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Cowon Z2 Plenue PMP Runs Android Using a 1GHz Cortex-A8 CPU

Media players might not be as popular as they were just a few years ago, but this hasn’t stopped Cowon from releasing a new PMP model, the Z2 Plenue running Google’s Android OS. Behind that classy looking chassis, the company installed a 1GHz Telechips ARM Cortex-A8 processor which enables it to play bac...

8 February 2012
15:01 GMT

Cowon Z2 Unibody Media Player Gets FCC Stamp

This might just the the first unibody media player anyone's ever made and it belongs to Cowon, a Korean company that doesn't even make the ”world's greatest” consumer electronics manufacturer list. Cowon didn't make an official announcement but the Z2 did pass through the FCC (Federal...

27 December 2011
10:17 GMT

Android 2.3 Gingerbread for Cowon D3 Plenue

The 2.3 Android Gingerbread operating system for Cowon's elite media player, D3 Plenue, is now available on Softpedia. If you thought that MP3 players have become obsolete, think again: D3 Plenue boasts a 3.7" (~ 8.8 cm) AMOLED display which can meet the needs of any discerning user as it runs in full HD 1...

17 November 2011
09:18 GMT

Firmware Upgrade for Cowon MP3 Players Available for Download

We're currently loading on Softpedia the newest firmware for Cowon MP3 players. If you've had stability issues in the past maybe it's time you updated the tiny operating systems in your music players and get rid of glitches while at the same time enjoying smoother running and new features.You can downl...

17 November 2011
08:46 GMT

Cowon D3 Android MP4 Player, a.k.a iPod Touch Killer, Up for Pre-Order

As some of you might remember, back in late 2010, Cowon brought to the market its D3 Android-running MP3 player, that, only a month or so later, has already reached pre-ordering status, at least in the UK.While Cowon has managed to make a serious name for itself back when MP3 players were just about the coolest gadge...

1 February 2011
09:07 GMT

Cowon Also Intros Android-Based iPod Touch Killer, the D3 Plenue

Until recently, Apple's iPod Touch didn't have that many competitors in the portable media player space, but Samsung, and now Cowon, are ready to challenge the Cupertino-based company with their new PMPs, the later just making official the Android-powered D3 Plenue. Just like the recently announced Samsu...

28 December 2010
05:20 GMT

Cowon Launches Glasses Free 3D PMP Capable of 1080p Video Playback

As time passes by 3D seems to make its way into more and more consumer devices, after arriving in various tablets and smartphones, Cowon announcing they are going to release a 3D enabled portable media player that doesn't require any kind of glasses for viewing tri-dimensional content, dubbed appropriately enoug...

30 November 2010
03:59 GMT

Cowon X7 PMP Makes It to the UK

Launched in a world that seems dominated by smartphones, the Cowon X7 hard-disk based portable media player has finally made it to the UK, its large hard disk drive catering to all those users that prefer to carry all their music around with them for the ride.Although this is indeed bulkier than a smartphone while al...

26 November 2010
09:52 GMT

Cowon X7 Portable Media Player Debuts

Portable media players (PMPs) often come in handy when someone is traveling light and not exactly in a position to access media streaming sites, and Cowon has just started shipping, in South Korea at least, the X7.Since it is meant to be easy to carry around, Cowon used a screen with a diagonal of 4.3 inches and whi...

8 October 2010
08:50 GMT

Cowon S9 Will Reach the U.S. Sooner Than Expected

Since the winter celebrations are just around the corner, many devices are crowding to reach the American market as well. This seems to be the case with the Cowon S9, which is set to reach the States very soon. The S9 represented a huge disappointment when it was released for Korea, but without any availability data...

16 December 2008
09:48 GMT

COWON O2 Flash Multimedia Player Goes Stateside

The touchscreen has become as famous as the "click-wheel" was once, and for this reason, most portable multimedia player manufacturers are trying to capitalize on this trend and to launch some sort of touch-enabled product. That's also the case with South-Korean company Cowon, which has just announced that it�...

29 October 2008
08:01 GMT

Finally! Cowon iAudio U5 PMP Hits The Market!

It's been a while since Cowon introduced its iAudio U5 media player at IFA 2007. Today, the good news is that the U5 PMP is finally going to be available on the market in a couple of days. However, no one really knows why they're doing it in limited edition.Anyway, the U5 media player features a simpler and...

5 December 2007
13:21 GMT

COWON Q5W Wireless PMPs Deployed In the US!

COWON has just announced its intentions to ship its next-generation Q5W portable media player in the U.S. The more important is the fact that this PMP is actually the first one ever to combine Wi-Fi and Bluetooth wireless technologies with a cool 5-inch wide screen color TFT LCD. Not to mention it was given a classy ...

4 December 2007
15:06 GMT

Cowon Naughtily Shows Off With Wi-Fi PMP!

Cowon flashes out its new groovy media player! Dubbed Q5W, the portable device is said to be Wi-Fi enabled and a whole more than you may expect. Why? Well, for a start it reveals a plenteous 5-inch color TFT LCD touchscreen display with a WVGA 800 x 480 pixels resolution, which works with both fingers and the include...

30 November 2007
13:31 GMT

Cowon Q5 Wi-Fi PMP Arrives in the U.S!

Good news for U.S. Cowon Fans. The company has recently announced its intentions to send some of its cool items to the American shores. This happens after they previously limited the Q7 media player to the south-east Asia only, and they promised to bring the same version of its Mac- and Windows-compatible Q5W media p...

22 November 2007
04:34 GMT

It's Official! Cowon Rolls Out A3 on November 14!

Close your mouth, breathe and stay calm. Strangely enough, Cowon tries to compete with the big fish again and renovates A2's face, even if the player has almost made its entrance on the market.Previously noticed at CES2007, Cowon A3 is a portable media player available in huge 30 and 60 GB internal memory storag...

7 November 2007
17:30 GMT

Cowon Already Upgrades D2TV, Adds TPEG Specs, Still No Bagels!

Cowon improves the functionality of its media player series by offering alternate versions of the popular iAudioD2, which was recently introduced on the market. The new version of the media device is going to sport the same features as usual, as well as a 1seg TV tuner, capable of streaming content using its built-in...

10 October 2007
09:56 GMT

Is It a Nano, Is It a Cowon? No... Wait, It's Onda!?!

If the name Onda doesn't ring you any bell, I don't blame you. These fellows should be rewarded for executing such masterpiece copycats of what's hot on the market. They started with a cute clone of the mighty iPod touch and then they did this.By this, I mean their latest portable media player, dubbed ...

9 October 2007
03:41 GMT

Cowon Gets Serious! Unveils D2TV Player! Speechless...

Good news for Cowon's fans. The company's official representatives have recently announced their intentions of introducing the brand new D2TV portable device. Among other info regarding the new addition to the company's portfolio, it is said that the D2 player is going to be packed with 2GB, 4GB or 8GB...

8 October 2007
03:45 GMT

Cowon Boosts Up iAudio7 and D2 PMPs!

Cowon's iAudio 7 and D2 are the company's best products. Therefore, to make them even more popular on the electronic devices market, the manufacturers have upgraded the players at up to 16GB for the iAudio 7 and up to 8GB for the D2 media player.Besides that, everything else seems to be the same as it was. ...

2 October 2007
06:06 GMT

Cowon Finally Unleashes A3 DMB, Hopefully for Good...

I still don’t understand why you would hide something so nice…If I were Cowon, I would show this baby to everybody.The company’s new player, dubbed A3, was first announced in January, during CES. This time, the fellows from Generationmp3 caught a glimpse of the unit at IFA.When it comes to its design, the player is s...

10 September 2007
02:31 GMT

Mighty Apple Gets Ambushed Again! After Creative, Cowon Launches 16GB

More bad news for Apple. After Creative, Cowon has recently announced that two of its most popular devices, the D2 and iAudio 7 players, have gloriously jumped to the 16GB summit, meaning they practically doubled their storage capacity, since its last series.But what that really means is not only an important step ah...

15 August 2007
03:01 GMT

16GB Cowon D2, Is It For Real!?!

According to some trustful French sources, the Cowon could be one of the first media player makers to jump to 16 GB. Both D2 and iAudio 7 may see the upgrade before the end of the year, while the existing SD HC card slot on the D2 player could also expand its capacity even further to at least 24 GB, with today'...

13 July 2007
05:10 GMT

It's Official: Cowon's iAudio 7 Comes with a Facelift and Flash!

What could sound better than the Cowon iAudio 6? Well… the iAudio 7, of course. Cowon is all set to bring some competition on the PMP market with its latest offering.Without too much effort, you'll notice that the Cowon iAudio 7 is the successor of the iAudio 6 player, with only a few changes in the design of th...

2 July 2007
03:53 GMT

Cowon Lauches Its iAudio7 Lucky Player

The latest Cowon player makes you feel the beat! The "newborn" is called iAudio7 and adopts the same stylish design as its older brother, the i6 player. The player can switch from a micro hard drive to flash. This makes the system virtually skip-proof but triples battery life to an incredible 60 hours of continuous m...

15 June 2007
02:55 GMT

Cowon Q5, The New PMP in Town

Bored with the features of today's portable media players? Cowon America (nice name!) announced that they will launch the Cowon Q5. This PMP will probably be the most networked PMP available by the end of Q2 2007 in the US. The device is supposed to have better connectivity choices than other PMPs, supporting Wi...

11 April 2007
04:23 GMT


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