Luxpro at it again with the EZ Tangent and Top Tangent

They can't, they won't and they don't stop pumping out iPod shuffle ripoffs. This time around, Luxpro's new potentially hypothetical "products" one-up the Super Tangent (nee Super Shuffle) by addressing that ubiquitous beef about Apple's shuffle: they add an OLED screen. It's monochrome and it's tiny (128 x 64 pixels — and that's the bigger of the two), but hey, we're sure it will still be cause for celebration from the haters. Other than that, it's just the same unit, with FM radio and voice recording in both 512MB and 1GB versions. The only difference between the EZ Tangent and the Top Tangent (pic after the jump) is the screen orientation, which in the latter is flush vertical instead of perpendicular to the unit's orientation. Guess Luxpro couldn't figure out how to rock that whole G-sensor thing, even in their imaginations.

[Kevin @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

damn haters.

[narco @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

I already thought it was confirmed that Luxpro just uses these shuffle ripoffs to get attention from the media to sell their other products. If this is true, I guess everyone keeps falling into the same trap.

Fishes,
narco.

[TheZodiac @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Check out their EZ Season, and the TINY USB FM transmitter that sits at the bottom of the USB port :)

[jg @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

i say go for it, apple ripped off konfabulator, payback is a b**tch.

[Alex3305 @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

hmm there is another version on the site of LuxPro. Its called the Super Tangent. Its the same as any other Tangent but than without a screen like the iPod Shuffle. More info on:

http://www.luxpro-corp.com/e_570d.htm
and
http://www.luxpro-corp.com/e_575d.htm

[Et Tu @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Where can I purchase this, outside of Taiwan?

[Tim Quernemoen @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

What came first, the hater or the fanboy?
Without bias media and other fanboys there would be no haters. Haters don't hate the product or the Manufacturer, they hate the fanboy bias.

[Hans Reiter @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

When will these Tangents finnaly reach iPod Country(SF)? I want to buy one!!!

[boss sauce @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

(5)-- can't puchase it 'cause IT DOESN'T EXIST! Why does Engadget keep giving them free press for putting together "wouldn't it be cool if..." PhotoShop comps?

[I'm Torn Queen Em @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

"Posted May 6, 2005, 2:05 PM ET by Tim Quernemoen
What came first, the hater or the fanboy?
Without bias media and other fanboys there would be no haters. Haters don't hate the product or the Manufacturer, they hate the fanboy bias.
"
It's the fanboys fault for liking something? The media forces you to become a hater? You have a complete lack of character if your attitude can be so easily controlled by others.

[Marked @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Well said Tim. Well said.

[mike @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

say go for it, apple ripped off konfabulator, payback is a b**tch.
---
huh? Apple has a 70% markeshare and a 60% share in flash.. how exactly is this payback? This company is a complete joke.

Oh well, it's nice to know it 'playsforsure'

[TheZodiac @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Who cares about any of this. No one is REALLY going to outselll MP3 players in one market of the other. Apple isnt competing with anyone when it comes to players - everyone is competing with them. THey just compete wieh themselves to make something better over the last one. Simple.

I dont own ANYTHING appple - I am neither a fanboy nor a hater - I just like whatever I like. They all do the same thing. Some people like it simple - some people like options.

[js @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

there crazy. they are actually crazy.

[TQO @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Tim Quernemoen is a queer & silly boy...
but it does make sense... i hate it when i see other people happy with something (especially when the media agrees!).
your hater status is fully justified, so don't feel so self concious. it's unfortunate that unbiased haters must endure such love and enthusiasm for something other than themselves.

btw, isn't bias a given?

the tangents look good.

[brickballs @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

i'm not a hater, i dont mind apple, but jeeze, my ipod crashed more often than my winblows pc in the month or so that i'v had it.

i had to sent it back for repair/replacement yesterday because it turned from a decent music player into an expensive brick.

[jv @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

uh, boss sauce. iirc, working display units were available at cebit. while that doesn't necessarily mean the ez/top tangent are real, it also means that they're capable of creating a shuffle knock-off just fine.

[Finishing.Law.School @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

i thought that said "easy target" at first glance and was something in response to people getting robbed of their ipods...

[Finishing.Law.School @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

i thought that said "easy target" at first glance and was something in response to people getting robbed of their ipods...

[Vision33r @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

I don't know why only in America you have fanbois for everything from toaster ovens to mp3 player, where in Asia, nobody seemed to care that much, you buy what you can afford and no discussion about it.

If you waved an Ipod in Japan, nobody cares..

[Andrew 510 @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

Actually, the EZ Tangent also has support for for protected WMA, not just a bigger screen.

[joey @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

where can i buy luxpro in ny?

[Kesey @ Dec 19th 2005 1:21AM]

You can buy one right here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5801698084