Astell&Kern To Expand Audiophile MP3-Player Line

By Joseph Palenchar On Apr 15 2013 - 1:58pm

Irvine, Calif. — Korean supplier iRiver plans to expand its selection of audiophile-oriented MP3 players under the Astell&Kern brand to three models later this year from the current one, the company told TWICE.

 

NPD: Digital Music Downloads Still Rising

Joseph Palenchar On Sep 18 2012 - 4:02pm

Port Washington, N.Y. – The market for digital music ownership continues to grow despite increased usage of streaming radio and on-demand services, The NPD Group said.

NPD defined digital music ownership as consisting only of paid, permanent downloads.

The digital music market will grow by about 10 percent on a unit basis in 2012 even though online radio and on-demand services “remain the fastest growing form of music consumption in the U.S.,” NPD said.

Apple Revamps iPod Lineup

Joseph Palenchar On Sep 12 2012 - 8:48pm

San Francisco – Apple increased the screen sizes of its seventh-generation iPod Nano and fifth-generation iPod Touch and added new features.

The new model are thinned out, with and now include Siri on the iPod Touch and video playback on the Nano.

Both models will be available in October, with the 16GB Nano retailing for $149. Only one Nano will be available instead of two.

MP3 Players Seek Out Lost Youth

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 7 2010 - 8:00am

MP3 players enjoyed a successful youth, entered middle age and have now begun to reinvent themselves to stay attractive.

MP3/PMP Roundup: HD Video, Health Apps

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 7 2010 - 8:00am

New MP3/portable media players (PMP) are on display from the following companies at International CES:

Coby: Five new video-playing MP3 players will be unveiled, each available in multiple capacities and all featuring a sleeker cosmetic design. One is a full- touchscreen model.

MP3/Video Players Get Bigger At CES

By TWICE Staff On Jan 6 2011 - 6:01am

LAS VEGAS — MP3 players and portable media players (PMPs) are coming in traditional and untraditional form here at International CES.

The untraditional form takes the shape of PMPs with 5-inch and 7-inch screens from Coby, a Naxa product promoted as both an e-reader and multimedia player with 7-inch screen, and 5- and 7-inch versions of Sungale’s Kula TV Internet TV/PMP.

SanDisk Upgrades MP3 Player Series

By Joseph Palenchar On Sep 8 2011 - 4:01am

MILPITAS, CALIF. – SanDisk upgraded its audio-only Sansa Clip MP3 player lineup with the Sansa Clip Zip, which adds playback of DRM-free AAC files downloaded from the iTunes Store.

The music-only Clip Zip also adds a 1.1-inch color screen to display album art and a graphical user interface, whereas its predecessor featured four-line text-only OLED display. Other new features include a stopwatch for exercising and MicroUSB port in a thinner form factor than its predecessor.

Suppliers Target Portable MP3/Video Niches

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 10 2012 - 6:01am

LAS VEGAS — MP3 and MP3/video players had a great growth run until A/V-playing cellphones became ubiquitous, but because dedicated portable media players still account for billions of dollars in sales, suppliers here at International CES continue to launch new models.

For the January through September 2011 period, MP3 and MP3/video players accounted for $3.8 billion of factory- level sales, down 6 percent from the year-ago period, Consumer Electronics Association statistics show. Unit sales of 22 million were down by 9 percent.

Sony Adopts Android For MP3/Video Player

By Joseph Palenchar On Jan 10 2012 - 6:01am

LAS VEGAS — Sony company is joining Archos, Samsung and Philips in adopting Android as the OS for portable media players that are able to download apps and games, much like an iPod Touch.

Like the Samsung and Philips models, the Sony Z-series Walkman Mobile Entertainment Player downloads app from the Android Market. The Archos models access the AppsLib market.

MP3/Sat.-Radio Player Boosts Record Capabilities

By Amy Gilroy On Oct 27 2008 - 6:00am

Pioneer's second-generation wearable satellite radio, the Sirius XM XMp3, is the first satellite-radio receiver with the ability to record several channels at once for later playback, Sirius XM said.

The $279-suggested XMp3 headphone stereo will replace Pioneer's first-generation model, the $399-suggested Inno, which was marketed by XM before the merger of the two satellite providers.