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Everyday our technology progress moves us and whole mp3 industry forward in big steps or sometimes jumps. In the end of the last year Apple Inc. announced release of the new 6th Generation Apple iPod classic 120 GB . Our team decided to review this “new” Apple iPod a bit later after his release because we want to see how it will be tested in real world and specify any complains from the consumers in MP3 Player Reviews Blog.

Let’s start with the capacity. In this model Apple decided decrease memory size and increase battery’s life time. Right now the biggest Apple iPod Classic comes at 120 Gb size. In my own opinion that is more then enough for the simple mp3 player.

Now let’s take a look on the looks of the new iPod. As every other iPod it comes with polished back panel which always covered in fingerprints of the owner. This may be a turnoff for the customers who prefer nice and click mp3 player in their hands. The front of the iPod Classic is anodized-aluminum, which distinguishes it from other media players.

However the graphical interface of the new Apple iPod classic 120 GB is really something to look forward to. The small screen with 320×240 resolution gives outstanding quality of colors. The only feature of the new iPod is split-screen menu which allows you see menu on the right side of the screen and the rest of the screen taken by the album artwork or the play list.

The audio output is very satisfying . It has frequency response from 20 to 20,000 Hz. However if we forget about media players and take a look at the Sony Ericsson phones, they will do much better performance then any iPod Classic.

Video

H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

Capacity

* 120GB hard drive
* Holds up to 30,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format3
* Holds up to 25,000 iPod-viewable photos4
* Holds up to 150 hours of video
* Stores data via USB hard drive

Battery and power

* Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
* Playback time
o Music playback time: Up to 36 hours when fully charged
o Video playback time: Up to 6 hours when fully charged

Audio

* Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
* Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
* User-configurable maximum volume limit

This model is very popular and freely available for purchase on every big e-commerce site. For example on the Amazon you can buy Apple iPod classic 120 GB Black (6th Generation) for $219.97 a piece

iRiver Japan announced new information about new iRiver P20 media player. First announce were made on IFA 2008 exhibition and should be in the stores by the end of February with $435 price tag.

New iRiver P20 player will have 4,1 inch touch screen with 480 х 272 pixels resolution, 80Gb memory, document browser, media player, FM-Tuner and USB 2.0 support. One full battery charge will allow you to listen music for 12 hours and 9 hours as video player. Also it has expansion slot for SD cards.

In US new player will appear with some delays and without DMB option because of the useless feature.

iRiver introduced new Mp3 player by the name iRiver T6.

New model is different from every other one.It has new compact design and unique controls. New control system architecture built on the new touch sensors. I would say it is a cheaper version of the iPod because user can move along the playlist just by moving the finger along the small touch pad on the front cover of the player.

The most important part for each mp3 player is the power. iRiver T6 has 1.8 inches OLED screen which saves a lot of power for playback time. new player comes in two versions. First one has 2 Gb integrated memory and the second with more capacity of 4 Gb.

In the end MP3 player reviews Blog can assure that touch pad controls, USB interface, voice recorder, FM-tuner and price ($50) creates massive competition for the Apple’s iPods.

According to the Microsoft they are planning to release new version of the famous Zune Player.

MP3 Player Reviews blog knows for sure that new Zune will be same size as previous version of it. However it should be thiner to compete with new iPod Nano. Also Microsoft will increase the size of the hard drive in it. Dimensions of the news player are 3 x 1,25 x 0,25 inches and display will take 75% of the whole front panel.

Furthermore new Zune will be working on the flash memory and would be able to play videos along with Wi-Fi connection. Microsoft Inc. palnning to produce 2.4 millions units until the end of the year.