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iRiver Preps Linux-based Media Player

Posted by michael on from the holds-thousands-of-baby-pictures dept.

Mr_Silver writes "Infosync is reporting that iRiver is soon to release the Linux based PMP-120 media player which through its colour screen can support MP3, ASF, Ogg Vorbis, JPEG, BMP, AVI, MP4, DivX 3.x, 4.x, 5.x, XviD, MPEG4 SP, Advanced SP and MPEG1. Technically very cool (even more so if it is hackable), but really really ugly. iRiver really should learn how to design nice looking hardware from the experts."

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  1. PIMP-120 by TubeSteak · · Score: 5, Funny

    Did anyone else originally read the subject as the iRiver PIMP-120?

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    1. Re:PIMP-120 by chiller2 · · Score: 5, Funny

      Did anyone else originally read the subject as the iRiver PIMP-120?

      Well, it is a player ;)

      Ok, ok I'll get my coat!

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  2. Re:Enough already! by nizo · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think the submitter meant they should make it in a pretty shade of lime green or mulberry purple to make it less ugly perhaps?

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  3. The name's great though... by HiredMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    You may think it's ugly but how can you hate the PiMP-120?

    Don't be hatin'. That name pnwz!

    Would Apple's version be iPimp?

    =tkk

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  4. I think we all know what this is for by chaotixx · · Score: 5, Funny
    Judging from the demo pictures on the unit (from the article link), it looks like iRiver is thinking what I'm thinking.

    Pr0n to go!

  5. Re:Enough already! by L4ck_0f_54n17y · · Score: 5, Funny

    I agree that the ipod is very sexy, but do you really want to pay hundreds more and/or sacrifice features, just for a few ounces of molded plastic?

    I have a simple solution to those who find the PMP-120 ugly: print out a picture of the ipod, and tape it on the back, and voila! You have an awesome multimedia device AND it looks like an ipod!

  6. *Munch munch* by Lord+Graga · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, that's cool, but can we install windows on it?