iriver e50 appears, charms us with its good looks

It seems like it was ages ago that we heard rumors of an aluminum iriver E100... then at the end of November, the E100 Season 2 appeared and the plastic was still in abundance. The E50 (supposedly pictured above) is, however, another tale entirely. The slim, brushed aluminum encased PMP -- which will come in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB models -- boasts a 1.8-inch color LCD, an FM tuner, and gets a rumored 52-hours of audio life. We don't have full specs yet, but the players will apparently appear in January with the 4GB costing about €69 (or about $90).

[Thanks, Greg]

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 11th 2008 8:32AM]

I share that sentiment, but I would add a removable battery to that, too.

I'm surprised the mere inclusion of what is supposed to be brushed aluminium has impressed so many, when in many ways it's very similar to the E100 in appearance and functionality, unless I'm missing something, and that model was practically put over hot coals here at Engadget.

This one is supposed to be cut-down from that but now gets major respect? I'm confused.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 11th 2008 2:27PM]

Nice looking player leave it to Iriver to bring you something different and unique! My only problem with iriver is that they really need to up the capacity. I want there Iriver Spinn so bad that max out at 8gb but I already have my wonderful iriver Clix 8gb that I love so much. My problem is that I’m running out of space and need a 16gb player from them at this point.

[(Unverified) Posted Dec 18th 2008 5:12AM]

the E100 has a MicroSD slot