Meizu upgrades Music Card, spills deets on miniOne

Chinese manufacturer Meizu is nothing if not prolific, which accounts for not one but two bits of interesting news coming out of the company today. First up are some details on its Music Card digital audio player, which we now know will come in 2, 4, and 8GB varieties, each packing a 176 x 132 1.5-inch display, a built-in FM radio, and a promised 20 hours of juice from the battery, not to mention a whole range of interchangeable face plates. Apparently, these'll sell for as little as $65, $80, and $100 for the 2, 4, and 8GB models, respectively -- though not 'round these parts, obviously. On another front, Meizu has let loose some more info on its now infamous miniOne handheld, otherwise known as the M8. According to Meizu CEO J.Wong, the device will be available in two separate versions: an entry-level model without a camera and a standard model with one, each available 4GB and 8GB variations, ranging in price from $195 to $400. It's also apparently been confirmed that the device will indeed come with a 720x480 16-bit 3.32-inch display, although any word on an exact release date remains unclear.

Read - Meizu Music Card [Via Engadget Chinese]
Read - Meizu Me, miniOne details

update:Meizu Music Card More pics and Meizu minione posts from engadget china.

[Matt @ Mar 2nd 2007 3:30PM]

Creative Zen anyone???

[Yami @ Mar 2nd 2007 3:49PM]

Creative Zen? More like iRiver H10.

[Unis @ Mar 2nd 2007 3:35PM]

I'll take one of each!

[Matt @ Mar 2nd 2007 3:46PM]

Shit only $200 for the 4GB version (without the useless camera), damn I hope these come to the US and are picked up by Sprint or Verizon, subsidized and down even lower in price.

[Darnell @ Mar 2nd 2007 4:27PM]

Wow. They bit the iPhone pretty hard and spit out something that actually one ups it. That contact screen looks like it could have been lifted off the iPhone.

[peshue @ Mar 2nd 2007 4:52PM]

Continued proof of just how hard apple is raping it's zombie like fanbase.

[bloo @ Mar 2nd 2007 5:43PM]

I really don't think the issue is "Apple raping it's zombie like fanbase". You get what you pay for. China is notorious for cheap knockoffs. Plus, I can't believe ANYONE would support or praise such an obvious copy of something. People at Apple spent a lot of time creating the iPhone, so just because you don't like Apple all of the creatives involved don't have any rights?

I'm an artist and some jerk copied one of my toys or t-shirt designs and then started selling it for less, I'd be pretty pissed. And it doesn't matter how much you like or dislike my art it wouldn't be right for someone to copy it. The same thing applies here. Obviously you people who are encouraging this type of nonsense have never worked hard creating something original.

[cchance @ Mar 2nd 2007 6:01PM]

Actually meizu makes some pretty darn good products lately and from the specs, price and that spectacular screen this thing is gonna put the iphone to shame.... and for 200-400$ you can count me in for 2-3 for my family, besides all my songs are mp3's and my videos are wmv's so hell yaz :)

Hope they release a version with wifi though, or maybe sdio so i can slam a wifi chip in or something cause this phone really needs it.

[Mike @ Mar 2nd 2007 7:02PM]

They make good products? By stealing from others?

This country is getting dumber by the minute. Wait until you have no job because someone "over there" stole your business.

[kadajawi @ Mar 2nd 2007 7:56PM]

Well, the design is obviously inspired by Apple, but so are many players. Many review sites (among them a Mac site) have said that the Meizu M6 is at least as good as the iPod, if not superior. That it's what Apple fans wanted the video iPod to be. Complete with regular firmware updates adding features, long battery life and superb sound quality (better than the iPods). So yes, they did copy here and there, but the copy is better than the original.

[MaC01 @ Mar 2nd 2007 7:45PM]

It's from China, copying is what they do best!
/the contact screen is almost exactly the same as iPhone...

[zed @ Mar 2nd 2007 8:00PM]

Who ever is saying china makes cheap knock offs and meizu is low quality.. your wrong. I have a miniplayer m6 and it is built solidly. That thing beats any mp3 player in north america. meizu makes really good quality products and just cause some of you are still on that ipod trend (died long time ago) you need to stop dissing other things.

[Aaron @ Mar 2nd 2007 8:47PM]

YES, this is what I'm talking about, people. Cheap flash players. I know most of you Apple-obsessed morons don't realize this, but 8 GBs of music DOES NOT HAVE TO BE $250! I don't give a crap where the design came from, good for Meizu.

[Diogo @ Mar 2nd 2007 9:58PM]

does anyone know where can I find Meizu products over here at the EU?

[Dan @ Mar 2nd 2007 11:13PM]

Meizu's products are higher quality than most players I've seen.

I've played around with the M6 a bit, and the build quality, sound quality, and screen are all top notch. Not to mention, it's also at a decent price.

[mesaboogie @ Mar 2nd 2007 11:41PM]

Good stuff

Now, I'm not an Apple hater or anything close to it but... this shows that the iPhone is WAY overpriced (as usual in Apple products) for what it offers, which is not much - other than the probable ease of use and good looks/design that have been well applied on this Meizu phone. The least Apple could do was to let users to install 3rd party on it.

Q: What OS does miniOne use? is it WM based or something? Thanks

[thegrey @ Mar 3rd 2007 12:18AM]

I'm buying an iphone not because its sexy. or because it has an ipod. but because the apps on the phone will work seamlessly together, just like my mac. So for the first time ever, i will use my phone for more then just calls.

[jinmen @ Mar 3rd 2007 1:09AM]

Be Open-minded! Westerners. China suffered from your ancesters.

Quoted Frankenstein Black,
Q: Which mobile operator outside of China carries/supports Meizu devices?
A: Exactly, None! Don't care. China is a big market!

Q: Which mobile operator is planning on supporting Meizu devices in the US?
A: Exactly, None! Don't care. China is a big market!

Q: What technology is this device using?
A: China’s own TD-SCDMA and GSM.

Q: So which US operator can (or will) use this?
A: Exactly, None! Don't care. China is a big market!

Q: So why not just order it grey market through, say expansys?
A: Don't care. China is a big market!

"This is really just another China clone, but unlike other electronic devices it wont play well here unless a mobile operator says yes. HEY CHINA, WE AINT HATING. ENJOY YOUR PHONE, era CLONE!" Please just be open-minded! China is already a big market. Face it. Your days will be gone!
Clone? Who owns iPhone name? Apple invents everything? Who is the first one to make PC?Notebook? Be open-minded! There is no Mac OS X inside! Human beings are all about sharing! Be Open-minded!

Quoted CTG:
"I bet it doesn't have Multi-touch. That would be the key difference.

No way Meizu jumped into Multi-touch technology and produced a consumer device this quickly. There's a reason why it took Apple over 2 years, the same reason why they stand alone."
Check these out:
http://cs.nyu.edu/~jhan/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Han
Does Apple clone it? Or Steal from Mr. Han? No, Apple shares the technology researched by Mr. Han who is probably Chinese or Korean.

Quoted:
"It's from China, copying is what they do best!
/the contact screen is almost exactly the same as iPhone..."
almost exactly? do you have one Meizu? do you have one iPhone? Are you Steven Jobs?

[Jamar @ Mar 3rd 2007 11:07AM]

"China is a big market"? Sure, so there's a lot of choices involved. Why miss out on an opportunity to find a mass market for this device? So they won't sell it directly through any carrier- eBay's there for a reason. If they don't, then they can compete with the other 20 or so iPhone clones when they come out. I'm Chinese and currntly living in China- I should know.

[mesaboogie @ Mar 3rd 2007 1:26AM]

^ what the hell

[marcelo @ Mar 3rd 2007 1:54AM]

I have to be honest... there's a lot of things of Meizu's MiniOne that lets you remember iPhone. BUT there's quite alot of differences with it. Meizu does what it does good, Why? Its products are top notch, superb sound, well build and great community www.meizume.com

Meizu products are not that easy to get states side but if you want to take a look at them www.houseofdap.com sells them.

[Brian C @ Mar 3rd 2007 4:22AM]

I don't know who is copying whom. If company A releases a product sooner than the company B, I don't think you can call company A copy company B. You have to ask why does it take company B so long to come out with the product though.

BTW, the Apple iPhone most likely is manufactured by some cheap Chinese factory, employing cheap local labour. Just like everybody else.

[kadajawi @ Mar 3rd 2007 8:12AM]

Oh, and remember the Japanese? They used to copy too. Look where they are now ;)

[Jumbie @ Mar 3rd 2007 1:20PM]

Add another person who has a Meizu M6 and is extremely pleased with it. Those who are saying it's just a cheap knock-off have obviously never used one.

I think that it does take its design cues from Apple (including the default background screen which is a completely blatant copy of the Mac desktop) but it is certainly not cheap (in terms of build) and is much better than the iPod IMO in terms of sound quality; which is exactly what I want in a MUSIC PLAYER.