We thought Dell was out of the DAP game for good
once they killed off the Ditty, but our agents spied a gadget that may possibly be that
SideShow-enabled Dell digital audio player
we heard rumors about a few days ago. Nothing official yet, but what you're looking at is a "production-ready concept design" for a DAP that's supposed to pop into a dock on your laptop or desktop where it would double as a SideShow display. The model we spotted sported 1GB of storage, Bluetooth (no word on A2DP), and touch-sensitive controls. No word on when, or even if, this thing might see the light of day, but now we're pretty damned curious. Click on for a couple more pics.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Matt Brydon @ Jan 8th 2007 6:51AM
is it just me or does this "concept" pmp already look pretty used, i think this one may already have seen its fair share of dell executives trouser pockets.
BenN @ Jan 8th 2007 6:52AM
Er... Where's the DELL logo in the last picture?
And I'm fairly certain I just saw this device in an on10 video about Windows Sideshow, where it was actually an LG device. Is this actually an MS concept licensed out to other companies?
Ebzy @ Jan 8th 2007 6:59AM
probably stuck inside the dell executives trouser pockets.
standntall @ Jan 8th 2007 11:24AM
It's backlit and not lighted
Matt Brydon @ Jan 8th 2007 6:58AM
very good point ben, cant believe i missed that!, judging by the style of the buttons, i would put money on it being produced by LG or Samsung.... just a thought......
BenN @ Jan 8th 2007 7:11AM
http://www.on10.net/Blogs/larry/new-sideshow-announcements/
About 10 minutes in to the video he pulls out an MSI device that looks remarkably similar... They're everywhere...
Person157 @ Jan 8th 2007 7:47AM
Sideshow suddenly makes a whole lot more sense to me now. And has anyone else noticed that the first picktre says "Slideshow Player". Closest thing they could get to "Sideshow" I spose.
shifuimam @ Jan 8th 2007 8:22AM
Anyone else notice the last picture has no Dell logo?
Could be a fake...
xxdesmus @ Jan 8th 2007 1:11PM
The Dell logo is not in the final picture because the touch sensitive controls are not activated, hence the Dell logo is not illuminated.
v_dogg @ Jan 8th 2007 9:57AM
why does it only have a gig???
Sam @ Jan 8th 2007 11:59AM
If it doesn't have A2DP its worthless.
MearWolf @ Jan 8th 2007 12:03PM
How does a SideShow device work when it's not plugged in? wireless?
Phil @ Jan 8th 2007 12:12PM
the slideshow player is a gadget made by microsoft to show a slideshow of photos
it just happes to be similar to sideshow...
PEZ @ Jan 8th 2007 3:50PM
Are there any other type of controls that ARENT touch sensitive? Do most other players go with MIND sensitive controls? Haha ;)
It would be great if this popped into a PCMCIA slot, rather than having yet another weird proprietary poop slot for something with 1GB of memory.
Phil @ Jan 8th 2007 4:35PM
if you watch that video linked above, it explaines
basically, by usb, bluetooth, wifi, serial, or rf.
Tab @ Jan 8th 2007 5:44PM
Looks like a Meizu Miniplayer? The scroll bizwack to the side is different but looks to be the same idea.