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Holiday Competition For iPod Dollars

Posted by timothy on from the ho-ho-ho dept.

An anonymous reader writes "MP3newswire.net is running a two part article on 15 new digital music portables or "iPod Killers" as the digerati have dubbed them. iPod Killers for Christmas Part I includes what I think is the coolest new player, the Olympus MR 500i with touch-screen technology and and sharp black-on-white color scheme. iPod Killers for Christmas Part II's most interesting portables are the new Epson MPEG-4/MP3 media jukebox and the SoniqCast Aireo 2 Wi Fi. Lots of photos and size specs. Also, Ogg Vorbis is picking up steam as more new players are adding it."

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  1. iPod Killer? not likely... by powerline22 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Look, the problem with these companies is that they are concentrating too much on physical design and low cost. They don't realize the fact that the reason why many people buy iPods, even if they cost more, is that they are much easier to install and use than their products. An iPod (on macs at least), there is only one step: Plug into firewire port. Thats it. No need to mess with drivers or install difficult mp3 players on your PC.

  2. Olympus MR 500i by Anonymous+Writer · · Score: 5, Insightful

    iPod Killers for Christmas Part I includes what I think is the coolest new player, the Olympus MR 500i with touch-screen technology and and sharp black-on-white color scheme.

    ...And cute little white "please mug me" earphones just like the iPod.

  3. is this the new "apple's going out of business"? by SuperBanana · · Score: 5, Interesting

    From the recent Apple conference call:

    "In the US, Apple's iPod retains 65% market share of digital music players and over 90% market share of players based on a hard drive."

    Shucks. 90% of the hard drive player market, and more than half of the market overall.

    The Apple Product Cycle (I wish I came up with it, I didn't), which I've linked to in my sig for a month or two because it's hysterical- talks about this "stage" of the game.

    Isn't it funny how people have been proclaiming the death of the iPod for...uh...years? iPod is on its FOURTH generation.

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  4. Re:iPod Killer? by jolyonr · · Score: 5, Insightful

    If there's anything that's going to kill Ogg Vorbis, it's lack of iPod support.

    That's nearer the truth.

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