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Sony has released four new Xplod® in-dash CD receivers. The models variously support non-DRM digital audio formats MP3, AAC, WMA, satallite radio, and front 1/8 mini-jack AUX input.
CDX-GT110 - CD receiver with detachable faceplate, a blue 13-segment LED
display and front AUX input. 45 Watts X 4. Around $80, and available now. CD, CD-R,
and CD-RW playback. [...]

Apple introduced their new $79 1GB iPod Shuffle. It’s tiny and hold 240 songs (128 Kbps AAC). Very cool, built on a clip, and comes with a little USB dock and earphones.
While it’s really not large enough for a load of features, it plays tracks randomly or in the order they were synced in iTunes.
Macintosh [...]

On the heals of last fall’s voice recorder and mp3 player combos, Olympus is releasing a new Voice-Trek G-10 voice recorder and MP3/WMA player with direct USB connection in Japan on July 6th, 2006.
The G-10 will have 256MB, which isn’t much for a flash drive or mp3 player, but is fairly substantial for a voice [...]

Fascinating.
A 17KHz ringtone that adults supposedly can’t hear. Developed as a teenager-repellent sound to rid areas of loitering little hooligans, an annoying, screeching tone marginally above the normal range of adult hearing was developed by a security firm in the UK, Compound Security, to repel teenagers. And, of course, the little punks heisted it and [...]

The amazing mobiBLU DAH-1500i cube is a fantastic little (24mm or .94″ cube) MP3 and WMA player that’s packed with features:

Blue OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) Display, built-in clock
Plays MP3, WMA, and WMA+DRM (Digital Rights Management)
FM Radio and Recorder, Voice Recorder with built-in microphone
Usable as a USB 2.0 Flash drive
Protective case and necklace earphones
Five Preset [...]

MP3 players have been around for years, from 1998’s Diamond Rio PMP300 to the various iPods and their ilk today. However, one of the snazziest players around is the tiny Mobiblu, now available in 2GB models. It comes in various colors; the 2GB model is available in black, silver, blue, and pink (the 512MB model [...]