RAmos V8 appears in the flesh
By Nilay Patel 
posted May 17th 2008 10:14AM
posted May 17th 2008 10:14AM
[Via MP4nation]
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Must.... resist... "i".... comments...
ok i go for that one ...
wow looks like a iPhone Mini :) heheh
there i did actually say it !!
Must... not... vote... Eastman's... comment... negative... argh...
"i" could have had a V8.
...I know I'm two days behind on the story and that was some pretty lame word play but I'm at my desk at work and I couldn't resist...sorry...
How many different ways are there to make a slim, full-screen MP4 player anyway? Likeness to the iPod touch is inevitable...
They could make it circular?
They could make the edges less rounded, but then it would look somewhat like a Zune 80.
I agree with Blaktornado: they'll just have to speak to LG about it.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/14/lg-display-develops-small-elliptical-and-circular-shaped-lcds/
Until LG takes over the world with a circular television, I doubt there's much point in a circular MP4 player ;)
well despite bloggers tendency to say everything looks like something... usually an iSomething. this product does look pretty similar to an ipod touch. from the bezel to the back.
This is true. But why does everyone want every new product to be such a departure from something else? Personally I think the iPod Touch is a great device, but it's missing some things I'd really like. If some other company can make a device that's just like the iPod Touch and then improve on it in some ways then more power to them. I mean why constantly reinvent the wheel? Technological evolution is noticing the things someone else did right and making them better.
hey nilay, post a better picture man. cant make out anything on this pic.
By the way, that company's name literally translates from Chinese into "Blue Monster".
gotta love google translations
Blue demons? In my music player? Aaaaarrrggghhh...
The lack of design innovation in the PMP business is really quite sad.
So much talent, so little creativity....
But it works, no?
Think, the square or rectangular design is a given. The rounded edges make it a little nicer, though my P2 doesn't have that and goes for the sharp edges.
Now full-screens are nice for the fact that these are for multimedia. I don't really watch movies on my P2, but at least the option is available, on a larger screen. Do you like watching movies on a Nano screen? Ugh, it's not even worth it.
So because Apple made a basic rectangle, with curved edges and nothing but a full screen on the front, the design is now very unoriginal.
I think that's a bad way to compare PMPs now. There were PMPs that looked simple before Apple came around, and Apple was just the only ones to actually get the word out and market it. Because the only good thing Apple can do is make pretty products and actually advertise, everything is compared to them.
I think Apple products are nice, don't get me wrong, but it's sad that that's all we can compare things to...
Here's a picture where you can actually see it:
http://images.imp3.net/article/2008/05/15/020012.jpg
The fit and finish look like they could use some work.
Well, according to the headline, it is made of flesh.
Maybe it's going through those "awkward teenage years."
The finish clearly identifies it as NOT an Apple product.
However, a crappy finish isn't really a good product differentiation technique
Looking very sharp. Would be interesting to feel the texture of the case, by the pictures it looks like its not so much smooth but with a feel that would aid in gripping the device.
@ max: tell me, what pic showed you it's "crappy finish," just out of curiosity. Was it this one? http://images.imp3.net/article/2008/05/15/020008.jpg
@ crescentdavid
Didn't you see the first image? looks like crappy finish and edge detailing to me.
http://www.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imp3.net%2Farticles%2F1%2F2008_05%2F18609_1.html&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=zh-CN&tl=en
No, its the real one at the top of the article showing how poorly the screen is mounted to the bezel. In the one you show, it a glossy look at the chrome backing - and might even then have been 'shopped'.
I'll be in China next month. I'll keep my eyes open for this one.