The portable cassette players once nearly universally identified as the Walkman may have seen better days, but their spirit is still alive, so far as Sony is concerned. The company is apparently set to release the latest entry in the line, the slick-looking NWZA865B, a 16GB portable media player with wireless file sharing and music streaming capabilities. CNET points out that the device likely won’t have built-in WiFi, due to evidence from the FCC, which does seem to limit the aforementioned streaming options. The 16GB model is also likely one of a number of capacities to be offered, ranging from 8GB to 64GB. The device is available for viewing on UK retailer Buy.com with a £130 ($213) price tag and a July 31st release date.

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Android really is getting everywhere, and now we’re seeing it slipping into the famous Creative’s Zen lineup. Well, there’s no harm in utilizing your fairly familiar mobile OS in something that’s also very mobile. Doubt as the successor of the X-Fi2, this new Zen Touch 2 will be running on Google’s Éclair.

This here PMP sports a 3.2-inch touchscreen, Android 2.1, Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi 802.11n, an accelerometer, inbuilt speaker, two megapixel camera at the back, microSD card slot, GPS, digital compass, FM radio tuner and an ugly plastic Pocket-lint’s stated in their brief hands-on review with the device, noting that the touch panel is of the resistive variety and the user interface was jumpy and problematic to say the least. It’ll be landing soon in 8GB and 16GB sizes for S$279.

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Yes we’ve seen lots of Android smartphones, and some tablets too. But PMP (Portable Music Player) running on Android is rather rare. Samsung was the first to load Android onto their Yepp-YP-MB2, but now Philips seemed to have followed their footsteps with their latest GoGear Connect PMP powered by Android too. It’s a rather nice direction to drop the proprietary OS in favour of Google’s offer, as things get more ‘global’ and much well taken care off instead of in-house development which might even cost more too.

The product listing from Argos shows that Philips’s new 3.2-inch Android-based PMP listed comes in both 8GB and 16GB. The 16GB variant will cost you £199.99, which is around $313. Kinda pricey for a typical PMP, though there’s touchscreen and even Android marketplace. Check out the specs below.

• 3.2-inch touchscreen display
• Stores up to 3,600 tracks or up to 4,000 photos.
• 25 hours playback or 5 hours video playback.
• Rechargeable via AC/DC adaptor and USB port.
• Size (H)5.9, (W)11.3, (D)1.3cm.
• 2.0 USB port.
• 16GB memory.
• MP3/WMA/AAC/OggVorbis compatible.
• USB cable supplied.
• FM tuner with 20 station pre-sets.
• MicroSD card slot.
• GPS.
• Built-in camera.
• Android 2.1 marketplace.
• Includes headphones.
• Weight 128g.

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ICOO R8 was introduced in China. It is a PMP that claimed to support ultra-1280P Full HD video playback (are you serious?). It has a 4.3” touch screen, 4GB on on-board storage and support for countless audio and video formats. More pictures after the break.

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The Baidu Digital B618 is a Chinese PMP that comes with 720p video output, 4GB internal storage, 4” LCD with a 480×272 resolution and supports H264 MKV, RM, RMVB and FLV video files and also the MP3, WMA, FLAC and APE for the audio.

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Ramos (Chinese PMP manufacturer) has announced its new T12FHD. It has a 5″ touchscreen with 800×480 resolution, a storage of 8GB and support 1080P video playback. It is compatible with MKV, RMBV, AVI, MOV, MPG, DAT, MP3 and TS video files and Mp3, WMA, WAV, OGG, Flac audio files.

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Teclast C430T is the company latest PMP that comes with a 4.3” LCD with a 800×480 resolution, offers 720p and 1080i output. It supports H.264 FLV, RM/RMVB, AVI, XviD, DivX etc. The Teclast C430T PMP is definitely not the thing you focus on in the picture. More pictures after the break.

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Teclast introducing its latest portable media player, the C350. Equipped with 3-inch LCD display with 720p video support. Powered by Rockchip RK2728B chipset enables it to support H.264, MKV, AVI, RM, RMVB, MP4, MOV, VOB, DAT, FLV, 3GP video files, as well as MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC audio files. No pricing available at the moment.

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RAmos has released the T11TE. It is a portable media player that is powered Telechips TCC8900 processor. It supports most media formats, include H.264, VC-1, XviD, DivX and RMVB video files. It has a 5-inch (800×480) touchscreen display, a Flash-based UI, an HDMI output and a USB port.

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The T56HD is a PMP from Chinese company ITOOS. It is available in pink, blue, white colors and comes with 4-inch screen, supports usual file types up to 1280 x 720 RMVB and measures 110 x 69 x13mm. It just need a coin to stand up. Cool!

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