Philips Luxe Bluetooth MP3 Player Is Simultaneously Bare-Bones and Feature-Packed

The sparkly, diamond-esque Philips Luxe mp3 player is a tale of contradictions. On the one hand, it's an mp3 player with a mere 2GB of memory, a scant 10 hours of battery life, a one-line LCD screen, and an expected price of around $90. On the other hand, it's a feature-packed Bluetooth 2.1 headset, providing 100 hours of standby time, an FM radio, and excellent sound quality.
It'll pause your tunes automatically when a call comes in, so be careful about singing along with that hot new Britney Spears track when your mom calls. Due to come out in Singapore next month, it's priced at S$139, or $94 USD, or 4 cans of beans PEC (post-econopocalyptic currency). Oh, and it's really, really sparkly. [PMP Today]

The Future of iPods

Designer Gopinath Prasana has designed the kewl iBangle MP3 Player concept. The gadget features a multi-touch track pad for you to control your favorite music tracks. Too bad, it lacks of a display screen or projector for you to enjoy movies. In addition, the iBangle is able to fit comfortable into any wrist size thanks to the Inflatable ring cushion. [Yanko]

Philips GoGear SA5345 MP3 Player

Here is the video review of Philips GoGear SA5345, an MP3 player that supports the Rhapsody service. Measuring only 9.9mm thick, this ultra-thin player also comes equipped with a 2.8-inch QVGA display screen, and compatible with AVI (MPEG4) and WMV video format.

iHome Rotatable iPod Alarm Clock

iHome’s iH41 rotatable iPod Alarm Clock was designed specifically for the iPod touch. The cool factor for this gadget is that it is rotatable for easy orientation and enables users to view widescreen videos. However, you need to have $80 if you want this iPod alarm clock. The iHome iH41 is also able to charge your iPod Touch and comes with a built in speaker and a remote control.

ONDA VX787 PMP With Touchscreen Display

ONDA has unveiled its new VX787 PMP that looks the same as the ONDA VX777 PMP. The gadget comes with a touchscreen display and 8GB of storage capacity. The player sports video playback at 30fps and retails for around $120 to $140. There is no further info about this portable media player. Stay tuned for more updates.

2008 Beijing Olympic Bird’s Nest Stadium MP3 Player

Here is a new MP3 player that was inspired by the Bird’s Nest Stadium in China. The player is available in 1GB and 4GB of storage capacity and comes with an LCD display, and the Bejing 2008 logo. The “nest” also offers 7 EQ settings and a built in microphone. The Birds Nest MP3 player is priced at for $19.20 for the 1GB version and $32.56 for the 4GB.

Intempo Fusion iPod Dock

Intempo today unveiled its new iPod dock. Dubbed as the Fusion iPod Dock, the device will be released in September 2008. The docking station also offers a built-in FM tuner, an alarm clock function, DAB playback, a couple of 25-watt speakers and an integrated subwoofer. Intempo’s Fusion iPod Dock retails for £99 each.

Creative Zen Mozaic PMP

AnythingButiPod has a comprehensive review of the Creative Zen Mozaic PMP. As a reminder, the Zen Mozaic comes in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB storage capacities. The 16GB version will be released later. Here is the conclusion. The gadget comes with 1.8 inch 64K Color OLED (128 x 160 pixels resolution), FM radio, voice recording, built-in speaker, and organizer.