Apple has announced that it’s discontinuing the iPod touch, although the company notes that you can still pick one up from retailers “while supplies last.” While the move marks an end of an era for Apple, it’s likely more of an acknowledgement that the iPod era was already over, with most folks turning instead phones […]
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Hisense Touch: HiFi portable music player with E Ink display and Android software
Chinese electronics maker Hisense is one of the only companies producing smartphones with E Ink displays. But the company’s latest pocket-sized device with an E Ink screen is something different. The Hisense Touch is an Android-powered portable music player with support for 32-bit/384 kHz audio, a dedicated digital to analog converter, and a 5.84 inch […]
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7 Comments on Sony’s 40th-anniversary walkman is a digital music player with (expensive) analog style
Sony’s 40th-anniversary walkman is a digital music player with (expensive) analog style
7 Comments on Sony’s 40th-anniversary walkman is a digital music player with (expensive) analog styleBefore smartphones there were iPods and other portable media players. But before all of them, there was the Sony Walkman, a portable cassette player that let you take your music with you. Sony’s continued releasing Walkman-branded products in recent years, but for the most part they’re high-end digital music players… and the new 40th-anniversary Walkman […]
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Apple gives the iPod touch an A10 Fusion chip, keeps the $199 starting price
Apple’s new iPod touch looks… just like the old iPod touch. But under the hood it’s a lot more powerful. The company hasn’t raised the price though. You can still pick up an entry-level iPod touch for $199. It’s just that now you’ll get a model with 32GB of storage and an Apple A10 Fusion […]
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$20 Android phones may be the cheapest iPod touch alternatives available
Smartphones have largely replaced portable media players for most people. It’s been a few years since Apple bothered to update its iPod touch, and it’s been even longer since I’ve seen any other company try to offer a good Android-powered alternative to Apple’s touchscreen media player. Sometimes it can be useful to have a device that […]
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Pebble Core: A tiny music player and fitness tracker with GPS and 3G
Smartwatch maker Pebble is launching its first device that’s not a smartwatch. The Pebble Core is a tiny $99 device that has no screen… but which does have GPS, a 3G modem, WiFi, Bluetooth, and a headphone jack. It’s designed for runners that want to track their distance and routes while listening to music… you can even […]
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Sony’s latest Walkman is a $1200 music player for audiophiles
Sony’s Walkman brand used to be synonymous with portable music players. These days many of us just use our phones as MP3 players to listen to music on the go, but some folks prefer something a little… fancier. Sony’s newest Walkman is aimed at those people. The Sony Walkman NW-ZX2 is a high-end portabl audio player with […]
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Sony’s smallest HiFi Walkman is coming in November for $300
Looking for a better portable music player than your smartphone? A handful of companies offer high-end devices for audiophiles who aren’t happy with compressed MP3 music and cheap audio hardware. Sony has a long history in the space. At one point the company’s Walkman brand was pretty much synonymous with the idea of a portable […]
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Neil Young’s PonoPlayer hits Kickstarter, ships in October
The Neil Young-backed PonoPlayer portable media player is now available for pre-order through Kickstarter. While the list price for a PonoPlayer will eventually be $399, backers of the campaign can reserve one for $300… it just won’t ship until October. Neil Young and the folks at PonoMusic are targeting audiophiles who aren’t happy with the […]
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Neil Young’s PonoPlayer media device launching soon for $399
The rise of the MP3 in the 90s may have brought digital music into the internet age, and the launch of the iPod line of media players made it cool to carry around thousands of songs in your pocket (I know it was hardly the first portable MP3 player, but it was certainly the most […]