Nino's Portable Electronics Blog January 2007 Archive

Sony today unveiled a new update for the PlayStation Portable's system software. Version 3.10 is now available for download from Sony's Web site or through the PSP's Network Update feature. The ... Read More

Apple today took the wraps off of a variety of new colors for their tiny second generation iPod shuffle MP3 player. These four new colors are priced at $79, which ... Read More

The 2007 Consumer Electronics Show is now but a memory, as is MacWorld. These two shows were a slew of great new portable electronics related announcements however, capped by the ... Read More

A company by the name of MediaStreet recently introduced what it is dubbing a portable DVD player/portable media player hybrid device. The new eMotion Personal Media Player DVD (DF-PMP3) is ... Read More

Handheld Entertainment, a company known for their low cost portable media players (PMP), is taking another swipe at eating away iPod market share with their recently unveiled ZVUE 260. This ... Read More

iriver was showcasing a number of new products at the Consumer Electronics Show. One catching the most attention was the w10. It is expected the first half of this year. The ... Read More

Philips at the Consumer Electronics Show updated their GoGear line of portable MP3 players with three new models for 2007. The GoGear SA5115 (1GB), SA5125 (2GB) and SA5145 (4GB) will ... Read More

Maxell, a maker of digital media products, unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show some new noise cancelling headphones. The Maxell HP/NC-IV Deluxe Noise Cancellation Headphone is priced at $100 and ... Read More

Thomson/RCA at the Consumer Electronics Show announced a low cost MP3 player as part of their new Gem Line. The RCA Pearl is priced at $50 and should be available ... Read More

Another MP3 player unveiled by Thomson/RCA at the Consumer Electronics Show as part of their Gem Line is the RCA Opal. This $80 player should be available in the springtime. The ... Read More

Shure, a maker of higher end sound isolating earphones, unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show their 2006 line up of Sound Isolating Earphones. All of these earphones are expected to ... Read More

Thomson, through their Jensen brand, unveiled some new headphones with a MP3 player built into them at the Consumer Electronics Show. The Jensen JPM-3005 SportFones will be available this month ... Read More

Com One, a maker of Bluetooth wireless technology gadgets, expanded into the Wi-Fi realm at the Consumer Electronics Show with the unveiling of a wireless Internet radio. The new Phoenix ... Read More

Philips announced at the Consumer Electronics Show two new portable DVD players due out in the first quarter of this year. The PET830 and PET1030 (pictured at right) will cost ... Read More

A company by the name of Walletex is making somewhat of a name for itself at the Consumer Electronics Show with the formal unveiling of their Wallet MP3 player. This ... Read More

Audio specialist Sennheiser was using the Consumer Electronics Show spotlight to unveil their top of the line PXC 450 noise cancelling headphones. These headphones are priced at $500 and should ... Read More

Polaroid - that's right, I said Polaroid - is making Consumer Electronics Show news headlines with the unveiling of some new portable media players which are wireless enabled. Not much ... Read More

Thomson/RCA unveiled a number of new MP3 players at the Consumer Electronics Show. One of these is the Jet Wireless, which comes with 1GB of memory and prices at $149. ... Read More

Directed Electronics, through their Clifford brand, has announced at the Consumer Electronics Show the Clifford Scout420. This hybrid GPS/portable media player is priced at $700 and will be available in ... Read More

Apple today at MacWorld unveiled their latest take the world by storm device. The new iPhone will be available in June in a 4GB model for $499 and an 8GB ... Read More

The rumor mill, as big as it has been, was correct: Steve Jobs of Apple unveiled today at MacWorld the iPhone. Think iPod meets cell phone with the Mac OS ... Read More

LG Electronics has put out a little bit of information at the Consumer Electronics Show regarding some new portable DVD players (no photos - sorry). The new DP781 and DP771 ... Read More

SanDisk completed their trifecta of new Sansa players with the unveiling of their first wireless device. The Sansa Connect is priced at $250 and will be available in late March. The ... Read More

Toshiba announced at the Consumer Electronics Show three new portable DVD players (sorry - no photos on this one). The SD-P1750 ($130) will debut in February, the SD-P1900 ($180) will ... Read More

Able Planet, a maker of assistive listening devices, is putting their expertise in hearing devices techonology to work at the Consumer Electronics Show as they showcase their new Clear Harmony ... Read More

Samsung announced at the Consumer Electronics Show the new T9B (YP-T9B) and T9 (YP-T9) MP3 players. The T9 is available now for $130 (2GB) and $180 (4GB) respectively while the ... Read More

SanDisk has unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show their first widescreen portable media player. The Sansa View, priced at $300, should be available within the next few months. The SanDisk Sansa ... Read More

One of the more interesting - and perhaps unusual - portable devices announced at the Consumer Electronics Show has to be a new hybrid outdoor GPS/satellite radio product from XM ... Read More

Sony unveiled some new noise cancelling headphones at the Consumer Electronics Show. The new MDR-NC60 headphones are priced at $200 and should be available in March. The MDR-NC60 noise cancelling headphones, ... Read More

Samsung, building upon the popularity of their K5 digital music player with slide out speakers, unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show the K3 MP3 player. The difference? The K3 lacks ... Read More

Tech start up HeadPlay introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show a portable visual headset and media center for bringing the big screen viewing experience to a more personal level. The ... Read More

Philips, always known for their innovative product designs, was showcasing new portable DVD players at the Consumer Electronics Show which offer iPod integration. The new DCP750 and DCP850 (pictured at ... Read More

Satellite TV in the palm of your hand? While that may still be a ways off, DirecTV is taking time at the Consumer Electronics Show to unveil satellite TV in ... Read More

Sony seems to be relatively low key so far at the Consumer Electronics Show with regards to portable offerings. One device which could be considered semi-portable at least is their ... Read More

SanDisk, makers of the extremely popular Sansa line of MP3 players, took the CES spotlight by unveiling a number of new devices in this product family. One of those is ... Read More

Kensington, a computer accessory manufacturer, announced at the Consumer Electronics Show the FX500 Speaker To Go. This portable iPod speaker system is priced at $50 and should be available now. The ... Read More

Nokia announced at the Consumer Electronics Show a new portable tablet style device which allows for wireless Internet surfing. The new Nokia N800 Internet Tablet is priced at $400 and ... Read More

Targus, normally known for their laptop bags, announced at the Consumer Electronics Show travel focused noise cancelling headphones. The new Travel-Ease Active Noise Cancellation Headphones are priced at $70 and ... Read More

The yearly Consumer Electronics Show held in Las Vegas is the place major consumer electronics manufacturers (minus Apple who always takes center stage at MacWorld held the same week) trot ... Read More