Pope Benedict XVI scores 2GB iPod nano, wanted 4GB

Pope Benedict XVI scores 2GB iPod nano, wanted 4GB: "Filed under: Portable Audio

The Pope just got his very own iPod nano, engraved with: 'To His Holiness, Benedict XVI'. They got his title right, but the playlist? Besides the Vatican Radio podcast, they've got Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky. Puhleese. We know JPII went for a little bit of break dancing in his day, lets see BXVI take it up a notch in the Vatican.

Sharkoon 5.1 Dolby Surround Headset with Decoder

Sharkoon 5.1 Dolby Surround Headset with Decoder: "Sharkoon will introduce a new 5.1 Dolby Surround headset with a Dolby Digital Decoder. The Sharkoon X-Tatic 5.1 supports stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital 2.0. Dolby Surround headsets are becoming more common. We reported a while ago ..."

SD-based, display-free MP3 player

We realize there's a market (albeit a small one) for SD-based MP3 players, though we have to say we're not exactly surprised that most of the companies making them have names like Lexar and SanDisk. Or Delkin, now that the company -- better known for its e-Film media -- has launched its first MP3 player, the Revel. Unfortunately, Delkin seems to have missed the lesson that SanDisk has learned, namely that to succeed in this niche, you've gotta make it either cheaper or better, and the Revel -- a display-free player that goes for $109 with a 1GB SD card -- is neither (though if you've got a pile of SD cards lying around and want to find something to do with them, you can always pick up the 256MB Revel for about $50).

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Slim Devices Squeezebox 3 network music player

If you followed this site you may remember seeing this before... That was actually the sqeezebox 2 and this would be the sqeezbox 3. Both are pretty much identical, excepty for a few cosmetic diferences. So check out this review on the sqeezbox3.
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Olive works 400GB into Opus digital music centre

Olive has announced the latest version of its latest high-end digital music separate, this time called the Opus and equipped with a 400GB hard drive - enough, the company claims, to hold 660 uncompressed CDs, 1,100 ripped using lossless compression, or 7,230 ripped to 128KBps MP3 files.

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Eclipse AVN6600 puts two DVD players in your dash

Until we checked out the AVN6600 from Eclipse, we didn't think we needed a dash-mounted DVD player. Now that we've seen it, we're convinced: we need two. The AVN6600 not only puts two DVD players front-and-center in your ride, but also includes an integrated GPS unit with a 6.5-inch display. The idea is that one DVD player can be dedicated to serving up maps for the GPS, while the second one can be used for audio. And since the DVD player is MP3 and WMA compatible, that's a lot of audio. The second player can also drive a rear-seat video display. Of course, you could also use the nav display for DVD video and skip the GPS, but that could interfere just a little bit with your driving

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iPod Hi-FI one of apples new fun ideas

As versatile as it is compact, iPod Hi-Fi incorporates thoughtful touches that make playing your music pure pleasure. Use the included Apple Remote to control music playback from anywhere in the room. Charge your iPod through the iPod Hi-Fi dock while you play music. Or take your show on the road courtesy of D-cell battery(2) power. All that makes iPod Hi-Fi pretty extraordinary. Just like iPod.

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Stylish 7 inch Coby TF-DVD7050 Portable DVD

The tablet-style Coby TF-DVD7050 features a large 7 inch screen and component TV out. The batteries last about 2 hours. Of course the Coby TF-DVD7050 also plays audio CDs including MP3 CDs.

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Samsung taps iPod software designer for YP-Z5 interface

When Samsung, the consumer electronics giant, decided to mount a serious challenge to Apple Computer's iPod music player early last year, it turned to a little-known Silicon Valley software start-up with a cluttered one-room office tucked away here in a building above a mortgage title company.

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TerraTec Cinergy 2400i DT dual-tuner card

Digital terrestrial TV is slowly but surely winning viewers over from analogue transmissions in Europe, and with all analogue signals scheduled to be switched off in the UK by 2010 and replaced by DVB-T, it's time to start thinking about how you might want to make the switch...

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Zenview Command Center Elite

24" high-resolution screens; industry's top-quality LCD panels
24" super-premium Samsung LCD panels
5760 by 2400 resolution (6X 1920x1200 WUXGA panels)
1000:1 contrast ratio; 500 cd/m² brightness
178º (H) / 178º (V) viewing angle
Ultra-fast 6 ms response (G to G)
Digital DVI and analog D-sub connections
TV video inputs with PIP (picture in picture) option
Backed by industry-best Zenview Quality Guarantee
Exclusive Zenview Manager multimonitor utilities

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Wolverine intros 120GB MVP 9120 PMP

Wolverine has just unveiled the latest addition to their MVP line of kid-designed (we're just guessin') portable media players. The MVP 9120 comes loaded with a 120GB drive, which Wolverine says makes it the largest-capacity portable media player on the market at the moment. The unit also includes a 7-in-1 memory card reader and has video out so you can connect it to a projector or TV. It's also apparently the only device on the market that'll work with 33 different RAW-type camera files with EXIF information -- which may be enough for some to put up with the rather unique choice of colors.

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Sony unveils world’s first slider HDTV

The upcoming TAV-L1 television is no ordinary goggle box. See, Sony’s latest HD set has one hell of a swish party trick up its sleeve that’s guaranteed to leave your house guests gawping with tech envy. In audio mode the unit looks like a stylish single-stand speaker, but tap the touch-sensitive front panel and the speaker grill seductively slides down to the floor to reveal a plush 32-inch HD-ready Bravia LCD display! We’ve seen it in action and frankly it’s agonisingly cool.

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Meet the piggy bank for the 21st century

One slot piggy banks have been around for....centuries. But the world has changed. Now we have a highly sophisticated financial system, a system whose complexity has outstripped the ability of most adults, many of whom grapple with credit card debt, even bankruptcy.

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Oakley Thump Two

The Thump 2's are quite weighty and the first time you put them on its clear that they are not for the shy retiring type, these say look at me and believe us people will, even without realising that they are more than just a pair of shades. The dark black plastic looks quite nice and the wrap around style make them reasonably comfortable even when wearing them for prolonged periods, we did note that they do obscure peripheral vision making them less suitable for driving or for use on a bike.

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HP Digital Entertainment Center z556

The HP Digital Entertainment Center z556 is cheaper than its predecessor, the z555 and includes Windows Media Center Update Rollout 2, which improves the Media Center experience. The system remains the standard for home-theater-friendly Media Center PCs

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Tiny Pebble MP3 Player

UK's Advanced MP3 Players store offers the tiny Pebble MP3 player under its own brand.

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Apple Bppm Box

Among the products Apple will debut at next Tuesday's media event will be the iPod "Hi-Fi" boombox, reliable sources have informed Think Secret. Details are scarce but sources have indicated the product will deliver unique capabilities beyond what today's third-party docking speaker systems offer.

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