We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget question is coming to us from Cam, who don’t need no stinkin’ app store for his next digital audio player. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com . “I’m getting quite sick of my Sansa Clip, with it deciding when and when it doesn’t want to work.

Bluetooth technology really is handy and wonderful. Wearing Bluetooth headsets, though, can be a bit of a fashion and comfort nightmare. Enter the Jabra Clipper , which discretely gives any pair of 3.5mm headphones the Power of Bluetooth. The controls are in the 20-gram Clipper itself, which you can, well, clip to your clothes. It connects to two devices at once, but if you’re listening to music from your PMP, calls will automatically override the song. You also get six hours of talk time and eight hours of standby

Back at CES Samsung apparently unveiled this little guy — the TicToc PMP , which seems to be aiming firmly at the iPod shuffle demographic — whatever demographic that is. This little bad boy’s got just one physical button (for power and volume control) while other functions of the player — playback, skipping past songs and the like — are all controlled by shaking. The TicToc will come in 2GB and 4GB varieties, have a supposed battery life of up to 12 hours, and it’ll also have a cute little docking station to go with it. There’s no pricing information yet, but we hear it’ll definitely be available later this year.

Back at CES Samsung apparently unveiled this little guy — the TicToc PMP , which seems to be aiming firmly at the iPod shuffle demographic — whatever demographic that is. This little bad boy’s got just one physical button (for power and volume control) while other functions of the player — playback, skipping past songs and the like — are all controlled by shaking. The TicToc will come in 2GB and 4GB varieties, have a supposed battery life of up to 12 hours, and it’ll also have a cute little docking station to go with it. There’s no pricing information yet, but we hear it’ll definitely be available later this year. There’s one more shot after the break. Continue reading Samsung TicToc PMP player lets you shake right past that Ke$ha song Samsung TicToc PMP player lets you shake right past that Ke$ha song originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:09:00 EST

We won’t front — there’s little chance we’d actually use JXD ’s V3 handheld, but it’s not for lack of interest. This here PMP / game player hybrid isn’t apt to leave the shores of Asia, but for those in that neck of the woods, this unit offers up emulators for a slew of game consoles, a 4.3-inch display, a 5 megapixel camera and plenty of file format support to handle your favorite music and video. Reportedly, the device even features an FM radio tuner, and in case you’re curious as to why there are two D-pads on this thing, it’s because you’ll need ‘em to get through certain Game Boy / NES titles. Or so they say. We can’t say we’re stoked about the $112 price tag, but in a way, we’re kind of in love with the whole flip-top design. JXD V3 handheld is confused, confusing and altogether interesting originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:04:00 EST

Approximately 7.234 Earthlings showed any semblance of caring about Sungale’s 4.3-inch Kula when we reported on it back in December, and that’s clearly due to the blatant omission of a huge, inappropriate antenna on the top. Inexplicably, the Kula TV — which is essentially the exactly same 4.3-inch PMP with 2GB of internal storage space — ships with a flip-up WiFi antenna that’s supposed to net you better signal than the month-old Kula. We can’t say we’re eager to ever find out if said claim is true or not, but you can be our guest this March when it ships for $199.99. Continue reading Sungale adds a touch of sleek, a pinch of ugly to 4.3-inch Kula TV PMP Sungale adds a touch of sleek, a pinch of ugly to 4.3-inch Kula TV PMP originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 28 Jan 2010 22:21:00 EST.

Forget the fact that, for most of 2010, most tablets not branded Apple will be, fairly or unfairly, swept under the rug. OK, with that out of the way, here’s a peek at Sungworld’s upcoming 7-in. Android tablet: It’s Apple-esque in the hardware department, sort of, and the same can be said of the UI, although there’s no video of it in action just yet. Editor’s Note: Yeah, so that means iPhone.

Here’s a slick little item you might be interested in, if your county of residence happens to subscribe to the DVB-T TV standard. Energy Sistem’ s just unleashed its TV2090 PMP for the world to enjoy. This attractive yet seemingly quite cumbersome looker boasts a 9-inch LCD, a stereo speaker and AV output, and it supports DivX, Xvid, AVI, MPG and MP3 / WAV playback. Now like we said, the whole unit is rather large — measuring 265 x 32 x 155 mm — and while we don’t have an exact weight for it, we’d guess it to be… large enough to be pretty annoying. Regardless, if you’re in the market for a giant PMP, this one will be released in Europe in March for around €133 (or $187, if you’re keeping track).

The list of devices with native Matroska support is growing rapidly fueled by the preponderance of ripped HD videos living large on the torrents. iriver’s hoping to capitalize on this phenomenon by adding .MKV to the list of supported formats (including AVI, WMV, MP4, TP, MPG, ASF) inside its new 3.5-inch (480×320 pixel) K1 Smart HD personal media player offering 18 hours audio / 6 hours video playback. In addition to detailed specs we’ve also got the official pricing: ₩229,000 (about $204) for the basic 8GB model, ₩279,000 ($248) to add a DMB mobile television tuner, ₩299,000 ($266) to bump things up to 16GB, and ₩349,000 ($310) if you want the full package with WiFi, DMB, and 16GB of storage. Korea-only for now. Gallery: iriver’s K1 Smart HD packs MKV video support into 3.5-inch player iriver’s K1 Smart HD packs MKV video support into 3.5-inch player originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 18 Jan 2010 04:32:00 EST

This is soon enough to market that it’s hard to blame the iPod nano specifically for its appearance, but either way it seems that the Philips Cam is the newest member to the oh-so-small club of MP3 / camera combos. The new player is joined in its life of crime by the new Muse and Ariaz, which at last offer a higher-end aspect to Philips ‘ long-lackluster PMP lineup. The Cam does up a 1.8-inch screen, 8GB of storage and a 2 megapixel camera for $100, but the Muse has a full 3.2-inches of touchscreen, 16GB of flash, SD expansion and HDMI out for a mere $50 more. The Ariaz finds a simpler calling, with a 2.4-inch LCD, HDMI, 8GB and an $80 tag. We’ll have to play with these to see if they’re worth taking home from Walmart, but we’re glad to see Philips is trying to stay in the game — we can’t all be lucky enough to be Zune HD owners. Philips Cam, Muse and Ariaz mark a renaissance for the boring PMP originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:32:00 EST