Maxfield intros MAX-IVY MP3 player

This shiny little MP3 player from Germany's Maxfield was making the rounds in early November but looks to now finally be available for public consumption (in various parts of Europe, at least). Available in 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB varieties, the player boasts a scratch-proof (but undoubtedly not fingerprint-proof) magnesium shell, a 1.8-inch TFT display, and illuminated "touch key pad" controls, with a promised battery life of 14 hours. While it bucks the trend with no apparent video support, it will let you put on a tiny photo slideshow and, of course, bust out the jams in your choice of MP3, WMA, or OGG formats. Look for this one to come in at the local currency equivalent of $185, $235, and $335 depending on how big you wanna go.

[Via Tech Digest]

[CTG @ Dec 1st 2006 12:38PM]

This is like the third or fourth mp3 player I've seen in the past week with blue touch-sensitive controls.

[nick @ Dec 1st 2006 12:49PM]

Not too dramatic for me to dump my video Ipod.

(nicholas)

[Brendan @ Dec 1st 2006 1:13PM]

$335 for FOUR gigs? Unless the interface cooks, cleans, and wipes my arse, why would I drop that much for 4gb?

[v_dogg @ Dec 1st 2006 3:24PM]

its sweet lookin, but oh so expensive and too small of space

[Miss Hashmi @ Dec 1st 2006 4:22PM]

way overpriced

[olly @ Dec 1st 2006 5:13PM]

Definitely is overpriced, as was said, but I'm happy to see some .ogg support!

-olly

[KRiS @ Dec 2nd 2006 3:12AM]

is it my idea or the gui looks way too much like the Samsung's YP-T8?