Philips reveals Bluetooth-enabled GoGear LUXE DAP

Philips' GoGear line hasn't exactly sent us into uncontrollable fits of jubilation of late, but the latest DAP to fall under the aforesaid umbrella doesn't look half bad. Boasting a prism-like motif and integrated Bluetooth 2.1 functionality, this unit will actually pause your tunes and allow you to answer a call if your BT-enabled phone is nearby and paired up. It also features 10-hours of playback time and 100-hours in standby, and there's an FM tuner included in case you roll through 2GB of jams and just can't bear to hear any of them again. Word on the street has it that this bugger will surface in Singapore next month for around S$139 ($92), though other Asian countries should see it pop up shortly thereafter.

[Via PMPToday]

[flashpoint Posted Oct 25th 2008 1:32PM]

As an added bonus, drivers will be able to see you in the dark from 1000 feet away.

[eggimage Posted Oct 25th 2008 1:33PM]

...bugger?

oh wow..

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 25th 2008 6:56PM]

if you don't like their words don't read them

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 25th 2008 1:38PM]

The earbuds look like feet sticking out and the gadget is sleeping on its side.

[GregP Posted Oct 25th 2008 6:16PM]

I had those same style of earbuds from Philips, and those were terribly uncomfortable. Disappointing that they didn't revise them with all the bad reviews.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 26th 2008 8:26AM]

how else they gonna clear the warehouse of those pesky 'fones??

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 25th 2008 1:55PM]

Fucksake Engdadget, stop using 'Bugger' in every sodding post. I can tell by the way you're using it you obvious don't know what it means to some people, so i'll save you the fucking hassle and explain what your own bloody vocabulary means. To us plucky Brits, 'Bugger' is used as an insult, or an expletive to indicate a mistake or shortcoming. The word comes from the term 'Buggery', or butt sehcks. With a man. It's not meant in the same way as 'Stop bugging me', in any way, shape or form. It's just annoying when i'm reading my RSS feeds in Google Reader and i find random swearwords interrupting normal articles. So please, use the word with consideration for other meanings, or don't use it at all.

Epsis, 15
North-west England

[psyclotron Posted Oct 25th 2008 2:19PM]

This is a Mrs. B.J. Smegma of 13, The Crescent, Belmont.

[Wwhat Posted Oct 25th 2008 4:31PM]

Just a note, when they say BT-enabled it's not referring to british telecom or its DSL services, just so you kow.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 25th 2008 6:11PM]

she cannot be seen.

[Raul7 Posted Oct 25th 2008 1:55PM]

Lack of bluetooth is one of the reasons I hate iPods -.-

[SealN Posted Oct 25th 2008 2:59PM]

Bluetooth is just a bag of hurt anyway.

[Raul7 Posted Oct 25th 2008 3:45PM]

Well if it would be called Blutooth I'd agree :p

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 25th 2008 2:12PM]

Forsake Engdadget, stop using 'jams' in every sodding post. I can tell by the way you're using it you obvious don't know what it means to some people, so i'll save you the forsaking hassle and explain what your own bloody vocabulary means. To us plucky Brits, 'jams' is used as a fruit spread. The word comes from the term 'jam', or jelly. With toast. It's not meant in the same way as 'I'm in a fix', in any way, shape or form. It's just annoying when i'm reading my RSS feeds in Google Reader and i find random condements interrupting normal articles. So please, use the word with consideration for other meanings, or don't use it at all.

[psyclotron Posted Oct 25th 2008 2:22PM]

When you’re walking home tonight and some great homicidal maniac comes after you with a bunch of loganberries, don’t come crying to me! Right!

[FallenArms3 Posted Oct 25th 2008 2:25PM]

You have made my day.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 25th 2008 3:57PM]

Congrats on completely arfing up the meaning of the word in the article.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 25th 2008 5:02PM]

i think they're almost using it correctly - in a colloquial English kinda way - but it really needs to be 'this LITTLE bugger', or possibly 'BIG bugger' - and yes, it has offensive origins - i think everyone knows that

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 25th 2008 3:29PM]

The red sure is handsome, looking like rubies. But while bluetooth 2.1 is sweet for a mp3 player, lacking a microSD slot kills it. 2gb of flash storage is horrible, even for a on-the-go mp3 player.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 25th 2008 4:43PM]

Nice idea Philips, Samsung should hear that!!! (Sample: YP-Q1)

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 25th 2008 5:07PM]

It sure looks like the Beijing Olympic Water Cube in an mp3 player to me :P

[BookishOwl Posted Oct 25th 2008 10:03PM]

their 30GB model was still the best. Best UI ever made IMO, same they killed it off.

[RichardBronosky Posted Oct 26th 2008 12:00AM]

If I'm not listening to my tunes, I'm not going to be listening to someone elses (FM radio). If I'm going to listen to radio, it's going to be AM. I would love to have an AM radio in my phone, PMP, or headset. But I'd rather have no radio at all than to have FM. That's just like being taunted by my own technology.

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 26th 2008 7:49AM]

People actually listen to AM radio?

:-\

[RichardBronosky Posted Oct 27th 2008 8:47AM]

? ...not for music. That's what MP3s are for. People listen to AM radio to get news, traffic, weather, and political talk. I would counter with: People actually listen to radio music?

[(Unverified) Posted Oct 28th 2008 9:37PM]

Touché