Memorex recently had a study carried out on its behalf, which found that roughly 70 percent of women feel “underserved” by electronics companies. Women, who buy about 40 percent of electronics , think (according to this study) that most products are made and marketed for men. Memorex ingested that data, and decided to offer up some new options for the ladies… and they came up with a neon pink, purse-shaped iPod dock. The miniMove Boombox would be just another crummy looking piece of gadget noise, had it not come swaddled in such a spate of condescending mumbo jumbo.

Memorex’s TouchMP MP3 player may not exactly do much to stand out from the pack of PMPs, but it does only cost $99, which is no doubt enough to earn it some serious consideration from at least some potential customers. According to the folks at CNET, however, while they likely won’t find themselves too disappointed by the player, they also shouldn’t expect something that rivals ones costing twice as much. On the upside, while the touchscreen interface isn’t much to look at, it apparently does get the job done fairly effectively, and the player itself boasts a pretty impressive battery life of 50 hours for music or 3 hours for video. Then again, while the PalmPilot-esque design is nice enough, CNET says that the player “feels as cheap as its price,” and that its sound and video quality is merely “acceptable.” Hit up the read link below for the complete rundown, plus a quick video overview of the player. [Via PMP Today ] Filed under: Portable Audio , Portable Video Memorex TouchMP PMP gets reviewed: not bad for $99 originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 14 May 2009 19:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds

CNET got their hands on a Memorex TouchMP , an 8GB, $100 touchscreen PMP. And they really liked it. From the review: The TouchMP isn’t going to be mistaken for an iPhone anytime soon, but Memorex does a surprisingly good job keeping the onscreen interface simple, legible, and intuitive…The Memorex TouchMP is the first MP3 player we’ve seen that combines touch-screen technology, useful features, and an attractive design, for less than $100. Basically, there are better values for touchscreenless MP3 players and the TouchMP isn’t some magical perfect device, but it’s the cheapest way out there (other than an import from OEM, probably) to get your touchscreen fix.

CNET got their hands on a Memorex TouchMP , an 8GB, $100 touchscreen PMP. And they really liked it. From the review: The TouchMP isn’t going to be mistaken for an iPhone anytime soon, but Memorex does a surprisingly good job keeping the onscreen interface simple, legible, and intuitive…The Memorex TouchMP is the first MP3 player we’ve seen that combines touch-screen technology, useful features, and an attractive design, for less than $100. Basically, there are better values for touchscreenless MP3 players and the TouchMP isn’t some magical perfect device, but it’s the cheapest way out there (other than an import from OEM, probably) to get your touchscreen fix.

In 1994, I painstakingly crafted the greatest hip-hop mixtape cassette I would ever make, comprised solely of songs on the radio at the time. I was 9. While Bill Gates was becoming a one-man megapower, Steve Jobs was getting lost in a sea of ego and suck, and Nelson Mandela was inspiring people across the globe, I was sitting by my cheap RCA CD/Tape boombox trying to get the hang of long division. Most my school nights in the fourth grade were spent doing homework by my boombox listening to San Francisco hip-hop radio station KMEL when it was still great. Bay Area hip hop, top 40 hip hop, classic joints, R&B, whatever—they played good music back then. And I recorded it