Pandora Digital offers up jersey-styled PMP

This definitely isn't the first gizmo to incorporate some aspect of the NBA into its design, but Pandora Digital's latest goes beyond the logos. The SK-522 not only sports a Houston Rockets motif and a snippet of Yao Ming, but this thing is actually shaped in the form of a basketball jersey. Beyond that, you'll find a 2-inch color display, FM tuner, SD / MMC expansion slot, a rechargeable Li-ion, integrated speaker, a voice recorder and support for MP3, WMA, IMV, JPG and BMP file formats. Unfortunately, it seems that you'll have to phone 'em up to find out how much coin you'll be laying down to take one home (or if any other teams are represented), but how could any warm-blooded season ticket holder resist?

[Via PMPToday]

[nate @ Nov 17th 2007 11:10PM]

if they didn't tell me, i'd just think it's another ugly pmp

[CUBSWILLWIN @ Nov 17th 2007 11:31PM]

If it comes in Chicago Bulls, I'm SOLD!

[bigassmuffin @ Nov 17th 2007 11:31PM]

I would imagine that PMP companies surveys people to find customers interest...

Then they would take the most common interest, and base a PMP around it.

However, this is clearly not the case. Since when are movie buffs always basketball buffs?...I was thinking most movie buffs are probably into movies..So they should base the theme off of that.

Well Pandora Digital, way to target 5% of the PMP loving world

[morcheeba @ Nov 18th 2007 1:32AM]

I think the common interest they found in their customers was the electric razor. They've got toothbrushes that play music, so why not a shaver?

[O B M @ Nov 17th 2007 11:55PM]

am I the only one thinking...why?

[BrianB @ Nov 18th 2007 12:31AM]

Made in China?

[RedBull Runner @ Nov 18th 2007 3:37AM]

Just more lead paint to shove down our kids throats by stupid parents that thing electronics are the best babysitters while they sit around and do code off of the back of the toilet.

[B @ Nov 18th 2007 3:02AM]

That kid in Prison Break would be all over it :)

[Truth Hurts @ Nov 18th 2007 4:46AM]

Correction: merucy => mercury

BTW, here's Asian countries' GDP (per capita) rankings (excl. Japan):

Korea:
- Nominal GDP: 1,033.9bn USD (2007f)
- GDP per capita: 21,100 USD (2007f)
- Population: 49,044,790 (US Bureau of the Census)

Taiwan:
- Nominal GDP: 365bn USD (2007f)
- GDP per capita: 16,100 USD (2007f)
- Population: 22,858,872 (US Bureau of the Census)

China:
- Nominal GDP: 3,133bn USD (2007f)
- GDP per capita: 2,368 USD (2007f)
- Population: 1,321,851,888 (US Bureau of the Census)

Thailand:
- Nominal GDP: 238bn USD (2007f)
- GDP per capita: 3,640 USD (2007f)
- Population: 65,068,149 (US bureau of the Census)

Indonesia:
- Nominal GDP: 413.1bn USD (2007f)
- GDP per capita: 1,760 USD (2007f)
- Population: 234,693,997 (US bureau of the Census)

Philipines:
- Nominal GDP: 139bn USD (2007f)
- GDP per capita: 1,524 USD (2007f)
- Population: 91,077,287 (US bureau of the Census)

Source: http://www.dbresearch.de/servlet/reweb2.ReWEB?rwkey=u1562408 (Key Economic Indicators - Think tank of Deutsche Bank Group)

As you can see, China is one of the poorest countries on this planet; only thing those "dirty Chinese untouchables" can do is ripping off other people's ideas for $$$.

Hope this helped.

[Jamar @ Nov 18th 2007 5:37AM]

"Low prices"? What are you ON? I live in Shanghai and Vista costs MORE in China than it does in America (1.1x-1.5x depending on where you shop). No wonder people pirate (not Vista, XP- wonder why?).

I'm not complaining- being able to haggle is one of the better things about shopping here (and something I'll dearly miss when I return to America). As is the lack of a risk of being sued or bandwidth-throttled over the use of BitTorrent.

[Almadi @ Nov 18th 2007 6:22AM]

A Teletubbies version would be a great gift for kids.

[Derek @ Nov 18th 2007 11:34AM]

Anyone else think Truth Hurts needs to get a life?

[brokenkeyboard @ Nov 18th 2007 3:35PM]

i think he needs to be banned, personally.

[Norman Speight @ Nov 18th 2007 12:05PM]

Any reason why your 'reviewer' didn't see fit to tell readers just what the hell this gadget is?
Engadget reviewers seem to be increasingly interested in laying out acres of flowery unregulated phrases, terms etc., to show off their verbosity and less interested in actually understanding just what lookers actually get from a review.
Do you have an editor? Is he frequenly sober? Does he come to the office every now and then? Does he still work for the company or did he leave some time back.
I still don't know what the hell this bloody thing does. Was there any reason for the lack of communication?

[austin @ Nov 18th 2007 12:42PM]

Its a pmp. It says so in the title.
pmp-personal music player.
It plays music. Now you know what it does

[Norman Speight @ Nov 19th 2007 6:29AM]

Thanks Austin,
Missed that little bit in the title because I am an old goat approaching recycling age (73 today, sigh), therefore miss more than I get.
Still stick to my main point. Self-indulgent verbosity posing as reviewing is bloody irritating. Words are meant to communicate, not puzzle readers for relevancy.
Whilst excellent in every other respect this is one of the most indulgent sites on the planet in respect of the wandering around the words the editor allows.
Anyway, you are absolutely right.
Ta for that

[kojo87 @ Nov 18th 2007 2:10PM]

do people actually buy these things?

Austin: i thought PMP stood for portable media player but i could be entirely wrong

[austin @ Nov 18th 2007 2:58PM]

actually i think you're right

[USA homes @ Nov 19th 2007 8:37AM]

That is for basketball fans only)

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[Pete @ Nov 19th 2007 11:19AM]

Looks like a tazer.

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