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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009 |
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On Thursday, Microsoft confirmed the prices for its new line of Zune HD media players making it crystal clear that it is in competition with its rival Apple iPod by costing it lower than them. The price of the Zune HD is $219.99 for a 16GB unit and $289.99 for the 32GB version.
From Thursday onwards even pre orders for the media players also have started by the Redmond, Wash.-based software giant and consumers can order at Amazon.com, Best Buy, Walmart and Microsoft. Microsoft said in a statement, that deliveries of the new Zune will begin Sept. 15, the same day the players become available for sale in stores. The new devices compete drastically in price as well as design with the iPod Touch.
Microsoft stated in May that the new units will feature a built-in HD Radio receiver, high-definition (HD) video output capabilities, organic light-emitting diode (OLED) touch screen, Wi-Fi and an Internet browser.
One analyst says that neither features nor price will attract the iPod faithful, but still some have doubted that Zune’s pricing will be enough to encourage the iPod faithful to abandon their Apple units. Earlier week, the details of the Zune HD’s pricing appeared in a leak reported by tech blog Gizmodo. However, Gizmodo’s information about the actual “General Availability” (GA) date for the units was off by a week.
Amazon had put up briefly and prematurely Zune HD pre-order page that displayed the pricing, earlier this week. But was quickly removed before Gizmodo grabbed a screen capture. Later, Gizmodo also acquired screen shots purportedly from within Best Buy that showed what turned out to be the incorrect GA date. Moreover, there were no comments by the Micrsoft spokesperson.
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Tuesday, July 21st, 2009 |
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Sony India plans to become the single largest brand in the Indian MP3 market with 30% market share by the year 2010. Focusing on revolutionary designs such as the W series, channel expansion and a hip communication strategy, Sony is confident of achieving its target market share.
Commemorating its 30 year anniversary of the Walkman brand this year, Sony has once again exemplified its reputation as a pioneer of ‘gadgetry’ with the introduction of a completely innovative and revolutionary wire-less MP3 player -NWZ-W202. Targeted at the youth, the W series offers freedom, fashion and superb music quality- everything that they would love in their MP3 player.
To reach its youth audience, Sony has initiated a channel expansion specifically for the Walkman brand which includes Sony branded stores, multi brand outlets, and organized retail stores. The plan is to increase the counters from the current 1000 to 3000 by the year 2010. Furthermore with an investment of Rs. 10 crore (Rs. 100 mil) towards ATL and BTL activities that involves print and electronic media, online, outdoor and shop-front, Sony plans an aggressive marketing strategy to leverage the Walkman brand.
“When it comes to innovative design concepts, there is no question that Sony is on the leading edge,” said Mr. Masaru Tamagawa, Managing Director, Sony India while expressing his views on the launch. “The W202, the latest in our line of Walkman MP3 players, is exceptionally cool looking. But most importantly it was designed first and foremost for the needs of youth who want to listen to their favorite music on the go without the hassle of wires. We are confident of achieving our 30% market share with the strategy of innovative products, channel expansion and a trendy communications strategy”
The MP3 market in India is currently pegged at 900,000 units and is expected to increase 11% by FY2010. For Sony, share of Walkman is expected to increase from the current 20% to 30% as it plans to sell 180,000 units, up from 85,000 units last year.
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Friday, July 10th, 2009 |
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Transcend Information Inc (Transcend), a worldwide leader in storage and multimedia products, has announced that its popular MP320 digital music player is now available in a stylish new pink version - MP320R in India. Created with fashion-conscious female consumers in mind, the fresh new MP320R has a glossy eye-popping color scheme that emphasizes individuality and unique personal style.
Mr. Austin Huang, Regional Head - Sales, SAARC & APAC, Transcend, said, “The MP320R’s shiny precious jewel-inspired design not only gets people’s attention, but also easily blends well with any fashion look. Hidden behind the player’s mirror-like fascia is a vivid dual-color OLED screen that allows text content such as song titles and lyrics to easily be read at any angle - even in broad daylight. Aside from its great looks, the MP320R is a versatile combination of a digital music player and a portable storage device.”
Chic Looks & Smart Design: Thanks to its built-in USB connector, the MP320R operates just like a USB flash drive, making it easier to transfer music, clips, pictures, documents and other files from any computer- without the hassle of carrying around bulky cables. In addition, the MP320R is compact (85.5mm x 25.5mm x 13mm) and lightweight (just 29g), so it can be worn around the neck or conveniently carried in a purse or pocket all day long.
A Dazzling Set of Versatile Functions: The versatile MP320R boasts an array of useful functions, such as A-B repeat and variable playback speeds that can be excellent tools for reviewing important meetings, foreign language lessons, or academic lectures. Other value-added features include a recordable FM radio, voice recorder and a world clock.
Above all, the MP320R is a great sounding music player with support for MP3, WMA, WAV, and even WMA-DRM10 protected music. As far as sound output is concerned, the MP320R offers superb audio playback quality and comes with 7 built-in equalizer modes, including a user-adjustable EQ mode for a more personalized listening experience.
The MP320R is capable of displaying 13 different languages, and also comes bundled with a unique software application that allows users to temporarily lock their computers and password-protect personal files.
With its scrumptious pink guise, Transcend’s feature-rich MP320R music player makes it easy to enjoy music on the go and store data while looking good at the same time. Currently available with 4GB, capacity, the versatile MP320R is backed by a two-year warranty and the comprehensive support of Transcend’s industry-leading global service network.
Product Features
• MP3 Player - supports MP3, WMA, WMA-DRM10 (subscription music) and WAV music formats
• Recordable FM Radio with 20 station presets
• Advanced Digital Voice Recorder
• Karaoke-style lyrics display
• Dual-color OLED screen displays clear text at any angle and in any light
• VAD (Voice Activity Detection) for high quality gapless audio recordings
• A-B repeat function allows you to continuously replay a designated section of a track
• Variable track playback speeds
• Supports 13 languages including menus, song/album title, artist name and lyrics(English, German, French, Japanese, Korean, Greek, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Simple Chinese, Traditional Chinese)
• USB flash drive capabilities for data transfer and storage
• Included software can be used to lock your computer and password-protect your files
• 7 Equalizer effects, including a customizable USER EQ setting
• Internal rechargeable Li-ion battery provides over 15 hours of continuous music playback
• Built-in USB 2.0 connector for easy computer connectivity and fast file transfers
• Real Time Clock displays local and world times
Pricing (MRP): Rs 4500
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Saturday, July 4th, 2009 |
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Sony, the most famous brand in electronics, began a revolution in portable music with the launch of the walkman before 30 years. Before this no music lovers were able to carry around their favorite tunes with them so easily and from that time the portable market has been developing and reinventing itself.
In 1979, the original blue-and-silver Walkman was marketed as the Walkman in Japan, the Soundabout in many other countries including the US, Freestyle in Sweden and the Stowaway in the UK.
On 1st July in every five years Sony would come out with a new cassette model with new features and technology until 1999. The Discman was launched in 1984 and for years the Discman with Walkman ruled the market unless and until hard drive-based and flash-based digital audio players made an appearance.
Sony’s NW-MS70D portable player got overshadowed in 2003 by the iPod. The 256 MB spaced Sony player costs same as a 15 GB iPod. Very soon Sony churned out hard drive and flash based MP3 players and after a huge loss of the market shares to other companies finally, Sony tried to revive the Walkman brand through music-centric mobile phones marketed under the Sony Ericsson brand.
Nobutoshi Kihara, audio division engineer built the device in 1978 for Sony co-chairman Morita, who wanted to be able to listen to operas during his frequent transpacific plane trips.
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Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 |
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Pioneer has rolled out a quartet of new home theater receivers that make up part of its flagship Elite lineup. These include the high-end SC-27 and SC-25, alongside the slightly lower-tier VSX-21TXH and VSX-23TXH. All four will share a customized USB/composite cable that enables integration with iPhones and iPods into home theater audio systems.
When hooked up, these iPods will be able to be controlled using the systems’ remote controls, where content can be sent to 2nd and 3rd zones that have been set up in the home. The SC-series units are powerful enough to reproduce uncompressed Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks which are found in movies recorded on Blu-ray discs.
As for the Elite VSX-21TXH and VSX-23TXH models use Direct Energy Class A/B amps with hand-picked DSPs. The Pioneer Elite SC-25 and SC-27 will be out this August, retailing for $1,700 and $2,000, respectively, whereas the Pioneer Elite VSX-23TXH and VSX-21TXH will be out later this month for $900 and $700, respectively.
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 |
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In India, Transcend has launched its new digital music player named MP860. Transcend MP860 digital music player features 2.4-inch QVGA TFT display, microSD/microSDHC card expansion slot, FM radio with 20 station presets, built-in microphone with direct line-in recording and eleven different equalizer effects.
Playback of the music can be done without earphones with the help of the integrated speaker while the sing-along feature comes with synchronized lyrics display.
“Indian people have an insatiable appetite for music and they want it to be available to them all the time. As such, Transcend, keeps improving upon its digital music players range and we have launched our new MP860 player in the Indian market. The new MP860 player features an elegant design with a carefully crafted shape and a smooth finish making it look real stylish.
It is comfortable to hold and has a pleasant tactile feel. Currently available in two capacities, 4GB (Black) and 8GB (White), Transcend’s versatile MP860 is a definite must-have digital music player and can fulfill the portable entertainment needs of consumers in all segments,” says Austin Huang, Regional Head, Sales, SAARC & APAC, Transcend.
MP860 digital music player supports MP3, WMA, WAV, WMA-DRM10 as well as FLAC and OGG file formats. The eleven equalizer effects contain the user-customizable options that tailor the sound output to suit the users’ specific music styles and tastes. MPEG4 SP (XVID) and FLV movies on the player’s 2.4 inch screen can be played by the users.
Numerous photos, music and videos can be shared with the help of the microSD/microSDHC expansion slot along with 8GB internal memory. Moreover, music can be recorded from the external devices like the CD player with the help of the in-line feature.
Page-by-page text file reader, power-saving screen savers, auto-shutoff function, internal rechargeable Li-Polymer battery, USB 2.0 port and karaoke-style synchronized lyrics display along with support for 13 different languages are the other features of this media player. User-friendly navigation buttons and intuitive interface is also supported by it.
Transcend MP860 digital music has a two year warranty and comes with 4GB and 8GB capacities is available for Rs.5500 and Rs.6500 respectively.
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Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009 |
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Sony aims to consolidate your music collection under the GIGA Juke HDD Hi-Fi system, where the NAS-SC500PK is able to pump out a respectable 100W of power alongside a 160GB hard drive to store all your favorite tunes that are easily accessible.
This system is able to support up to five client players simultaneously, featuring a redesigned woofer that ought to make you watch your action movies through it all over again a sense of awe and wonder. As for the GIGA Juke NAS-E300HD, you get 60W of juice and half the storage capacity. Both models will be equipped with the WM-PORT dock that plays nice with the OLED Sony Walkman which was released some time ago.
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Monday, June 1st, 2009 |
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French designer Nicolas Cinguion has come up with the rather unorthodox S.MP3 portable media player, where the earbuds can be wrapped within its own circular design when not in use to keep things neat, tidy and untangled.
It is not as though something like this wasn’t though of in the past, but the overall hardware design is refreshing to look at. Too bad this design is obsolete with the growing popularity of Bluetooth wireless headphones for portable media players.
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 |
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At present, Microsoft Zune and the xBox 360 are two individual entities from Microsoft that are doing well in the market presently. However, an amalgamated product combined from the two is distinct possibility according to anonymous yet reliable sources.
Currently termed as ‘xYz’ it is in the final design stages. The Y is the fulcrum that connects the ‘X’ (xBox 360) with the ‘Z’ (Zune) to design a completely new form of entertainment that can provide both gaming and media playback to users. Though it is said to provide internet related services, it does not have a phone network.
According to sources, the device is a completely new concept, and a strong competitor to Apple, Sony, Nintendo and Google. Though it is a converged device, it is not a Zune 0050hone and will not be in competition with its Windows Mobile customers. According to a source, it is a Live Anywhere device. It is very likely that this handheld will execute Live Anywhere so that the digital storefronts of Microsoft will gets unified to the system for music and movie playback. With this feature, it will be possible to play audio and video files on the xYz and Xbox360 also.
The device is expected to feature a WVGA touch screen and a range of hardware features that have not yet been introduced in the market. The ‘xYz’ may also incorporate WiMax or graphics processing chipsets. According to a source, “There will be a single online marketplace; the lines between the Zune, Xbox Live and Sky marketplaces will blur when the handheld launches.”
Further rumors suggest that it is possible to download games on the Xbox 360 consoles and also play them on the “xYz” and vice versa. Moreover, the device could be powered by Nvidia Tegra, which currently does not support Xbox 360 games. Though this handheld device is officially unannounced, one will have to wait the share the excitement and the questions arising out of this story.
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009 |
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Creative launches yet another portable media player, the ZEN MX which has hit the market to entice Japanese consumers with its must-have features. The audio device looks similar to the company’s existing players, but has a bit of alteration in the control button layout.
The latest ZEN player is embedded with a 2.5-inch LCD display and a resolution of 320×240 pixels, an integrated FM radio tuner and voice recording capability with support for CMV video format. It enables users to convert the video file into the supported format. Creative offers its Centrale software; easing their workload. Furthermore, it can easily play files like MP3, WMA (with DRM) and Audible 4.
Available in models with 8GB or 16GB of internal memory, the portable media player also has an SDHC memory card slot for expandability. Apart from the storage space, the ZEN MX comes with an integrated battery that claims to offer 30 hours and 5 hours of audio and video playback, respectively.
The Creative ZEN MX media player is likely to be available for purchase in the Japanese market from May 5, 2009. The all new 8GB model is going to be priced at $102 (approx. Rs. 5,065), whereas the 16GB version retails for $144 (approx. Rs. 7,153).
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