The New York Times has an interesting bit from the “new” CEO of Reigncom (the company behind iriver) Only time will tell if the former Samsung/Sony executive can bring iriver back to the U.S. and abroad in a strong way. Here’s a snippet from the article and a link:

“His diagnosis: iRiver had produced innovative and attractive products that appealed more to its engineers than its customers. His remedy is to try to replicate Samsung’s approach to market sensing, a method of observing demand to be able to offer the features customers want first.”

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thanks to Anthony7 at DAPreview

iriver Korea have officially released the much anticipated P10. Nicknamed the P.ple P10, it is iriver’s first journey into a HDD based player since the E10 back in mid 2006. It is also the first time we’ll get to see Samsung’s new 1.3″ 33GB HDD in action. This first release sees the “Pro” version of the player available in two colors, White and Violet, with rumored versions coming including a Basic, DMB and Dictionary. The Pro version includes everything and the kitchen sink, including Audio, Video, Photo, Dictionary, DMB, Voice and Text. No doubt the P10 will get a lashing by those in the U.S. for it’s “chubby” look, it still comes in at 108mm x 73.5mm x 19.2mm and 205g. The P10 features a 600mhz processor, Win CE 5.0 Core, 4″ 800 x 480 TFT Touch Screen and supports a multitude of codecs, both audio and video, including MP3, WMA, WAV, APE, FLAC, DiVX, XVID, WMV, MPG. Available now for the equivalent of $381US (W398,000) at the iriver Korea estore.

A nice little video appeared today at Club iriver, courtesy of a community called danawa.com via pmpinside.com  The video, along with commentary (in Korean), shows a nice GUI demonstration of the new P10 which is due for release in Korea this month.  Looking fully customizable and with that nice 33GB HDD inside, the P10 looks to be a yummy addition to anyones PMP collection.  No word on whether or not it will make it outside Korea/China, but with several “flavors” available (Dictionary, DMB, Pro), we can still dream.  Click on the photo below to see the video.

iriver Korea is prepping the LPlayer, first seen at CES 2008, for a June release in Korea. Today we finally get to see a shot of a working unit and what looks to be the “now playing” screen. Sure hope to see this come stateside, looks like a cool unit.

Looks as though this shot originated courtesy of iriverfans.com   Thanks Michael

DesignFabulous over at DAPreview is reporting that iriver is planning to launch 3 new players in the next 3 1/2 months.  These include the P10, Volcano (new name coming) and the LPlayer.  The P10, perhaps the most anticipated player that iriver debuted at CES 2008 is scheduled for a July launch in Korea and it’s not looking like the U.S. will see the player anytime soon.  The LPlayer is targeted for a Korean release in June and our guess is that it will make it to U.S. shores.  The Volcano is targeted for a May release in Korea.  The post at DAPreview can be found here.

The iriver E100, iriver’s newest entry into the portable market is now availabe at The iriver Store. The E100 is billed as iriver’s All in One player featuring a number of familiar and some new design elements. The familiar are the D*Click navigation, clix 2 “like” GUI and its ability to be used as both an MTP or UMS device. The new features include external speakers and a microSD card slot. Available in Black or White (8GB) and Pink (4GB), the E100 hits the budget just right at $157.99 and $107.99 respectively. Get yours today!

Do you remember the iriver iHP-120? Back in October 2003, it was considered an “iPod Killer” and for good reason. A multitude of features, tremendous sound quality and a build quality that was unmatched. Thanks to a fairly recent “unloading” by iriver america, the iHP/H120 is available again for those of you who need the ultimate hard drive Digital Audio Device. The units for sale are Brand New and come with a 1 year warranty straight from iriver america. These are “white box” units which are not retail packaged but include, the iHP/H120, USB Cable and generic earbuds. Couple this baby with Rockbox firmware and you’ve got a player that is unmatched in quality and features. If you really need a bargain, mention “misticriver” in your order comments area and receive an additional $20 off the retail price!

Available now at The iriver Store

Jenn K. Lee is a busy lady, and has just released her exhaustive review of the new iriver E100. A great review with good photos and in depth commentary on iriver’s newest release into the flash player market. “The E100 is still a solid player that does many things well, but it isn’t the stellar DAP many were hoping for when details were first revealed at CES 2008. Most users will be pleased by the unit’s sound quality, battery life, design, and extra features, but some (like me) will be left wanting more. The iriver E100 is undeniably good . . . but it’s not great.”

Read the Full Review at Pocketables.net

You may or may not know that the iriver Mplayer has a portable speaker solution. Keeping with the design of the Mplayer itself, the portable speaker looks, well, just like the Mplayer! Jenn K. Lee over at Pocketables.net has put together a nice review (as usual) on the unit, so head on over and gaze at the wonder that is the Mplayer Portable Speaker.

Full Review Here

Is the iriver P10 coming soon?  We think so and thanks to an accidental sighting, it pretty much looks like it’s headed our way.  While updating our version of iriver Plus 3, we noticed in the supported devices drop down listing, the P10.  It’s there in all its glory along with the new E100.  With no official word yet from iriver, we’re going to bank on this clue as a sign of imminent release.