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Jens Of Sweden MP3 Player With OLED, Ogg
rune-bare-rune writes "Gadget manufacturer Jens of Sweden launches a nice-looking MP3 player with an unusual OLED display that doubles as a mirror. Supports MP3, WMA and OGG Vorbis. And as a few other really small players it handles the USB connection nicely."
It looks like a rebranded iRiver to me...
They're still making devices with USB 1.1? Especially for something like an MP3 player, where you're moving large amounts of data, USB 2 is a must. For low-end devices with only 512M of storage, you're going to be doing a lot of adding/removing of files, which makes having to constantly wait during every session a hastle; for the larger devices, it's insane to have to wait forever for your collection to transfer over the outdated 1.1 spec.
In a world where modern machines come with USB 2, and it's also backwards compatible with USB 1, there's no excuse to make an mp3 player that only supports USB 1.1.
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Personally, this form factor (similar to Creative Labs) has some appeal to me. I know everyone says that the HD's in iPods are shock proof and this and that, but for using at the gym or while running, you can't beat this super-mini form factor and solid state construction. Great to see they're offering some value-adds such as ogg support.
It's not an iPod clone simply because it's a flash media MP3 player, not a hard drive MP3 player like an iPod is.
and with 512mb you could store ... 2 albums!
Okay, that's just cool looking and I give them huge props on the look and feel. Even the USB-port-slide-out-feature is very cool. Not as certain about the "joystick" feature.
But what is with the 256MB capacity? I am not trying to be an Apple zelot here, but with the iPod Mini, hasn't Apple really drawn a line in the sand where Style and 4GB capacity intersect at a sub $250 price point?
The way I see it, no one who ever uses a high capacity digital music player (remember back when we called them MP3 players?) will ever go BACK to a low capacity sub 100 song player. Just won't happen. You get hooked on the ability BROWSE.
But anyway, nice looking toy
I only came here to do two things; kick some ass, and drink some beer...looks like we're almost out of beer.
Either that or this woman has two left hands. Look at the hand in the reflection and look at the hand holding the device. Both left. Wheeee....
- Twilight1
>Isn't that a man's hand holding the mirror to allow
>lipstick to be applied to a woman's face??
It had BETTER be a different person, or they have two left hands...
*grin*
--Brandon / Split Infinity Music
That is, if you can keep it clean and free of scratches. I know some people who have their caseback so badly scratched up that its pretty much lost its reflective properties.
I agree that bashing a product or post the lifts up a product, simply because it is not made by Apple is bad. However, i would not go as far as to say we shouldn't be allowed to automatically hold the product to the standard Apple has set.
After all, Apple has created a 'reference standard' for the digital media player industry by which all other digital media players are, in my opinion, rightly judged. The same holds true for Windows. Apple Linux and before it Unix were and remain compared to Windows, the reference standard for desktop OS.
I only came here to do two things; kick some ass, and drink some beer...looks like we're almost out of beer.
kinda refreshing in a way :-D
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Presumably, the person who modded the parent post as "redundant" and the two ACs who added useless replies fall into this category.
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The person holding that MP3 player is almost certainly a man.
I'm not sure if it is a man holding it, but whoever it is has two left hands. Creepy!
As someone ignorant about OLED technology ... how exactly are they creating a mirror finish here. Is it dynamic? One minute it's translucent and not mirror-ish, the next minute it's reflective silver colored? I don't get it, and I don't speak "bork bork bork."
Ironically, the word ironically is often used incorrectly.
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Is it just me - or does it look like this woman has two left arms? If I'm right, her thumb in the reflection should be on the /other/ side.
I'm fairly certain it's the photographer's hand that is holding the player. It's easier to get a good shot when you can shift the mirror with your own hands. And besides, otherwise she'd have two left hands.
Or for $25 more you can upgrade to a unit with 4GB and Firewire.
The Signal/Noise ratio can be improved in two ways. Remaining silent is the OTHER way.
You're being sarcastic...which means that you've forgotten that such a feature might appeal to 50% of the world's potential MP3 player market. Yes, the same market that the pink iPod mini appeals to. Yes, the same market that is outside the experience of the stereotypical Slashdot poster. Yes, we're talking about women.