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New media players iRiver E200

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

The network has information about the new player iRiver E200, which has not yet been officially announced. Based on the submitted images and a "living" photographs, this elegant fine device in a metal casing.

It is equipped with touchscreen control and QVGA-display. A new series of representative players, iRiver E can play a wide range of audio and video formats. It is not clear how many iRiver E200 will cost and when to buy.


The main characteristics of iRiver E200:
  • Display: 2.8 inch, the resolution of QVGA, support up to 262K colors
  • Dynamic flash interface
  • Support audio SRS HD WOW
  • Built-in loudspeaker
  • Audio formats: MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF, FLAC
  • Formats: MPGE4 SP, WM V9 SP, XVID SP, RM, RMVB
  • Photos, text
  • Recorder
  • FM-radio
  • MicroSD-slot (supports memory cards up to 8 GB)
  • Interface USB 2.0
  • Thickness: 9.9 mm

JVC Full HD camcorder to SD-cards

In 2009, the line Full HD camcorder from JVC has been supplemented by cameras on SD memory cards, including the camcorder GZ-HM200. According to the manufacturer, it is the most compact Full HD camcorder on the market, and it fulfilled all the newest technology. As a camcorder, there are two slots for SD memory cards, and recording automatically switches to the second card when the first is completed. Consequently, the amount of space for video recording has doubled and is now - 64 GB.

Permission is 3.05 megapixel matrix, indicating a higher quality video and images, which is a feature of all the company's cameras. In GZ-HM200 is specially designed for HD shooting lens from Konica Minolta. Output signal 1920h1080/50P smite all total imaging even objects moving at high speeds. Moreover, the signal goes through a slot HDMI version 1.3 with support for xvColour, and therefore, with absolute transfer of colors.

As regards the construction and design of the camcorder GZ-HM200, here too, you may notice a few features. Sound ergonomics of the camcorder makes it easy to access the most basic functions. The lens shutter is opened and closed automatically when you turn on and turn off the camera. Also, the camera made the most of light - GZ-HM200 weighs only 310 grams with battery.

The fourth generation of mobile phones LG Black Label Series will be announced in August

The official blog of LG Electronics reported that the company is to develop a fourth model of mobile phone design in a series of Black Label, which will become the heir to the company's successful model of LG Chocolate.

More information about the future, LG Chocolate, as promised in the company, will be unveiled next month.

Media players and Creative Zii Zii EGG

On the website of the Federal Communications Commission United States (FCC) has information about the players the company Creative. It seems that Creative Labs, which recently not too often happy with new mobile devices, is preparing two «MP-4 player with touch screen».

The player will be available in two versions: Zii and Zii EGG Developer Edition. Both models are built on the basis of platform-type computer on a chip Zii, have HD-camera and supports wireless connections for a standard Wi-Fi 802.11b / g. Official information from the company Creative has yet been received, and the timing of marketing for multimedia players are not known.

Palm Pre will go on sale in Europe at the O2 and Movistar «before the holidays»

Company Palm officially announced the release version of GSM-communicator Palm Pre in Europe. The exclusive right of distribution models in the UK, Ireland and Germany received the operator O2. In Spain, it will be accessible for the operator Movistar.


Unfortunately, the official press release does not contain any more useful information. Regarding the value of states that it does not exist yet. It is not clear, and no mention of the timing of sales, which are defined as «pre-time». What's the company Palm understand such a definition, it is unclear, but perhaps this is later than promised rumored September-October.

Sony Ericsson Twiggy

Phone Sony Ericsson Twiggy first «light up» photos with wireless announcement dynamics Sony Ericsson MS500, held in March this year. He also unofficially referred to as models, which the company plans to release in 2009. But later on it, nothing has been heard, and, according to some rumors, the development of the phone has been discontinued. But now in the resource Esato have his photo.

Phone Sony Ericsson Twiggy is a series of Walkman music phones, and presumably is the successor model of Sony Ericsson W350. As well as W350, the unit code-named Twiggy made in the now rare form factor with a folding flip equipped player and buttons when closed, covering the keyboard. Nothing certain about its characteristics is no way to tell, the only noticeable difference from the previous model should be a 3.2-MP camera.

Official information about the model is not available, so there is no information about the probability of its occurrence in the market.

16 GB weighing 1.5 grams - Ultra flash card Pico Mini

Company Super Talent Technology introduced a series of ultra-USB Flash Memory Card series Pico Mini. In the series includes a memory card with capacity from 2 to 16 GB, made by COB technology and with data transfer speeds of up to 30 Mbps. The most notable feature of models became their tiny size and weight. USB-флэшка Pico Mini has a size of 32x15x3 mm and weight 1,5-2 grams. However, it is also waterproof.

In the sale of online stores flash cards Pico Mini arrive this week, and the price ranges from $ 10 to $ 40.

How much is Really Apple iPhone 3GS

Producing all kinds of iPod, Xbox and other Masthead product to market, manufacturers have been slow to report the cost of their goods. Sometimes, companies underestimate the value of the goods, assuming othvatit additional piece of our funds with you to accompany the goods and services, for example, manufacturers of gaming prefixes are counting on the proceeds from the sale of video games. Similarly, as Apple is to get profit for all time the existence of the product.

Marketing company iSuppli tried to calculate the cost of some popular products, investigating the price of the components at the time of sale devices. In the list below on some goods masthead.

Apple iPhone 3GS


Release Date: June 19, 2009
Retail price: from $ 199
Cost components: $ 179.16

Usually, the price of components falls to the next generation of devices. Thus, the price of the iPhone 3G, submitted in July 2008, was at 53 dollars less than the first iPhone in 2007. But the price of the iPhone 3GS increased by $ 5, compared with the previous model, because no such rapid drop in the price of memory. iPhone 3GS produced from 16 and 32 GB of memory, masthead model is iPhone 3G in 2008 complete with 16GB of memory. In addition, the new model is equipped with more expensive 3 MP camera and chip Samsung has become a cost per dollar of the price - $ 14.46.

Palm Pre


Date: June 6, 2009
Retail price: $ 199
Cost components: $ 137.83

Palm Pre, working on a new operating system, WebOS, has some similarities with the line of smartphones Treo, manufactured by the previous years, as well as the iPhone, equipped with multisensornym display, the price of which is a quarter the price of all equipment - $ 39.51. Add $ 15.96 for the flash memory, $ 12.39 for the 3 MP camera, already get half the value of a smartphone.

Amazon Kindle 2


Date: February 9, 2009
Retail price: $ 359
Cost components: $ 185.49

The second model of the electronic book from Amazon turned out to be slightly thinner than the predecessor, and with a pleasant design. The main value of the product sets the display for $ 60 from E Ink Corp., Further radiomodul by Novatel Wireless - $ 39.50, processor Freescale Semiconductor - $ 8.64, the memory of Samsung - $ 6.10, the shell - $ 4.45, battery pack - $ 7.50.

Research In Motion BlackBerry Storm


Date: November 21, 2008
Retail price: $ 249
Cost components: $ 202.89

Model communicator company Research In Motion - BlackBerry Storm has a unique touch screen, which in many ways superior to the screen iPhone. However, very expensive component of the device is not a screen, a Qualcomm radio chip, which is the price - $ 35.

Apple iPod Touch (First Generation)


Date: September 2007
Retail price: $ 299 (8GB), $ 399 (16GB)
Cost components: $ 147 (8GB), $ 179 (16GB)

It is felt that the first model of iPod Touch in 2007, is the same iPhone, only without the phone features. With the same filling as the phone, the player get thinner and twice as much memory - 16 GB.

Microsoft Xbox 360


Date: On 22 November 2005,
Retail price: $ 399
Cost components: $ 470

As we can see, Microsoft was willing to incur some losses on the sale of the second version of its console with the intention to recover the losses from the sale of video games.


Toshiba HD-A1 HD-DVD Player


Date: March 2006
Retail price: $ 499
Cost components: $ 700

Toshiba deliberately underestimated the cost of its first HD / DVD-player, hoping to win in the struggle for leadership in sales of new models of DVD-players.


Apple iMac, 17 "


Date: 10 January 2006
Retail price: $ 1 299
Cost components: $ 898

Even the use of very fast and expensive at the time, Intel Core Duo processor for $ 265 did not prevent Apple to receive a stable profit from the sale of 17-inch model of iMac. At this time, the workstations are already available with displays at 20 and 24 inches.

Sony PlayStation 3


Date: 17 November 2006
Retail price: $ 599 (60Gb), $ 499 (20GB)
Cost components: $ 840 (60Gb), $ 805 (20GB)