Philips GoGear Connect 3 touches down

Just like Samsung’s Galaxy Wi-Fi 3.6, Philips is attempting to take on the iPod Touch with a multimedia device it has dubbed the GoGear Connect. Packing Android 2.3, it throws up a Wi-Fi-enabled multimedia experience with access to the Android Market to keep you appy, complete with web browsing on its 3.2in touchscreen and 720p HD video playback.

As it’s Android, you’re treated to the usual Google gubbins, such as Gmail, Google Talk and YouTube, a customisable home screen and the ability to use it as a mass storage device.

Philips has also thrown in its Songbird application – a bit of hassle-free software designed to help you sync music with your PC. And with wide codec support, it’ll play nice with most music formats. It also packs what Philip’s is calling FullSound, Sound Personalisation and Surround for Movies for “a superior sound experience”. Lastly, if you’re into sharing, Philips’ SimplyShare app allows you to share music via DLNA-enabled devices.

There’s no official release date, but expect it to pop up around October/November.

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Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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