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More iPod Killers Introduced for the Holiday

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the stuff-to-lust-after dept.

An anonymous reader writes "MP3newswire.net has just released part III and part IV of their iPod Killers for Xmas list. Standouts are a $1200 24K gold-plated player from Jens of Sweeden, a 137 Gig unit called the Xclef, Sony's first true MP3 player, and iRiver's MPEG-4 video jukebox. If you missed them, here are parts I and II."

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  1. $1200 for 24K? by meringuoid · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... How much music can you fit in that kind of space? At one meg a minute, typical for MP3, that's... about one and a half seconds. Surely you expect a little more for twelve hundred dollars these days?

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    1. Re:$1200 for 24K? by neonstz · · Score: 5, Funny

      RTFA. It plays Ogg Vorbis, so you'll get about 2 seconds of music with the same quality as the 1,5 second MP3.

    2. Re:$1200 for 24K? by Ohreally_factor · · Score: 3, Funny

      I believe the 24K is referring to gold karats...

      So they're hoping to capture the rich rabbit market?

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  2. So many ipod killers by Norgus · · Score: 5, Funny
    Yet the ipod isn't dead!

    I wonder if they got the sack.

    1. Re:So many ipod killers by ScrewMaster · · Score: 4, Funny

      You have to drive a stake through the hard drive.

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  3. $1200 for an mp3 player by jlefeld · · Score: 5, Funny

    After spending that much money I don't have any money left for legal music.

  4. iPod killers! by Peyna · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did anyone else get the image of some serial killer known by the name "The iPod Killer" that managed to find someway to turn an iPod into a murderous device?

    If not, I blame Daylight Saving Time. (I just moved from a non-DST state to a DST state.)

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    1. Re:iPod killers! by neonstz · · Score: 3, Funny

      Unfortunately, it has already been done.

    2. Re:iPod killers! by FlashpointWork · · Score: 5, Funny
      The best part in this article is the ad placed in the middle of the page: "RELATED NEWS: Get great deals on the new Apple iPod mini. Starting at under $250".

      Advertising. Never shameless.

  5. Sweeden? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I've never heard of this place called Sweeden . Must be a small town in Canada or something.

  6. Re:Kill the killer by nomadic · · Score: 3, Funny

    Nothing is going to "kill" the iPod

    Used properly, this will.

  7. Re:i fail to see... by nomadic · · Score: 5, Funny

    Thirdly, a gold played mp3 player is dumb.

    Don't be ridiculous; if I had an ipod it would just clash horribly with my gold medallions and my extensive collection of gold rings, including that one that goes on all my fingers at once and has my name spelled out in diamonds.

    Some of us have style, man, and that's why we need the gold-plated mp3 players.

  8. dammit by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    ogg vorbis seems to be becoming a pretty standard feature on these new portables. Now what am I going to complain about.

    1. Re:dammit by NecoX · · Score: 2, Funny

      That it doesn't work with iTunes/ITMS, obviously.

  9. Dupe? by Vicsun · · Score: 5, Funny

    I remember having read this 'ipod-killer' story before...



    DAMN THOSE EDITORS!!!

  10. WiWJUTSM? by gelfling · · Score: 2, Funny

    which iPod would Jesus use to steal music?

    1. Re:WiWJUTSM? by smart.id · · Score: 2, Funny

      He's probably only use the iPod. You know, the only iPod. Idiot.

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  11. Re:Flash prices by toddestan · · Score: 2, Funny

    I guess this might be an issue for those people who like to boot their computers with their mp3 players a lot. Now for the rest of us...

  12. Re:Kill the killer by geminidomino · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hmm... coining a new phrase?

    "When all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like an iPod?"