While we typically focus on lossless audio formats one of the goals of The L.A.B is to help you achieve the best audio quality possible. With that in mind we couldn’t resist showing you an interesting approach to some Ipod docking stations.
Two UK companies have developed Ipod docking stations that implement vaccum tubes, vacuum tubes […]

There is a new member of Hyundai’s large line of PMP’s that supports lossless audio. The new NH-260 with its 2.4″ TFT screen supports both FLAC and WMA Lossless.
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Known for developing solid, feature rich DAP’s and PMP’s Cowon has announced a new PMP that lives up to the Cowon name. As with previous devices the Q5 supports the usual array of audio formats but what is special about the Q5 is that it not only supports Flac but also adds support for Monkley’s […]

First introduced at CES 2007, the Cowon D2 PMP has generated a lot of buzz but unfortunetly has only been available in Korea. Now the D2 has been seen in both the 2GB and 4GB models at major e-tailers like Amazon and Buy.com for around $200.00. One of the reasons the D2 is such a […]

JVC has unveiled a new product built on the Microsoft® Windows® Automotive Platform. The is a HDD Navigation and CD\DD Receiver with 40GB Hard drive, bluetooth and 3.5 inch display. What is interesting about this product is the fact that it uses JVC’s Lossless Encoder. We contacted JVC and they replied that they didn’t […]

For those Ipod users out there who are contemplating on using Rockbox or are using Rockbox then you are a lucky bunch! The owner of this site has made some vicious themes for the Ipod video including jBlackglass. He has also made a new boot screen with a nice Rockbox logo seen above.
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The Trekstor Vibez is finally available and dapreview.net has a hands on review of the device. They also reveal some interesting history on the origins of the Trekstor Vibez shown below. The Vibez supports MP3, WMA, WAV, OGG, FLAC as well as WMA DRM 9/10. There is also a new website for the Vibez with […]

After a year of rumours, speculation and photos Cowon has officially announced the D2. The D2 supports MP3, WMA, Ogg and FLAC.
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TrekStor’s press release is stating that the new Vibez that we spoke about a couple of weeks ago will be available in 8GB and 10GB models next month. And the 15GB will be available sometime in January. We will have to wait and see if Trekstor delivers as promised on this new DAP.  Currently […]

While this next device is only available in China it’s still interesting to watch the flood of multi-use devices like the Ainol V100 that are coming from Asia that support various lossless formats. Many of these latest Asian born devices are PMP’s with NES\SNES emulation support along with a handful of other features like digital […]

It wasn’t very long ago that you could count all of the DAP’s that supported a lossless format on one hand, now with the increasing number of DAP’s and PMP’s from Asia that support various lossless formats it would take a few hands.Two of the most recent comes from Gemei.
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Gemei X-900
The Gemei X-900 is […]

The KNC HR-2800 is a multi-purpose PMP that seems to have it all including a low price. The HR2800 runs on a 400mhz processor
and supports AVI, MPEG4, DivX, and XviD for your viewing pleasure with a 3.6 TFT display. What seals the deal for us is that it supports FLAC along with MP3.
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Would you like your Ipod to be able to play FLAC or OGG files or new games? This coming Friday, Oct. 6th at the MIT Media Lab the Free Culture Boston and the Computing Culture group will hold the Ipod Liberation Party. Those attending can have RockBox or Ipod Linux installed on there Ipods. In […]

iAudio has a new flashed based player on the rise, the small palm-sized F2. Below is a photograph next to a credit card to give you an idea of how small the F2 really is. And as to be expected with an iAudio product this new DAP has a lot of features including support for […]

The Chinese manufacturer Odna is set to realase a new PMP with NES emulation capibilites. What grabbed our attention is the audio formats it supports which include MP3, OGG, FLAC, and WAV. For its PMP capabilities AVI, MPEG4 SP, XviD, and DivX videos are supported as well as JPG, BMP, and GIF for photo viewing. […]