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Olympus Preps MP3 Player With Cam & Color Display

Posted by timothy on from the not-a-killer-just-a-contender dept.

igrp writes "Japan-based electronics manufacturer Olympus just announced their plans to enter the HD-based MP3 player market currenly dominated by Apple's iPod. What makes this stand out from all the other 'iPod killers' are their players' specs. Their top-of-the-line 'MR-500i' model sports a 1,22 MP camera, a 3.7" color touch screen VGA display with a slick-looking red backlight, JPEG support and according to this German newssite weighs in with a battery life of 8 hours. No word on prices and availability in the U.S. yet."

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  1. Prices were already anounced.. by keepper · · Score: 5, Informative

    249 for the 100i
    499 for the 500i

    http://www.imaging-resource.com/NEWS/1097689832. ht ml

  2. Been there, seen that. by eddy · · Score: 3, Informative

    MP3 player + camera + color display. I think iRiver already did that.

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  3. Olympus MP3 Player Gets Down to Business by Mstrgeek · · Score: 2, Informative
    This is good write up from PC world dealing with the Olympus MP3 Player

    http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,53123,00 .asp

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  4. Wow, JPEG support, eh? by ScrewMaster · · Score: 2, Informative

    What is the maximum data rate it supports for JPEG playback, since most of my JPEGs are recorded at 320 kp/s (kilopixels/second.) I know that some JPEG players can't play back images that are recorded that quickly.

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