The iriver NV Life: as stirring and confusing as life itself

Reincomm just announced the new iriver NV Life, the official name of its M20 prototype. New in that they've done away with the big, navigation pad of the original NV in favor of a more sleek, easily portable SatNav device with PMP functionality. Still, it's a near spec-for-spec clone of the bigger, bulkier NV. Available in either 2GB ?328,000 (about $367) or 4GB ?358,000 (about $400) capacities, the SiRF Star III GPS device dedicates an SD slot to maps and second to augment the onboard flash. Inside, the WinCE 5.0-based device packs an FM-transmitter, DMB TV (with GPS PiP support), and a wide selection of codecs synonymous with the iriver name. The only downside is the display: 800 x 480 pixels spread across 7-inches of glass. On par with the industry but pretty poor when compared to cellphones which offer the same resolution on 2.8-inch displays.

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[Via Akihabara News]

[Bloody Rids @ Mar 26th 2008 2:59AM]

Looks cool. Too bad it has such poor resolution.

[Tinu @ Mar 26th 2008 10:10AM]

Its "stirring and confusing"....maybe because its not in English? :D

Looks like a nice device to me!

[dvsbstrd @ Mar 26th 2008 7:42PM]

Sounds like a plan.

[ClieOS @ Mar 26th 2008 4:22AM]

Okay, I might be wrong at this, but I believe the concept of 'life' was announced at CES08 on their main site. It is a kind of integrating service.

Don't have the original page to show you all, but here is the translated page, in Chinese.
http://www.iriverfans.com/event/ces2008/8/ces2008day8.htm

[andi @ Mar 26th 2008 5:02AM]

what about the resolution?!... It's ok, just look at the iPhone for a crappy res on a big screen..

[ssuk @ Mar 26th 2008 6:44AM]

800 x 480... So, think of Windows 95... Then lop 120 pixels off the bottom of the screen. THAT'S what it's going to be like.

[andi @ Mar 26th 2008 6:12PM]

yea, it's the same resolution as the EEE Pc, for instance... I know what resolutions are, and I just wanted to point out how Engadget loved the iPhone screen and flame this one, which is much better...

[nDee @ Mar 26th 2008 5:31AM]

Too bad the had worse sound quality comparing with their old models.

[ssuk @ Mar 26th 2008 6:41AM]

iriver said they're including the SRS WOW HD technology, seen in the E100, into ALL new media players. So, taken this into consideration, you're wrong. And wrong by a looooooong shot.

[nDee @ Mar 26th 2008 7:45AM]

SRS HD make that more attracting but not necessarily better.
Sports pack doesn't make your Kia faster.
And if you had tried IFP100 and iriver's new players, you would agree that they used to have superb quality.
But since no one had try it, maybe it's not appropriate to comment on audio quality.
Sometimes people just want originality, else why would people switch off their equalizer(or buy studio speakers)?

[Funkdafied @ Mar 26th 2008 6:01AM]

Where's the P10 already??

[Tyler @ Mar 26th 2008 9:17AM]

I love the monochrome look.

[thaibankie @ Mar 26th 2008 10:02AM]

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[John @ Mar 26th 2008 11:21AM]

I'd be willing to pay more NOT to have Dave Matthews Band built into my GPS.

[anonymouspimp @ Mar 26th 2008 4:35PM]

It's actually "ReignCom"... and ReignCom (parent company to iRiver) products are generally crap now. They used to be pretty good (well, at least they had good sound quality)... but they have been left in the dust and simply don't care enough to improve their product lines.

I'd pass on this if anyone is thinking of a ReignCom product.

[quantor @ Mar 26th 2008 5:17PM]

This looks cool. I agree with the sound thing ^ but it is probably best to wait until its road tested until we write it off completly.

[LPD @ Mar 27th 2008 2:37PM]

great looking

[palehorse @ Mar 28th 2008 1:06PM]

Does anyone know if any of these PMP/GPS combo devices support the MGRS coordinate system!?

When I go back to Iraq, I'd love to use one of these, but i need my GPS' to work with military coords...

[gigo08 @ Mar 28th 2008 2:55PM]

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