Gizmo Hunter

Transcend Information, Inc. (Transcend), a leading manufacturer of flash memory products worldwide, proudly announces the latest addition to its T.sonic™ family of MP3 players, the T.sonic 850. This sleek new MP3 player is easy to carry due to its compact size (81.5mm long x 41.5mm wide x 12.7mm deep) and elegant lightweight design (just 48g). With a bright 1.8-inch high resolution full-color TFT-LCD screen, the T.sonic 850 is designed not just for great-sounding music playback, but also for viewing video and photos while on the go. (more…)

Transcend announced the arrival of its Jay Chou T.sonic 840 MP3 player, which officially launched on December 15. The Jay Chou Signature Edition T.sonic 840 not only has all the great features of the standard T.sonic 840, but also comes preloaded with Jay Chou’s 8th and most recent album, “On The Run,” and sports a custom engraving of Jay Chou’s signature. (more…)

Transcend, an international leader in flash memory products, today introduced its new T.sonic 650 MP3 player. Combining a lightweight streamlined design and high storage capacity (up to 4GB) at an affordable price, the T.sonic 650 is truly an incredible value.

Transcend’s T.sonic 650 is designed to be ultra portable and easy to use. It slips effortlessly into your pocket or bag, with its measurements of only 75 mm x 31 mm x 13 mm. Weighing in at a mere 30g (with Li-ion battery), the T.sonic 650 is light enough that you may forget it’s in your pocket, and you can even wear it around your neck. Thanks to the ingenuity of Transcend’s designers, you won’t find a single screw on the outer shell of T.sonic 650 to negatively impact the player’s aesthetics. The high-gloss front face is attractive and blends well with any fashion. T.sonic 650 has a brilliant dual-color OLED display that can easily be viewed at any angle, even in broad daylight. The easy-to-read display is also great for singing along with the T.sonic 650’s karaoke-style Lyrics Sync function. To increase ease-of-use and intuitive interface navigation, a convenient 4-way button is built into the face of the T.sonic – making access to your MP3s easier than ever.

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Samsung’s new lineup of mp3 players combines awesome design, incredible sound and convenient connectivity options. Millimeters have been shaved off to create players that fit comfortably in one’s hand, while slipping easily into pockets and purses.

Samsung’s proprietary sound technology, Digital Natural Sound engine (DNSe.) provides high quality acoustics aiming to facilitate the best sonic experience to the end user. Better still, the new range enables boasts Bluetooth-enabled wireless stereo providing the ultimate ‘easy listening’ experience!

“Samsung is excited to unveil a feature-rich trio of high-performing MP3 players.” said Dongsoo Jun, Executive Vice President & General Manager of Samsung’s Digital AV Division. “We have improved the sound quality of MP3 Players with our leading technology to deliver an amazing experience.”

The YP-P2, YP-S5 and YP-T10 MP3 players will be available in the third quarter of 2007.

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AriX sent us a press release Sunday promoting iJailbreak, an automated program that allows third-party applications to run on the iPod Touch. It doesn’t work for the iPhone, and it’s only available for iPod Touch owners who are using Intel-based Macs. I don’t have an iPod Touch at my disposal right now, so I’m unable to test whether it actually works, but some users on MacRumors.com reported that it worked.

Ever since Apple released the 1.1.1 software update for both the iPhone and the iPod Touch in late September that broke older third-party application installers, hackers have been hard at work searching for a new way to bypass the restrictions. A preliminary jailbreaking application was released last week, but it required a great deal of expertise to get up and running. Erica Sadun, a writer for The Unofficial Apple Weblog, installed that iPod Touch jailbreak Friday evening but warned, “This is not ready for prime time, kids. Don’t do this at home.”

[ via Cnet ]

Combining the renowned Swiss Army Knife’s multi-tool versatility and a detachable Swissbit MP3 digital audio player, this three-inch-long device goes from office to hiking trail while looking cool in both settings and all those between. In addition to storing up to 2 GB of MP3, WMA, WAV, or OGG Vorbis sound files, the audio player includes a stereo FM radio with recording capability.

The detachable audio player plugs into any Windows or Macintosh computer with a USB port and also can be used to transport images and other data. Its lithium battery recharges automatically whenever the audio player is connected to a USB interface and lasts up to eight hours. A fetching remote control displaying the Swiss Army Knife’s famed Swiss-flag logo of white cross against a red background has two earphone jacks. (One set of earphones, with adjustable neck and arm straps and anti-dangling mechanism, and belt clip are included.) The silver-metal Swiss Army Knife housing that stores the audio player offers a knife blade, a combination nail file and screw driver, a scissors, a retractable ballpoint pen, a LED mini light, and a key ring.

To pass airport-security checks, the audio player detaches from the Swiss Army Knife housing, with a cap to protect the USB interface.

This is a spectacular 2GB MP4 watch that integrates digital calendar watch, MP4 Video Player, MP3/WMA Player, Digital Voice Recorder with mic and USB flash drive, all together in its lightweighed body. You can now listen Music, Watch Movie and Record Conversations wherever you go. All stored in your wrist, you can enjoy high-tech life on the go. The watch is shock proof, with 5 preset EQ modes, USB 2.0 port, support MP4 (NXV) video *1.5 inch,260K OLED true color screen * high resolution 128*128 pixel image * Showing time and date * Supports MP3, WMA and MP4 (NXV) format * 8 hours continuois music playing time * Support JPEG format picture. The 2GB(2048MB)storage space is good for carrying huge amount of music, photos,and documents

This Sport MP3 Player, is perfect for those people constantly on the go, enjoy music while you work, travel or exercise. Fold neatly together into a pocket, weighs a little over 3 Oz, very light to carry, excellent sound quality. Best of all, no wires dangling around while you are exercising. The MH-601 supports both MP3 and WMA, is able to delete files without connecting to PC, CD recording to MP3 format, has selective playback modes and listen in, A-B repeat function, 7 color back light LCD display, Songs title/lyric display, EQ effects: Normal, Classic, Pop, Rock, Jazz and Bass, auto power off and USB flash disk. This newest model is plug-and-play, no software is required.

It is plug and play and it uses an A battery so no need to charge. Bring an extra one with you and you will alwaya be covered. This one has a screen to show what music you are hearing. Also a great feature is the toggle that lets you switch from song to song with no delay. Very quick and comfortable. The buttons are so easy and this is a headset style. Small and perfect for any use.

The Belkin F8M026 TuneBase FM Transmitter for Zune offers you an elegant way to power, mount, and play your Zune while you are on the road. By seamlessly integrating an FM transmitter with the versatility of a car power adapter, the TuneBase FM for Zune offers the outstanding convenience of an all-in-one solution while you ride or drive.

The Belkin F8M026 TuneBase features improved FM transmission that delivers crisp, clean, best-in-class audio performance for an unsurpassed listening experience in your vehicle. The built-in FM transmitter wirelessly connects to your car stereo on the full range of FM channels, from 88.1 MHz to 107.9 MHz, letting you choose the best available frequency so you are sure to find a channel without interference.

This unit uses a bright, backlit LCD display for quick and easy tuning between channels, and features three, single-touch programmable preset buttons that let you set the clearest frequencies, and toggle among them for optimal performance. The TuneBase’s holder secures your Zune in place in either portrait or landscape modes making it great for viewing video, holding your Zune at virtually any angle and featuring an innovative, flexible-steel neck construction that allows for easy repositioning inside the car.

The Tiny Wearable MP3 Player with BIG Sound!

The colorful Sansa^® Clip is a tiny MP3 player that boasts an array of cool features, as well as distinctively big sound for its small size. Perfect for the fitness buff or traveler, the compact Sansa Clip comes with a fashionable clip for wearing anywhere.  Other features include: FM radio, microphone**, long-lasting rechargeable battery and a bright screen for exceptionally easy navigation of tunes. The Sansa Clip comes in sleek black, candy apple red, hot pink and ice blue.Feature List

• Plays MP3, WMA, secure WMA and Audible audio file formats
• FM tuner with 40 preset channels^
• Up to 15 hours of play time with internal rechargeable battery***
• Voice recording with built-in microphone