Online store Chinavasion has started selling the new 7-inch Full HD 1080p Handheld Multimedia Player. The gadget supports PDF files, which means you can read your favorite e-books on this high definition multimedia player. The Chinavasion 7-inch Full HD 1080p Handheld Multimedia Player also supports most of famous multimedia files including AVI, MP4, MPG, MKV, DAT, WMV, RMVB, MOV, XVID, DIVX, MP3, WMA, WAV, APE, FLAC, OGG and DTS+AC-3. You can save your movie collection in this player’s 8GB internal memory. If you are interested, you can buy the Chinavasion 7-inch Full HD 1080p Handheld Multimedia Player for just $116.24 a pop. [Chinavasion]
Marantz has announced its latest network audio player, the NA7004, that serves as a digital-to-analog converter for people with large collections of downloaded high-resolution music on their computers or other external storage devices who want to listen through their home audio systems. The Marantz NA7004 is a DLNA version 1.5-certified DMP (Digital Media Player) and DMR (Digital Media Renderer), which is capable of providing users with studio quality sound in home listening rooms. The player utilizes some of today’s most advanced and innovative sonic-enhancement technologies to deliver pristine audio performance from all of today’s most widely used digital music sources. Users also have access to vast collections of Internet radio stations for high-quality playback though a home audio system. Among its key performance and convenience features are a USB front-panel input featuring iPod Digital Connection and a back panel M-XPort for wireless Bluetooth streaming with optional RX101 Bluetooth Receiver. The NA7004 also includes access to over 14,000 Internet Radio stations. File types supported include FLAC, 96/24FLAC, WAV, WMA, WMA Lossless, MP3, MPEG-4 and AAC. The Marantz NA7004 retails for £699.99, and you will have to pay an additional premium for the AirPlay features. [Marantz]
Digital Cowboy today announced its latest DivX Box, the DC-MCNP2. Dubbed as the Movie Cowboy Xtreamer, the gadget is compatible with most of famous multimedia files including ISO, IFO, MPEG-1/2/4, VOB, TS, WMV9/VC-1, XviD, MPEG-4 AVC/H.264, AVCHD, RealVideo 8/9/10 (720/30p Max), MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG, AC3, and FLAC. The Digital Cowboy DC-MCNP2 also features HDMI and Digital Audio output with the support of 7.1Ch audio, USB Host, DLNA Server, NAS and FTP Server. If you are interested, you can purchase this new DivX Box for 15,000 Yen or around $181. [Akihabara]
You are lucky if you are living in Japan, because you are able to purchase the TMP-301K DivX box. What makes this gadget interesting is that it is capable of holding over 2TB of hard drive space. The TMP-301K also provides several connectivity options such as HDMI out, Component, USB, and Ethernet (DLNA). What’s more, this DivX Box is capable of playing both Standard Definition and High Definition media and supports for DTS-DMA, DTS-HD and True HD audio formats. Too bad, there is no info on pricing or availability at this time. [Ubergizmo]
Creative has recently introduced the ZiiEagle Video Jukebox, which is designed for classic Chinese movie fans. The gadget comes preloaded with 668 Shaw Brothers Chinese films, including popular titles such as “Diau Charn” (1958), “The Kingdom and The Beauty” (1958), “Beyond The Great Wall” (1959), “Madam White Snake” (1962), “Last Woman of Shang” (1963), “One-Armed Swordsman” (1967), “The Magnificent Concubine” (1960) and “Come Drink With Me” (1996). Included in the package are also around 200 titles not released on DVDs and TV. All 668 movies have been carefully selected and categorized into 4 main genres such as Kung Fu/Martial Arts, Horror/Fantasy, Mature and Romance. The ZiiEagle is powered by Creative’s ZMS-05 HD media-rich applications processor offering 720p HDMI video output and a slew of user-friendly features. The Creative ZiiEagle Video Jukebox is priced at S$888 or around US$676. [Creative]
Olive Media Inc. today debuted its flagship offering, the handcrafted Olive O6HD music server for home stereo systems. Available in silver or black, this music server boasts a fully balanced differential DAC with a matched pair of TI’s top-of-the-line 24-bit/192 kHz DAC modules (Burr-Brown PCM1792) for the inverted and non-inverted signals on each of the right and left channels. Other features include a TEAC CD-RW drive, a 2TB of storage space, a plethora of analog and digital outputs, a Gigabit Ethernet jack, 802.11n Wi-Fi connectivity, an HDMI out, a USB 2.0 port and a 10.1-inch 800 x 480 color touchpanel. The O6HD music server is available in limited quantities for $4,999. [Press Release]
The Chinavasion HD Multimedia Player is claimed to be the world’s smallest media player. Constructed with an outer aluminum casing, the gadget comes with both RCA audio out and composite video out. This means, you can stream the audio separately to your home stereo system, while you’re watching HD quality video on your TV. The Chinavasion HD Multimedia Player also supports most of multimedia file formats including MP3, WMA, ACC, FLAC, MID, OGG, WAV, RMVB, 3GP, DAT, AVI, DIVX, FLV, MKV, MPEG4, RM, and VOB. $34.82 is all you need to bring home the Chinavasion HD Multimedia Player. [Product Page]
Energy Sistem has proudly introduced their new portable DVD player namely the Energy M2700. The player can read DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, CD-R, and CD-RW. Measuring 21cm x 4cm x 15.8cm and weighing 840 grams, the Energy M2700 features a 7-inch high-resolution widescreen, a USB port and an SD/MMC/MS card reader. This portable DVD player also functions as a digital picture frame. The Energy M2700 Shift Ruby Red DVD player comes with a recommended retail price of 84.66 EUR ($116). [Energy System]
The Sony SMP-N100 network media player has recently introduced in the UK market. This Apple TV competitor provides access to Bravia internet video with Wi-Fi connectivity and DLNA, which means you can stream content through your Wi-Fi connection around your house from the Sony SMP-N100 box. The SMP-N100 also adopts “Content Noise Reduction”, which improves the quality of streamed video. The Sony SMP-N100 network media player will be launched in the UK market next month for £120 ($160). [ElectricPig]
SageTV has started shipping the SageTV HD Theater 300 HD media player. This gadget can stream video from online sites like YouTube, TV network websites, and Google video at the touch of a button on the remote control right to the TV in your living room. What makes this media player more special is that it is also able to stream media files to a wired network or to a wireless network with the addition of an optional wireless adapter. The SageTV HD Theater 300 supports HDMI 1.3 and both Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD/MA audio output. Additionally, it is compatible with SageTV’s Media Center software, allowing any PC or Mac equipped with an HD tuner card to watch and record live TV. You can purchase the SageTV HD Theater 300 for $150 each. [Slashgear]
