With news of Apple’s shining star, the iPhone 5, out of the way, the company’s shifting focus to its other major pillar: the iPod. Now seven generations in, the iPod nano is getting a refresh with a 38-percent thinner profile and svelte 5.4mm thickness. The multitouch screen now measures 2.5-inches across and sports a physical home button right below. Also packed in to this evolutionary PMP leap is an FM tuner with DVR-like functionality for playback control, Bluetooth radio (for wireless streaming support), inbuilt pedometer and, of course, that slimmed-down Lightning dock connector. And, according to Cupertino, this wee media player should last for up to 30 hours, making it the longest lasting nano the company’s ever built. You can snag this 16GB lil’ fella in a near rainbow of colors — seven in all — this October when it goes on sale for $149.

If you thought mixtapes died with the MP3 era, you’re wrong. Sure, they’ve become niche, and it’s perhaps cloyingly retro to break out your Walkman, but it’s hard to deny the appeal. There are already USB drives and DAPs made to look like an old-school magnetic cassette, but if you want something a little more DIY, MakerBot has a kit that you purchase and assemble your own MP3-playing “tape.” For $25 you get a package with all the essential internals plus plans for your Replicator to print out the snap together casing. If you’re not lucky enough to have a Replicator of your own, you can upload tracks and have the company print one out for you for $40.

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DigiFi has released a new waterproof MP3 player, the Opera M7. This waterproof MP3 player provides up to 12 hours of playback time. It features the Quick Super Charge function that allows you to get a full charge for several hours. Equipped with built-in equalizer, this MP3 player gets you great MP3, WMA, APE, WAV audio playback. Available in 2GB or 4GB, priced at 49,000 Won ($42) and 59,000 Won ($51), respectively. More pictures after the break. Read more…

Teclast X23 USB MP3 player is encased in a stylish metal-looking casing. The player is equipped with Microsoft PlayFX sound effects and the latest Rockchip technology giving you better sound quality. It comes with a simple OLED display for the track info and it supports the popular music formats such as MP3, WMA, AAC, WAV, FLAC, and APE. Teclast is going to release this soon but no exact date and pricing mention. More pictures after the break. Read more…

Nice.. this is Window’s latest MP3 player the W26. It is a basic MP3 player that comes with 128×64 OLED and supports MP3, WMA and WAV files. Available in 4 new colors.

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Here’s Sony Zappin, a thumbkey like digital audio player. It comes with 2GB of internal memory, FM tuner and Sony’s Drag and Drop Technology that goes without software. This 26g weight player support MP3 and WMA files and gives you 18hrs of audio on a single charger. Read more…

This is the Sony NWZ-W202, a headphone-style Walkman MP3 player designed for those who are active in outdoor activities like jog, gym or workouts to keep you away from dangling wires. It has 2GB storage, 13.5mm EX headphones, and support MP3/ AAC-LC (NON DRM) / WMA / WMA-DRM. It has the Zappin feature that scans through your tunes by playing a portion of the main melody and letting you choose to skip or play it.

The wearable 13.5mm EX headphones offer exceptional sound quality with “clear audio technology” and maximum comfort while insulating sound through the hybrid silicone structure.

The Sony Headphone-Style Walkman MP3 Player is available at $95.

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Designer Sangnam Park has come out with a capsule shaped MP3 player called “iXing” and also known as “Vitamin”. It is a basic mp3 player with MP3 and WMA support, USB connect, 7EQ presets and 30 channel FM tuner plus recording. It measures 25.2(W)X69(H)mm and plan for the mass production for 2009.6 months. More pictures after the break. Read more…

Yamaha is introducing its ‘BODiBEAT’ in Japan, the first mp3 player that synchronizes your music to the movement of your workout. The device changes your song to match the pace of your workout and keeps your beat. It will work with standard audio files such as MP3, WMA and AAC.

BODiBEAT comes with a 1-inch OLED display and 512MB built-in memory, and offer you 9 hours of battery life.

BODiBEAT measures 75.7×38.0×20.1mm at 65g and it’s available in Japan for 9,800(JPY).

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Samsung is going to release a new MP3 playe, the YEP U5, in Korea. It is equipped with basic pedometer function for those who go on diet, 1-inch OLED display, DNSe 3.0(Digital Natural Sound Engine) sound enhancement technology, FM radio, 2GB of internal storage, A-B repeat function and offering up to 20 hours of playback. More pictures after the break. Read more…