Yes, Sansa certainly has interesting history as Apple iPod competitor. Some times ago, SanDisk adds Sansa line with new product so called Sansa Fuze. This new gadget projected to challenge the third generation iPod Nano.

Small Fuze is a smart gadget. It can play music, play video, view photo, listen FM radio (40 channel of radio station), play audio book, and becomes voice recorder.

All facility wrapped in a simple, tiny, and thin form. The thickness only 0,76 centimeters. This is the combination from various best feature founded at Sansa products before all, including it sound quality.

Actually, this music player design is not so special. It has 1,9 inches screen. Below the screen there is a playback button in wheel form and back button to main menu on the upper right. In under side there is MicroSD memory card slot which can increase the storage capacities.

Fuze is available in various fresh color choices: pink, red, black, blue, and silver. Sansa Fuze is a nice looking gadget, so that buyer will like its display, its ability, and its high value.

Fuze supports MP3, WAV, Audible, Windows Media Audio (WMA) music format, MPEG-4 video format, and JPEG photo format. This player is also compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista.

At Macintosh and Linux, Fuze can work in MSC mode. The computer will read Fuze as external storage device.

Fuze can download music from the internet through music download service like Rhapsody To Go, Napster, and eMusic. Unhappily, it not supports iTunes.

SanDisk provides various capacities choices. It’s 2 GB, 4 GB and 8 GB capacities. Fuze 2 GB only available with black color, while Fuze 8 GB only available with silver color. As For Fuze 4 GB is available in all color, except the silver one.

SanDisk claims the Sansa Fuze battery can life until 24 hours nonstop when playing audio. It also can hold out to 5 hour if applied to play the video file.

With great and complete feature, price offered by Fuze is relatively competes the iPod Nano price, even cheaper than the price of iPod Shuffle. Maybe this is the alternative to all music lovers with sensitive budget.

Sansa Fuze Review
Price range: 2GB ($80), 4GB ($100), 8GB ($130)

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For audio, Rolly relies on 2 channel speaker (20 mm) with power 1,2W in each canal. Its accurate position, horizontal 180 degrees and can be twisted 360 degrees, can produce clear sound. Moreover, this two mini speaker adopts ‘neodymium’ magnet, so the audio output is heard more thundering.

The unique, Sony Rolly SEP-10BT is operated by turning the ‘wheel’ which available in upper of every speaker, not via access button like ordinary MP3 player. For example to setting the volume, just turn it in the same direction of clockwise for ‘Volume up’. While to ‘volume down’, just turn it in opposite direction. To get more attractive, Sony figures in ‘Motion Editor’ software to Rolly SEP-10BT. This Software assists ‘motion’ modus personalization in implementing player feature and tuning process.

The result of ‘Motion Editor’ setting can be register and enjoyed because of addition software help which also figured in, namely ‘The Sonic Stage CP’. 12 individual sound technology analysis and ‘Beat’ analysis applied by Sony to analyze tuning setting which has been transferred to Rolly system. So, just roll the Rolly, you can get more satisfaction to enjoy the music.

The support of A2DP/AVRCP Bluetooth technology in Rolly, can be used to transfer / accept music file from compatible peripheral. Moreover, this technology can make Rolly SEP-10BT as other A2DP Bluetooth music player external speaker.

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For example, the YP-S5 audio output can be reach 1500 mW. If still feel uncomfort with it original loudspeaker. You can use it Bluetooth connection, to be linked with compatible addition audio system.

Moreover, YP-S5 Bluetooth technology can be used as bridge for wireless audio streaming, volume control, file transfer and handsfree from other digital peripheral. It’s including enjoying conference call via speakerphone from connected phone.

YP-S5 is also armed by DNSe 2.0 technology, a technology which capable to present concert nuance sound wave just like at big theater. Cool enough.

Besides as music player, Samsung YP-S5 also can play movie clip in TFT 1,8 inchs screen, with resolution 176 x 220 pixels. For other kicker, YP-S5 added FM Radio, FM radio record, Texteditor, JPEG-Photoviewer, Flash game, Alarm, Wallpaper, Clock, Equalizer and Voice recording.

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Specs:
- Dimension: 9,6x4,65x1,48 cm
- Berat: 85 gram
- Screen: Color TFT, 176x220 piksel, 1,8 inci
- Memory: 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
- Music format: MP3, WMA, AAC
- Video Format: MPEG4
- Connectivity: Bluetooth v1.2
- Battery: Lithium Polimer
- Feature: FM Radio, FM radio recording, Texteditor, JPEG-Fotoviewer, Flash game, Alarm, Wallpapaer, Clock, Equalizer serta Voice recording, Noise filtering

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Elegant design isn’t one of the Ibiza’s strong points: Taking cues from other popular devices, it has an iPod- esque screen (2.5 inches, 320-by-240-pixel resolution) and a Zune-like touch-sensitive control pad, but the body of the player is covered with buttons. It isn’t exactly ugly, but it’s not as graceful as an iPod or a Zune. The Ibiza also comes with some adequate-sounding but flimsy earbuds. It didn’t take long for the left ear on mine to give out.

The Ibiza excels at seamless (and wireless) Rhapsody Integration. Samsung’s P2 and the iriver Clix Rhapsody integrate the service into their devices by loading content when you connect to your PC via USB, but Haier has them beat. When powered up, the Ibiza searches for available wireless networks (it uses 802. 11b/g). Once connected, you get Rhapsody’s home page, formatted for the device’s screen. Log in, and all your channels and selections are available. You can save songs to the player-just press the click pad and tunes are downloaded as you listen.

You can move non-Rhapsody content onto the player via Windows Media Player or Rhapsody on your PC. The Ibiza supports DRM-free AAC, MP3 (all bit rates), WMA, and WAV for audio; MPEG-4, WMJV, and H.264 for video; and JPEG and PNG for photos. But once I loaded the player with my own non-Rhapsody MP3s and WMAs, operation became painfully slow-as slow as dial-up. The sluggishness didn’t seem to affect Rhapsody functions, but the wait to listen to tunes or view images from the hard drive was long enough to wreck my mood.

If you want access to your Rhapsody account on the go, you should give the Ibiza a try. On the flip side, if you’re not a Rhapsody fan, there’s no reason to buy this device over an iPod or a Zune. The integration of the service is excellent and the PC-free concept is brilliant, but the interface is too slow. This player is only for the very patient.

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Price range: $288- $299
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To welcomes Valentine and White Day moment, iRiver releases special edition of Mplayer. They decorate both ‘ear’ of Mickey which is functioning as song selector and volume button with colorful Swarovski crystal.

For this special series, iRiver releases ten designs at the same time. Altogether is having unique and funny colour. Some of the crystal is arranged in colorful circle pattern. Another crystal is arranged in Mickey head and heart shape.

Besides, there is one of its types which places the crystal in Mickey head and arranged it to crown forms. iRiver Mplayer special edition scheduled to sold starts in February 2008. Every of its unit is sold at US$ 152,22. It’s really a special gift in a special moment for the special one.

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