The Memorex TouchMP brings touch-screen tech to the penny-pinching masses.
(Credit: Donald Bell/CNET Networks)Touch screens are all the rage, gracing everything from cell phones to roulette tables. Trouble is, when you hear the words "touch screen" the dollar signs immediately start rolling in your head.
But you don't have to break the bank to get your hands some touch-screen tech. For just $99, the Memorex TouchMP offers a decent assortment of portable media player features powered by a zippy and practical touch-screen interface.
It's no iPod Touch, but for $99, the TouchMP isn't a half-bad choice for someone who's obsessed with touch-screen technology but doesn't need to carry around a $300 MP3 player. To find out more, take a look at CNET's full review and First Look video for the Memorex TouchMP.
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Memorex unveils a $200 Profile 2.0 Blu-ray player
Blu-ray ran into plenty of consumer confusion regarding the differing Blu-ray profiles, but the good news is that almost all (excluding a few Philips players) of the new players we saw announced at CES 2009 are Profile 2.0 compatible. Memorex's new MVBD-2520 doesn't have any of the extra bells and whistles seen on LG's BD390 or Samsung's BD-P4600, but it does look to have the ...
Read the full post at CNET's CES 2009 blog.
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Memorex shows off budget-friendly audio gadgets
Memorex may not be the most exciting brand on the block, but it's got a surprising amount of affordable, solid-looking products showcased at CES 2009. The following photo gallery rounds-up its line of audio and video accessories for the iPod, as well as some hands-on shots of its touch screen MP3 player, the TouchMP.
Read the full post at CNET's CES 2009 blog.
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Memorex unveils $99 touch MP3 player
The Memorex TouchMP is a sub-$100 touch-screen MP3 player.
(Credit: Memorex)If you're jonesing for a touch-screen MP3 player, but the usual suspects are beyond your budget, the new $99 TouchMP player from Memorex may be just the thing. The 8GB MP3 player also supports WMA and WAV audio playback and boasts a 2.8-inch QVGA display, FM radio, voice recorder, video player (WMV, MPEG-4, AVI in MP4 ...
Read the full post at CNET's CES 2009 blog.
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Memorex: Leading the cheap Blu-ray charge.
(Credit: Buy.com)We've been keeping an eye on prices for Blu-ray players and it appears that a handful of budget brand models are starting to crack the $150 barrier. The other day Woot.com had the Memorex MVBD2510 player at $139.99 for a one-day sale and now TheNerds.net is selling it for $146.99 (shipping included) and Buy.com has it at $149.99. That's on top of both the Samsung BD-P1500 and the Sony BDP-S300 slipping in and out of sub-$200 territory at Amazon and other outlets.
While $150 isn't bad, I think we're going to see $99 fairly soon, with a couple of stops at $129.99. As we found out with HD-DVD players, $99 really is a magic price point, though it is worth pointing out that these budget Blu-ray players are only profile 1.1 while the $99 HD DVD players were fully up to spec and allowed for firmware upgrades via Ethernet (the cheap Blu-ray players can't be updated and sometimes simply can't play certain movies). Profile 1.1 players aren't BD-Live enabled, which means you won't be able to access certain interactive features--for better or worse.
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If you're itching to hang an LCD or plasma HDTV above your fireplace but unwilling to shell out the cash for a full-motion mount, fear not, Memorex will save you from improper viewing angles. For $350 (or about half the cost of one of the company's 32-inch LCDs), you can put the safety of your 30-inch to 50-inch display in the hands of a company I still associate with cheap audio cassette tapes (though admittedly this is an unfair association against the Imation-owned brand and has nothing to do with the quality of this product).
Not only is the mount relatively inexpensive, Memorex claims the Lite Wall Mount is the world's thinnest full-motion wall mount, putting just 1.5 inches to 2 inches between the wall and your TV. The full-range motion lets it swivel (+/- 25 degrees), extend, retract, and tilt (down 70 degrees with a 32-inch display). It'll hold a TV up to 150 pounds, so LCDs and most plasmas less than 50 inches should work with it.
The Memorex Lite Wall Mount also features a "sophisticated cable management system" so your cords stay tucked away and includes all the hardware you'll need to get it up on the wall. It's available now and though I haven't tested it and I'm not endorsing it, it seems like a decent way to go if you need to get your tilt on.
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Get energy efficient with the Advent Eco PC
iYo Yo Yo charger makes for some seriously useful gaming
Brick-like USB multicellular phone charger
Furutech Powerflux $1,800 power cord
BMW builds luxury hybrid sedan
BoomCooler is good for booming, not so much for cooling
Tool Time--Band Edition
Thinkgeek drum kit shirt
I love the finger keyboard, it's so "bad!"
Memorex SingStand--Talent not included
Pink Watch: What the hell edition
High heels and phones should not be rolled into one
The USB MIA vibrator: So you can let your colleagues know just what you did last night
Kill Me
Sony Ericsson to launch phone for girls who like to rock (don’t boys like to rock too?)
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Heidi: I took the test! A lot!
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Pottery Barn makes 'Star Wars' bedsheets cool again--kind of
Moldy bag prevents your lunch from being stolen
Vacumm in style with the Issey Miyake + Dyson Limited Edition (thx Richard)
Hello Kitty Watch
Hello Kitty robot coming to clean you with cuteness (thx Sheala and Gregory!)
FUG!
Ferrari station wagon is a crime against cars
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PMS Buddy isn’t at all offensive to women. Oh, wait…
What a concept
AI helicopters. Awesome.
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Memorex miniMove boombox
The main knock against Blu-ray is that it's still too expensive, but lately we've seen a steady flow of basic, lower-priced players. Memorex is right in line with this trend with the recent of announcement of the MVBD-2510 Blu-ray player, which will have a relatively low list price of $270. Let's take a look at the specs released so far:
Key features of the Memorex MVBD-2510:
- Supports Blu-ray Profile 1.1
- Onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD High Resolution
- Bitstream output for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio
- 5.1 multichannel analog output
- Available in November, with a list price of $270
From the spec sheet, the MVBD-2510 seems most comparable to Insignia's NS-BRDVD, which is currently selling at Best Buy for $230. The specs are essentially the same, with the Memorex adding 5.1 multichannel analog output for those with older, non-HDMI receivers. It seems like paying extra for multichannel outputs will only appeal to a niche audience, but we did have issues with the Insignia's Blu-ray image quality, so there is room for Memorex to improve. On the other hand, it may have more competition when its released, as we expect to see the prices of better, name-brand players dropping as the holidays approach.
With Blu-ray players getting closer to the $200 mark, we finally seem to be approaching the point at which it makes sense to go for standalone Blu-ray player over the multitalented PS3. While the PS3 is still a superior playback device--with Profile 2.0 support, excellent image quality, and superfast load times--these relatively inexpensive players mostly do a fine job of playing back Blu-ray movies at half the cost. That being said, with the price of Blu-ray movies still high and most cheap players still lacking Profile 2.0 support, we wouldn't be surprised of consumers continued to wait it out even longer.
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With USB storage keys ranging from the ridiculous to the obnoxious, we were beginning to think that it was impossible to find one that we'd even consider buying. But leave it to a game of chance to restore what little faith we had in product marketing.
Memorex's "Poker Chip Flash Drive" is a bit late to the poker party that's become a national craze, but it makes up for much of that with an admirable design that conceals its 1GB key in what looks like a stack of three clay chips. In keeping with the theme, Engadget says, the USB drive includes "software to play Texas Hold 'Em right from your PC." If it arrives on schedule at Target this month, we'll go all in.
