RCA unveils 4GB / 8GB Lyra Slider PMP

Whoa, wait up. You're telling us Audiovox hasn't abandoned the RCA Lyra moniker entirely? Storming back from the grave the unknown is the Lyra Slider, a PMP that could definitely go for $29.99 on contract from any major carrier with just a dial-pad and a CDMA radio. As it stands, this media player arrives with 4GB or 8GB of capacity and plays back audio, video, FM radio and photo slideshows. Furthermore, you'll find an integrated voice / media recorder, USB 2.0 port and a rechargeable battery good for up to 50 hours of music playback or 8 hours of video playback. Look for this to show up later in the fall for $79.99 (4GB) / $99.99 (8GB).

[Fernando @ Sep 18th 2008 7:23PM]

Slider PMP? Looks so wrong.

[Tim @ Sep 19th 2008 12:33AM]

At first I was digging the look, but surely with that bezel the controls could've been integrated w/o slide; I'd much rather the slide + larger screen though.

[NOVAone @ Sep 18th 2008 9:15PM]

I thought LYRA was dead too.

I don't know why RCA is still around either, Audiovox aint doing anything special with that name. too bad

[Valicore @ Sep 19th 2008 3:03AM]

I thought RCA died a long time ago, did they bury that RCA dog in the pet cemetery and now it's all evil and boring?

[NoAndThen @ Sep 18th 2008 8:03PM]

that's gonna sell a shitload of units to teens that aren't spoiled and have parents who buy them smartphones.

if it actually is that inexpensive, that is.

[NoAndThen @ Sep 18th 2008 8:06PM]

I reread the article, and apparently I'm stupid. It's not ACTUALLY a phone, that's just engadget speculation.

Still, it would sell a ton... pretty cool as a basic PMP, but I don't really see the need for it to slide, especially if you have such a huge border around the screen.

[Reader @ Sep 18th 2008 9:47PM]

Not Engadget speculation, it's Engadget humour.

[kira @ Sep 18th 2008 8:06PM]

looks kinda cheap....

[gad get @ Sep 18th 2008 10:41PM]

It IS inexpensive.

[Knives_Out @ Sep 19th 2008 3:19AM]

yea .. it looks like something we'd eventually see at wal-mart. this thing looks horrid.

[1234321 @ Sep 18th 2008 8:17PM]

would have made sense if the face didn't already have enough room for the buttons, now its a bad gimmick

[BowserUSC @ Sep 18th 2008 8:48PM]

I'm a little confused about the "PMP that could definitely go for $29.99 on contract from any major carrier with just a dial-pad and a CDMA radio" part.

[mrpoo @ Sep 18th 2008 8:56PM]

translation - there are phones selling for that price that look like this thing, and do all the same things, but only cost $29.99.

[1234321 @ Sep 18th 2008 8:58PM]

no real translation:
engadget likes to be sarcastic and make fun of how the PMP looks like a cheap slider phone, at the same time making fools of commenters who don't know how to read

[jekoln @ Sep 18th 2008 9:05PM]

i had a rca lyra at one point a few years ago. it was buggy, had horrible random shuffle, and would crash occasionally. such a polished product.

[Mike @ Sep 18th 2008 10:27PM]

I wonder what the dimensions on that little bad boy are.

[Mr305 @ Sep 18th 2008 10:13PM]

[SARCASM] All I see is tight abs [/SARCASM]

[gad get @ Sep 18th 2008 10:43PM]

Well, it does have impressive battery life.

[Evantron3000 @ Sep 19th 2008 2:56AM]

hahaha, i had the original Lyra. worst media player ever!

[bj @ Sep 24th 2008 5:55AM]

i've never used any other lyra stuff, but this looks nice...sleek and simple...well it's not a phone but would you really need a slider for a phone either? so why not for a pmp...for something different? the rca dogs are out the windows i think, but looks like they are getting better..at least not that bad... :) i hope...