If a new leak proves accurate, SanDisk may finally be updating their aged MP3 player line, launching the new Fuze+ media device.
The Fuze+ will be the company’s first update to the line since 2008.
SanDisk’s new device will have a color OLED screen, capacitive touch buttons and new support for AAC and H.264.
Additionally, the device will have a microSDHC slot which includes slotRadio, and an FM radio.
A few models will be available ranging from 4GB to 16GB, with strong stated battery life of 24 hours for music and five hours for video.
Not priced yet, the device will go on sale in mid-September.
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The RIAA and NAB have proposed a new bill that would force all smartphones, MP3 players and tablets to include an FM radio in the future.
Gary Shapiro, the president of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), had some harsh words for the proposal, as it would affect a large number of devices built by CEA members.
“Rather than adapt to the digital marketplace, NAB and RIAA act like buggy-whip industries that refuse to innovate and seek to impose penalties on those that do,” Shapiro added, via Ars.
For example, a product like the iPod Shuffle would be impossible to create, as the body would need to be made larger, and more controls would be needed to be able to tune stations.
The NAB is willing to cave into paying $100 million a year to the RIAA in royalties (under the Performance Rights Act), if the FM radios are implemented.
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In late March Sprint unveiled the first 4G/WiMAX smartphone for the U.S. market, the HTC EVO 4G.
The device has the most powerful specs seen on a smartphone yet, and it will run the Android 2.1 firmware.
This weekend, the carrier has given a release date and price for the device, which will hit stores on June 4th. The phone will cost $199 USD with two-year contract.
The EVO 4G has a 4.3-inch WVGA capacitive multi-touchscreen display (with pinch to zoom), Android 2.1 with Sense UI, Google Search, Google Maps, Google Talk, Gmail, Google Goggles, YouTube, Google Calendar syncing, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g and 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot capability for connecting up to eight Wi-Fi enabled devices.
Additionally, the device has GPS with Sprint Navigation, a Digital compass, Bluetooth 2.1, a 3.5mm headset jack, FM radio, Amazon MP3 store, Qik video sharing, HDMI out a kickstand for hands-free viewing, an 8MP autofocus camera with dual LED flash (and 720p HD video recording) and an additional 1.3MP front-facing camera for video conferencing.
Under the hood is a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 1GB ROM, 512MB RAM, a 1500 mAh battery and an 8GB microSD card.
