Tag Archives: portable media

Slideon.v2: Even more ghostly

A few days ago we talked about the Slideon concept PMP design and its sleek slider style. With the first version fresh in our minds, the Slideon.v2 improves on the already gorgeous MP3 player. v2 features a huge wide-screen, which is as big as a normal iPod. The slide design means no obtrusive buttons to get in the way and ...

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Slideon MP3 Player is ghostly

With the ever-changing mobile phone market becoming a breeding ground for slider phones, it’s no surprise that a PMP player would eventually be designed in the fashion of the slide design. Hell, Apple’s doing the opposite for the iPhone, right? The Slideon MP3 Player is a concept design from Ian Murchison. The Slideon is designed to integrate the sleekness of ...

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Trent Reznor speaks out about DRM and CD prices

With his band’s new release last month, Year Zero, Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor has been feeling the pain that DRM has been causing for record sales. Here’s what Reznor had to say on his blog: As the climate grows more and more desperate for record labels, their answer to their mostly self-inflicted wounds seems to be to screw the ...

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Next gen iPod will have a “touch surface” on its rear

What’s Apple gonna do with all that junk? All that junk in the next gen iPod’s trunk! I’ll tell you exactly what Apple is going to do. They’re going to drive us all crazy with the suspense until it’s released. A newly released patent suggests that the next iPod release will have a touch surface on its backside, with the ...

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Thanko’s second attempt at an USB Radio

Thanko has released info about their newest attempt at creating a USB Radio. As you can tell, this time around, they at least have a better looking design, with a sleek white finish. The USB AM/FM Radio is considerably larg as peripherals go, but the quality and performance prove to be worth the size. Its external antennae, which is visually ...

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iPhone gets upgraded with new features before release

The ever on going story of the iPhone continues, and surely more buzz will now be created with the addition of new features to the phone that is predicted to change the mobile market as we know it. The new features are no real head turners. New pictures in a newsletter email from AT&T suggest that the iPhone integrated map ...

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The Pebble: The MP3 object designed with Mother Nature in mind

Nonobject design is paving a path through the design world based on what they like to call “design fiction”. Or in other words, concepts that are pretty out there. The Pebble is a MP3 player themed after nature. Each would have a totally unique design, with its own contours and off-color areas setting it apart from the other players. Even ...

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Pez MP3 Player is a collector’s dream

Please excuse me if I’m gushing, but when a geeky collectible becomes mixed with another tech medium, this is time for me to praise the heavens for blessing us with all this cool shit to talk about. The Pez MP3 player has a 512 MB capacity, which is nothing to really jump for joy about, but hey, it’s a fricken ...

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Bent concept media player fits better to your ass

Most media players feel chunky and awkward in your pocket, including the iconic iPod. The MP3 Pocket Player is a concept from Matthias Lange, which is more equipped and optimally designed for pocket wear. The bent shape not only helps the pocketability of the thing, but also aids the reading of its tiny screen and controls. From the looks of ...

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Sparkling keypad for wearable electronics

Wearable electronic clothing is nothing new to the tech world, but this is the first time we can recall a company commercially releasing a product specifically made to control your MP3 player through your clothing. The China Coin is a blinking, sparkling wearable control inspired from the old Chinese coins from the Han Dynasty. The China Coin is 100% washable ...

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