with the roll outs of the Beamit 450FM (first ... Read More

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