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Another iPod Competitor

Posted by timothy on from the looks-worthy dept.

rael9real writes "NOMAD has intoduced a new player. It has USB 2 and FireWire (finally), and supports WMA and MP3. It has a 20GB drive like the high-end iPod, and supposedly holds more music because it supports WMA (though why someone would want to use WMA is beyond me). It *is* cheaper than the iPod, though. Looks like a definite competitor. Maybe it'll drive iPod pricing down." Update: 10/14 21:21 GMT by T : Note that the listed specs for the player mention only "USB," not USB 2.

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  1. prostityootka! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    govorit meenya zavoot, syeka!

  2. Is this friggin Apple day? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Look, Apple is great and all, but how many Apple related stories does Slashdot need in one day? There's a whole Apple section for people that want them. Maybe the rumors about Apple buying OSDN are true.

  3. You stupid slashdot dorks sure are braindead. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    404 File Not Found
    The requested URL (articles/02/10/14/199201.shtml?tid=137) was not found.

    If you feel like it, mail the url, and where ya came from to pater@slashdot.org.

    Also, WTF is there no obligatory mention of OGGGGGGGGGGGGGG and shit?

  4. Re:20 GB hard drive? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Please take your juvenile quest for piracy elsewhere. It's not wanted here.

  5. Re:Why not Ogg Vorbis? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    99% of Slashdot readers are unemployed highschool losers. They can't afford to buy this kind of device. There is no market for Slashdot readers.

  6. Re:You're obviously an uninformed zealot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Seeing as how you chose an old musical as your nick, I'm going to have to assume that you're homosexual.

  7. Re: Archos inovated what? by Pengo · · Score: 4, Troll


    Archose didn't innovate anything. They put a bigger storage medium onto mp3 players.

    Apple brought functionality and un-matched system integration with a first class application (iTunes). They have managed to turn the device into a personal organizer as well. The only thing out there that I have seen that comes close to this is the PocketPC devices, but the storage and battery is dismal on those devices.

    I would say that Apple delivered the full widget where other manufacturers have failed. I consider that strongly innovative and even more progressive.

  8. Re:You're obviously an uninformed zealot QWZX by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Companies nobody cares about or has heard of are providing providing vaporware support. Oooh!

  9. Re:you confuse me by edrugtrader · · Score: 0, Troll

    correct analogy would be 4 supermodels or 12 ugly southern dirty hos.

    yes, i would take the ugly hos... it ain't no fun if the homeys can't get none.

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