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You can plug in your biggest audiophile headphones with no fear as this device pumps out 52mW at 16ohms with a five band sweepable EQ to custom tailor the sound to your exact specifications. Watch videos or view JPEG on the 1.3" screen in 260,000 colors. The iAUDIO 7 even will store 200,000 lyrics and supports karaoke functions.
Most Apple aficionados would be hard-pressed to say that any player out there can really challenge the elegantly simplistic iPod Touch in the style department, but if there’s one that’s up to the challenge, it might be Cowon’s upcoming Curve S9. From the glinting chrome trim on its sides and the gentle arc of its rear panel, to the expansive 3.3-inch OLED screen on its face that melds seamlessly into the rest of its body, it’s clear that Cowon spent some serious time tweaking this thing for style, and we think it may be ready to topple the Cupertino giant.
Whether you’re interested in recording seasonal holidays, birthdays or vacations, it’s a perfect time to invest in a camcorder to capture those once-in-a-lifetime get-togethers with family and friends.
Sure, a digital camera can do the trick to immortalize precious moments, but why settle for a still and lifeless image when you can shoot video and record audio for future generations to enjoy, be it of young children ripping open presents, a birthday toast at the dinner table given by grandma and grandpa or a baby’s first steps on a beach?
Most Apple aficionados would be hard-pressed to say that any player out there can really challenge the elegantly simplistic iPod Touch in the style department, but if there’s one that’s up to the challenge, it might be Cowon’s upcoming Curve S9. From the glinting chrome trim on its sides and the gentle arc of its rear panel, to the expansive 3.3-inch OLED screen on its face that melds seamlessly into the rest of its body, it’s clear that Cowon spent some serious time tweaking this thing for style, and we think it may be ready to topple the Cupertino giant.
With the gargantuan IFA 2008 show just around the corner, Cowon today started building momentum for its own upcoming offerings by dropping select details about three upcoming players. The Cowon S9, O2 and L3 all carry generous touch-screens and a variety of multimedia capabilities.
The S9 Curve lives up to its name with a slim body that’s square from a top-down view, but has a pronounced curve on the back of its chrome-edged case. The biggest attraction besides its unusual styling will be its 3.3-inch OLED touch screen, the first to combine capacitive touch and OLED technology in a PMP. It also sports a 500MHz dual-core CPU, Bluetooth, FM radio, dictionary, flash user interface, TV output, and orientation sensor to change the display when rotated.
Americans grouchy about the limited U.S. selection of MP3 players can lighten up and scratch one more player off the rather long list of Asia-only releases. Cowon America recently announced that the iAudio U5 flash-based player has hit the U.S.
Originally announced at the IFA trade show in August, the U5 comes in both 4GB and 8GB variants, with a 1.8-inch LCD and size similar to the Zune with the same storage capacity. The U5 uses Cowon’s JetEffect equalizer, which allows users to choose among six preset settings, or tweak their own, as well as play with additional settings like Mach3Bass, 3D Surround, and panning. Other notable extras include an alarm clock, scheduled recording, and sleep timer. The 3.7V battery is expected to last for 24 hours of audio playback. Unlike both the Zune and iPod Nano, the U5 does not play video.
Cowon has taken the wraps off its new Cowon Q5W portable media player, a device that aims to not only be a portable audio and video entertainment center, but also serve as a mobile workstation with email and Web browsing capability—and with an optional add-on, even act as a GPS navigation device.
“The COWON Q5W is the first three-in-one portable device that delivers premium multimedia player, mobile PC, and GPS navigation capabilities to holiday gadget shoppers and digital media enthusiasts nationwide,” said Cowon’s senior marketing manager Francis Choi, in a statement. “Discriminating consumers can now do it all in one definitive PMP package: watch movies on a large widescreen, use Wi-Fi to browse the Internet and check e-mails, wirelessly connect to Bluetooth-enabled stereo headphones and even plot their journey home with an optional GPS navigation package.”
Cowon has officially announced the Cowon Q5 portable media player, which truly aims to do it all: offer music and video playback capabilities, act as a Windows palmtop computer, tap into Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and even HSDPA wireless networking, and even add on optional GPS capabilities.
South Korea’s Cowon Systems has announced the availability of its Cowon D2 portable media player in North America, a compact video- and music-capable portable device sporting a 2.5-inch 320 by 240 pixel LCD touchscreen and offering SD and SDHC media storage.
"The COWON D2 has gained tremendous traction with our devoted fans and general consumers since its introduction to the U.S. market at CES 2007," said Francis Choi, Cowon America’s senior marketing manager, in a statement. "The D2 is one of the most compact PMPs with a touch-screen interface on the market, a combination that allows users to navigate through their digital media content and FM radio with their fingertips."
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