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Now come on, this is some seriously sweet stuff. The multi-function Archos 5 (now with updated firmware which the company says addresses a handful of issues we had) is a choice deal unto itself, but toss in that DVR Station, and we think it’s clear just how serious we are about holiday cheer. If you don’t throw your hat in the ring for this one, you may just be faking a love of gadgets. Want to make this happen? Here’s how it works.

We’ll put up a gadget on the site, and you can only enter it until the next gadget lands (usually within a couple of hours). If you miss your shot, sorry, we’re moving on to the next gadget. Good luck! Oh, and don’t forget the rules. (Yeah, there are always rules.)

• Leave a comment below. That’s it! Who loves you, baby.
• You may only enter this specific giveaway once. If you enter this giveaway more than once you’ll be automatically disqualified, etc. (Yes, we have robots that thoroughly check to ensure fairness.) You can enter different giveaways in today’s Black Friday giveaways, but you can only enter this one once.
• If you enter more than once, only activate one comment. This is pretty self explanatory. Just be careful and you’ll be fine.
  
• Contest is open to anyone in the 50 States, 18 or older! Sorry, we don’t make this rule (we hate excluding anyone), so be mad at our lawyers or US contest laws if you have to be mad.
• Winners will be chosen randomly.
• Entries can be submitted until the next contest goes up. After that we’re all done. Good luck!
• Full rules can be found here.

Last round’s winner: Curt! (Remember, winners are selected at random.)

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio, Portable Video

Black Friday Giveaways (part 4): Archos 5 and DVR Station originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 28 Nov 2008 16:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Merely weeks after a handful of TV broadcasters voiced their approval of the MPH mobile TV standard, the almighty ATSC has elevated its specification for Mobile Digital Television to Candidate Standard status. Or it will early next week, based on the futuristic December 1st date on the press release. Anywho, the thumbs-up brings the standard one huge step closer to actual implementation in the United States, though a final standard isn’t apt to be agreed upon until late next year. Not that the delay is really a problem — after all, a grand total of 19 people in this great nation even care about TV on the go, right?

[Via mocoNews]

Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Video

ATSC gives initial thumbs-up to MPH mobile TV standard originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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“Bag of hurt” or no, it doesn’t look like Blu-ray is going to disappear any time soon. Firecoder Blu is Thomson’s new graphics card aimed at the HD set, and the second one based on Toshiba’s SpursEngine chip. Using same technology as the PS3, the chip is capable of hardware accelerated decoding of the MPEG2 and MPEG4 AVC/H.264 codecs, which lends the card some serious processing capabilities — the company claims it will transcode AVCHD files to and from MPEG2 up to five times faster than real time. On sale in Japan for ¥52,290 (US$539), those of us in the States should see the card sometime in December for $599.

[Via PC World]

Filed under: Desktops

Firecoder Blu, Thomson’s SpursEngine graphics card, available in December originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:37:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Oh boy, it’s almost here (we think). If we’re reading the machine translated text correctly, then Cowon’s S9 Curve, first revealed in August, is expected to land in the US mid-December. No price was listed for the 8GB / 16GB audio and video player with a 3.3-inch, 480 x 272 pixel AMOLED display and Bluetooth. Cowon is, however, pushing the player’s BBE technology (like that found in the A2) meant to doctor the sound quality. Nothing official on the rather pathetic Cowon America website, but we’ll let you know just as soon as something pops.

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

Cowon S9 Curve launching in the US mid-December with balls to spare originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 06:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Really? Was it just the choice of color holding you back from purchasing iriver’s respectable, monument to plastic? If so, you’re in luck, the E100 just reached “Season 2″ which includes a re-run of all the same specs (up to 8GB storage, 2.4-inch display, audio/video playback) dipped in a few new color combinations. Better, yes, but it’s still just the E100. We’ll wait and see if they blow-out CES again like they did in January 2008 — that’s something worth caring about.

[Via Akihabara News]

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

iriver’s E100 reaches Season 2 on the Who Cares channel originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 27 Nov 2008 05:33:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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To say that we’ve been underwhelmed by Pasen’s offerings thus far would be like calling the Meizu M8 slightly delayed, but supposedly we’re in for a pleasant surprise when next we meet a player from the company. The brand has been bought out by Italian Kiwii LTD and is pledging that those awful interfaces and stolen icons are things of the past. The proof will be in the REI-16 PMP, pictured above serving as a precarious looking wheel chock. It should make for a better media player, and while details are few it’s said to offer a “gorgeous” 3-inch touchscreen, “sexy” user interface, and support “tons” of audio and video formats (including ogg). An integrated FM transmitter will pipe tunes to your car, plus there’s video output for your TV and even emulation for 8-bit console games. It certainly sounds promising, but we’ll have wait for the full specs and some hands-on impressions before we can call Pasen reborn or just rebranded.

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

Pasen is dead, long live Pasen’s new REI-16 PMP originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 23 Nov 2008 01:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Wireless iPod docks were all the rage back in 2006 (seriously, we remember nerds camping out for them), but the trend sort of petered out as 2007 emerged and focus turned to more important matters. Now, Marantz is looking to bring it all back in style with the IS301, a Lucullan wireless iPod dock that transmits both audio and video sans cabling and includes a port-filled receiver for tight-knit home theater integration. Practically every dock-connecting iPod (no iPhones allowed, at least not officially) will work fine here, and there’s also Bluetooth 2.1 support for receiving and beaming tunes from BT-enabled devices. Expect the bundle to storm Japan in January for ¥26,250 ($277), after which we Americans will drop down on bended knee and plead for a US version.

[Via Impress]

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Peripherals, Portable Audio, Portable Video

Marantz’s IS301 wireless iPod dock elegantly cuts the cord originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:46:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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So far it doesn’t look like Teclast’s OEM is trying to fool anyone with their new as-yet-unbranded media player, which is sort of disappointing — we know how much you love a good KIRF. Aside from the uncommon (and theoretically stunning) 3.5-inch OLED widescreen display, this seems to be a pretty benign device. Features include capacitive touch controls, support for CMMB and DVB-T broadcasts, and if their past products are any indication you can probably expect output to TV or FM transmitter. You can expect this to ship in China under the Teclast flag eventually, but at the moment we’ve got no name, no price, no storage capacity, no release date — just the above facts and one lonely picture to keep you warm on those long winter nights ahead.

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

Teclast’s upcoming 3.5-inch PMP plays media, is portable originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 20 Nov 2008 06:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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It sure is tough for iPod docks to stand out from the pack these days, but it looks like Logic3 has found one fairly unique way to get its new i-Station Rotate unit noticed, with it packing a rotating mechanism that will let you adjust your iPod or iPhone to suit your screen format. Other than that, it looks to be a fairly standard speaker dock, with it boasting a whopping 10W of total output power, a video output for some larger screen viewing, a 3.5mm line-in jack to accommodate your non-Apple devices, a remote control, and accommodations for four AA batteries to let you take it on the road. You won’t be able to get your hands on this one until January, however, when it’ll set you back $130.

Logic3 intros i-Station Rotate iPod / iPhone dock originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:22:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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