Well, it looks like the first 64GB Zune HDs landing in customers’ hands may not be the biggest Zune news today after all. As proudly announced the ZuneBoards website, the Zune HD — and all earlier Zunes, although the potential there is a tad more limited — “have been hacked.” While obviously not the first hack of any sort for the devices, this is described as the “first true hack,” and it has made the... 

So the latest from Archos leaked recently at CeBIT 2010, the European electronics show. The 2010 Vision line showcases Archos returning to their roots with a series of new audio players designed for the lower end of the price range. First is the A14VG Vision, a simple player with a 1.4″ display, 4GB of internal memory and an FM tuner. Expect to see it (since this is Europe only) for about 35 Euros. Next is the A15VS Vision, a slimline... 

Approximately 7.234 Earthlings showed any semblance of caring about Sungale’s 4.3-inch Kula when we reported on it back in December, and that’s clearly due to the blatant omission of a huge, inappropriate antenna on the top. Inexplicably, the Kula TV — which is essentially the exactly same 4.3-inch PMP with 2GB of internal storage space — ships with a flip-up WiFi antenna that’s supposed to net you better signal... 

It’s pretty obvious what it takes to play in the current generation of PMPs : enough juice to process HD videos, and an HDMI port to get it off the player and onto the big screen. Unfortunately, the new i-Station T9 from Digital Cube sort of stops there. It has great codec support, and even WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity (to be enjoyed by what OS is unclear), but unlike its big brother S3’s WVGA display , the mere 4.3-inch, 480... 

Surely you remember the Coby MP836 , the first touchscreen PMP from the low-end company that we had a bit of trouble with at last year’s CES . Well, this year they’re back at it again — this time pimping the MP837, which really deserves more than a one digit jump. We’re glad to report that they’ve made quite a bit of progress over the year…  Read More →

Need a relatively respectable DAP to shove in your next pair of gym shorts, huh? Yeah, we’ve all been there. If you happen to live on the right side of the Atlantic, Archos’ 1 Vision just might be your ticket, as the diminutive, no-frills player is now available to purchase for the tidy sum of  Read More →

It’s been a couple months since noticing that MSI had a renewed interest in PMPs, and now the outfit is back with yet another media player. The MT-V887 takes the sleek, understated styling of the MT-V656 and ramps the display to a none-too-shabby 4.3-inches (480 x 272). Based on the Rockchip RK2728B, this guy adds…  Read More →

We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget question is coming to us from John, who’d like to get his paws around a multifaceted portable media player that could serve as the main source of entertainment in his whip. “I’m looking for a 5-inch touchscreen PMP or MID to effectively replace my car stereo. My... 

Looks like the wait for a real HD PMP is finally over: Hallods of Japan has just released their F43 MP4 player featuring a 4.3-inch 1280×720 screen, easily beating other sub-5-inch, 480p screens found on big names like the Archos 5 and Viewsonic’s VPD400 . Under that sharp screen is 8GB of internal storage and a hot-swappable microSD slot, along with a battery life of about four hours and ten hours for video and music, respectively.... 

You know things are getting nasty in Shenzhen when even the KIRF supporters of the world are KIRFing one another. We can’t say that’s exactly what happened here, but Chuwi’s “new” P7 sure looks exactly like Teclast’s T56 . The 1080p-outputting PMP boasts a 5-inch screen, 8GB of internal storage, a format support list to make your iPod weep and a 600MHz ARM processor running the show. There’s also an...