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Philips Android-Power Media Player
$89.99 + $5 Shipping
Condition: New

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Phew! I was worried yesterday when I saw those chair things. I'm glad we're back to normal today.

I have the 16gb version of this philips android, i love it, i use grooveshark for my music (no camera not a phone, unless your wearing the headphones for skype/googlevoice)

So this is like a Sansa right?

sweet. a phone without all the phone. i guess micro sd would be too much to ask though :/

Amazon is selling this for $139.99 ....check out their reviews 3.4 out of 5 stars w/ 26 reviewers
http://www.amazon.com/Philips-Android-Connect-Touchscreen-Player/dp/B005HIS5K2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328940138&sr=8-1

Can this be hacked, rooted, upgraded, or otherwise modified?

Product page:

http://www.usa.philips.com/c/mp3-media-player/gogear-connect-3-8gb-sa3cnt08k_37/prd/en/

Support page:

http://www.usa.philips.com/c/mp3-media-player/gogear-connect-3-8gb-sa3cnt08k_37/prd/en/?t=support

Manual:
http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/s/sa3cnt08k_37/sa3cnt08k_37_dfu_aen.pdf

Quick start guide:

http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/s/sa3cnt08k_37/sa3cnt08k_37_qsg_aen.pdf

It's sad that this media player has a higher version of android than my phone. Curse you Android fragmentation!

Can you play app games like angry birds on there with no problem??? Also, does it have an external speaker and a sd card slot???

Does anyone know-Can this record HD video???? Or does it just have video playback?

If not-does anyone know of a MP3 player that can also record HD video?

Whoa!
Look at all those buttons!

This deal is cold comparing to the droid cell phone deal I got for $105. It can do everything this does and more. Except it only include 4gig microSD.

NSmith021 wrote:Does anyone know-Can this record HD video???? Or does it just have video playback?

If not-does anyone know of a MP3 player that can also record HD video?

It does not record video. i know the ipod touch can record video, tho i have no idea if its HD or not

aolshove wrote:Can this be hacked, rooted, upgraded, or otherwise modified?

Root ONLY: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1396085

Root Roms: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20717532#post20717532

Developer has abandoned the project as he sold his MP3 player. Drivers are x86 only (not 64 bit) and may require finding a 32 bit OS to install (Windows 7.) Root is not required for the rooted roms.

All this said, you've got basic android out of the box with enhancements that allow .avi watching, virtually every audio format, etc. The -bloat version of the rom is probably what I'd recommend, and then just install DropBox (beta in forums) and transfer any backed up apps you want to the device.

TTM77 wrote:This deal is cold comparing to the droid cell phone deal I got for $105. It can do everything this does and more. Except it only include 4gig microSD.

...and, your deal is WAY colder since you GET to pay the $100.00/month or MORE cell phone bill (for a WHOLE TWO years) whereas this 'cold' deal pays nada.

oh, i got a skype account, so my phone bill is 2.95/mo, i forgot.

ThunderThighs wrote:Very close. Had you been more general instead of a brand, you might have been dead on! Good job either way!

Any blessing from Your Thighness is good fortune indeed.

So it's basically an Android-powered iPod Touch? Clever.

“rileyper” et al,

Since you (and others) own one, could you post whether the device can also play the older MPEG2 video format in an AVI container?

Thank you all very much in advance.

Just one question.
Why?
Doesn't every thing have an mp3 player now?
I think my cat has one built in.

Oh, hey, a DAP that plays Ogg Vorbis out of the box.

For a dedicated music player, though, I think I'll still stick with my good ol' Rockboxed Sansa Fuze with fully tactile controls.

(and for the other things, I'll stick with my Nokia n900 or upgrade to a 7" tablet)

This is very tempting, does anyone know if the C25K apps work for this? If they this becomes a must buy.

I get one except I have a Kindle Fire.

I'm tempted to get a couple just to use as remotes for my receiver and Squeezeboxes, since both have Android apps.

Feels like an Android version of an early-gen iPod Touch, right down to the absence of GPS and a micro-SD slot. With both those, I'd woot it, but I guess it's too much to ask for only $90.

Better than the Sansa. Since it's Android, it can do Android apps. It's basically the Android version of the iPod Touch. I'm just not sure how useful Android can be with only 8mb ...

If all you use it for is media (well, music) you ought to be ok. But ... even for media, you don't have a slot for a microsd so the 8mb is not just your app room, it's your media room as well.

So ... it's a weird combination of advanced and limited.

therealjrn wrote:So this is like a Sansa right?

Try loading the VIBER App.. similar to Skype but might allow free calls and texting to other VIBER users. Worth a try.

I find it very hard to find a media player with 32gb or more at not a crazy price. I know it sounds silly but i miss my old zune, when they updated the firmware it bricked it and i have been annoyed ever since. Why not put a micro sd card slot onto this thing. I would but it right now.. maybe 2.

auggie46 wrote:...and, your deal is WAY colder since you GET to pay the $100.00/month or MORE cell phone bill (for a WHOLE TWO years) whereas this 'cold' deal pays nada.

oh, i got a skype account, so my phone bill is 2.95/mo, i forgot.

...and you can only make calls over wifi. Didn't really think that through, did you? Not very practical. :\

No SD slot, no deal.

Does anyone know what kind of processor this has? Type/how fast?

heartburnkid wrote:So it's basically an Android-powered iPod Touch? Clever.

And it's about damn time.

auggie46 wrote:...and, your deal is WAY colder since you GET to pay the $100.00/month or MORE cell phone bill (for a WHOLE TWO years) whereas this 'cold' deal pays nada.

oh, i got a skype account, so my phone bill is 2.95/mo, i forgot.

It's a prepaid cell phone so pay as I use and like you said skype and other stuff helps. But I'm waiting for an app that can call phones too.

Oh, that $105 also include $30 refill. ;) Sadly the GPS need data plan to work on the road.

Oh, they already sent me the unlock code too. But I'm a happy camper.

Does anyone know if it has a place to enter proxy settings? Wondering if I would be able to use it at my school on the wireless network.

roberto002 wrote:Does anyone know what kind of processor this has? Type/how fast?

800mhz cortex v7 ARM A8 processor

robio wrote:And it's about damn time.

Samsung has a non-phone version of its Galaxy line, which is closer (in terms of price and feature set) to the iPod Touch.

http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galaxy-4-0-Android-Player/dp/B005P1VMLU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1328943424&sr=8-2

AJLo wrote:Does anyone know if it has a place to enter proxy settings? Wondering if I would be able to use it at my school on the wireless network.

Android and proxies aren't inherently compatible. You can install Opera and use the many guides online to connect Opera to a proxy, but if you want the device itself to send all traffic through the proxy, you'll need to root the phone and use one of the proxy apps out there.