Samsung's YP-S2 pebble skips out in Korea

They are here. Samsung's satisfyingly bulbous S2 "pebble" MP3 player was just released in S.Korea. DNSe audio processing, five colors, and MP3, WMA, and OGG support now yours in 1GB ?49,000 (about $54) or 2GB for ?59,000 (about $65) models. Neato.

[Jayden @ Jun 4th 2008 1:07AM]

Similar to the mac stock wallpaper stones, but no screen = no buy thanks

[Mason Trang @ Jun 4th 2008 1:44AM]

are you serious,
you look at the picture and you associate the stones with Apple?
thats fanboy-ism at its finest.

(Disclaimer: I have a MacbookPro and a iPod and everything. I like Apple products and all....)

[vileta2 @ Jun 4th 2008 1:08AM]

nicely-priced to say the least.

[Sean @ Jun 4th 2008 1:09AM]

No love for AAC?

[Jon Doe. @ Jun 4th 2008 1:44AM]

No one loves AAC but Apple. If they did I and had HD's larger then 80GB I would have dropped the iPod's ass years ago.

[Mobile Phone Diva @ Jun 4th 2008 10:17AM]

Jon, newer Sony players, Creative Zen and the Samsung P2 also accept AAC. Also the Zune.

[YacozA @ Jun 4th 2008 1:19AM]

when will companies realize that making pmp's shaped like stones
is Not good industrial design

[Mason Trang @ Jun 4th 2008 1:48AM]

why is that?

i'm not trying to argue that it is....

i personally like it, but its really personal preference.



and the stone shape.... theres a creative zen stone, i think its funny samsung couldn't copy and they changed the name to pebble.

[plaka999 @ Jun 4th 2008 10:34AM]

And why not? This may sound a bit, err perv-y or something, but ever find yourself inadvertantly touching your phone while it's on the table, or in your hand? How about fidgeting around with your keys while they're in your hand? I think it's interesting that they moved away from 'box with rounded edges' to 'rounded edges are fun to touch, let's make it like a rock or pebble. ' Industrial design is more than just being about how something looks...

[john @ Jun 4th 2008 1:20AM]

No love for FLAC?

[Colin Potter @ Jun 4th 2008 1:50AM]

those things rock!

[Big Ed @ Jun 4th 2008 2:58AM]

I see what you did there.

[duffman @ Jun 4th 2008 2:16AM]

2:1 odds Deutsche Telekom sues Samsung over use of Pebble name.

[Paul Falgout @ Jun 4th 2008 2:18AM]

Actually ₩49,000 is a little less than $49.
The won has been hurting since February..

[Rynth @ Jun 4th 2008 5:28AM]

So has the Dollar?

[Big Al @ Jun 4th 2008 8:46AM]

@ Rynth

The Korean Won has taken a bigger hit. Last year the exchange rate was low as 930won to $1. Now it's 1020won to $1. The Korean economy relies on us to buy to their gadgets, so a recession in the US can hurt Korea more than other countries.

[Reader @ Jun 4th 2008 3:54AM]

Ahh yes, OGG support, with 1GB of memory. I'll be able to get at least 3 songs on there.

[iEye @ Jun 4th 2008 7:29AM]

So one cannot clip this to his/her shirt? not a very good design other than the circular control pad... :-p

[maff @ Jun 4th 2008 9:22AM]

the capacity is a bit of a cop-out!

[G Money @ Jun 4th 2008 9:49AM]

Can't wait for the motorola law suit.

[Eli Gundry @ Jun 4th 2008 6:01PM]

Didn't Motorola have a Pebble phone with a similar ad campagin?

[sam Y @ Jun 12th 2008 3:44PM]

Oh, it comes out finally.
It's good design (shiny red) with moderate price.
Small size & no LCD, umm.. it would be just suitable for music.
Anyway, I'll try it out first.

[Rob L @ Jun 16th 2008 10:22PM]

I like this design... any news on when it is for sale? I've seen eBay, and they are about $70 now.

[Piper L @ Jun 22nd 2008 5:33PM]

I have one! But it simply will not let me download it onto my computer! HELP. Anyone plz let me know if you know how to install them. I have the CD but it still will not work.