We had some inklings about these ones, but
iriver is taking the covers off its new fashion-centric DAP lineup. The APlayer already ran away with our hearts with its sexy looks, and while it lacks a screen, the FM tuner, voice recording and 8GB max capacity almost make up for it. The player is controlled with iriver's SPINN Lite dial, and also comes in 2GB and 4GB capacities. Next up is the Volcano (pictured after the break), a "minimalist" USB stick player that features a small screen and otherwise similar features and capacities to the APlayer, along with multiple color choices. Last up is the MPlayer Season II player, which looks to be just the new selection of colors for the existing 1GB
Mickey Mouse flash player we've already seen floating around. No word on price or availability for any of these, but if that APlayer doesn't make it to the States we're going to cry.
posted Jan 7th 2008 1:40AM
iRiver never fail to impress do they? Wonderful aesthetics along with great sound quality and features make iRiver the best DAP-makers for my money.
iriver! it's iriver! No captial r!... sorry, pet peeve...
Why are you saying no screen on the APlayer?
Based on one of the photos you posted for it (http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/01/ces2008_aplayer_img04.jpg) there's definitely a "Now Playing" line showing on the center cylinder -- a one line rotating screen perhaps?
Don't see a reason to just have it always saying "Now Playing" otherwise...
How is it no screen?
iRiver always fails to impress me!
yeah but I am bettng an ipod with bare minimum features that lock you into a eco system impress you.
Cowon has my money
iriver! it's iriver! No captial r! sorry, pet peeve
yeah they got my money too, but this time around iRiver may get it.
Seriously, THERE'S NO CAPITAL R!
Poor Matt.
It's capital, not captial!! SoRRy, pet peeve.
iriver makes some impressive flash based players, looks-wise. Feature-wise, they really need to add basic things like gapless playback. And please get back into the large-capacity market.
I have an H120 from them, and love it, especially with the open source Rockbox firmware, but I don't see myself buying any of their players anytime soon. (I've bought two different iPods since the H120)
this time iriver has delivered lots of great aesthetically pleasing DAPS, hopefully they are user friendly though..
Its been a while since I used an iriver DAP so who am i to judge :)
but so far with what I see? sweet!
iriver!!! Not iRiver!!!
While companies like Cowon and (perhaps) Wolverine emphasize too much on the specs, iriver makes a clean finish with both the technical features, quality, interface, and design. And they're bloating up CES with all these players. Wonder which one would hit the States... Me want the clix succesor... but which one is it?