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Announced during Samsung’s CES press conference, the TicToc is believed a perfect alternative to Apple’s iPod Shuffle. Based on a built-in motion sensor, TicToc allows the users to change tunes by shaking the player slowly or quickly. The more slowly you shake the player, a much gentler music will be chosen, and vice versa. There’s a big button on one end to control the volume and a headphone port on the other. Turn the button to face the ground when you want to decrease the volume and make sure the button faces up if you’d like to increase the volume. The Samsung TicToc could support MP3, WMA, OGG, and FLAC audio formats with 12 hours of battery life. It will soon be available in two versions (2GB and 4GB capacities) but still no price has been announced. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Designed by Yuan-Hao Hsu and Lin Tzu Hsuan, the portable ‘MU SPACE’ not only allows you to enjoy music everywhere, but also functions as a mat and a pillow for you to take a nap during the break. In combination of a built-in speaker and an MP3 player, the music pillow is also compatible with USB and Memory Card. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The designers always know clearly what we’ll want, and they’ve come up with the products already before we consumers realize our needs. Just look at the Music Drop Mp3 Player, it’s obviously another product meant for “unexpected pleasure”. It adopts a projection system to take the place of traditional LCD screens and therefore allows the users to check out relevant information on their hands, the paper or even walls. Light-weight, portable, personalized-shape and an easy way to use, all those advantages make the player a ‘most-needed product’ on our grocery list. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The core component of the MP3 player has finally been sneakily combined into this capsule by Qianru Zhang. That means you won’t find the screen unless you pull out the on/off keys that are embedded in the surface to turn the player on. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Well, forgive my ignorance, but who can tell me how could such a big OLED screen be hidden in the tiny triangular MP3? It’s really magic. Conceived by designer Lisa Kohanski, the Tripod MP3 Player could be transformed into a movie player if you pull the two halves apart. More amazingly, the movie player could also be remotely used with the MP3 control. [Read the rest of this entry...]

In Kawasaki, a city of Japan, an important event is held every year to exhibit assorted wind-bells. Exciting, huh? But how do you like a radio based on the wind? I’ve recently in love with the “Breeze Radio” by Chiu Chi Hung. It features a “sound-only era” concept, aiming to bring us back to a simple time before MP3 players that are designed with complicated features and functions. Whenever the radio is activated by air flow like wind, it then starts to play. But if the wind direction and intensity is changed, the program is accordingly altered. Amusing!

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This is a brilliant player, smart, creative and practical. It supports both CDs and MP3 files. Simply open both sides, your MP3 player is then turned into another one for CDs. Cool!

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Colorful, smart and functionally durable, the diminutive MP3 by Rho Jung Chan is one of the coolest designs because you couldn’t figure out how it is used unless you start it with a rotation. After the two square components are turned to different angles, controlling buttons then appear in the four corners of the subjacent base. Still unique is the easy way to enjoy music through wireless earphones.

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Looking like a headphone, the stylish product from Sony is actually a wearable MP3 player. With a magnetic device on the end of the earphones, the heart-shape player can be used in the same way as a headphone and you can easily wear it. You could control the player all through different buttons on the right earphone, for example, you can listen to a passage of music and play the whole music with a press to the enter key. When using the rapid-selection function, you may set audition duration from 4 seconds to 15 seconds, all depending on your needs.

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Almost everyone has been impressed with Shrek, an ogre whose character is peace loving. Therefore the MP3 player which looks like the head of Shrek, can also interest you. Delicately designed, two chic headphones are placed inside the slot on the top, and you can adjust the length to your real need.

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Can electronic products also be absolutely green? The YO-YO mp3 gives you a definite answer. Different from others, this mp3 could get charged during YO-YO games. So you needn’t to worry about the power supply when you’re outside.

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This is a perfect MP3 player for lovers. It comes with two parts, each of which can be function as a conventional one. But the unique point is that the two separated MP3 players always share the same play list. If you want to change any document, both MP3 players should be in their docks, so that audio content always remains the same. What to change your play list, first ask your honey. [Read the rest of this entry...]

NO! I’m serious, not kidding. This is a new nanotechnology developed by researchers from University of Glasgow. The scientists worked to created the molecule-sized switch and hence to increasing the storage density.

It is said that this technology can increase storage capacity by 150,000 times. That is something like 500,000 GB on a single chip and inch square. [Read the rest of this entry...]

The inside touch screen of this MP3 player is similar to the iPhone’s , it also has a built-in tilt sensor to achieve unique function. Moreover, the headphones are designed to roll up into the case, making them easy to store. [Read the rest of this entry...]

In order to make a unique MP3 player for a niche market, Sung-kyu Nam provides a design like this.

Different from those for adults and elder children, this one features two separated parts. One is a toy with a built-in RFID tag; and the other one is actually a MP3 player shaped like a hat. Just put the toy into the hat, music is start playing with a built-in speaker and you can adjust the volume by rotating the hat.

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