SanDisk's Sansa Fuze clearly rubbed off on Newsmy's M521+

We can't (with a clean conscience) carelessly fling Newsmy's M521+ into the KIRF pile -- though we'd sure love to. It's hard impossible to miss the design cues ripped directly from SanDisk's Sansa Fuze, though the unit does have just enough uniqueness to keep it from being a bona fide clone. Reportedly, the device packs an FM tuner, FM transmitter, support for MP3 / WMA / APE / FLAC / AVI formats, a photo / text viewer and an interface that we wouldn't let our worst enemies use. Oh wait, is that the iTunes logo? Is it too late to reconsider that whole KIRF eligibility thing.

[Via PMPToday]

[Wormbolt @ Aug 9th 2008 11:09AM]

This product made by [company name] is [adjective]. If it was made by [company name] it would be [adjective].

[HOOPER @ Aug 9th 2008 11:58AM]

Yeah, I miss Mad Libs too.

[lance @ Aug 9th 2008 12:02PM]

LOL! [adjective] one.

[Niz @ Aug 9th 2008 12:03PM]

Its not possible for any company (except apple of course) to create anything without being accused of copying. If anything the sansa Fuze is a rip off apple, but does it matter NO!

[Mike @ Aug 9th 2008 12:18PM]

burn in hell, apple fanboy :)

sansa makes some pretty nice stuff....

[JohnTitor @ Aug 9th 2008 5:25PM]

eh but they suck for video, with low res-screen and low compatibility
they should by cowon or archos and expand sansa

[JohnTitor @ Aug 9th 2008 5:26PM]

buy*

[Deed @ Aug 9th 2008 12:52PM]

I dunno, I'd say the overall shape is more Sony Walkman with some fairly generic four-way circular pad.

[xValentine @ Aug 9th 2008 12:19PM]

Is that an iTunes icon-in green over there ?

[ryan @ Aug 9th 2008 12:20PM]

Not to be an apple fanboy or anything but isnt that the old iTunes logo?

[Ondskan @ Aug 9th 2008 12:28PM]

This don't look like sansa fuze, sansa fuze don't look like a ipod. Why everything have to look like something, when clearly it don't look like anything?

[Riddschie @ Aug 9th 2008 1:34PM]

LOL !!!
A clone???
Have you ever seen a Sansa Fuze???
LOL !!!

[OCEAN 12 @ Aug 9th 2008 1:58PM]

look like a very old ipod, its made by sandisk so it must be useless, if apple made this would be good it would be an ipod touch, one word HEAVEN

[tony @ Aug 9th 2008 2:56PM]

This isn't even made by Sandisk.

[OCEAN 12 @ Aug 9th 2008 1:58PM]

look like a very old ipod, its made by sandisk so it must be useless, if apple made this would be good it would be an ipod touch, one word HEAVEN

[Ondskan @ Aug 9th 2008 5:52PM]

You know that sandisk sansa fuze and clip are the best sounding daps on the market right now and ipod's don't sound that great, right?

Lurk more, troll

[captain underpants and the bringdown gang @ Aug 9th 2008 2:19PM]

that logo is for iTunes 4... way to be behind the times.

[bradwjensen @ Aug 9th 2008 2:26PM]

This definitely can't be an iPod clone because it has too many format choices... and a completely different GUI.

[Alan @ Aug 9th 2008 4:19PM]

Anybody realise that the Preview icon is on there too? 3rd down from the top in the semicircle of icons

[Zorque @ Aug 9th 2008 9:20PM]

Why would anybody add APE support to anything?

[computer.dude.28 @ Aug 9th 2008 9:24PM]

"Is it too late to reconsider that whole KIRF eligibility thing."
Is it too late to change that period to a question mark?

[AndrewAmazed @ Aug 10th 2008 12:00AM]

THIS IS NO WHERE CLOSE TO AN IPOD CLONE GOT IT?
NOTHINGS CLOSE TO HOW SHITTY AN IPOD IS..GOT IT?

Sandisk on the other hand create great flash products...
but this is a "Newsmy..."

the shape actually does look like the new Sony Walkman NWZ Series...

also...
how original is iTunes using a cd and music logo...oh yea, everyone else who uses a friggin cd and music logo are just copying apple and itunes and what not yea...

frikkin little fanboys

[a12ctic @ Aug 10th 2008 2:42AM]

You're posting on iEngadget. As pathetic as it is, its inevitable on this site.

[merrykid @ Aug 10th 2008 12:13PM]

纽曼是很山寨很垃圾的牌子

[peter @ Aug 11th 2008 3:52PM]

I got my sandisk at www.consumerdepot.com for an outstanding price!