http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/switched-on-mattels-juice-box-enters-the-matrix/ Engadget Comments for Switched On: Mattel's Juice Box Enters The Matrix http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/switched-on-mattels-juice-box-enters-the-matrix/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/switched-on-mattels-juice-box-enters-the-matrix/Dec 19th 2005 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/switched-on-mattels-juice-box-enters-the-matrix/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/switched-on-mattels-juice-box-enters-the-matrix/Dec 19th 2005 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/switched-on-mattels-juice-box-enters-the-matrix/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/switched-on-mattels-juice-box-enters-the-matrix/Dec 19th 2005 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/switched-on-mattels-juice-box-enters-the-matrix/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/switched-on-mattels-juice-box-enters-the-matrix/Dec 19th 2005 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/switched-on-mattels-juice-box-enters-the-matrix/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/switched-on-mattels-juice-box-enters-the-matrix/Dec 19th 2005 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/switched-on-mattels-juice-box-enters-the-matrix/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/switched-on-mattels-juice-box-enters-the-matrix/I bought this off the shelf at Target where they had a deal price of $54.95 including the adapter kit for MP3's and Jpegs...(card reader, adapter, software, and a 32MB SD mem chip.)
I guess some people think there should be Bose speakers included... With a headphone, the sound is not bad at all...
The adapter takes an SDchip up to 512MB... The Jpegs convert to a prorietary format with a size of 57KB which means you can put a weeks vacation photos on the 32MB SD chip, included.
MP3s can be copied from any source right to the adapter... (Only plays up to 128 speed). An easy Jpeg converter and software CD ripper is easy to use.
The case is strong, 'cuz I dropped it and it didn't break. The pics are as good as can be expected on the screen.
There are controls for brightness, contrast, music or pic selection, and a timer for slide shows. Controls are simple and easy to use.
Dunno where else you can buy an MP3 player that shows Jpeg pics, and plays for from 5 to 15 hours on 3 AA cells. That doesn't even count the TV capability for the proprietary memory, @ about $10 to $20 per chip... (guess that's where Mattel planned to make money)...
Anyway, I've had it for about a month, and am happy to have a fun player without worrying about breaking a $100 to $400 unit.
Works for me!]]>Dec 19th 2005 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/switched-on-mattels-juice-box-enters-the-matrix/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/switched-on-mattels-juice-box-enters-the-matrix/Dec 19th 2005 12:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/switched-on-mattels-juice-box-enters-the-matrix/http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/17/switched-on-mattels-juice-box-enters-the-matrix/
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