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World's Smallest MP3 Player

Posted by timothy on from the at-this-point-in-time dept.

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.

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  1. Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. by Laebshade · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is it really that small?

    1. Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. by Formz · · Score: 5, Insightful

      People seem to be focused on size, but SHAPE is just as, or even more important. What you you rather carry in your pocket, a SQUARE, or a FLAT RECTANGLE (IE: shuffle, sony thing, etc.)

      Imagine a corner of that stupid thing digging into your leg. No thanks.

    2. Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. by saider · · Score: 5, Funny

      I'd rather stuff a LONG CYLINDRICAL player in my pants.

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    3. Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. by Washizu · · Score: 5, Funny

      What you you rather carry in your pocket, a SQUARE, or a FLAT RECTANGLE (IE: shuffle, sony thing, etc.)

      You'd be able to fit an infinite number of two dimensional squares and rectangles in your pocket, so it's hardly an issue.

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    4. Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. by rhesuspieces00 · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Yet another manufacturer fails to make the distinction between "we can" and "we should."

    5. Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. by adamjaskie · · Score: 4, Funny

      Bah. My company is manufacturing POINT-shaped mp3 players with INFINITE storage capacity. NEVER RUN OUT OF ROOM AGAIN!

      Unfortunately, we seem to have a problem with them being a little bit too... dense. It has caused several mishaps with things such as nearby stars and passing photons, so we like to keep our factories in remote places in the universe while we perfect the process.

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  2. weird... by grub · · Score: 5, Funny

    I found this wee thumbnail sized MP3 player... plugged in my own earphones... hit play and heard weird static with the sound of flies buzzing played. Then my cell rang and a weird, detached voice said "Seven days..." and hung up. Any ideas?

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    1. Re:weird... by VikingBerserker · · Score: 4, Funny

      That's odd. About a week ago I lost my thumbnail sized MP3 player, and I~d&()@#[NO CARRIER]

  3. Don't swallow it... by Pxtl · · Score: 4, Funny

    You'll get it stuck in your iSophagus.

  4. is it also by arootbeer · · Score: 4, Funny

    powering their web server?

  5. 24mm square = 1" square. by baryon351 · · Score: 5, Funny

    > The player is 24x24x24 milimeters (about the size of the tip of
    > your finger

    Anyone with one inch square fingertips is scary. Seriously. I doubt seeing a 1" cube I could relate it to *ANY* body part.

    1. Re:24mm square = 1" square. by nEoN+nOoDlE · · Score: 4, Funny

      I doubt seeing a 1" cube I could relate it to *ANY* body part.

      Some guys get all the luck.

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  6. Hmmm... by xor.pt · · Score: 5, Interesting

    With a player that small, maybe they could just make one the shape of a hear piece and we could just change the musics with a bluetooth remote.

    1. Re:Hmmm... by Pxtl · · Score: 4, Interesting

      I'd like that - just do 2 pieces of equipment - a headphone MP3 player, and a bluetooth wristwatch for control..

    2. Re:Hmmm... by Hogwash+McFly · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hear piece? Musics?

      Why do I hear Mr Burns when I read your post, and why is it hilarious?

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  7. Re:Imagine a beowulf... by hal9000(jr) · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I dont know why you'd want a mp3 player that small, interface would be a bitch compared to the slightly larger say, ipod mini. You are obviously not a grrrl. Glue a chain and post on it and you got a music earring. In fact, I think it was at WalMart that I saw something just like it.

  8. fingertips by justforaday · · Score: 4, Funny

    The player is 24x24x24 milimeters (about the size of the tip of your finger...

    Sounds like it should be really easy to push the buttons to control the thing...

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  9. Tip of one's finger?? by sczimme · · Score: 5, Funny


    The player is 24x24x24 milimeters (about the size of the tip of your finger or various small items)

    I don't know about the rest of the non-gigantism population, but the tips of my fingers are rather smaller than one cubic inch.

    For scale: early in the movie 'Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban', Harry causes his b*tchy aunt to inflate and blow away like a balloon. Her finger was the first part to inflate; when she holds it up, the tip of the finger appears to be about 1" in diameter.

    To sum up: normal finger tips are not 1" in diameter.

    / pulled a muscle reaching for that comparison

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  10. Cube? CUBE? by Hortensia+Patel · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you're going for small form factor, why on earth would you want a cube? Surely the ideal is more of a thin credit-card shape, so that it'll fit conveniently in pockets. Not to mention offering more surface area for sensibly-sized controls.

    I suppose this is marginally more convenient than the "caltrop", "shuriken" and "mousetrap" form factors, but it's a close thing.

  11. Almost the exact same volume as the iPod Shuffle. by argent · · Score: 5, Insightful

    1"x1"x1" = 1 cubic inch.

    0.98" x 3.3" x 0.33" = 1.06 cubic inch.

    And the shuffle is easier to fit in your pocket.

  12. Re:Almost the exact same volume as the iPod Shuffl by VidEdit · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Yup, the shuffle is easier to pocket, but a display screen, nested folders, WMA playback and an FM tuner kick in features Apple is to elitist to include. (PS, I'm writing this missive on my Powerbook...but I do think Apple is elitist.)

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  13. Actually by i_should_be_working · · Score: 5, Informative

    The one sold at walmart is usb 2.0