The German tech company Grundig has released the MPixx 7000 Fine Arts and the MPixx 4000 series of portable media players, which pack a fair bit of technology in a budget package.
MPixx 7000 Fine Arts
The MPixx 7000 Fine Arts, is touted as an advanced multimedia player and comes with a high-contrast 2.4 inch 262k TFT display and a snazzy blue illuminated touchpad (we like things that glow blue).
Compatible with MP3, MPEG4, WMA, WAV, OGG files as well as bought WMA-DRM9/10 music files, there’s also a stereo FM radio with RDS lurking onboard and a handy direct recording function (MP3).
Trusty old JPEG and BMP files can be viewed individually or as a slideshow to woo your chums, with Grundig claiming a battery life of around 20 hours from the Li-Polymer battery.
The MPixx 7000 comes in two flavours, the 7200 and 7400, which offer 2 and 4 GB of storage respectively.
MPixx 7000 Fine Arts Series specs:
Digital movie & music player for MP3, MPEG4 WMA, WAV, OGG
High-quality stereo FM radio with RDS and direct recording function (MP3) and 25 presets
Extremely sharp 2.4″ TFT display (QVGA) with 262,000 colours
Lithium polymer battery / maximum operating time approx. 20 hours
Music library (track, artist, genre) / folder navigation
Slide show for pictures in JPEG / BMP format2 or 4 GB for approx. 40 or 80 albums
WMA-DRM9/10 compatibleID3 tag information for displaying tracks and artists
USB 2.0 high speed connection for fast, safe data transfers
Dictation function (MP3)
Lyric function
Firmware update possible
9 European languages in the user menu
MPixx 4000
The cheaper MPixx 4000 comes with a bigger 3.5 inch 262k TFT display, FM tuner, support for ID3 tagging and speedy USB 2.0 connectivity.
As well as the 1GB of internal memory, there’s also a SD card slot, supporting memory cards up to 4 GB.
Director of Sound & Digital Media at Grundig, Oliver von Kospoth reckons that by being designed and manufactured in Germany the company is, “far better able to correspond to European tastes and user habits.”
MPixx 4000 specs:
Digital movie & music player for MP3, MPEG4 WMA, WAV
High-quality stereo FM radio with direct recording function (WAV) and 30 presets
Extremely sharp 3.5″ TFT display (QVGA) with 262,000 colours
Lithium polymer battery, maximum operating time approx. 20 hours
Music library / folder navigation
4 GB memory via SD card, 1 GB internal flash memory
WMA-DRM9 compatible
ID3 tag information for displaying tracks and artists
USB 2.0 high speed connection for fast, safe data transfers
Dictation function (WAV)
Sleep timer, stopwatch, firmware update possible
9 European languages in the user menu
The two models in the MPixx 7000 Fine Arts series will knockout for about 150 and 180 Euro ($200/$245) and the MPixx 4100 model will be priced at around 150 Euro ($200), with a scheduled release date of October 2007.