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By fear Liszewski

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Philips announced its GoGear Aria and Opus players for Europe back in February, but they’ve finally got around to showing off the units Stateside, along with offering prices, a timeframe, and a bit of company. The 2-inch screened Aria lands this month in 8GB and 16GB versions for $80 and $100, respectively; the 2.8-inch QVGA Opus does 8GB at $100, with a 16GB model in the wings; the teensy new ViBE has a 1.5-inch screen and comes in 4GB and 8GB flavors for $50 and $60; and there’s a new little thumb DAP called the Mix, which is short on details. All the DAPs have FM radio and mics, and all but the Mix can do video. They also include trial subscriptions to and support for Rhapsody and Audible, along with a little browser widget to download YouTube videos and load them to the player — a nice touch. Still, the line is pretty lackluster; we played with the players briefly, and while the design is getting better, there’s still a lot of wasted space, mundane controls and ancient-seeming software — we suppose you get what you pay for. We did appreciate Opus’ inclusion of FLAC and OGG support, and its build quality really puts the rest of the line to shame.
Gallery: Philips Aria, Opus, ViBE and Mix hands-on

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In Digeo’s latest move into the consumer DVR market it is rolling out first big update since the launch only a few months ago. The list of additions is pretty nice, but our most anticipated feature, the Moxi-mate, is still just “coming soon.” Although all the new features are interesting, the most notable is the DLNA certification which allows your Moxi to play all kinds of media from your PC, including from a PlayOn server. What’s even better is that Digeo is actually throwing in the PlayOn software — famous for its Hulu and Netflix support — for free with the update, which $40 normally. The other new Moxi features users will have access to within the next few days is an expansion of Moxi Net outside its walled garden, as well as a few new home automation tricks that’ll let you take advantage of Z-Wave lights and various IP cameras — also configured via Moxi Net. Believe it or not though, there is actually more, but rather than go on and on covering the Flickr improvements and Rhapsody support, we’ll just provide the entire release after the break.

Gallery: Moxi’s spring update
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While there’s clearly demand for downloadable music, there’s clearly not enough of it being funneled to Ruckus Network. The oft forgotten music service — which somehow reckoned it could take on the likes of Rhapsody, Apple, Microsoft and countless others in the saturated digital download space — has officially folded. Quite honestly, we’re shocked that it managed to hang on for this many years, though we suppose its demise was always just a matter of time. Ruckus’ homepage now directs to the image you see above, giving the four avid users no indication of whether any partial refunds or gratis hugs will be given out. Rest in peace, Ruckus — we’re sure you’ll find comfort in knowing that you were already dead to 99 percent of us.

[Thanks, nizzy1115 and Gabriel]
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Behind closed doors at the Haier booth, we got a chance to check out two Ibiza Rhapsody PMP prototypes, codenamed Rumble and Rumble mini. Here’s what we know so far: the Rumble’s got a 2.8-inch WQVGA capacitive touchscreen, 8GB NAND flash, and a Freescale i.MX37 ARM 11 processor. It also has a Webkit-based browser, but it — along with most of the operating system and virtual keyboard — wasn’t functional at the moment. There’s support for AAC, MP3, and WMA, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H263, H.264, VC-1, and DivX. The Rumble mini trades out touchscreen in favor of an input pad and a smaller 2.2-inch screen. Beyond Rhapsody service, both models will feature integration with Flickr, Audible, and the ever-vague “popular social networking” sites. Battery life for the Rumble is expected to be about 15 hours for audio and 6 for video, while for the mini it’s 14 and 4, respectively. It’s surprisingly lightweight at the moment, but other than that we really don’t have much to say until we can see the interface in action. Both players are on track for a June release for a penny under $150 for the touchscreen and $100 for the mini.
Gallery: Ibiza Rumble prototype hands-on: a touchscreen Rhapsody PMP at CES 2009
Gallery: Ibiza Rumble prototype
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That VX8360 from LG, which we first saw about one week ago, is now available in the US, courtesy of Verizon Wireless.

Although the giant CDMA carrier presents the phone as “a dream come true for mobile music lovers” and you’d expect it to be an extraordinary device, LG VX8360 is only a mid-end handset that doesn’t differ too much from the previous VX8350 model.

The phone comes with dual speakers (for stereo sound, of course) and external music dedicated keys, which are always welcomed.

The full list of specs and features includes the following:

• 2 inch TFT QVGA main display with 262K colors
• 1.2 inch TFT external display with 96 x 96 pixels
• Stereo Bluetooth
• V CAST music with Rhapsody 
• V CAST video
• VZ Navigator
• 1.3 MP camera
• MicroSD card support, up to 8GB
• Talk time: up to 316 minutes
• Stand-by time: up to 641 hours
• Dimensions: 3.64 x 1.91 x 0.78 in
• Weight: 3.35 oz

After a mail-in rebate and the signing of a 2-yr contract agreement, LG VX8360 costs only $49.99. You can find it online, via Verizon’s website, as well as in the carrier’s retail stores.

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We just snuck a quick look at the new Linksys home media gear, the Wireless Home Audio system and Media Hub NAS, and it’s pretty much what you’d expect. For all of Cisco’s talk of platform and back-end and consumer love, the end product is actually pretty humdrum. We can’t speak to the actual setup and content integration — which will naturally be Cisco’s strong suit — but the actual hardware doesn’t seem to scream consumer love. The interface on the Touchscreen Remote is pretty slow and a far cry from the polish of the Sonos system — the unit’s natural competitor — especially compared to the iPod touch control App, and everything looks and feels bulky and gray. We do have to hand it to Cisco for working in the iPod dock, a CD player, iTunes server and Rhapsody all into one cohesive centrally-controlled system, but we’ll see how much traction this gathers in the market… Cisco’s talking like a uniter, but right now this just looks like more fragmentation.
Gallery: Linksys Wireless Home Audio and Media Hub NAS hands-on

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Gallery: Linksys Wireless Home Audio and Media Hub NAS hands-on

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Netflix streaming is one thing, but Vizio seems to be taking its new status as a premium HDTV manufacturer very well, with the new Connected HDTV platform featuring support for Yahoo! Widgets, Flash, Blockbuster OnDemand (!), Flickr, Pandora, Rhapsody and Accedo Broadband. Due Fall 2009, owners can feel free to go wired or 802.11n style to connect to any of these services in HD, if supported. Clearly missing? Yahoo!, Media Center Extender, but the 2H 2009 fight of Internet-ready televisions is on – set-top boxes better watch their back.