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Dell’s new 30GB DJ Reviewed


PCMag has reviewed the new 30GB Dell DJ. The slick looking body is sporting a bigger hard drive with a 25% reduction in size. Dell also claims an extended battery life, and better audio quality. PCMag agrees that the quality of audio is better, but they basically say it is still not [...]

Kenwood HD20GA7 is coming…


With all of these DAP’s coming out of the woodwork, you would think they would be able to come up with a decent name for their products. Does Kenwood honestly think that we are going to walk through the street saying “Hey man, you get that new HD20GA7 yet, it roxors?!?” I mean, [...]

Pogo! Radio YourWay LX Review


i4u has taken an in-depth look at the little player that looks surprisingly like an Apple iPod. The Pogo! Radio YourWay LX is actually an AM (strange)/FM recorder/MP3 player, so it is quite versatile in those regards. The Radio YourWay LX is a flash-based player, even though it is as big [...]

Amazon to open audio book download store


Online superstore Amazon.com is secretly trying to put together an audio book download store and try to knock Audible off its place at the top.
“We never say if or when we’re going to be launching a store until we launch it,” Amazon spokeswoman Patty Smith said.
Though they are not giving any information about the store, [...]

Get your Daily Slashdot fix in podcast form


Head on over to SlashdotReview and download a 10 minute podcast of the days hot Slashdot articles. They will have a new podcast up daily except on Saturdays and, of course, they are free of charge. Last but not least, the podcast will include a non-RIAA music track for your listening pleasure.
Source. (boingboing)

Pacific Rim’s new glow-in-the-dark iPod shuffle case


Pacific Rim announced their new glow-in-the-dark gel shield iPod shuffle cases today. You can pick up a single pack for only $7.99, which is pretty reasonable compared to many iPod shuffle cases out there. Also, you won’t have to wait for this case because it is “available immediately.”
Their site says, “[the case is] [...]

Altec Lansing inMotion iM7 reviewed


I figured iPodLounge would be the first to get their hands on this unique looking system that we have been talking about a lot lately, but it is PCMag that gets a review out first. With a price take of $249 the sytem needed to have almost Bose quality sound. So, did PCMag [...]

Archos Gmini XS202 now available, verdict?


Dapreview notices that the new Archos Gmini XS202 is now for sale from some French retailer. In short, they say not much has changed with this new version.
“The unit’s 0.5mm more slender in depth and length, supports WMA DRM now, plus it has a blue backlight instead of the ooze-green one. It’s [...]

iPod photo the Sony PSP killer?


Well, the title of the story is a little misleading, but apparently the iPod photo is going to be updated with a version of the Tetris game in it’s new firmware.
I wonder how well it is going to play? I actually started getting hooked on the blocks game that is included with all iPods. [...]

Roc Digital’s 4GB RocBox


Here’s another DAP for you. It is a standard 4GB DAP that does what it is supposed to do; play music.
Other than the fact that it looks pretty good. I don’t see any reason to purchase this over any other DAP. The cost is about $249 and is available here.
Full Story [dapreview.net]