According to a recent Philips press release, the Aria and Opus GoGear MP3 players announced for Europe last February are coming to the States, joined by a wallet-friendly newcomer named the GoGear Vibe.
The Philips GoGear Vibe arrives in April for as little as $49.
(Credit: Philips)The Philips GoGear Vibe is due out in April, priced at $49 for 4GB, and $59 for 8GB. You can pick the player up in either black or white (the white model looks pretty cool, actually), each featuring a 1.5-inch color screen and support for music, photos, video, FM radio, and voice recording.
If you need an MP3 player with a little more meat to it, the Philips GoGear Aria (known as the Ariaz to all you Europeanz), features a 2-inch color screen, and packs 8GB or 16GB of storage for $79 and $99, respectively. The Aria also comes bundled with Philips sound-isolating earphones, instead of typical earbuds.
Finally, for those who either go big, or go home, the Philips GoGear Opus offers a 2.8 inch screen, sound-isolating earphones, 8GB of storage, and sells for just $99. Like the Vibe and Aria, the Opus includes music, photo, video, and radio features, but has the distinction of being the only player in the lineup that includes support for FLAC and unprotected AAC audio formats. Expect to see the Opus on shelves in May of 2009.
For all you Rhapsody fans, it's worth noting that all three of these GoGear players have been engineered to work seamlessly with Rhapsody's subscription music service, and go so far as to include Rhapsody content as a separate main menu selection.
The Philips GoGear Ariaz in all it's dull, inoffensive glory.
(Credit: Philips)I thought Philips had finally turned a page last December, when its started giving its MP3 players actual names (not just model numbers) and broke away from its tired black MP3 player designs. Unfortunately, mediocrity has reared it's bland, shapeless head again, as Philips announced two new additions to its GoGear MP3 player line-up destined for Europe in April (no word on whether the U.S. will be so blessed).
The GoGear Ariaz (shown here) is the more unique of the two MP3 players and includes touch-sensitive buttons, a rocker switch for scrolling through menus, a 2-inch screen, FM radio, FullSound audio enhancement, and MPEG-4 video support. The Ariaz will be offered in 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB capacities priced at 79 euros, 99 euros, and 129 euros.
Philips is also rolling out the GoGear Opus, which, aside from its 32GB capacity ceiling and smaller screen, just looks like a more fully-baked version of 2008's SA6185. The Opus comes in 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB capacities, priced at 99 euros, 147 euros and 179 euros.
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The 'Fusion'
(Credit: Olive)If peripherals as mundane as cable boxes and portable hard drives can draw the attention of artists and fashion designers, then certainly a home audio system can too. And if the photo accompanying this item is any indication, Olive Media isn't shy to make a splash of its own.
The company has updated its highly regarded line of digital servers with a model that features the artwork of designer Karim Rashid. The "Opus Nš5 Karim Edition" comes in four variations, which are explained in classic art-speak by the creator himself: "I designed four unique digital graphics patterns symbolic of our corybantic digital age. Omni-directional like sound, the patterns emphasize the 'voluminous' beats that radiate from music. The repeated elements are symbolic of binary notation enveloping a perfect container of sound."
We had to look up "corybantic" in the dictionary and got this helpful definition: "being in the spirit or manner of a Corybant." Thanks a lot, Messrs. Merriam and Webster.
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Electronic House)
"Opus" is one of those brand names that oozes money, whether it be wine, cigars or any other top-of-the-line item. So why not cash in on that cachet, which other companies have spent millions to create?
That's precisely what LG hopes to do with its new high-end series of LCD TVs by that name, which is its answer to the likes of Sony's Bravia and Sharp's Aquos. LG launched the brand in appropriate style at Christie's in Manhattan, though the effect was somewhat diluted by the presence of other LG products such as a TV refrigerator and steam dryer. (You can take the company out of the kitchen, but...)
LG's version of the "Opus" will be a line of 42-, 47- and 57-inch LCDs in full 1080p resolution that will ship in September at prices ranging from $2,500 to $4,500, according to Electronic House. Specs include such things as TruMotion and TruColor technologies that are supposed to improve picture clarity and color, but we'll leave that to the expertise of TV gurus like fellow Craver David Katzmaier. As for us, we just wish LG would have bundled the new sets with the wine and cigars.
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