JVC Victor rolls out new Alneo XA-V series DAPs for Japan

It's been quite a while since we've seen one of JVC Victor's Aleno players, but it looks like the line is still going strong in Japan, where the company has just announced three new XA-V series models. Those include the XA-V80, XA-V40, and XA-V20, which come loaded with 8GB, 4GB, and 2GB of storage, respectively, and include a 2-inch, 220 x 176 display, JVC's proprietary "K2" audio-enhancing technology, and a promised 25 hours or so of battery life (or six doing video), among other fairly standard specs. Look for these to run you between $180 and $250 depending on the capacity, with each set to be available in your choice of blue, black, white or red when they land in early July.

[Via Impress]

[Reader @ Jun 11th 2008 9:05PM]

Looks like an ugly version of the old flash Gigabeats.

[Flashpoint @ Jun 11th 2008 10:55PM]

Between $180 and $250?

Not only do these things look like "LOUD" crap...they fail to recognize that there are around 1000 better options on the market.

at $199 you could get a Zune or an iPHONE.

[Mobile Phone Diva @ Jun 12th 2008 1:16AM]

When was the Zune available in Japan, Flashpoint?

This is JAPAN only product it seems, and stuff made for Japan is usually very good.

[Christy McGrory @ Jun 11th 2008 9:08PM]

That is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen in my entire life. And yes I have looked in a mirror, it wasn't half as bad as the image above. Seems like old Victor has no sense of style or just didn't look into the design factor because he had money signs in his eyes. Well, that's what you get.

[gad get @ Jun 12th 2008 12:39AM]

You're pretty ugly, then? I take it that's what you're getting at when you say you've looked in the mirror?

[Christy McGrory @ Jun 12th 2008 2:53AM]

Uh what the FUCK? Did you even fucking read what I had to said? I was pre-preparing because I thought some noobs i.e. YOU with no ounce of humor would randomly come up with an unwitty assholish comment. Well done Asshole, you succeeded in that.

[aron @ Jun 11th 2008 9:11PM]

What happened to Victor; they used to make such awesome minidisc players. This thing is as ugly as all those no-name pmps!

[Aguiluz @ Jun 11th 2008 9:13PM]

Looks crap and tacky...

[aaron @ Jun 11th 2008 9:21PM]

Her nails are too long...

[phanbouy @ Jun 12th 2008 2:13AM]

... pencil dick?

[Spanky @ Jun 11th 2008 9:30PM]

I thought the company was called JVC (Japanese Victor Company)

WTF is JVC Victor?

[iEye @ Jun 11th 2008 9:36PM]

Nails don't matter when you have a huge rack!

Anyway I missed out on commenting on the whole instinct VS iPhone... screw the iPhone, at least I can walk out the store with the instinct and not let some snotty teenager sales person unbox my phone for me...

Screw Victor and this crappy PMP

Made in China... Not Japan...

[Waseem @ Jun 11th 2008 9:38PM]

Come on guys, give grandpa a little tap on the bum, and someone smack that bitch into getting a manicure, or I'm shaving my head. Yes.

[Stephanie Jobs @ Jun 11th 2008 9:48PM]

why would anyone buy this over the iPod?

[Minilap @ Jun 11th 2008 9:56PM]

Would would anyone buy an iPod to begin with?

[phanbouy @ Jun 11th 2008 9:56PM]

ieye do you ever fucking shut the fuck up?

[Minilap @ Jun 11th 2008 9:57PM]

JVC? No thanks.

[gad get @ Jun 11th 2008 10:06PM]

They don't seem to be very competitively priced. That audio enhancing watchamahoozit better be good. Not sure exactly how the audio is "enhanced," whatever that means, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's all marketing talk anyway. Maybe they make their own above-average audio processor or something.

[FT @ Jun 11th 2008 10:14PM]

Looks awfully similar to those Sony Ericsson W800i/K750i cell phones....

[Darrin @ Jun 11th 2008 11:07PM]

I don't mind fingers or nails but please save the plastic and tooling for the a real product.

[Steffen Jobbs @ Jun 11th 2008 11:03PM]

Woulda been a lot nicer if they could have shown more of the model and less of that crap DAP. Even the Zune looks better than that. The Zune might not be any better but it does look better.

Victor = DEFEAT

[D @ Jun 11th 2008 11:13PM]

is that the wax under the nail treatment?

[gad get @ Jun 12th 2008 12:45AM]

What's up with that "read" link, anyway? The page was translated from Japanese, the page was translated from Japanese, the page was translated from Japanese, the page was translated from Japanese, the page was translated from Japanese-- and there's nothing on the page... sorry.

Am I the only one?

[vileta2 @ Jun 12th 2008 1:17AM]

No, I'm getting it to. Is this some sort of prank?

[Mobile Phone Diva @ Jun 12th 2008 1:18AM]

The product info page shows up on my computer. Maybe you need to allow cookies or something to get it to show up?

[JRM @ Jun 12th 2008 4:51AM]

It looks just like any other flash DAP, not necessarily ugly. I guess, to most people, anything other than a circular touchpad is considered ugly.

In Japan, though, I've noticed most of their mp3 players are made up of square buttons, like a cellphone (and like this one). Next to nothing in the shape of a circle or some "intuitive" interface.

[Ethan @ Jun 12th 2008 7:11AM]

I've never really found nails scary before.

[iEYe @ Jun 12th 2008 9:33AM]

Reply to Phanbouy;


Yea, when I'm done playing with your mom!

[phanbouy @ Jun 12th 2008 12:51PM]

ieye:

what are you, 12? thanks for confirming that you're the biggest waste of humanity to pollute these boards though