Haier America Video MP3 Player: It’s pretty decent

Yes, there are a lot of MP3 Players out on the market, and yes, it is odd that the ones that get the most press start with the little “i”. I think we all know that there are a lot of MP3 Players out there that are just as good, maybe even better, and are lower in price.

Like the Haier America Video MP3 Player, for instance, which is just as good as the iPod Nano, really. The 4GB version costs about $45, and the 8GB costs $55.

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Kicker’s ZK500 can be upgraded for Zune HD

It seems like iPod/iPhone docks are a dime a dozen, but docks and speakers for the Zune are slightly lacking. Fortunately, Kicker has a solution with firmware for its ZK500.

Unfortunately, the user is required to ship the system to the company in order to have the firmware installed. That upgrade/installation runs about $40, but the company will pay for the shipping. By the way, the ZK500 costs about $249.

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COWON presents new PMP: iAudio 9

We are used to see COWON release a high number of portable media players during a year, and you can mark the iAudio 9 as their latest addition which is suppose to be the successor of the previous iAudio devices.

In terms of features, the COWON iAudio 9 boasts a 2.-inch screen and sadly it can only a read a few video file formats, unlike other PMPs that provide a huge list of supported formats. In this case, there are four options: AVI, WMV, Xvid, and ASF. As for the audio files, it can playback MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, FLAC and APE. The iAudio 9 might not be a good PMP in the features department, but in the style department it rocks many others out there.

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Gemei’s HD8800 - Portable Media Player

All the way from China comes a new PMP - Portable Media Player - which is made by Gemei and codenamed HD8800.

This is the perfect device for people that want a PMP at a considerable low price, with the whole set of basic features that is what most users usually want. Anyhow, the Gemei HD8800 has an approximate price tag of $100 and can playback four different file formats, those being RVMB, AVI, FLV and MKV. It can playback these files in 1080p format, and the extra bonus is the HDMI port so you can connect it to high definition TV. At the moment there is no information about its release date.

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D1500-PMP with games

And now for something completely different here is the D1500-PMP from China that has unusual features and also an awkward style. The D1500 is available at the Popular Chinagrabber online store and costs $75 - which is a good price taking in consideration what you get.

As for the details of the D1500-PMP, the device comes with 8GB of intenal memory, a 3.6-inch screen with 400×240 as the resolution, supports WMA, MP3 and WAV audio files, and RM, RMVB, and AVI video files. On top of the FM tuner, the PMP also works as an eBook reader and has an audio recorder. But the best part stays for last, and I’m talking about the support for NES, SNES and GBA games.

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Microsoft Zune HD Available on eBay

The Zune HD is a hit product so far. Most resellers have run out of it so maybe you should check eBay’s auctions to see if people are selling any Zune HD. And if you do, you’ll be pleasantly surprised to find out that there’s a special Zune waiting for you. The auction for this 32GB “Atomic” Zune HD starts at $265 but the price will probably go way up. In case you’re not willing to pay extra for a Zune HD then you should probably wait for the guys at Redmond to release this version too. Which I’m sure they will do at some point in the near future.

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