COWON preps in Ultra-Stylish COWON S9 PMP

Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 8:45
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COWON America, Inc., a global leader in digital multimedia solutions, has announced the availability of the latest COWON S9 portable media player (PMP). The launching of the new media player is aimed at satisfying the urge of both the design-conscious gadget seeker and digital media enthusiasts. As its reviews, the COWON S9’s avant-garde design comes with a titanium/black face and a curved-back casing surrounding a 3.3-inch AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light Emitting Diode) touch screen display.

In order to complement its sleek form design, the S9 has a features of unique GUI system bragging capacitive touch screen operation, superior video functionality backing transcoding-free playback of most DVD-quality MPEG-4 videos and TV output, Bluetooth 2.0 backup for stereo headphones, G-sensor accelerometer for auto-pivot display, and extended battery backup of 55 hours for audio and 11 hours for video. Besides, the S9 is also COWON’s first player, which claims to provides next-generation JetEffect 2.0 audio technology with better EQ filter, stereo augmentation and BBE+, which comes integrated with upgraded BBE, Mach3Bass, 3D Surround and MP Enhance audio processing.

Francis Choi, senior marketing manager, COWON America, was quoted as saying, “The COWON S9 is by far the most attention-grabbing media player we have introduced to the U.S. market. Users looking for the next ‘must-have’ fashion gadget will be impressed by the S9’s streamlined design, while digital media aficionados will appreciate the S9’s amazing video and sound quality. Thanks to its dual next-generation portable media technologies, AMOLED display and BBE+ audio, advanced GUI system and extended battery life, the S9 ushers in a new standard of portable digital media excellence that most other PMPs simply can’t meet.”

The COWON S9 has been developed for the U.S. market by COWON Systems. It can be availed with 16GB or 8GB internal flash memory with the price tag of just about $199.99 and $239.99, correspondingly. And if you want to order the product, you have to wait till December 19, 2008. The product can be ordered through JetMall (www.jetmall.net) and at select authorized U.S. retailers Amazon.com, Newegg.com, B&H Photo-Video, ZipZoomFly.com and eBay.com.