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World's Smallest MP3 Player
Chris_Yates writes "mobiBlu is claiming to produce the world's smallest mp3 player, the DAH-1500 cube. The player is 24x24x24 millimeters (about the size of the tip of your finger or various small items), weighs 18 grams, uses OLED technology, and comes in a variety of colors. The 1GB version is currently selling for $130 at Wal-Mart. Buy one today, so you can lose it within a week!" Update: 07/25 22:56 GMT by T : An anonymous reader points out this review of the device.
Can you say iSophagus?
The device uses USB 1.1 which is painfully slow to manage songs IMHO.
I take TWO things into consideration with my mp3 player choices.. FM Radio Capabilities, and power management.. This has an FM radio tuner (ipod cost $250 and doesnt?? wtf??) and also, the rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery that charges from the USB port is freakin awesome.. this thing couldn't get any better.. but, i'm still scared to spend over $100 on an mp3 player.. i rather use my $60 ILO with FM tuner and recording capabilities.. real nice design though.. i'll get one once they drop in price.. 1gb is a good amount of space too.. anyone who needs more than that, is crazy..
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You have to hover over the cryptic arrows in the middle of the page. Apparently they are for the view from the diretion the arrow is pointing. A copule of those pics show the display.
...here's a link to Wal-Mart's website. They appear to be nearly sold out of the 1 gig ones, though.
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Indeed. 24x24x24mm is roughly an inch cubed. Small, yes, but hardly fingertip size.
This thing is almost exactly the same volume as the ipod shuffle (though a cube is arguably an inferior form factor), and requires a cable to connect it to a computer instead of having a built-in USB plug.
That means it's not as useful as a self-contained portable storage device.
"Leave the strategizing to those of us with planet-sized brains." -Tycho
Ooh, look! An actual review.
The mp3-player is also known as JNC SSF-8100: http://www.jnc-digital.com.au/products_details.php ?id=66#
So, as the mobiblu site's down, who _actually_ created this?
The one sold at walmart is usb 2.0
High-speed is optional in the USB 2.0 specs.
This little cube is more than 20% smaller than an iPod shuffle by volume. (24 mm per side / 25.4 mm/inch)^3=0.84 cubic inches, which is .84/1.06=0.79 times the volume of an ipod shuffle (1.06 cu. in.)
It also has FM radio, which no ipod does.
It's also considerably cheaper than an iPod.
Sorry mods -- this post may appear to disparage the ipod and/or other apple products, but, um, well, ipods rulezorz!!!!111!one
everything in moderation
But you don't put this thing in your pants pocket you'd need a really long headset cord and it'd get caught on things. Either you put it in your shirt pocket (where flat is also better), or you just leave it hanging from the cord, in which case flat is usually better as well.
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I belive the official term is Sluggite ...
24x24x24 mm = 0.945" cubed.
http://www.aztech.com/press/2005/PressMP3.pdf
Actually, a 1GB iPod shuffle is $129.
There ain't no rules here; we're trying to accomplish something.
No, Ogg Vorbis not technically superior.
Ogg Vorbis stores data in floating-point format, which is fine for computer CPUs that are equipped with a floating-point co-processor. However, supporting an extra processor sucks up more energy and reduces battery life. Otherwise, without the co-processor, the floating point calculations would have to be performed in software, which would impact performance.
MP3 uses only integers, and so is ideal for portable, battery-saving systems.