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Jens Of Sweden MP3 Player With OLED, Ogg

Posted by timothy on from the hand-candy dept.

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."

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  1. Button Size by jm92956n · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Jens of Sweden normally has excellent product design, so it's somewhat unfortunate that the button size appears to be as small as possible. The 4-way rocker doesn't look like it'll be fun to manipulate.

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  2. Strange thing I noticed... by amarodeeps · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Isn't that a man's hand holding the mirror to allow lipstick to be applied to a woman's face?? Is that a real mirror picture or a graphic overlaid?

    Need more information. Please help.

  3. OLED? What gave you that idea? by ajlitt · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Did anyone actually spot anything on their site that mentions that the display is OLED? Looks to me more like the OEL (Organic EL) display that some newer car stereos have (new Pioneers, etc). Last I heard blue OLED had some MTBF troubles...

  4. OGG Players' Killer App by TwinkieStix · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I've been to the vorbis site and listened to the ogg samples (Scroll down to the bottom and listen to the 45k/sec samples) of low bit rate compression. It sounds really good at really low bit rates. Scroll up a little and listen to the mp3s at 64 and 128, and then listen to the OGG at 64. That's the quality of mp3 at 1/2 the space.

    Couldn't these companies take better advantage of the ability to play OGG files and include the compressor to actually fit more music in less space? They could advertise a player that holds "more music" in a less expensive package. Instead of advertising the storage space, advertise the number of hours of music, and compare to competitors that cost 2x as much.

  5. Try it. by ProfessionalCookie · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Try to pose your hands like that in a mirror. You'd have to have some pretty funky elbows or a reality distortion field or something.

    I guess the RSD(TM) is already patented

  6. The Mirror Will Make This a Hit by donnacha · · Score: 5, Interesting


    Although most of us will see the mirror display as, at best, a novel cosmetic touch, I've shown these pictures to a girl I happened to have about the place and her response was instant enthusiasm.

    She pointed out that it's always good to have a mirror handy, especially in situations where you aren't carrying your usual bag-of-tricks, such as when you're jogging - with one of these and a tube of lippy in her pocket, a girl would be ready for anything.

    Her one criticism was that that small mic hole, right in the middle of that otherwise unobstructed stretch, would be an irritating distraction for anyone giving their make-up a quick check. I figure that such an infrequently used feature could have been placed elsewhere without affecting its utility. Also, I think they should have extended the right up to or even around the corners, increasing the mirror's ease of use (I presuming that the mirror is just a protective fascia placed over the actual OLED display).

    At the right price point (and I think it is), this could seriously challenge Apple's mostly female targetted Mini ipod.

  7. FM transmitter? by rbb · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I bought their MP300 a couple of weeks ago and I absolutely love it.

    One thing that isn't mentioned on the MP300 page (since usage is illegal in Scandinavia), is that the player includes an FM transmitter that can be enabled by running a small program.

    Does the MP130 have this functionality as well?

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