Mp3 Player

We have the same problem every day. Having in my house DVD player, TV, XBOX, etc etc.. Al these are working with remotes.
What do you think if you can use your iPOD mp3 player to replace all these remotes?
We will take an iPod mp3 player - Apple 2 GB iPod Nano White ( you can use any type of iPOD ) and turn it into a universal infrared (IR) remote control.
This tool can be used to control your home electronic equipment, or just about anything that uses a remote control.
To do this, we need to record the sounds that an infrared remote makes on a PC and then put them on an iPod mp3 player as songs. We wil add a special sound-to- IR converter then turns those sounds back to IR and allows you to use your iPod as a remote control. This will rowk from up to 100 feet away. All-in-one unit, and you’ll never use multiple remotes again.
Here is what we need for this change:

An iPod (doesn’t matter which one) but we recommend The Apple 2 GB iPod Nano White

A Pocket PC (any Pocket PC 2002/2003 should work) but we reccomend The HP iPAQ HX4705 Pocket PC

In our next post we will speack about getting started with this.
more info about this can be found here

Is your necklaces playing mp3, WAV, WMA or ATRAC 3?

Shame on you! Now it’s the time to change it with the new Sony NW-E103 which is having a 57 mm diameter, so it’s not bigger than you a watch.

With an internal memory of 256MB this mp3 player is not one of the top mp3 players at this moment on the market, but he can stay alive about 70 hours with an AAA batery. The only thing that is left is to plug an USB 2.0 cable and connect it to your PC and record some music.

Small with one track display but iluminated his display can show you the name of the artist and melody.
Internal memory: 256MB
Plays: Mp3, WAV, WMA, ATRAC 3
Display: LCD
Functions: portable Mp3 player
Connectivity: USB 2,0

Sony claims that the NW-E507 can get up to 50 hours of battery life under specific conditions. Generally, this is believed to be using the normal power setting and playing ATRAC3 files encoded at the 105kbps setting.

Based on my experience, Sony is not exaggerating and the battery life of this device is absolutely amazing. I took the NW-E507 filled with around 700MB of MP3 music on a five day trip to Hawaii listening to it on the airplane both ways (at least 2.5 hours each way) and at least 5 hours per day in between. So, we’re looking at least 25 hours of playback during my trip. The NW-E507 wasn’t even at halfway on the battery meter which was astounding.

Overall, the long battery life is a nice thing since I’m not constantly paranoid about charging the device unlike previous devices I have used. If the device is near empty, a simple 3 minute charge can give you an instant 3 hours of playback. You would have to go for an extremely long time of forgetting to charge the device to be in one of those situations where there’s no battery left. I should also mention that the device is constantly being charged whenever it’s connected to the USB port.

Finally, you have the option of changing the amount of power the device draws from your USB port. By default, it uses a high-power 500mA draw but you can change it to low power 100mA draw if you don’t have enough juice to spare on your USB port.

The NW-E507 requires use of Sony’s Connect/SonicStage 3.x software. As many people know, this is Sony’s best version of the software but unfortunately, that’s not saying very much. Despite numerous improvements since the last time I reviewed SonicStage 2.x, SonicStage still is far more complicated than it needs for many users.

SonicStage organizes music into groups. Entire albums typically represent a single group. However, a group can easily contain songs from various artists, albums, and genres. You can think of a group as essentially a playlist. While somewhat confusing initially, it works very well for the NW-E507.

When plugged into a system, the NW-E507 will be recognized by SonicStage and you will be able to copy tracks over to it with ease. By default, you can have it automatically copy tracks although I think you should manually do it due to SonicStage’s quirks.

SonicStage allows you to rip music from CD directly into MP3 or ATRAC3/Plus formats. Additionally, it will convert WAV, WMA, and MP3 tracks into ATRAC3 format if you choose to do so. If songs are converted to ATRAC3 format, you can play them directly off the device while in SonicStage.

Once songs are transferred, you can keep them in their existing groups or you can create new groups. For instance, I’ve created different groups based on genre or whatever odd mix I feel like listening to. So, I can change the order of songs on the list and add single songs over using SonicStage. It works pretty well for managing tracks on the device.

With Sony’s new Walkman(R) Bean MP3 player, you’ll get to start the day off right - by listening to your favorite music! The Bean holds 512 MB of memory, giving you up to 345 of your favorite songs.

The FM tuner provides accurate drift-free tuning. Its built-in USB connector provides direct access to your music library, as well as to the Connect Music Store, for expanding it more easily. The 1-line Electroluminescence Display shows off the song title, length, battery indicator and much more.

The Super Quick Battery Charge feature delivers 3 hours of playback from a 3-minute charge. Ergonomic design for use in both left and right hands Works with Connect Music Store, for easier downloading of personal music Connections - USB input, Stereo mini jack output (headphones) Battery Life - Approx. 50 hours of playback with embedded lithium ion battery Color - Tropical Ice Blue System Requirements - Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 or XP; 128MB RAM; CD-ROM drive; Internet Explorer 5.5 or later Dimensions - 2.7 x. 9 x 1.5 Weight - 1.6 oz

The Sony NW-E505 Flash Memory Walkman(R) is a stylish player that lets you enjoy your digital audio anywhere. The incredibly lightweight body weighs just 37 grams, even with the battery.

It sounds great and it’s convenient to carry — exactly what you need while you work, travel and just hang out. Rechargeable Lithium-Ion battery with up to 50 hours playback Quick charge function - 3 minutes charging is sufficient for 3 hours playback time SonicStage 3.0 software for easy music management and unlimited music transfers Color - Blue.

My purchase of NW-E505 is one of the best investment I purchased this year. If you are in the market for a mini-flash media player, especially compare to iPod shuffle, I would highly recommend this player over the iPod. Here are the reasons.

1) Sony player has about 50 hours of battery life. Basically, I don’t know what it means to be low on battery.
2) it has a very stylish screen that tells you the song title, artist, mode (shuffle, repeat, single play), duration of the time.
3) It has a clock,
4) you can change the treble and base setting to maximize performace.
5) diffenerent colors (black, silver, dark blue, light blue and pink).
6) very sturdy material (just take feel test between sony and iPod).
7) It has a FM radio tuner. I am not a radio person but it’s nice to have FM just in case. The sony compuuter program is easy to use and it can convert songs to smaller storage files without changing the integrity of the song.
I hope you’ll enjoy your player as much as I do.