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USB Key-Sized MP3 Player With LCD Display

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pretend-you're-in-japan dept.

nhahmada writes "The Muvo MP3 player/storage device from Creative has been out for awhile, but some have complained of its lack of a display or equalizer. Well, now Innogear has released the 128MB Duex mp302 with a backlit LCD supporting ID3 tags, a "multi-category" equalizer and a timer (Why?). The mp302 also has the ability to record/playback voice via its built-in microphone. It can be used for storing any type of file and plays MP3/WMA/WAV. Both the Muvo and mp302 run on one AAA, giving 12 hours of continuous playback. Running at $179, it's a little more expensive than the $169.99 128MB Muvo, but I am willing to shell out ten bucks for an LCD. Go here for a better look at the display."

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  1. Could be a great device if.. by dostick · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Now that could be a great device if it could have mobile phone built in. Or at least a connection to phone.

    The most annoying thing about players today is that you can't hear when your mobile rings.

    1. Re:Could be a great device if.. by dildatron · · Score: 5, Insightful

      why not just put your phone on vibrate?

      I personally want my phone to be a phone and my mp3 player to play mp3's. convergence creates bad interfaces or limited funcionality most of the time.

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    2. Re:Could be a great device if.. by Elwood+P+Dowd · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Bluetooth would have provided perfect convergence if it had been designed properly: Your headphones would play the audio feed from your MP3 player, but give your cell phone a higher priority when it rang.

      I get a little teary when I think of the lost potential in Bluetooth. Maybe they'll get things working right in a couple more years.

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  2. to eliminate a hundred comments by dildatron · · Score: 4, Insightful

    olbigatory comment about not decoding ogg files.

    yeesus, is it that hard to decode ogg files? all you have to do is implement it!

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  3. Enough room? by n-baxley · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This really doesn't seem like enough room for any kind of serious travel. I don't want to have to load it up with new songs every time I go out, and this won't hold more than what, an hour? I really see these "little" MP3 players going away fast and the IPod like players coming in. I don't want to bring along A CD, I want to bring my whole jukebox!

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    1. Re:Enough room? by lamp77 · · Score: 2, Insightful

      Theres a huge market for this
      I mean, look at how many armband fm radios sell? Those things are crap, but joggers want them.
      with this you can bring your ssh client, private keys, browser, and > 1hour of music to listen to on the bus to work.
      Thats pretty good in my book.

  4. stupid. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Ok, let me get this straight....
    We are we supposed to be impressed by (yet another) MP3 player that...

    1: has very low storage capacity.
    2: has a crummy design (did you see the buttons!?)
    3: has an easy to lose end cap.

    Who is buying these pieces of crap?!?!

  5. Recharge? by photon317 · · Score: 5, Insightful


    Nice device, but would it have been all that hard for them to replace the AAA battery with a rechargeable one and let it recharge from the +5V on the USB connector?

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  6. Why I bought a Memory based Player??? by Dante333 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Cause its smaller, cheaper, has a better battery life, holds what I need, and has NO MOVING PARTS. Contrary to all the Baywatch episodes I've watched, having stuff bounce around in not always a good thing.

  7. Hooray! by hbmartin · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Now I can have an expensive player that has too-small-to-push-with-out-searching-for-them buttons and memory to hold all of 3 medium quality CDs worth of music. Jeez, get an iPod.

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  8. Oh yey... by DigitalDad · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Another gaget that's small enough for me to lose

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