Philips GoGear Gets Gingerbread And New Threads

The Philips GoGear gets the new look and new flavour of Android. The new GoGear has gone from white to black, lost its trackball in favour of specific touchscreen display, and exchanged Android 2.1 for Gingerbread. Its competition from Samsung, the device also has access to Android Market and all those apps that lesser PMPs lack. We can able to see some copper coloured buttons and speaker grill running along its right side to form a good design, but the overall fit and finish not to mention the lack of backlight for the screen demonstrated that it was not quite ready for primetime. Philips told it will be getting ready on September debut for the 8GB and 16GB versions(at $179 and to be determined price points respectively), and promised a 32GB version will follow later. For more read the press release

Here is the Press Release

Philips GoGear Connect MP4 Player

Philips GoGear Connect allows you to multi-task so you can listen to music look at maps and use location-based services all at the same time. The first WiFi-enabled MP4 player from Philips to offer the full AndroidTM experience, plus superior sound experience and a world of apps and games at your fingertips.

Superb quality sound
FullSound to bring your MP3 music to life
Sound Isolation headphones to minimize environmental noise
SafeSound to enjoy music to the max without damaging your ears

Complements your life
High speed WiFi for high speed internet access
Android Market to access thousands of applications
HD video (720p ) playback support

Easy and intuitive
Bright 3.2″ capacitive touch-screen for an enjoyable experience
Philips Songbird: one simple program to discover, play, sync
LikeMusic to make playlists of songs that sound great together

Available: September 2011
Suggested Retail Price: $179.99