The latest off the Teclast conveyor belt is the C510HD, a PMP with a 5 inch 800 x 480 resolution dot matrix screen that is powered by the master Teclast T8100 chip.
It supports up to 1920 x 1080 resolution video files and VC-1 encoding and 24P output.
With that of course comes HDMI output and a remote control for easy home cinema use.
It has a zinc magnesium shell and an acrylic covering over the LCD screen.
Other features include the usual picture viewer and eBook reader.
It’s out new and the 8GB model costs 799 yuan/approx. $120.

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In the first of our looks at the pre-loaded software that comes with the Nationite MIDNite Xpress MID we’ll focus on the office tools available.
Using the Internet on an MID is a vital task but if there’s any other software that can assist while you’re out the office it more than doubles the devices usefulness and essentiality.
Luckily the MIDNite Xpress comes with ‘Textmaker’ and ‘Planmaker’, a word processing app and a spreadsheet app respectively.
Running on the tried, tested and ultra-reliable Windows CE they should be smooth as silk. Let’s take a look…

Textmaker

Essential Microsoft Word without the huge fees, Textmaker is a crisp and clear parallel that outshines OpenOffice’s version of Word in terms of looks and useability.

It starts off with a ‘Tip of the Day’ which can be turned off but the first one that popped up was actually quite helpful, explaining how to increase viewing space for documents.

When that’s out the way you’re presented with a nice white, clean page to begin writing.

All text must be inputted via the onscreen keyboard and stylus combo but the large viewing area of the document window and the sensibly sized keyboard add up to an easy typing experience and before you know it you’re tearing through documents (remember those first few SMS’ you sent? You soon got used to it).

Compatibility

There biggest bane with free word processing software has always been compatibility.

Considering this, the Textmaker software’s a dream come true as it supports the following:

.tmd documents
.tmv templates
.doc, .dot Microsoft Word documents
.odt OpenDocument text
.swx OpenOffice text
.rtf Rich Text Format
.psw Pocket Word-Pocket PC documents
.pwd Pocket Word-Handheld PC documents
.htm, .html HTML 4.0 text
.txt Text files (+DOS/UNIX/Unicode)

The only common file type it doesn’t open is the Microsoft Word 2007 .docx file type but that’s such an esoteric and exclusive format that no one really uses it anyway as not even older versions of Word can open it.

Useability

The DTP standard toolbars that have been commonplace for 20 years are all here and all straightforward.

Along the top there’s the regular drop down menus (File/Edit/View/Format/Insert/Object/Table/Extras/Window/Help).

Below them there are the useful icon-based options including new, open, save etc.

The third line of options is the drop-down text formatting optiong, font selection, font size, font cover, formatting and more.

All-in-all, all bases are covered and it’s an excellent portable word processing program that looks and performs far above its ‘free’ status and feels no lag when used alongside Internet browsing.

PlanMaker

This time it’s the MID take on the spreadsheet/database/most other things tool we commonly refer to as Excel.

Again this starts off with a Tip of the Day and again it’s pretty helpful.

The first striking thing about this is how clear and spacious it appears, despite being on a small device.

The design has clearly been well thought out and the fresh looking blank document is a welcoming start to work.

Compatibility

Again, there’s a whole host of compatible files. Namely:

.pmd PlanMaker files
.pmv PlanMaker templates
.xls Microsoft Excel files
.xlt Microsoft Excel templates
.pmw Planmaker 97, 1.0, 2.0 files
.sdc StarCalc documents
.skl SYLK files
.rtf Rich Text Format
.dbf dBase (+DOS/Windows/Unicode) files
.DIF files
.txt Text files (+DOS/UNIX/Unicode)

Useability

This is a pretty perfect example of an Excel-style program. There’s nothing ommited, you can knock up formulas, graphs, spreadsheets and anything else Excel can do, all simply and easily and all under an unconfusing and straightforward interface.

There are even some nicely inventive flourishes. As space is obviously an important issue, when creating graphs you select the data to be used and then set the size of the graph on the page by dragging a box to the desired size. Once it’s chosen the graph rendering is instant, even when running PageMaker and IE - another testament to some excellent processing power. Also, the choice of graphs is huge and another excellent turn from the software developers.

Verdict

This pair of programs elevates the MIDNite Xpress from pocket browser to essentially mini-PC, all without the trappings of processor lag as they can all run alongside eachother with no slow-down at all.
The fact that they are all compatible with the software you’ll have on your home or work computer is another huge plus point.

Meizu may be beating about the bush when it comes to an official announcement and adoption of Android but in the mean time tireless fans of the iPhone clone have worked out the Android transplant themselves and shared it via video.
In another neighborly step they’ve also included a step-by-step guide for doing it yourself which you can find and follow here.
See the video here - M8 running Android video.

[Via PMPToday]

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Hott’s latest 4.3 inch player is looking to undercut the HD competition in China by launching the 4GB model at 299 yuan/approx $44.
The HD360 comes in two colours and offers 720P TV-Out.
It supports RM, RMVB, AVI, MKV, FLV, AVI, VOB files up to 1360 x 768 resolution and has a 50Mbps peak stream for playback.
Audio supported includes all the usual as well as lossless formats and it has recording functions, picture browsing and an eBook reader.
Battery life runs at 10 hours audio or 4 hours video.

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Previously known for eBook readers, BoEye have taken a step into the MID market with their MID700 which was unveiled at Dubai’s GITEX.
It’s an Android device and borrows a lot from the iPhone including the silver bevel, glass touchscreen and the ubiquitous button single button.
It also has a forward facing webcam and is rumored to hit the market at the sub-$300 level.

[Via Engadget]

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Scandinavian company Urbanears have come out with 3 new types of headphones, all with a pretty organic look.
The Plattan (pictured), the Tanto and the Medis all have differing features and come in 14 colours.
The Plattan’s are all about folding up and offering a ‘zound plug’ for sharing music with another set of earphones.

To see the others see after the jump.

The Medis look quite 80s in appearance which would either be charming or offputting, depending on your viewpoint.

Each set has a 3.5mm stereo plug and is compatible with iPhones, Nokia, Blackberrys and HTC as well as usual players and sources.

Prices and dates haven’t yet been announced.

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The 1080P Philips player has been poked and prodded by Chinese site PCOnline and here are the collected visual and translated textual highlights.
Read all after the jump.

Appearance & Build

The SA075 is chalked up as being lightweight due to its all-plastic shell but with a finger-print heavy 4.3 inch touch screen.

The edges are peppered with buttons and holes, namely the lanyard hook, the power/lock switch, TF card expansion slot and the reset button.
Also present is TV-out, HDMI out, USB slot, audio out, a home key, volume control and speakers either side of the screen.

The back material is described by PCOnline as looking like a leather wallet or cigarette case. I’d say there’s a touch of old lady’s purse about it too (not a euphemism)

Screen

The screen is a 4.3 inch 800 x 480 resolution, 16:9 wide screen touch TFT LCD widescreen with a wide viewing angle and a 16 million colour capacity.

PCOnline see potential in the display and UI but state that the current firmware is not mature enough to be as good as it can be and has a fair few bugs.

They do like the large icon display though, saying it reduces room for error.

At its highest brightness it has a natural and bright display but in low light situations the viewing angle doesn’t stand up so well.

Video

The player supports RMVB, AVI, MKV, FLV, etc and offers playback up to 768p high-definition standards (1360 × 768 resolution) and has 720P HDMI output.

Tested with a 1280 x 720 RMVB video the playback was smooth, without any pauses, dropped frames or card-screen phenomenon and maintained a high picture quality and image detail.

They tried to use a variety of 1080P video files but to no avail, showing the machine can only support a maximum resolution of 768P.

HDMI Output

HDMI allows 1080i/720p HDTV output, although the highest in the SA075 can only output 720P video.

It was tested on a 42 inch flat panel TV at 720P and the results impressed with no obvious distortion, colour integrity and a dynamic smooth picture.
The difference between composite and this performance was noted as a huge jump.

Audio

The interface is described as ‘very beautiful’ which is encouraging.
It allows display of album artwork during browsing and has a detailed ID3 tag search and browse function.

There are also a variety of playback modes and EQs.

Regarding the sound level, across the board it was of a high standard but the sound field is moderate but with a great sense of space. Acoustic sounds suffered some loss of detail but highly compressed pop music was perfect.

A bug found in audio playback was problems with aac, wma and ogg file format playback.

Additional Features

The only two noted are the FM radio and TXT reader functions. Both received a fair write up but displayed little of any interest.

Summary

Overall the Philips SA075 was described as being really good looking, excellently designed and really good quality but is currently let down by the proliferation of bugs in the software.
The general feel is once the firmware is more stable it could be a greal little PMP.

[Via PCOnline]

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In the land of cute you’re never sure what to expect next and these pig earphones are no exception.
They are from the Buta range and come in 5 colours.
Their frequency is 20Hz-20KHz, the max input’s 10mW and the impedance is 16? ± 20%.
They have gold-plated terminals and come with 3 sizes of tips.
The company, Green House, are all about saving the enviroment too, one pig earphone at a time. Aaah.
See after the jump for more pictures.

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The Icoo V616 has had an upgrade and now sports a Rockchip RKnano chip as part of its guts.
It supports MP3, WMA, ASF, WAV and APE/FLAC lossless formats and has 7 EQ modes powered by Microsoft PlayFX.
There’s also a variety of playback modes including single cycle, random and catalog circulation but it’s the new chip that’s the talking point on this model.
Playback is alleged to be 20 hours and it also supports recording and an e-book display.
Memory’s 2GB and it costs 99 yuan (a snap at around $15).

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