Looks like Jens of Sweden is back with a vengeance. The formerly bankrupt company has managed to
come up with the MP-500, a sleek player in a familiar form factor (the company's press release arrived with a subject
line boasting of the player's "nano format"), that includes audio, video, FM, voice recorder, and built-in
speakers, with a fairly reasonable price of $242 for the 2GB version (a 1GB version is $189). Oh, and to differentiate
this from that other "nano format" player, Jens is boasting that this one is scratchproof, and is available
in both black and a bling-worthy gold finish (for $274).
P.S. -We
thought it looked
familiar. Thanks to Darth T for reminding us where Jens of Sweden's really getting their devices these days.
posted Jan 24th 2006 9:49AM
yuk just a waste of money :(
Hmmm. Another Nano clone. Wonder where are the built in speakers though..
According to their pressrelease it has a 24 carat gold back side...
yea, some real bling with those nice tacky screws on the back..
Speakers?
Where?
no i think the screws are cool not tacky. i think this is a great alternative to the "real" nano... but i wonder about two things:
1. is this product going to last or is it junk?
2. what format for video?
:)
The girl... is sooo hot. I'm moving to Sweden.
Like a 20$ hooker wearing a 10$ Target dress.
to #4: The speakers are on the sides.
I like the look and would get one if it had higher screen resolution. Who in their mind would want to wach video on a 128x128 screen? Guess I'll stick to my old Jens of Sweden mp-130 for a while longer...or get a Nano.
http://www.jensofsweden.com/images/mp500/mp500_img_product_excentrique_left_low.jpg
Speakers are on the side.
http://www.jensofsweden.com/images/mp500/mp500_img_product_excentrique_left_low.jpg
Speakers are on the side.
Video
* When converted with the provided transcoder
File Support
MP4 (WMV, AVI, ASF, MPG, MPEG) *
Video
* When converted with the provided transcoder
File Support
MP4 (WMV, AVI, ASF, MPG, MPEG) *
Battery
Type
Rechargeable Li-Polymer (built-in)
Life
Audio: 15.5 hours, Video: 8 hours
Charging Time
2-3 hours (30 min with charger)
Video
* When converted with the provided transcoder
File Support
MP4 (WMV, AVI, ASF, MPG, MPEG) *
Battery
Type
Rechargeable Li-Polymer (built-in)
Life
Audio: 15.5 hours, Video: 8 hours
Charging Time
2-3 hours (30 min with charger)
Uh, this vitually qualifies for Engadget's "Keepin' it Real Fake" classification... right down to the particularly sucky screws... about the only thing those screws would be good for would be future modding/battery swapping.
-Scott Stevenson
They MUST have the same OEM as this
google "ichiban afm-61"
http://www.ichibanglobal.com/products/home_entertainment/product_display.cfm?product_id=AFM-61
oh look..it's EXACTLY the SAME!!!
holy clones-of-clones batman! what will we do?
the nano dosnt do video, so whomever was saying they are sticking with their older JENS or getting a nano, you musnt be fooled again!
Scratchproof? Hmmm, maybe Apple could learn a thing or two from them?
Where are the gold-plated hex-key screws? Those cheap Phillips head screws are so wrong.
Unscratchable 24 carat gold? Good luck with that.
8 hrs vid playback? Fking awesome!!!
Looks pretty cool.
Hahahahahah. Unscratchable? Gold? It's the most malleable metal that we know of. You'd have a harder time scratching a spoon of butter than scratching one of these things.
* Does not include earbuds
* $65 shipping (no other option)
hmmmmm...no thanks
Sweet! A metallic gold back! Yet another feature the iPod doesn't have that people really need! iPod buyers are brainless morons! This is soooo much better! It also has a WOW sound effect. And it records audio! Because I love to hear the sound of my own voice! The iPod wishes it was as cool as this. I'm going to buy one for myself and each of my friends! ..cough, sputter, spit, glurg..
AHHHHH! the B word!
They didnt even bother to cover up the skrews? Or atleast make them a crappy gold color. forget that
i just bought an iriver u10 bc it syncs with wmp.
will this sync with windows media player?
what kinda sync software will it use? i hate drag and drop.
Hey, I think it looks pretty cool. I hope it plays WMA files! Does it? Everybody has ipods....step out from the crowd. This Rocks- I'm getting one!
Here's a review of it:
http://gadgets.fosfor.se/jens-of-sweden-mp-500-review/