Now available for order are iRiver’s 4GB and 8GB Spinn MP4 Players. These new players sport some neat features including iRiver’s new Spinn System Toggle Wheel where “with a simple movement of the thumb, the user can navigate through icons by rotating the spindle and pushing down on it to select options.” You can also control the player using its 3.3-inch touch screen display that provides feedback via vibration. Also of note is the player’s FM radio, built-in microphone, Bluetooth connectivity, text-viewer and e-dictionary. It’s nice to see a manufacturer bringing life and style back to portable media players that have almost become a commodity.

Now available for order is the Onkyo DV-BD606, which is the first Blu-ray disc player we’ve seen from Onkyo. There’s been a steady stream of new Blu-ray players showing up at our stores in recent weeks. Sadly, the only thing that makes this one stand out is its high price tag given its feature set which rivals that seen in players less than half its price like the Sony BDP-S350 and Panasonic DMP-BD35K. Especially of note is the DV-BD606’s Profile 1.1, which means it’s not capable of accessing bonus content via an internet connection. So, what features stand out? It can play MP3s and CDs. And, it has an HQV video processor that is known to do a great job upscaling standard definition DVDs to near HD quality.

A couple months ago, Sony released some home theater receivers labeled “Elevated Standards” which we talked about in a couple posts. To complement these existing high-end receivers, Sony also released the SCD-XA5400ES, which is a Super Audio CD player and can now be found at our stores. This single-disc players features an uncompressed digital output signal via HDMI that can be processed by a receiver. Now, if we only had some CDs around to play on this thing…

Samsung’s latest Blu-ray player, the BD-P2500, can now be found at our stores. Along with many of the features seen on the latest Blu-ray players from Sony and Panasonic, this Samsung model is reported to include an HQV processor that greatly improves picture quality when viewing standard definition DVDs on your HDTV.

Now for sale is Sony’s PRS-700 Reader Digital Book. With an 6-inch touchscreen display and enough capacity to store up to 350 digital books, this Reader is about the size of a slimmed down paper back book. Sony says, “The device features high-resolution, high contrast electronic paper display technology which provides a reading experience very much akin to ink-on-paper…” Read more in Sony’s press release.

Denon has had some pricey Blu-ray disc players at our stores for a while (See the DVD-2500BTCI & DVD-3800BDCI). And now their long-awaited, lower priced model, the DVD-1800BD, is starting to ship. Most of you will find it doesn’t quite measure up to other Blu-ray players like the Pansasonic DMP-BD55K and Sony BDP-S550 that cost over $100 less and offer better features like Profile 2.0, 7.1-channel analog audio output and an ethernet port. Read more in Denon’s press release [PDF].

Now for sale are more EEE PCs from Asus– the 900HA, 904HA and 1000HA. These models are all lower priced versions of existing 900/904/1000 EEE PCs, which have Wireless-N and Bluetooth connectivity that is absent from these new guys.

The number one seller of projectors, Epson, is out with three new entry level models– the EX30, EX50 and EX70. The EX70 features a 16:10 aspect ratio and WXGA resolution, while both the EX30 and EX50 are lower resolution, 4:3 aspect ratio units. The EX70 also comes with an HDMI input and SD card slot. Read more in Epson’s press release.

The Panasonic DMP-BD35K, which is the other half of Panasonic’s fourth generation of Blu-ray disc players, is now available for order. Read more about it and its sibling in a post from yesterday.

Now available for order is the Panasonic DMP-BD55K Blu-ray Disc Player. The DMP-BD55K is very similar to the not-yet-released DMP-BD35K, which will be the other half of Panasonic’s fourth generation of Blu-ray players. For the most part, the two players have the same features; however, the DMP-BD55K has some more audio options including analog output signals for 7.1-channel surround sound. Read more in Panasonic’s press release.