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Gateway Portable MP3 Player

Posted by michael on from the black-and-white-spots-optional dept.

dcsmith writes "Gateway has announced the Gateway Digital Audio Player, a 1.5-ounce USB device that also provides portable storage and voice recording. The device is curently available in a 128MB model priced at $129.99, with a 256MB model priced at $169.99 scheduled to debut on 14 August." The Gateway store has a picture. No mention of DRM.

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  1. No more music hardware technology updates... by DeltaSigma · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ...until the blurb includes "ogg vorbis."

  2. Trying to figure out by stinkwinkerton · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Why this is frontpage news? Is it the size or is it the fact that is records voice as well? I'm not trolling, really honestly trying to figure out what the supercool part is.

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  3. Missing features by nother_nix_hacker · · Score: 5, Funny
    No mention of DRM
    Does DRM have better sound quality than MP3?
    1. Re:Missing features by Frostalicious · · Score: 5, Funny

      Does DRM have better sound quality than MP3?

      Only if you enjoy the sound of sweet silence...

  4. Re:Put into perspective by stratjakt · · Score: 5, Interesting

    For 250 bucks I can get a gig of SDRam for my PDA/Smartphone which can play mp3s.

    Whoopity do. This article was only posted so michael could add his "wah wah DRM" comment to the end.

    It's not really news or at all thrilling, just another in a sea of "me too" products.

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  5. your perspective is skewed by SweetAndSourJesus · · Score: 5, Interesting

    These are Gateway customers we're talking about. Basically, people who have no idea how to buy a computer or computer accessories. When a friendly Gateway sales representative says "would you like to throw in an mp3 player for just $129.99?", lots of people are going to go for it.

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  6. Re:looks like a repackaged muvo by FatRatBastard · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I suspect because it would be expensive. If you add all of the controls and headphone jack to the dock you then have to pump data from the drive to the dock. Thus, the dock has to have USB hub hardware for data transfer from the drive to the dock. With all of the controls / jack on the drive all the dock needs to do is provide power to the drive, which I suspect is a much simpler hardware setup (thus cheaper).

  7. Just in time! by amorico · · Score: 5, Funny

    A friend of mine called from 2000 looking for a state of the art mp3 player. Even at 1.5 ounces the shipping is going to be hell.

    -a

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  8. Re:Price.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Two Reasons
    1.Size
    2.Battery Life

    1.Is the iPod the size of your thumb? No, only solid-state mp3 players are.

    2.Does the iPod use a single AAA battery for 12 hours? No, only solid-state mp3 players do.