GoGear Connect, Philips Android Media Players

Introducing GoGear Connect, Phillips Android media player that was announced at the event Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) in 2010, in Berlin. Unlike most other media player, GoGear Connect can also play songs, videos, surf the web, navigation, photos, record video, and access the Android Market.


GoGear Connect has been equipped with a 3.2-inch resistive touch screen, 480x320 resolution, 16GB internal storage that can be added up to 32GB with microSD card, WiFi connectivity, Bluetooth, GPS, 2MP camera, and can record video with VGA resolution. Not only that, media player, weighing 128 grams can play up to 25 hours of audio and video up to 5 hours.

This media player also has to get directly embedded applications such as Android Market, Google Talk, and Google Maps. While still using the operating system itself can be updated Android 2.1 Android 2.1 to the beginning of 2011 will, according to Product Manager Philips.

Most of its features are similar to the iPod Touch, but the screen that is used is still uses a resistive screen, unlike the iPod Touch that uses capacitive screens. GoGear Connect also has a trackball and an alternative input method. GoGear Connect will be available in the U.S. and Europe in coming weeks for $ 320.