Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 - a stylish new tablet on Android 4.0

A new tablet Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) with a seven-inch touch screen and the platform Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). In the Android 4.0 platform, an innovative feature "face control", which releases the lock plate with face recognition technology.  In addition, a new gallery design applications. With the help of Samsung branded service, the user can access the service, "Books and the Press" (more than 60,000 electronic books and 4000 magazines and newspapers in 47 languages, including Russian) and "game portal" through which you can download the latest games. The tablet is available in versions for 3G networks and Wi-Fi with 8, 16 or 32 GB of internal memory.  The model supports HSPA + networks with data rates up to 21 Mbit / sec. Among the notable features of the tablet - a new technology AllShare Play, which allows you to transfer the content reproduced on the tablet computers and laptops and other devices Samsung, including Samsung Smart TV TVs and devices from other manufacturers. Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) will go on sale in the UK in March 2012, after which will be available in other countries

Player COWON C2 came to Russia

On sale in the Russia market a new multi media player COWON C2 proprietary interpolation technology of sound and a host of different effects package BBE+.COWON C2 supports video codecs DivX and Xvid, and also equipped with a TV output for viewing video on an external display. The player supports Flash games, and in his notebook, you can draw pictures. New paint is controlled by the user interface with a variable depending on time of day registration. Housing player is available in three colors - black, white and gray. High-capacity battery enough for 10 hours of video playback and up to 55 hours - listening to audio. New Player COWON C2 already available in Russia.

QUMO Shine – 3.6 inch PMP

The company launched in Russia QUMO Media Player Shine, equipped with a 3.6-inch touch screen and can play music in lossless-format. The player is equipped with microSD-card slot, FM-radio tuner, stereo speakers and a HDMI-port. With the news you can watch video formats MKV, AVI, RM, RMVB, MP4, MOV, VOB, DAT, FLV, 3GP with subtitles SMI, listening to music in MP3, WMA, WAV, APE, OGG, FLAC, AAC, view pictures in JPG, BMP, GIF, and text in TXT. Gadget is powered by a rechargeable battery of 950 mAh. Dimensions - 103h51h12, 7 mm, weight - 82 grams The player is available in versions with 4 and 8 GB of internal memory at a price of 2450 rubles and 2700, respectively.

Ritmix RP-400HD - HD-pocket media player

The company has announced a portable player Ritmix RP-400HD, equipped with 4.3-inch touch screen display with 480 × 272 pixels.

Ritmix RP-400HD allows you to watch 720p-video formats AVI, WMV, FLV, MP4, 3GP, MPG, MOV, RMVB, ASF, and MKV, listening to music in MP3, WMA, WAV, FLAC, APE, AAC and OGG, view pictures in JPEG, BMP, PNG and GIF, as well as working with text files, TXT, LRC, and SRT.

The model is equipped with a slot for flash card format MicroSD, FM-tuner with recording function of ether, voice recorder, video output, built-in memory for 4, 8 or 16 GB.

Claimed battery life when playing music and videos are respectively 12 and 3.5 hours.

The player is already available, but how much it costs, the manufacturer does not inform

Xtreamer Prodigy - home media player

Company Xtreamer announces the beginning of March Prodigy home media player which supports lots of popular compression formats, audio and video.

New supports 3.5-inch hard drives for up to 3 TB, the controller is equipped with Gigabit Ethernet and Wi-Fi-adapter (optional). Prodigy play video in Full HD and surround sound 7.1.

To connect to the periphery are provided for HDMI, optical and coaxial digital audio outputs and composite video output, card reader, two USB 2.0 ports and one USB 3.0.

Dimensions of novelty - 242 × 251 × 66 mm.

Archos Arnova - portable media center with 3.5-inch screen

The company Archos has released a desktop media center Arnova, equipped with 3.5-inch touch screen TFT-LCD with a resolution of 320 × 240 pixels and a pair of speakers with total capacity of 4 watts.

Media Center supports video formats AVI, MPEG-4 and FLV and music in MP3, WAV, AAC, FLAC, and also displays images in JPEG, PNG and GIF. Archos Arnova can play content from the memory to 2 GB of flash memory cards MicroSD. With support for UPnP protocol novelty can take broadcast audio tracks or videos from compatible devices via Wi-Fi.

In addition, the center provides the memory addresses of 12,000 Internet radio stations and 1,000 TV network.

Novelty can work not only on the network, but also from four AA batteries.

When and at what price the media center will be available, not reported.

BBK MP072S - Media Player with HDD-bay

The Chinese company, BBK Electronics Lineyka expanded line of home media player model MP072S, equipped with an internal compartment for installation of 3.5-inch HDD with Serial ATA interface up to 2 terabytes.

The model also can play content from a memory card SD / MMC / MS or USB-drive. The player can connect and external hard drive via eSATA, and a home network - through the Ethernet-connector.

Novelty is equipped with component and composite video outputs, optical digital audio, digital coaxial audio output, headphone jack, as well as port HDMI 1.3.

Player plays video in MPEG-1/2/4, MPEG-1 / 2 PS (M2P, MPG), MPEG-2, VOB, AVI, ASF, WMV, MKV (Matroska), and MOV up to 1920 × 1080 pixels ( Full HD).

Apacer AL720 - home media player with support for Full HD-Video

The Taiwanese company Apacer has released a home media player "HD AL720, able to play videos in Full HD-quality 1080p.
Novelty is equipped with a USB 2.0 port for connecting external hard drive, audio output S / PDIF, digital interface HDMI 1.3, as well as built-in 2.5-inch HDD with interface SATA II.
The player lets you view video in MPEG-1 (MPG / DAT), MPEG-2 (AVI / ISO / IFO / MPG / VOB), MPEG-4 (AVI / Xvid / ASP / AVC HD/H.264), WMV, FLV , KMV, RM / RMVB, TS, M2TS, TP, MJPEG, MOV, and VC1.
Additionally, the device can be purchased Wi-Fi-module for the wireless content sharing with PCs.
Novelty also supports audio formats DTS.

ASUS O! Play Mini - a home media player with support for Full HD-Video

ASUS has announced a compact home media player O! Play Mini, capable of producing Full HD-video in 1920 × 1080 pixels.

The model supports video formats MP4, MOV, XVID, AVI, ASF, WMV and MKV, and audio in Dolby Digital AC3, DTS 2.0 +, TrueHD and DTS-HD. To connect to a TV player is equipped with a port HDMI 1.3. There was a place for the RCA-connector port and USB 2.0, which is used to connect external drives, because the built model lacks. In addition to the front panel is a card reader for media formats, MMC / SD / MS / xD.

The cost of the player manufacturer does not say anything, but it surely will be about $ 100.

Apacer Audio Steno AU825 - another compact media player

Apacer company has expanded its line of compact media player model Audio Steno AU825, equipped with a 1.8-inch display with a resolution of 128 × 160 pixels.

Fairly standard model is endowed with FM-tuner with recording function, equalizer with six different settings, voice recorder, built-in memory for 2, 4, 8 or 16 GB.

With the help of gadget you can listen to music in MP3, WMA and WAV, view images in JPEG, BMP and GIF, as well as enjoy the videos in WMV, AVI, MPEG I and MPEG IV. To view the on-screen video player, alas, must be pre-conversion.

The player is available in pink, beige and black color options Corps.

Thanks to the battery at 280 mA • h Apacer Audio Steno AU825 of music playback can last up to 11 hours. 

When and at what price the player will be available, not reported.

Acer Revo 100 Blu-ray drivea with home media cente

Acer has announced for the European market a home media center Revo 100, built on dual-core AMD Athlon II Neo K325s clock frequency of 1.3 GHz and nVidia Ion platform of the second generation

Revo 100 can be equipped with 2 or 4 GB of RAM, hard disk drive 500 or 750 GB optical drive format Blu-ray, TV tuner, card reader, wireless module Wi-Fi, HDMI-interface and two USB-ports. As a software platform used by Windows 7 Home Premium.

The set comes with a media center touchpad RevoPad, which is a remote control.

Delivery model will commence on December 10. Buy novelty will be over $ 800.

Transcend MP870 - Player with 2.4-inch display

The Taiwanese company Transcend Information has expanded its line of compact media player model MP870.

The gadget is equipped with 2.4-inch TFT-LCD with 320 × 240 points, equipped with FM-tuner, voice recorder, speaker, a slot for flash card format MicroSD / MicroSDHC.

With the player can play music in MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG and FLAC, as well as watch videos in RM / RMVB, FLV, and MPEG4 SP / Xvid. The player can display on top, and text documents and images.

The fully charged battery the player can work up to 22 hours of music playback.

Novelty is equipped with built-in memory for 4 or 8 GB and is available in white or black color performance hull.

The cost of the gadget is not reported.

Cowon 3D: a portable media player with support for Full HD-Video

The company announced Cowon PMP Cowon 3D, which is the first in its class device, allowing stereoscopic video viewing without special glasses.

The novelty is running Windows CE 6.0, equipped with a 4.8-inch display with 800 × 480 pixels, HDMI-connector, 32 or 64 GB of flash memory, a slot for SD-cards, modules, wireless Wi-Fi, port USB 2.0 and audio jack.

When you view the video player can work autonomously to 10 hours, and listen to music using the device can be up to 45 hours.

Dimensions Cowon 3D - 128 × 82 × 17,3 mm, weight - about 230 g.

Cowon 3D will be available from 10 December at a price of 430 and 510 dollars.

Playon! HD Essential - home player with hard drive

The company introduced a media player AC Ryan Playon! HD Essential. Made on the basis of the 3.5-inch hard drive with capacities from 500 GB to 2 terabytes. 

Playon! HD Essential supports MP3, WMA, AAC, FLAC, OGG, MPEG-1/2/4, XviD, DivX, WMV9, etc, working with multi-channel sound and image resolution up to 1080p. Developers of a device equipped with two USB-ports and a built-in card reader with support for SD, SDHC, MMC, MS, MS Pro.

To connect to the periphery provides a digital interface HDMI 1.3, composite video, as well as optical and coaxial audio outputs.

Dimensions of the media player is 185 × 150 × 55 mm, weight - about 600

It is worth Playon! HD Essential with the hard disk of 500 GB, 1 TB and 2 - 139, 155 and 199 euros respectively.

ZEN Touch 2 - media player based on Android

Creative has announced the PMP ZEN Touch 2, running the Android operating system, version 2.1.
The model is equipped with a 3.2-inch touch screen with 320 × 480 pixels, wireless modules Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, 2-megapixel camera, microphone, speakers, composite video output and memory card slot MicroSD.
With the player can play music in MP3, AAC, WMA9, FLAC, OGG, ADPCM, MIDI, WAV and Audible, and watch videos in H.264, MPEG4, WMV9, and AVI.
The developers also plan to release a model ZEN Touch 2, in addition, GPS-equipped receiver, and digital compass and FM-radio tuner.
The fully charged battery Creative ZEN Touch 2 may work up to 25 hours of music playback and up to five hours - watching the video.
8-gigabyte version of the new cost £ 150, a player with 16 GB of memory will cost £ 160. Version with a GPS-receiver and an 8-gigabyte drive will be offered for £ 160. Buy the device will be available in December.

Texet T-960HD - Full HD-player with a 5-inch screen

Brand Texet announced a media player, T-960HD, which can play video in Full HD (1920 × 1080 pixels) and comes with a 5-inch touch screen TFT-LCD with 480 × 800 pixels.

New supported formats overwhelming H.264/AVCHD (TS, M2TS, MKV, AVI, MOV), MPEG1/2/4/DivX/XviD/MJPEG (AVI, MP4, MKV, MOV, MPG, VOB), H.263 ( 3GP) and FLV. With the player also can play music in MP3, WMA, OGG, AAC, FLAC, APE, WAV and M4A, view graphics in JPEG, BMP, GIF, PNG and TIFF, and Flash movies in the format SWF.

The player is equipped with 8 GB of integrated memory, a slot for flash card format MicroSD, USB-Host for connecting storage devices, voice recorder, a composite video output and HDMI-port.

The battery capacity of 2100 mA • h provides up to 25 hours of battery life during playback of music or 6 hours - when playing videos.

Dimensions - 138,2 × 83,3 × 11 mm, weight - 161, the set comes in remote control.

WD TV Live Hub - home player with hard drive to 1 TB

Western Digital Corp. has announced its latest consumer media player TV Live Hub, equipped with a built-in hard drive that can store up to 1 TB of data.

With the player you can play on your TV in 1080p video and content from online services like YouTube, Pandora, Netflix, etc.

The gadget boasts a network controller, Gigabit Ethernet, a digital interface HDMI 1.4, component and composite video outputs, and optical output S / PDIF.

Like most modern devices of this class, the novelty supports DLNA, which allows compatible devices to send and receive media content over a home network.

Complete with TV Live Hub of the software for operating systems, Mac OS X and Windows.

The cost of the player will be about $ 230.

Apple announces MacBook Air with a 11.6-inch display

During a special and long-awaited event, Apple announced a 11.6-inch version of the cult in some circles laptop MacBook Air.

11.6-inch (screen resolution - 1366 × 768 pixels) MacBook Air can be equipped with dual-core Intel Core 2 Duo processor with a frequency of 1.4 or 1.6 GHz, the flash drive at 64 or 128 GB of DDR3 memory at 2 or 4 GB and the video card nVidia GeForce 320M.

Of course, in the presence of wireless adapters Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and Wi-Fi 802.11n, two USB-ports, web cam, Mini Display Port connector for an external monitor, the touchpad supports gestures.

Battery provides five hours of continuous operation.

The technology, which may well be attributed to the net book category, has a thickness of only 3-17 mm. Length of the model - 299.5 mm, width - 192. Laptop weighs, fully made of aluminum, just 1.06 kg.

The cost of a small MacBook Air starts at $ 999 for a version with a 1.4-gigahertz chip and 64 GB of memory.

Cowon X7 - media player with hard drive

Korean company Cowon X7 Media Player provided with a 4.3-inch touch screen with a resolution of 272 × 480 pixels.

It is proposed modifications to the player with hard drive for 80, 120 or 160 GB. In X7 provided and 2 GB of flash memory.

The model is equipped with FM-tuner module with Bluetooth wireless stereo headphones for audio, speaker and TV output. Developers are also equipped with a gadget with a web browser and RSS-reader.

With the player you can watch video formats AVI, WMV, ASF, DivX, Xvid, listen to music in the MP3 / 2, WMA, OGG, WAV, APE, and view photos.

Dimensions Cowon X7 - 78,6 × 126,9 × 14,5 mm, weight - 212

The gadget can play music for 103 hours and video - within 10 hours.

The cost of modifications to the 160-gigabyte drive is $ 304.

Samsung announced a player YP-U6

Music Player Samsung YP-U6 is equipped with a four-CSTN-display, FM-radio with recording function of the ether.

In addition, the gadget is equipped with a recorder and retractable USB-plug, allowing you to connect a novelty to a PC without using cables. With the news you can listen to music in MP3, WMA, OGG and FLAC.

The player will appreciate the unusual feature of this device category "Fitness". With the help of which you can calculate calories expended during exercise and maintain a training diary.

Developers are also equipped with a function SoundAlive player for audio playback in 5.1.

Claimed while listening to music offline, up to 20 hours.