MobiBlu's DAH-1500, the newest "World's Smallest" player
posted Jan 26th 2005 4:12PM
We were totally about to call BS on this thing (no way could it be smaller than the Hsuan Mao MP3-6610, though it looks like it'd best Samsung's YP-T5H easily) until we did the math on the volume. Today we set it straight, who's got the smallest MP3 player in the world: BenQ Joybee 102—the former World's Smallest, as it turns out, is somehow 10.52cm³, still 23.5% smaller than the latest World's Smallest, the DAH-1500, which is 13.82cm³ (the Hsuan Mao is a close 2nd at 15.08, and the Samsung trails way behind at 28.56). Whatever, anyway; though a cube may not be our first choice for the shape of a digital audio player, at least they get points for evoking a TV with that little little OLED display. They're also claiming a 20-hour battery life, which would also make it the World's Longest Lasting audio player battery. Uh, yeah.
[Thanks, Brian]
Do you mean millimetres by any chance?
I dunno about this.... it seems to me like that is too small a player to have a usable screen. That interface looks tortured.
kinda want to buy two, put dots on each side of it and play craps.
doesn't the new cowon player get something like 40-50 hours battery life? and how long will we have to wait before they fabricate a battery that recharges from nerdsweat?
Earring Mp3 players, the next big thing.
DAH-1500 might be the smallest, but I'm not sure it's DAH coolest!
DAH jokes just keep on coming!
But can you "create a life of boundless vitality, sophisticated sensibility, and Bohemian attitude" with this new cube player? Because you can with the Benq...
"But can you "create a life of boundless vitality, sophisticated sensibility, and Bohemian attitude" with this new cube player? Because you can with the Benq..."
No, but DAH chicks dig it!
Shouldn't it be cm3? AT least that's what I learned in chemistry ages ago.
the sony nw-e99 mp3 player gets 70 hrs of battery life on a single AAA battery. it's size is pretty damn tiny too, maybe not as small, but i think its pretty damn close still @ 30 cubic cm.
http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_DisplayProductInformation-Start?ProductSKU=NWE99
Sorry guys, forced perspective.
That's actually a 1/4 inch heaphone jack on top there. ;)
The loop thing on the top is obviously to you can tow it around under a wheeled cart of some kind.
Yes, Cowon's iAudio G5 has 50 hours of playback. Didn't know about the Sony one though.
http://www.jetaudio.com/products/iaudio/g3/
Guys,
The battery part was a joke--just like how it's a joke how it's the "World's Smallest".
Best,
Ryan
It's smaller than the iSnob
Aiwa (wholly owned by Sony, I might add) has offered MP3 players (XDM series) that get ~100 hours on a single AA battery since December.
man, sarcasm can be so hard to spot on the written page. one wonders how many wars were started over misinterpretations such as this ...
Their endeavor to create the smallest MP3 player in ther world must be precious.
Really want to buy one.
i have it.. i got it yesterday as a birthday present from my dad.. he does the commisions between two companies..
between korea and england.. it's really small and it's light. i haven't tried it out because i haven't charged it, and i put it on about 15 mins ago, the screen is so cute as well...
it comes with a necklace ear phones, where it hangs on your neck like a necklace..
I bought the 1gig MobiBlu DAH-1500 about two weeks ago and I have to say that I really like it. When comparing battery life, remember that it has an internal rechargable battery. Talk about 40-70 Hour battery lives all you want, but those are on batteries that you have to replace. AAAs are pretty pricy, especially over the course of 3 years. The DAH has a battery life of 17 hours and a recharge time of 3 hours. Thats pretty nice. Not to mention the display. Its beautiful. And its small, but not too small. This thing is so sleek and sexy. Everybody that I show wants to buy one.
I want one now... where did you two(Rachel and Drewsus) pick yours up? Froogle didn't come up with many promising results.
"AAAs are pretty pricy, especially over the course of 3 years."
Only if you buy alkalines. Get rechargable NiMH's instead and they are extremely cheap. (The AAA cells themselves are more expensive than alkalines, but they last for years.) And, you don't have to worry about a non-replaceable lithium ion battery wearing out.
Plus, with the Rayovac 15 minute charger and batteries I use, the recharge time is (like it says) 15 minutes. It charges AA's for my camera and AAA's for my MP3 player.
Wow Michael that charger sounds incredible, could u tell me where u got it or how much it is?
What's biggest/smallest anyway? We seem to be talking volume, but maybe ought to consider surface area - and there the BenQ is BIGGER. 36.7cm2 vs 34.56cm2. So there!
Anyway, I got a DAH-1500i in the US last week, and it's EVERYTHING I could ask for (except for a time-remaining counter). Funny thing is, I didn't actually realise that the offerings were different between UK and US, just that it was MUCH cheaper over there.