TEAC's MP-600 3.5-inch touchscreen DAP is thinner than your iPod

Granted, everyone expects the next gen iPod to mimic the iPhone's device-wide, touch-interface design metaphor, right? However, there's no guarantee it's coming 'till Jobsie-boy sings. No worries, TEAC's 3.5-inch touch-screen toting MP-600 is available now for €169 / $230. For that price, you get 4GB of flash storage, MP3/WMA/DRM9 and JPG/AVI playback, FM tuner with recording function, built-in speaker, and up to 10-hours of audio (5.5-hours video) off battery. Better yet, the little 73 x 43 x 9-mm player is thinner than the current disk-based iPods (at the expense of capacity) yet can still be expanded via SD/MMC memory cards. Shaaaweet.

[Via Anything But iPod]

[Greg @ Jul 10th 2007 7:24AM]

From the screenshot it looks to be a NON-library based player. Browsing for your files in directories is soooo outdated and CHEAP.
Don't even try to compare it to an ipod.

[Alan Partridge @ Jul 10th 2007 7:48AM]

yeah dont you dare compare something which has more functionality for a lower price to the ipod!

[Paul @ Jul 10th 2007 8:07AM]

The directory based file system is really outdated and not user friendly at all.

[Kauz @ Jul 10th 2007 8:10AM]

the productpage says not a single word about 'touchscreen'! and since i have a very similar device (ordered in china), wich has exact the same interface and sidebutttons, i know this must be a misunderstanding. Sure you can touch the screen, but nothing will happen...

[Ypoknons @ Jul 10th 2007 10:22AM]

Some people like directory-based. Those who are used to it and are used to organizing their music in a very particular manner get really annoyed by tag databases. It's also less software dependent. Some players have both, which is ideal.

There were touchscreen mp3 players before the iPhone - Cowon D2, m:robe.

[eric @ Jul 10th 2007 10:56AM]

this is so awesome. i saw something like this on www.julib.com

anyone ever heard of that site? what's the scoop?

[Don @ Jul 10th 2007 11:59AM]

Nice looking device. I wish they hadn't splashed "Teac" across the front, but whatever. In any case, 230 with expandable memory via cheap SD = good.

[LinkTree @ Jul 10th 2007 12:48PM]

Outdated maybe but ugly! this thing looks so ugly!

[Stefan @ Jul 10th 2007 12:48PM]

The specs say that it supports Mac OS but have no mention of Windows. Hopefully that's an unintended omission...

[Mickey Jones @ Jul 10th 2007 1:25PM]

Hello .....
Bluetooth, WiFi?

[miron @ Jul 10th 2007 4:29PM]

If this takes SDHC, I'm sold.

[Unregistered @ Jul 11th 2007 12:18AM]

Neat. I like the large screen. I don't need a touch screen for a music/video player. Though I won't mind the iPhone either if its cheaper.

I'd like a cheaper option, a hard-disk based player with a large screen. But that said, the expandable memory slot is very welcome :)