By: Dan Ionescu
Apple's iPod has dominated the portable audio market so completely over the past few years. Giants like Sony and Microsoft where insignificant players in the mp3 players market.
Now, four years since the first iPod was introduced, the question remains: can the iPod's rivals finally get the first position from the market leader?
Let's take a look at the leader.
iPod is considered the most elegant music player on earth. Apple offers three levels of devices the iPod, mini, and Shuffle which can store between 120 and 15,000 songs.
iPod price is $99 to $449.
Let us see the rivals.
- Zune from Microsoft
The best Zune model has a 30GB hard disk drive that can store up to 7,500 songs, 25,000 pictures or 100 hours of video. Zune experience centers around connection - connection to your library, connection to friends, connection to community and connection to other devices.
The price for Zune is $249.99.
- Sony's NW-HD3 Network Walkman from SONY
Sony's NW-HD3 Network Walkman offers excellent sound and a menu that's easy to navigate using a four-way directional button. The built-in 20 GB hard disc can hold the equivalent of 13,000 tracks or 900 CDs worth of music when using high quality ATRAC3plus audio compression technology
The company claims the player can go 30 hours without recharging.
Sony price: $349.
- Zen micro from Creative Technology
Zen micro is competing with iPod mini. Zen strengths are: the size only 3.3" high, captivating design and colors (is available in 10 electrifying colors), the vertical touch pad (ZEN Micro's vertical touch pad and touch sensitive controls are designed to be intuitive so that searching through songs or play lists is easy, quick and fun - try taking a cruise down this strip).
A new feature is the removable disk. Removable Disk lets you connect the player to the computer and directly copy the files you need.
The price for Zen micro with 6GB disk drive is $99.
- Sandisk SDMX4-4096 Sansa e260 4 GB MP3 Player
Sandisk SDMX4-4096 Sansa e260 is an ultra-thin digital audio/image/video player with 4 GB of flash memory compatible with MP3, WMA, and WMA-DRM10 music files. Sansa e260 keeps up to 1000 songs.
Sandisk Sansa e260 has high-strength because the back cover is made with an advanced Titanium alloy from Liquidmetal Technologies that is stronger than steel and highly resistant to scratches and wear.
The price for Sansa e260 is $130.
- Philips HDD6330 30 GB MP3 Playerultra-thin digital audio/image/video player with 4 GB of flash memory
Compact and stylish Philips HDD630 has an integrated 30 GB hard drive that can store up to 15,000 MP3 and WMA files (including DRM protected Plays For Sure WMA files from online stores and subscriber services)or 8,400 pictures. HDD630 has color LCD (220 x 220 pixels, 65 thousand colors, 8 lines of text) with the built-in photo viewer (compatible with JPEG image files).
The price for Philips HDD6330 is $159.99.
So who is winning so far?
According to best sellers list from Amazon.com the iPod products dominate. The first 5 mp3 players best sellers are made by Apple (Apple 30 GB iPod video Black, Apple 80 GB iPod, Apple 2 GB iPod Nano, Apple 1 GB iPod Shuffle and Apple 8 GB iPod Nano) Sandisk Sansa e260 comes on place no 6. The rest of the top 10 best selling Mp3 players positions are taken by: Apple 30 GB iPod White, Apple 4 GB iPod Nano Silver, SanDisk Sansa M230 512 MB MP3 Player and SanDisk Sansa M240 1 GB MP3 Player.
Zune 30 GB Digital Media Player (Black) is no. 13 in top sellers Mp3 players and Creative Zen Vision:M 30 GB MP3 and Video Player is no 16.
All Mp3 players have similar features and prices. The prices can make the difference in time.
For now Apple' iPod is the number 1 choice when comes to Mp3 players. Microsoft and Creative are far behind and have a lot of catching up to do before they can really compete with Apple.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
How The PSP Firmware Downgrade Tips To Play Free Games
By: Sean Tan
Congratulations! So you have just got your new PSP! Certainly you are now drooling over it and are already at it, playing the UMDs you have got bundled with it, or have purchased apart. There is no doubt you will be relishing the experience fully well right now. But have you thought what you will do once you are bored with these UMDs? You will have to go out and buy some new ones, and then some more! And you cannot even play your old favorites any more. You can imagine what a hole that can burn in your pocket.
Did I put a great big dampener on your enjoy of getting the new PSP? Well, sorry for that. But, the truth needs to hit out as soon as possible. And, there is actually no need to despair; there's a way out. Have you heard of a PSP firmware downgrade?
The good news is that the PSP firmware downgrade is an easy 10 minute process that can make your Playstation Portable compatible with all disc formats. That means, you can not only play the old games from your collection, but also download games from the Internet and play them for free. If only you know to search at the right place!
There are many programmers all across the continents who are designing games specifically for the PSP and are uploading them on various sites on the net, making them available for free downloads. These games are known as homebrew games. There are thousands of homebrew games out there on the net, but you cannot play them on your PSP if it is of a version higher than the 1.50.
But with a PSP firmware downgrade, you can bring down the version of your PSP to a 1.50. This is a very easy process which requires you to connect the PSP to a computer through a USB cable and then run the Playstation Portable firmware downgrade software. This will bring the PSP to the downgraded form, and will make it compatible with the downloaded homebrew games.
There's a large number of excellent games in the homebrew form on the Internet. Once your Playstation Portable is suitable downgraded, you can play all these downloaded homebrew games on your PSP, and never have to buy another UMD if you so wish. Certainly, this solves your problem of having to spend several bucks each month on buying new and interesting game titles.
The only catch here it's not a catch actually, it's a limitation is that PSPs above version 3.03 cannot be downgraded. And, of course, if you run the wrong downgrade version, you will end up losing your Playstation Portable forever. It will get bricked, which means, it will get permanently locked.
Sean has been teaching his friends to do the PSP Firmware Downgrade ever since he learnt it himself. You can also take some tips from him through the articles he has written on the topic. You can visit his site at: www.pspdowngradereview.com.
Congratulations! So you have just got your new PSP! Certainly you are now drooling over it and are already at it, playing the UMDs you have got bundled with it, or have purchased apart. There is no doubt you will be relishing the experience fully well right now. But have you thought what you will do once you are bored with these UMDs? You will have to go out and buy some new ones, and then some more! And you cannot even play your old favorites any more. You can imagine what a hole that can burn in your pocket.
Did I put a great big dampener on your enjoy of getting the new PSP? Well, sorry for that. But, the truth needs to hit out as soon as possible. And, there is actually no need to despair; there's a way out. Have you heard of a PSP firmware downgrade?
The good news is that the PSP firmware downgrade is an easy 10 minute process that can make your Playstation Portable compatible with all disc formats. That means, you can not only play the old games from your collection, but also download games from the Internet and play them for free. If only you know to search at the right place!
There are many programmers all across the continents who are designing games specifically for the PSP and are uploading them on various sites on the net, making them available for free downloads. These games are known as homebrew games. There are thousands of homebrew games out there on the net, but you cannot play them on your PSP if it is of a version higher than the 1.50.
But with a PSP firmware downgrade, you can bring down the version of your PSP to a 1.50. This is a very easy process which requires you to connect the PSP to a computer through a USB cable and then run the Playstation Portable firmware downgrade software. This will bring the PSP to the downgraded form, and will make it compatible with the downloaded homebrew games.
There's a large number of excellent games in the homebrew form on the Internet. Once your Playstation Portable is suitable downgraded, you can play all these downloaded homebrew games on your PSP, and never have to buy another UMD if you so wish. Certainly, this solves your problem of having to spend several bucks each month on buying new and interesting game titles.
The only catch here it's not a catch actually, it's a limitation is that PSPs above version 3.03 cannot be downgraded. And, of course, if you run the wrong downgrade version, you will end up losing your Playstation Portable forever. It will get bricked, which means, it will get permanently locked.
Sean has been teaching his friends to do the PSP Firmware Downgrade ever since he learnt it himself. You can also take some tips from him through the articles he has written on the topic. You can visit his site at: www.pspdowngradereview.com.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Nokia 6500 Classic-A Complete Blend Of Multimedia Technology
by: Austin David
Want a silver screen to watch movie on your palm! TheNokia 6500 Classic can offer fun imaging feature, allowing users to record, playback and stream video on the phone. Born with the best; the Nokia 6500 Classic Phone receives praises from the users because of its compact casing, 3G technology and a 2 inches QVGA LCD screen to provide sophistication while phoning, high speed broadband connection along with fast data transfer, multitasking capabilities and video streaming, and to provide excellent visual presentation respectively.
Order Nokia 6500 Classic from the retailing sites to get the excellent phoning, imaging, and web browsing at an affordable price. The Nokia 6500 Classic Phone encompassed with 2-mega pixel camera and music player provides users with the ultimate imaging and music experiences. The camera can steal the show by offering beautiful images and portraying videos on the screen. The music player can soothe the minds through its tuneful sound and melodious music. As far as messaging is considered; the Nokia 6500 Classic Phone has put much emphasis on text messaging,multimedia messaging and email to assess non-verbal communication. The clarity of communication is determined with wireless connectivity and networking. Order Nokia 6500 Classic online as it does not rely on cables t download games and applications, transmit data and files, send multimedia messages and email and browse internet on the move. In fact, the Nokia 6500 Classic Phone supports Bluetooth, USB, EDGE, Quad Band technology, HSCSD, WAP and XHTML to render wire free communication in the form of multimedia and mobile computing.
When multimedia communication is at its offing; the introduction of the Nokia 6500 Classic Phone has set a new trend of communication to develop computer-generated performance on the mobile phone. In short, the Nokia N6500 Classic is regarded as a sophisticated device designed with all the latest technology you could need.
About The Author
Austin David is associated with Contract Phones. To know more about Nokia 6500 Classic, Contract Mobile Nokia Phone, Order Nokia 6500, Mobile Phone Accessories please visit http://www.contractphones.me.uk/
Want a silver screen to watch movie on your palm! The
Order Nokia 6500 Classic from the retailing sites to get the excellent phoning, imaging, and web browsing at an affordable price. The Nokia 6500 Classic Phone encompassed with 2-mega pixel camera and music player provides users with the ultimate imaging and music experiences. The camera can steal the show by offering beautiful images and portraying videos on the screen. The music player can soothe the minds through its tuneful sound and melodious music. As far as messaging is considered; the Nokia 6500 Classic Phone has put much emphasis on text messaging,
When multimedia communication is at its offing; the introduction of the Nokia 6500 Classic Phone has set a new trend of communication to develop computer-generated performance on the mobile phone. In short, the Nokia N6500 Classic is regarded as a sophisticated device designed with all the latest technology you could need.
About The Author
Austin David is associated with Contract Phones. To know more about Nokia 6500 Classic, Contract Mobile Nokia Phone, Order Nokia 6500, Mobile Phone Accessories please visit http://www.contractphones.me.uk/
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