
Andalong has released a new bluetooth Mp4 player called the AD 268-B. It comes in a gold finish, 1GB, 2GB and 4GB capacities along with a bluetooth headset, 1.5 inch TFT LCD E-book browser, U-disk function, E-book 3-D sound effect modes, and high sound recorder. The 1GB, 2GB and 4GB are going for $104, $108 and $118. [2Day]

SZ Telstar will be launching a new Mp4 PMP called the 963FR. It features a power button like the Motorola ROKR E8, a 2.4-inch LCD, FM tuner, eight equalizer presets, built-in games, a text viewer and support for MP3, MPEG4 and XviD file formats. No word on pricing or availability, but I’m pretty sure it’s better off that way. [PMP Today]

Oppo has launched a new MP4 player called the S9. It plays MP3, WAV, WMA, OGG as well as AVI, RM, AAC, APE, FLAC and formats. It has 2.4-inch QVGA LCD, 4GB storage with SD extension slot, FM radio, image viewer, voice recorder, and touch sensitive buttons. Look for this cool-looking MP4 player for $119. [2Day]

iRiver has a craving for chocolate with the drop of their new E100 chocolate audio player. This sweet candybar player comes with a 2.4†screen and supports miniSD cards, and is compatible with MP3/WMA/OGG/ASF/FLAC formats as well as MPEG4/WMV9/XVID for videos along with support for JPEG/BMP/PNG and GIF files. Get the new chocolate in 2, 4, or 8GB versions and white, black, pink, and light blue. If that’s not enough to satisfy your sweet tooth and then I don’t know what is. [Akihabara via iPod Blog]

iRiver has announced that they will be upgrading some of their products in pink. This includes the Clix, MPlayer speaker, and the D5 Pink and E100. Looks like this is just a Korea exclusive along with the girl in the photo, so don’t go giving your hopes up just yet fellas. [Akihabara] More

The LEGO Mp3 players are not a concept anymore and have been produced. Homade’s LEGO-esque media players disguise button controls as small raised dots on the blocks itself and come in blue, yellow, red, and green. They feature a microSD card slot and up to 6-hours of continuous playback and an iPod dock in addition. [Technabob] More

Check out this cool looking CD player concept by Antoine Lebrun and Volkan Akbiyik called the Pandora Alcantara. It is a wall mounted CD player that features tilt sensing technologies with a remote control that comes in the form of a tilt sensing bar with a touchscreen. If you keep the bar vertical it lets you control volume and the horizontal position lets you go thru tracks. [Yanko]
by Nicole on February 8, 2008

Archos has announced that their 405 PMP will receive a storage upgrade to 30GB. Archos also changed the storage format to a hard drive instead of flash along with a retail price of $293. The Archos 405 should release in Europe by the end of this month. However, it is still unknown whether or not this baby will hit the U.S and elsewhere.
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by Nicole on February 6, 2008

April Music will release an audio entertainment system called the Aura Note Audio Machine. It comes with a high-end CD player, an integrated FM tuner, a power amp with 50W per channel (20-25,000 Hz), two USB 2.0 ports, and is compatible with MP3, WMA and OGG files. The Aura Note is going for $1,850.
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by Nicole on January 16, 2008

Sony has recently released the Sony VAIO WA1 Wireless Digital Music Streamer. The streamer is a wireless speaker that allows you to listen to streamed music anywhere in the house . It comes with 2 eight-watt speakers, 128MB onboard RAM along with 4 hours of battery life, a remote control and touch-screen sensor and can play various music formats including MP3 and WMA.. It also has a port for headphones and a built-in alarm clock. Now available for a retail price of $350 in Sony Style.
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