http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/ Engadget Comments for 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/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/I thought this was a picture of two of them, one facing forward and one from the back, and that the speakers were integrated into the backside of the player... Otherwise, I agree, removing the speakers would be a top priority.]]>Aug 15th 2006 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Aug 15th 2006 9:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Aug 15th 2006 9:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Aug 15th 2006 9:41AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Aug 15th 2006 9:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/
I like it! My Z5 is still the best mp3 player I've owned by far. GUI is lovely, control system is ok and fairly intuitative compared to the H340 and others I'ved had. Plays OGG, long battery life, drag and drop, scratch resistant screen, small form factor. I'm certainly interested to what they come up with next and this looks fun and a bit different at least with those folding out speakers but yes, they better ditatch so you can go for a smaller form factor if you wish or at leas still be damn thin with them.]]>Aug 15th 2006 10:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Aug 15th 2006 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/
No, please no... it's bad enough in the UK already with kids playing their bangin choons through their mobile phone's speaker on the bus / train. Last thing we need is an antisocial ipod too.]]>Aug 15th 2006 10:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Aug 15th 2006 10:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Aug 15th 2006 10:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/having to reformat a drive and re-transfer my 25 GB of music when i choose to attach those new magnetic speakes.

@ Morty
Secondly, i dont want to hear the music you are listening to. So plug your headphones/earbuds in and get over the urge to force others to listen to your music.]]>Aug 15th 2006 11:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/having to reformat a drive and re-transfer my 25 GB of music when i choose to attach those new magnetic speakes." -Nick

Speaker magnets of that size are no where near strong enough to erase a hard drive.]]>Aug 15th 2006 12:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Aug 15th 2006 12:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Aug 15th 2006 5:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/
Let's keep watching and see how the sould quality goes.]]>Aug 15th 2006 7:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/
The key would be the form factor and sound quality. Sould should be pleasing, not distorting. Form factor should be at least as small as original iPod. I don't think tiny nano-like form factor is not necessary in essence, if it's not for exercise.]]>Aug 15th 2006 8:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Aug 16th 2006 11:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Aug 20th 2006 10:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/]]>Sep 3rd 2006 8:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Sep 10th 2006 7:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/and the built in speaker is excellent to, and the touch screen interface is really nice. don't forget the FM Tuner.
I might buy one tomorrow. :]]]>Sep 10th 2006 5:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Sep 11th 2006 12:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Sep 15th 2006 9:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/
The downfall is the software. It is the most un-intuitive maze of steps just to make albums and directories the way you want. You can use Windows media as well but that is not much better. I want to structure the songs and albums the way *I* want to not the way *they* want me to. I put some songs by the same artist in the same directory and the player INSISTS to throw them all in a big pile in "unknown" VERY annoying. It tries to be smart (just ends up being a pain) realizing that the song may not be in the actual album so it won't let you put it there even if you want it there. Gone are the simple days of drag and drop where you want. Now it is a battle royal just to fight the software to get things the way YOU want them, AAAArrrgh!!

Hardware: 4.5 out of 5 stars.
Software and OS: -25 out of 5 stars because it is so damn stubborn and frustrating.]]>Sep 21st 2006 12:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Oh and by the way,u can put and viev pictures on it too:)]]>Nov 17th 2006 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Dec 4th 2006 1:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Jan 6th 2007 6:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Aug 23rd 2007 7:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/15/samsungs-yp-k5-audio-player-with-integrated-speakers/Aug 30th 2007 9:46PM