Phiaton, a branch off of Seoul’s Cresyn Co., is relatively new to the high-end headphones market, but the company showed it meant business when it released the PS 300 Noise Cancelling headphones this past March. These headphones cost about $300 and provide up to 18 hours of listening time on its rechargeable lithium-polymer battery. Phiaton also ships the headphones with an extra battery (a $50 value) as well as a battery charger that works in conjunction with a USB cable so users can charge the battery with a PC or laptop.
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Asus Eee T91: It’s a Netbook and A Tablet PC
Asus has never had any difficulty expanding out its like of Eee netbook and nettop computers, offering a dizzying array of models and options that, if nothing else, have probably helped competitor Acer decide it’s perfectly fine to confuse consumers with its own dizzying array of Aspire netbook models. However, the Asus Eee T91 does something no other netbook on the market can do: users can open up and swivel the unit’s 8.9-inch display and convert the unit into a touch-screen, Web-enabled tablet PC.
Archos 404 Media Player Offers Camcorder
Media electronics maker Archos has announced its new Archos 404 Camcorder, combining the company’s big-screen personal media player design with an MPEG-4, VGA resolution camcorder which can shoot and store up to 80 hours of video.
“Our goal with the 404 Camcorder was to provide consumers first and foremost with a great portable media player where they could access and enjoy all of their movies, video content, music and photos,” said Larry Smith, Archos’s North American COO, in a statement. “With the added camcorder functionality, the device becomes the ultimate take-along digital media center where capturing and playback are all in one, super-slim handheld package.”
Lexar Debuts Two New Digital Music Players
“Lexar’s expanded line of flash-based digital music players offer consumers a range of solutions with practical features at a very competitive price,” said Lance Ohara, Director of New Products, for Lexar. “Our new digital music players demonstrate Lexar’s ability to leverage our technical expertise in digital storage and make our products appealing to music enthusiasts well beyond what competitive models offer.”
MPIO Unveils Three MP3 Players
Digitalway MPIO announces the availability of three new stylish, high performance MP3 players. Delivering the ultimate in high quality sound and design for all kinds of digital music enthusiasts are: MPIO FL300, the world’s smallest and lightest MP3 player; MPIO FY400, a full function, USB-Retractable MP3 player; and MPIO HD300, an all-in-one hard disc MP3 player.
“MPIO has achieved worldwide success, and is thrilled to be launching three new portable MP3 players in the United States,” said Marcelino Kim, U.S. president and CEO, Digitalway/MPIO. “We have developed user-friendly MP3 players combined with added functions in sleek, stylish designs to appeal to all kinds of digital music enthusiasts. Consumers will surely appreciate the cutting edge features and extraordinary value of the MPIO FL300, FY400 and HD300, each high performance MP3 players.”
Nokia sneaks out second Bluetooth headset
Features include a volume control, answer / end functionality and voice dial activation, while multi-coloured LEDs indicate battery and call status as well as a Bluetooth connection. Weighing 21g the HS-4W is not the lightest headset, although its claimed 6 hours of talk time or 160 hours of standby from the 120 mAh lithium-polymer battery is impressive. The headset should be available in Spring 2004, although no pricing was available.
This is Nokia’s second Bluetooth headset to reach markets, after the HDW-2. Nokia’s first announced model never made it to market. By contrast, Sony Ericsson have made at least four iterations of their Bluetooth headsets while also releasing other products, such as miniature radio control cars, that use the technology.
Dell DJ Digital Jukebox debuted
Both the Dell DJ and Dell Jukebox powered by Musicmatch software will be available through the Dell Music Store (www.dell4me.com/music) starting Tuesday, Oct. 28.
“Carrying around thousands of songs on one small device is a nifty idea, but not if you have to recharge it every few hours,” said John Hamlin, senior vice-president and general manager of Dell’s U.S. Consumer business. “The Dell DJ packs terrific battery life and tons of features into a small, sleek package for a great price.”
Dell Digital Jukebox
The 7.6-ounce Dell DJ comes with a choice of 15GB or 20GB capacities ($249 and $329, respectively) and features industry leader Hitachi’s Travelstar hard drive.



