Philips releases three yawn-inducing GoGear MP3 players

Philips has just released a handful of new GoGear MP3 squares (emphasis on "square" -- these things are boring as all get-out), the SA2840, SA2825, and SA2820. All of the miniscule players sport 128 x 64 embedded OLED displays, MP3, WAV, and WMA playback, voice recording capability, built-in EQ, and USB 2.0 connectivity. Additionally, the SA2825 features an FM tuner. The devices range in capacity from 4GB to 2GB of flash storage, and prices run from around £34.99 to £44.99 ($68 to $87) -- all are available now, in the UK at least.

[Viakenny Posted Jun 18th 2008 6:13PM]

if those devices arrive here in Brazil, sure their ad agency will give them a craptastic name, like "Ripa FM" ("rips FM") or "Ripa Tudo" ("rips it all"), already used for GoGear PMPs and Philips stereos.

[(Unverified) Posted Jun 19th 2008 11:57AM]

I wonder if it sounds better than the Clip? The Clip's SQ is stellar. The EQ presets are lametastic but you can customize it to your liking. The clip sounds sweet. Line-in and an SD card slot would be win on this or a new Clip.