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About.com   Portable Electronics
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  from Nino Marchetti
We've got coverage this week of a few new interesting portable electronics related products. One is a great new iPod dock/speaker package which is quite compact. There's also news about a new ebook reader called the BeBook and word portable media player company Cowon is adding more storage memory to one of its more popular products.

 
In the Spotlight
Scandyna Releases Stylish iPod Dock/Speakers Package
Scandyna Speakers is known among some circles as being a quality producer of loudspeakers and related products. This company has a few iPod accessories as well and is combing two...read more

 
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The BeBook: Enter Another Ebook Reader
Ebook readers are a unique class of portable electronics in that they are primarily focused on letting you take a whole lot of books with you on the road electronically....read more

 
Cowon Reveals 16GB Version of Popular D2 PMP
Cowon, a maker of portable media and MP3 players, has made available for purchase through its shopping Web site a 16GB version of one of its more popular products. The...read more

 
 
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Top Picks - Portable DVD Players  from your Portable Electronics Guide
DVD players these days don't have to be limited to just your living room entertainment cabinet. There are a lot of portable DVD players on the market which offer the ability to view your favorite movies on a small screen and pump out sound comparable to their bigger brothers. Take a peak below to see some of the ones I find to be among the best out there.

1) Philips PET824/37
The Philips PET824/37 lets viewers enjoy a stylish viewing experience on this player’s 8.5-inch widescreen color LCD display. This player offers special technology to ensure optimal screen quality and gives up to six hours of video playback via its rechargeable battery. Dual headphone jacks and built-in stereo speakers let one share in audio enjoyment. Support is offered for DVD, DVD+/-R and DVD+/-RW, (S)VCD, DivX and MPEG4 movies as well as MP3/WMA-CD, CD and CD-RW music and JPEG image files.

2) Mustek MP72
The MP72 from Mustek is a lower priced portable DVD player which sports a 7-inch widescreen color display for viewing of DVDs. It also supports MPEG-4, CD, CD-R, CD-RW, JPEG CD and KODAK Picture CD disc formats. Other key features include a built-in decoder for Dolby Digital playback, built-in stereo speakers, anti-shock protection, a rechargeable battery pack, progressive scan and one headphone jack. The MP72 also comes with a remote control.

3) Toshiba SD-P1850
This under $200 Toshiba portable DVD player has an 8-inch widescreen TFT LCD color display and is DivX Home Theater certified, meaning it supports playback of DivX, AVI and MPEG-4 movies on a CD. Other supported disc formats include JPEG photos and MP3 audio. This portable DVD player also has a 4-in-1 memory card slot for letting one view digital photos stored on memory cards commonly used with digital cameras. Other features include virtual surround sound, dual headphone jacks and speakers.

 
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