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Rio Reveals iPod Mini Slayer

Posted by timothy on from the slayer-is-relative dept.

Remik writes "Rio has released a limited edition of its new hard drive based player called Carbon. Coming in lighter and denser (3.2oz with 5 GB of storage) than the Ipod Mini with the same price tag $249, twice the battery life, and nearly the same dimensions. Rio has only made 500 players available in the initial offering, so get one while they last. There's more info at cNet, Pocket Lint and Gizmodo. Highlights: Drag and drop file transfer, charging over USB and Janus compliance."

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  1. Ugly! by aphex2000 · · Score: 0, Troll

    This must be the ugliest mp3 player i've ever seen. Chicks don't dig this one :)

  2. Re:The real important question by john_smith_45678 · · Score: 0, Troll

    Why - are you gay or a girl?

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    John Kerry is a Joke!
  3. Re:The One Missing Feature by prockcore · · Score: 1, Troll

    Indeed, this looks AWESOME, but it's lack of the magical iPod Click Wheel will be the singular feature that kills this product. The click wheel really is the best hardware UI, ever.

    If you say so. I hate the click wheel. You cannot operate an ipod one handed.. it's too hard. Give me a thumbwheel anyday.