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Nino's Portable Electronics Blog October 2006 Archive

By Nino Marchetti, About.com Guide to Portable Electronics

Sony Offers Up Noise-Canceling Digital Walkman

Wednesday October 25, 2006
Sony recently introduced a new digital music player with built-in noise-canceling technology. The NW-S700F Walkman player is available in a 1GB memory storage size (685 songs) for $169.95 and a ... Read More

Wolverine Data Showcases New PMP

Monday October 23, 2006
Wolverine Data, a maker of mobile electronics, earlier this month announced the new Wolverine ESP portable media player. This device is priced at $399.99 for the 80GB model and $499.99 ... Read More

Friday First Look: Pure Digital Point & Shoot Camcorder

Friday October 20, 2006
Forget about overly complex camcorders if all you want to do is shoot and share. A company by the name of Pure Digital Technologies - known for popular one time ... Read More

Sony Offers Up New High-Fidelity Headphones

Thursday October 19, 2006
Sony is planning to roll out new headphones which offer users an 800 kHz frequency response for better high quality sound. The Sony Altus headphones (MDR-D777LP) are priced at $149.99 ... Read More

mobiBlu Releases Extremely Small MP3 Player

Wednesday October 18, 2006
mobiBlu, a maker of very small digital audio players, announced this week in conjunction with Podcast Ready the Cube2, described as the world’s smallest multimedia player. This device is available ... Read More

iPod Turning Five - Share Your Best Memories and Moments

Tuesday October 17, 2006
Do you remember what you were doing when you were five? Apple does as it gets ready to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the public unveiling of the iPod on ... Read More

Delphi Announces New Portable XM Satellite Receiver

Tuesday October 17, 2006
Delphi, a maker of portable satellite receivers, today said they will bring to retail December 1 the SkyFi3 for $229. This device is designed to play on-the-go satellite radio from ... Read More

MediaReady Unleashes Aero MP3 Players

Thursday October 12, 2006
MediaReady, a maker of home entertainment products, recently announced a new line of flash memory based MP3 players. The new Aero line ranges in price from $29 to $125 and ... Read More

Samsung YP-K5 Review

Wednesday October 11, 2006
The Samsung YP-K5 is an innovative, stylish MP3 player which sports built-in speakers which slide out and lock into place, creating a listening experience which can be enjoyed by others ... Read More

HP Showcases Handheld Windows Mobile GPS Device

Tuesday October 10, 2006
Hewlett Packard recently unveiled a thin Windows Mobile PDA which has built-in GPS and multimedia capabilities. The new HP iPAQ rx5915 Travel Companion is priced at $599.99 and should be ... Read More

Friday First Look: Sony Reader

Friday October 6, 2006
One particular category of portable electronic product which has never been overly successful is the portable e-book reader. Sony is hoping they can gain success where others have failed as ... Read More

Best Buy Enters Music Download Business

Thursday October 5, 2006
Well known consumer electronics retailer Best Buy announced today they were teaming with online music service provider RealNetworks to unveil the Best Buy Digital Music Store. This new service is ... Read More

JBL Offers Portable Speaker System for Music Cell Phones

Wednesday October 4, 2006
JBL, a developer of high-fidelity loudspeakers as well as multimedia speaker systems for MP3 players and computers, announced in September a new portable speaker system geared towards the growing crop ... Read More

Sony: Only Laptop Batteries Being Considered for Recall

Tuesday October 3, 2006
Sony is looking to calm fears today about battery problems beyond the current scope of notebook computers after it was said yesterday by a Consumer Product Safety Commission spokesperson to ... Read More

Creative Debuts Portable Audio Enhancement Device

Tuesday October 3, 2006
Creative, a maker of the popular Zen line of portable media players, today unveiled a portable device for improving playback of audio files beyond the original CD quality. The new ... Read More

Sony Battery Hazard May Be Worse Than Thought

Monday October 2, 2006
As one laptop manufacturer after another recalls notebook computers powered by rechargeable batteries because of a potential fire hazard or other issues, Consumer Reports is reporting Sony may be looking ... Read More

Logitech Unveils New Wireless Music Headphones

Monday October 2, 2006
Logitech recently announced its second generation of cordless music headphones compatible with iPod and other MP3 players. The new Logitech FreePulse Wireless headphones are priced at $99.99 and should be ... Read More

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