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e.Digital Promises Another iPod Competitor

Posted by timothy on from the think-exactly-the-same dept.

joefefifo writes: "e.Digital has a press release describing their Odyssey 1000, supposedly due out in the fall. Some stats: Looks like an iPod, uses USB 2.0., has a 20GB capacity, built-in mic for voice recording and navigation, FM Tuner with 12 presets, Mac & PC compatible, iTunes compatible, runs e.Digital's MicroOS 2.0. Except for the choice of OS, looks pretty sweet. Any chance someone will get it to run Linux instead?" Like Toshiba's little player, it uses USB 2 rather than Firewire.

4 of 256 comments (clear)

  1. Digital??? by Pig+Hogger · · Score: 2, Funny

    Digital??? You mean Compaq???? Er... you mean Hewlett-Packard???

  2. DRM Support!! Whoopee! by -tji · · Score: 4, Funny

    Wow, look at that feature list... 20GB storage, 16MB buffer, AM/FM radio, and best of all:

    # WMA Digital Rights Management (DRM) support

    Those marketroids really know how to sell a product. I'm sure customers will be clamoring for that feature.

  3. Re:Get over it by Cardhore · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yeah, I agree. It's not like F-22s or anything really care what operating system they're running, so why should a portable music player?

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  4. Backward Compatible? by Seth+Golub · · Score: 2, Funny

    Is it compatible with the Odyssey? Can I play pong on it?