Cowon's iAudio T2

by Ryan Block, posted Jun 8th 2006 at 9:55AM

It might have been a little more appropriate if their T2 came fashioned in Liquidmetal (sorry, had to), but Cowon's latest iAudio player comes in 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB sizes, and features MP3, OGG, WMA (sorry, doesn't look to be PlaysForSure), FLAC, WAV, and ASF, and your usual OLED color display, 12 hour battery, FM receiver / recorder, and voice recorder; all in a diminutive 0.5-inch thick shell that smacks more of an old school Walkman than an anti-iPod, if you ask us.

[Via iAudiophile]

Filed under: Portable Audio

Tags: cowon, flash player, FlashPlayer, iaudio, mp3 player, Mp3Player, portable audio, PortableAudio, t2

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

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PJK @ Jun 8th 2006 10:07AM

Definitely smacks of 80's retro lookswise but that doesn't have to be a bad thing...

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Craig @ Jun 8th 2006 10:54AM

That actually looks quite nice.

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dave95 @ Jun 8th 2006 11:26AM

I suddenly have the Urge to pull out my old cassette collection collecting dust from my basement.

In a digital world, coming out with a retro looking player IMO that's not as good looking as an iPod, Samsung, Creative etc. may not be the best move. Unless it's priced as a retro player.

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jumpymathguy @ Jun 8th 2006 12:40PM

I don't understand why the Playsforsure certification is necessary. If the unit can play MP3, OGG, WMA, FLAC, WAV, and ASF, it will play for sure. Don't know why Playsforsure has to be mentioned at all. Not a big fan of Apple or its FairPlay either or AAC.

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WaveLine @ Jun 8th 2006 2:21PM

I've had a Cowon iAudio U2 for quite a while now and I love the little thing. They're not the most stylish chunks of plastic on the market, but I'll be damned if they aren't up there on the list of the best sounding. They're a bit under the radar it seems in the MP3 market but for the price, and the sound quality, I'd take one over an iPod any day.

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gotfrap @ Jun 8th 2006 4:29PM

wow. that looks awesome.too bad I can get it, i'm iPod only. lol. looks really nice though.

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Joe @ Jun 8th 2006 11:36PM

Yeah. I like it also and it has an FM radio. I refuse to buy an iPod until Apple integrates a radio into them.

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Gryzor @ Jun 9th 2006 3:42AM

jumpymathguy, PlaysForSure is not only about the plain format, it's also about DRM. THe problem is, obviously, with WMA and ASF - they don't have the DRM certification necessary for the device to be compatible with many legal music download sites.

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Darrell @ Aug 1st 2006 6:09PM

Most serious gym buffs I know are "ga-ga" over the pendant style. Doing cardio with the carrying case attached to your waist or arm and earphones attached is a pain-in-the-butt. The pendant style makes it so much easier. One of my weight lifting buds was in the market for a new MP3 player. When I showed him a picture of the T2 and told him the release date is AUG 15th, he put off his purchase in anticipation of getting this baby.

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