
Kenwood just announced their player for release in Japan at the end of this month. It has a nice looking design and a killer 2.2” QVGA color screen. It sports a 24 hour battery life and measures 104×61×17mm. It already supports 7 different languages so we will likely see it soon here in the US. Other gadget sites are reporting that there is no FM support and no picture support. However, the press release does state that there is support for album cover art. But, then again, its just a press release, and perhaps a poorly translated press release.
I have always been a fan of their head units. It has a nice disign and an already establish brand name. If they can get the right distribution it may do well.
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5 Comments
moloko on July 12, 2005 10:21 AM
Wow I really like the look of this. smooth and the buttons look easy to use for a left hander like me. There does look to be a lot of screen space. Im still kind of weary of kenwood products.
EnzoTen on July 12, 2005 11:15 AM
Their head units are great, i never had a problem with them. That would be a nice integration if they were to adapt this player to thier head units.
Alan on November 29, 2005 12:38 PM
I sent Kenwood email asking about the availability of the HD20GA7 in the US and they basically told me not this year.Ah well. It’s a nice looking unit though.
Roland on April 22, 2006 3:56 PM
I alway loved kenwood portabe player and I still think my Kenwood MD player sounds better than any of my other sony/sharp MD players and my sony HD3 as well :p
Roland on April 22, 2006 3:57 PM
I alway loved kenwood portabe player and I still think my Kenwood MD player sounds better than any of my other sony/sharp MD players and my sony HD3 as well :p