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Just when one feels like technology has dried up and gadgets are being repeated and replicated, an invention like the Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet 60GB happens and you start wondering again regarding the developments in the technology industry. There are music players, DVD players, Apple iPods and media streamers, but the Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet 60GB is one of its kinds. The Internet Media Tablet, as they refer to it, is a touch screen tablet that is WiFi enabled and streams all the types of media devised so far. The size of the screen is 4.8 inches and the body has been fabricated from gun metal. The device is capable of handling other things like browsing the web, handling emails, playing flash games and displaying pictures.

This Archos PMP has also been programmed to support Internet Radio and add-ons like PVR, GPRS and 3G. The designs that have been implemented on it have been kept very simple and the connectors have been placed at the bottom. There is a socket to connect the headphones on the left hand side and the speakers have been placed on the right. It will be very politically correct to say that the Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet 60GB is the latest revelation in the world of technology. You just need to charge it for a couple of hours and it will serve you throughout the day. The Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet 60GB supports all sorts of audio and video files and will be a great source of entertainment.

When it is said that history repeats itself, it’s true in a sense if fashion industry or the electronic products are considered. No matter how modern things get, we always depend on the older things as a medium that forms the base. Take for example radios; they are supposed to be lost in the junk on your store-room. People in the modern era prefer using iPods and MP3 players for enjoying music rather than radios because they are portable and small and can be carried along anywhere unlike the radio.

Whatever the perception towards radio is, a new type of radio has been introduced in the market with DAB, FM and Wi-Fi facilities. The Roberts WM202 Stream 202 is the world’s first portable FM and DAB radio with internet facility. This radio allows the user to connect to any station in the world and also provides the user a chance to listen to the previously broadcasted BBC channels with the “listen again” feature. A broadband internet connection is required and the user can browse through numerous radio channels from around the world. The Roberts WM202 Stream 202 has a very intuitive menu system and can be easily navigated to find the right channel. It has 2 alarm timers and 15 preset radio stations. The Roberts WM202 Stream 202 also helps the user to play his/her music collection from the PC. The Roberts WM202 Stream 202 also includes headphone socket and auxiliary input sockets for Apple iPods and MP3 players. The Roberts WM202 Stream 202 is compatible with MP3, Real and WMA file formats. With dimensions of 300 x 174 x 115 mm and weighing 1.47 kg, the Roberts WM202 Stream 202 can be operated by batteries as well as with AC adapters.

The Archos 7 Internet media tablet 320 GB is one of the most revolutionary entertainment products. It has proved to be the best travelling partner for the people with a vast array of exemplary features. This innovative product has 7” high resolution screen with 800 x 480 pixel which gives great viewing comfort to the users. Together with its ARM Cortex processor and Adobe Flash video support, users can also enjoy high quality video content on the portable player. The handheld device comes with Internet and TV viewing capacity, giving users access to an incredible array of entertainment options. The Archos Internet media tablet 320 GB comes with amazing 320 GB storage capacity which facilitates users to store up to 400 movies, 3.2 million photographs and 190,000 songs. You could not find any other media tablet with such a high storage capacity. Archos 7 Internet media tablet 320 GB facilitates three modes of user interaction i.e. direct by touch screen, through on/off or volume +/- buttons and through retractable virtual keyword.

Archos 7 Internet media tablet 320 GB comes with superscalar core @ 600 MHz main processor and 32 bit DSP @ 430 MHz additional processor, which makes it work at amazing speed. It is fully compatible with Linux operating system. One of the most significant features of the Archos 7 Internet Media Tablet 320GB is its battery life. It has an astonishing battery life which supports 39 hours of music play and 10 hours of video play. It is 7.48” x 4.33” x 0.629” in dimension and weighs just 640 gm which facilitates users to carry it wherever they travel. Archos 7 Internet media tablet 320 GB has 128 MB RAM memory and has on board Wi Fi (802.11blg) connectivity. The uncompromised access to the Internet, media content and TV, accompanied with various other functionalities make Archos 7 Internet media tablet 320 GB the best buy for the customers.

The all new Iriver P35 is for all the music lovers which have a killer combo of stunning looks and a brand new interface. Iriver P35 throws a better set of menus and a revamped home into a mix.

It is a portable media player, with its built-in Wi-Fi capability and G-sensor accelerometer. The G-sensor gives you the cool and convenient ability to change the song they are listening to by just shaking the player, instead of using buttons.

The iriver product features a 4.3-inch LCD display, am FM tuner, and an integrated Flash Lite 3.0 player, video(30fps), photo viewer, drawing, voice recording, flash game, office viewer, DMB(in regions where available). The player supports a wide variety of formats like MP3, WMA, WCA, OGG, APE, and FLAC audio files to MPEG4, XviD, WMV7/8/9, and H.264 video. It is also compatible with JPG, RAW, BMP, GIF, and PNG image formats and the ability to read PDFs, HTML coding, and MS Office files.

You can choose from three different versions of the player, first one being basic 8 GB model, the second one being 16 GB model with a T-DMB tuner, and lastly a 16 GB model with b/g WiFi capabilities.The P35 excels over its predecessors, like the iRiver Spinn 8GB, in multiple ways. For instance, with its onboard WiFi, 8 or 16 gigs of flash memory and DMB TV option. The open API UCI widget support will mean programmers can bring new widgets whenever they like, and the users can embed them on the home screen.

Get ready to experience a revelation in the domain of listening to music via headsets. Comfort will be exemplified and exuberance will take over as the new Maxell Digital MXL-1191 Wireless Headset has the ability to play music wirelessly from the computer or the console with the help of a USB base station. This base station will also serve the role of a charger. The set up is highly easy and is also comfortable. Some of the features of the headset include a frequency of 2.4 GHz, listening time of 5-8 hours, a standby time of 300 hours and a full charge time of 2 hours. The headset gives a person the privilege to sit in a comfortable position and listen to the kind of music that he wants to.

The battery that has been used in the headset is made up of Lithium Polymer. The configuration of the headset speaker is 40mm neodymium. The frequency response emitted by the headset is between 20 Hz-30,000 Hz for all sorts of games, music and voice. So despite being wireless, the MXL-1191 headset still offers the same professional quality, of say the Maxell HP-2000 headphones. The MXL-1191 package also contains a noise clear microphone that offers superior voice quality along with excellent game sound reproduction and audio signals. So if you feel like relaxing while listening to music, just buy this headset which will help you enter your own world through your favourite tracks without you even making a move. A must buy for those who cannot survive without music.

The RCA Infinite RIR 200 is the latest table top internet radio from Acoustic Research. This internet radio is not only capable of pulling in thousands of internet radio stations from across the world, but also has the ability to access the Slacker music services as precisely and neatly as over the air AM/FM radio. Slacker has an API which allows the service to essentially be built-in to internet connected devices.

This RCA Infinite Radio features regular analogue AM/FM, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g, USB host and a weather forecast. This weather forecast feature will even interrupt what you are listening to especially in case of the weather emergency bulletin. Although this internet radio doesn’t really seem to be capable of pulling audio files from the networked PC, it can still play WMA, MP3 and real audio music files from USB enabled flash drive. This RCA infinite radio has this unique capability of recording internet radio or over the air to the device’s built in 512MB memory for future listening however the records cannot be really transported.

The best part about this internet radio is that it is available with its wide range of extensive features for £65 less than other standard internet radios like the Roberts WM201. This counter top radio has earned its name through support for both usual Am and FM broadcasts and is undoubtedly the most affordable Wi-Fi radio till date.

Nikon, who has always known for its cameras, has come up with its UP300X Wi-Fi headphones. These over the ear headphones appear to be a gaming mic, but are actually just headphones without a mic. This is an extremely high end pair of headphones, which includes a display screen, Wi-Fi compatibility, media player, 8GB flash memory, mobile A/V player and a power source all bundled in one single device. This headphone from Nikon obviously offers much more than your simple headphone.

This Wi-Fi enabled multimedia playback headset device features a USB port, Wi-Fi b/g and two Sanyo batteries. These high end headphones from Nikon also support MPEG-1, MPEG-2 video files, MP3, WMV, WMA and AAC audio files. This essentially makes the headphones just as advanced and capable as, say, the Sony NWZ-A816 4GB, or any other portable media player for that matter. You can also download the services from Nokia’s site as it shows compatibility with HTML 4, Flash version, Java script and all other media content. This all-in-one headphone is highly intuitive and features amazing user interface.

The display incorporates a liquid crystal display, newly developed optics that enables the zoom and backlight. It delivers an optimized sound quality as both the amplifier and the speakers are integrated in this one single unit. The noise is reduced to almost negligible or zero as you this Wi-Fi headphone does not make use of any external cable for its functioning. It offers a comfortable viewing and secure fit to all its users as it has a couple of joints in its display module.

Finally to conclude, UP300X is the latest high end Wi-Fi enabled all-in-one headphone from Nokia.

In the midst of the media player developments that have been going on, Archos came up with their latest release a while ago with the 704 media player which includes a large seven inch screen and Wi-Fi support. Archos has once again proved with its 704 Wi-Fi (which is the ultimate PMP for multimedia mavens) that it is the reigning king of portable multimedia players (even if Apple wants to think otherwise). It would be wrong on my part if I call 704 a portable PVP or an MP3 player.

The Archos 704 boasts a seven inch screen and an optional DVR dock for recording TV shows and surfing the web wirelessly. It also features twin USB ports, long battery life, button control and a button which is positioned on the right side of the unit for ejecting the battery. Archos 704 also supports a touch screen interface besides its regular button control for the navigation. This 1.4 pound device is first and foremost a movie player and because of its high resolution of 800 x 480, it is able to deliver a superior movie watching experience.

This Wi-Fi media player comes with a built in kickstand which offers hands-free viewing. It supports a large number of video files and with its exceptionally good battery life you can expect around four hours of video playback, which is a good deal in itself. If you are interested in checking your mails or simple web browsing, this 704 is just perfect for you. It supports the Opera web browser which gives a pleasurable viewing experience while its bright and clear screen makes the web pages legible from any angle.

Therefore, if you are l hunting for a device that is able to handle all your multimedia needs, then you should look no further as 704 with its vast array of features will surely not disappoint you.

Sonoma Wire Works, the company known for its RiffWorks audio recording software which was developed for Macintosh platform has now developed an audio recording application for the iPhone too. The company has recently launched FourTrack multi track audio recorder with the needs and requirements of professional singers, guitar players, piano players and other musicians in mind.

Using this software application, artists of all kinds can now produce new tunes and record them on their Apple iPhone. There are four tracks in total that can be recorded at 16bit, i.e. 44.1 kHz. You can record unlimited songs of varying lengths, as long as your Apple iPhone memory has space to accommodate them. Recording can be done either using the built in iPhone mic or by connecting an external microphone.

FourTrack also features an easy to use interface. In order to make recording convenient appropriate meters are displayed and there are playback levels, recording clip lights, pan controls, compressors, limiters and faders for each channel. FourTrack also features Wi-Fi sync which enables transfer of recordings from iPhone to iPod. This application is beneficial for all types of music enthusiasts. No matter whether you are a professional or an amateur, the FourTrack has got something for everyone. Doug Wright, President of Sonoma Wire Works said, “The opportunities are endless, for music recording products, you can do some music work anywhere because you have your phone with you.” Future versions of FourTrack will support integration with RiffWorks.

The Archos 605 is a Wi-Fi portable media player with a 160GB capacity that bridges the gap between televisions, computers, digital entertainment and portability. This Wi-Fi music player allows you to easily download movies, music, and your favourite TV shows, without using any Mac or PC. You just need to have a Wi-Fi connection and you are all set to download all the media content from the Archos content portal.

The Archos 605 Wi-Fi Portable Media Player features a full colour 4.3” touch screen with a high quality 800 x 480 picture resolution. This music player also features robust playback music functions and supports WAV, WMA, MP3, CBR and VBR files. The Archos 605 also features photo viewing capabilities and can also pull up PDFs for portable reviewing. It therefore provides users an excellent solution for taking bigger documents and e-books in the PDF format while travelling. The Archos 605 is a sleek portable media player with a lightweight of approximately 9.17 ounces and measures 4.8 x 3.2 x 0.6 inches.

The Archos 605 Wi-Fi portable media player is USB compatible and therefore enables the quick and easy transfer of files to any device, even in the absence of a Wi-Fi or internet connection. The device can be easily charged, either using the active USB connection, or the separately available AC connector. In addition to above stated features, it also supports one 3.5mm headphone jack, mass storage capabilities and automatic firmware downloads. This portable media player supports an advanced and high end Li-Poly battery which provides approximately seventeen hours of continuous music playback and 5.5 hours of continuous video playback.