Cowon's 30GB iAudio X5 gets right with God

That purported iAudio X5 picture above comes courtesy of the Chinese language site Reesun. Authentic? Sure, why not. The only real difference we see is a thinning of the overall device along with a uniform flattening of the front panel which allows the joystick to move front-and-center just the way the good lord intended it. You know, like the way the earth is a perfect circle at the center of the known universe, eh Copernicus? But 30GB... you'll be tempting her wrath with that pitiful tithe Cowon.

[Thanks, Javi0084]

[Hung @ Sep 20th 2007 6:29AM]

What the L? What does the iAudio X5 have to do with heliocentrism? Did Engadget make up the association with God so they could make the article more interesting?



Nice.

[Yojimbo @ Sep 20th 2007 1:08PM]

Don't you mean geocentrism (Earth is the center of the universe)? Heliocentrism is when the SUN (Sol) is the center of the universe or solar system.

[Richard @ Sep 20th 2007 6:34AM]

Looks sweet but I agree 30Gb is getting a bit old in the tooth

[LordFarkward @ Sep 20th 2007 6:40AM]

just like the previous x5/x5l line, i'm sure this will also come with the 60gb model

c'mon cowon, show us the x7 already!

[Ypoknons @ Sep 20th 2007 7:07AM]

I mean, the classic does come in 80GB and 160GB flavors... 30GB is a little ... 2005-ish.

[Rick @ Sep 20th 2007 7:36AM]

Earth is the center of the universe? What solar system models were you taught from? Oh, the Sunday School model I suppose.

[Sean @ Sep 20th 2007 7:53AM]

Go study your history and maybe you will get the joke.

[erikp @ Sep 20th 2007 7:58AM]

Is it just me or does it say 80GB on the back of the player in the pic?

[Jason @ Sep 20th 2007 11:21AM]

looks like a 3 to me.

[RobJ @ Sep 20th 2007 11:50AM]

I agree... it looks like 80gb on my screen.

[James @ Sep 20th 2007 8:03AM]

Gorgeous. But it needs to be a bit thinner.

And I read 80GB......

[David @ Sep 20th 2007 8:12AM]

Cowon really needs to work on getting the X6 or X7 out instead. the X5 is way to old and outdated compared to the iPod and other players.

[Cry More, Idiots @ Sep 20th 2007 12:00PM]

Old in terms of model age, correct? In terms of technology, this older dated unit is still far superior in terms of format compatability, capabilities, build, and sound quality.

[Joe @ Sep 20th 2007 9:08AM]

ummm.... Copernicus did not teach that, and why did you even throw that in the article?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Copernicus

[Thomas Ricker @ Sep 20th 2007 9:46AM]

@Joe,

The first commenter nailed it, look it up.

Thomas

[James @ Sep 20th 2007 10:59AM]

Hey Joe,

Look up "sarcasm" while you're at it.

[Joe @ Sep 20th 2007 11:05AM]

I was merely pointing out that, even if the connection to Copernicus and the heliocentric theory had a point in the story, it wasn't Copernicus who taught that. he taught the exact opposite, that the world was in motion, not that it was the center. Do your research.

[Thomas Ricker @ Sep 20th 2007 12:44PM]

@Joe,

Sad that it's come to this, but: Copernicus and others were persecuted by the church for teaching anything other than Ptolemy (the earth and therefore man, was at the center of everything). Mixed in was the idea that the Earth was a perfect sphere with everything in perfect circular orbit because anything other than pristine geometric circles could not be of divine creation.

Cowon appears to have moved their circular button to the center of everything. Get it? Ha ha, meh.

Thomas

[stacksmasher @ Sep 20th 2007 9:29AM]

I have owned an X5 for about 1.5 years and would not trade it for anything!

It sounds so much better than an isheep.

[boolean22 @ Sep 20th 2007 9:55AM]

God, please teach these nerds to get a joke!!!
And keep the universe turning around your holy earth! (Said with Willy's voice, the janitor from the Simpson)

Mmh, I think engadget should start using [sarcasm] and [/sarcasm] for you to understand their jokes, jerks.

[m16 @ Sep 20th 2007 10:01AM]

I love my M3 to death, it sounds better than any thing out there IMHO. I wish they would come out with a newer model to compete with the ipod touch.

[Julian Bond @ Sep 20th 2007 11:19AM]

As the iPod goes to 160GB, where are Creative, Archos, iRiver and Cowon? AFAIK, there's no PMP from anyone that matches the capacity.

I'm in the market for something with > 100Gb but I can't find anything except the new Classic.

[Eric @ Sep 20th 2007 12:16PM]

The Archos 605 Wifi can go up to 160GB.

[Jesse S @ Sep 20th 2007 1:15PM]

The Pacemaker is 120gigs. http://pacemaker.net

[altron @ Sep 20th 2007 11:29AM]

Wow, that's gotta be among among the lamest press releases ever. It's about the poorest attempt at religious sarcasm I've ever seen, and it's just being done to make a quick buck. Also, the link I clicked on said that this was a 300gB (yes, three hundred) device, so seeing an article about an antiquiated 30gB device pop up was pretty dissapointing. Sad on all points...

[cc @ Sep 20th 2007 12:10PM]

I love my Cowon G3 to death, but I'm sad to say that smaller media player manufactures simply don't have the economies of scale to be competitive with Apple players. Apple hardware are far better because thier volumn is 100 times more.

That said, there's no chance in hell I'll use anything that requires iTunes. Or any PC side loading softare. So I guess I'll still keep buying non-Apple players.

[RGFrog @ Sep 20th 2007 12:30PM]

The only downside to the X5 is the screen size. Were they able to create something with all the greatness of the X5 at a size comparable to the iPod or iPod touch, Apple would finally have some real competition.

As it is, though, the X5 is a far better audio player than the iPod ever was, they just don't have the industrial design brilliance or the marketing savy that is the Apple behemoth.

[Deltron3030 @ Sep 20th 2007 2:04PM]

What? No more Color sound?!?!

[Paul @ Sep 20th 2007 2:07PM]

This would have been cool if it came out like two years ago!