It was a neat trick when LG's
Shine hid a screen behind a mirror, but the sadly non-disappearing keypad left little doubt about what the thing's intended purpose was. KO Digital Technology's RM2300, however, goes for a rather more subtle approach. When off it looks like a slab of polished titanium, but flick it on and a screen appears from below the surface (also appearing in more photos after the break). Get past the mysterious looks, though, and what you have is a standard PMP that can do standard PMP things: play videos and tunes in numerous formats, support TV-out, and handle photo and e-book browsing. No mention of price, capacity, or availability, but by now you should know how these things go -- don't expect to be gazing at yourself in one of these any time soon.
Update: Gallery added so you all can lust a little more.
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posted January 15th 2009 10:14AM
That is one of the sexiest PMPs I have ever seen.
and it's made in China.
wait, what's up with the shiny balls all the time?
Wow, I really enjoy perfect world. Happy shiny make yes!
@lu1de
Marbles. They are called marbles.
Matte screen is a no-no then?
You don't need a matte screen with this beast, since it reflects most of the ambient lights off. The disadvantage of this kind of implementation is that you have to adjust the viewing anger and PMP placement to avoid your eyes been hit by reflected lights. Sounds pretty frustrating, but in real world, it'll only take you half a second to get it done.
"viewing anger", direct result of improper viewing angles.
@joe23521
Sorry, the spell checking mechanism I'm using has a mind of its own and it keeps tampering with my words. I'll be more careful next time. Thanks.
Very slick. Like the features, but like all PMP's they must prove themselves worth on the fires of Mt. Mordor, and throw the ring in the dangerous pit.
Fingerprint magnet, but pretty kickass.
It's Mt. Doom, IN Mordor. Jeez, Nerdcred failure. : )
lol @ Jerk Face. good catch
I'm 100% satisfied with my 5 year old Cowon A2 [plays everything]
But, I'd be tempted to look at this one.
Defo a "design award" winner
At least if you live outside Sweden, here absolut is ... not the cheapest you can get, and we invented the dam thing..
Nice, shiny, pricey....
Well..at least I can afford de vodka
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ABSOLUT
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It'll be tits when big-screen Plasmas and LCDs incorporate this tech, so that your TV becomes a decorative mirror in your living room when it's off.
I'm sure thats been done...LG maybe?
Can't mind who, but someone did create at least a concept TV showing it off.
Still - its great for checking your hair in ;)
...Google "two way mirror lcd" and you'll get plenty of hits - like these:
http://www.reflectvision.tv/sizes.html
http://www.luxurite.com/
he said "tits" lol
I'm sure this product will work wonders for my coke addiction ;-)
Just make sure it's turned off or you might call the police accidentally.
How do you make phonecalls on a dedicated PMP?
Secret Ninja Magic
And that's what this nifty piece of hardware is all about, Secret Ninja Magic. I want one.
Now that is cool.
Is the metal using the perforated technique like Apple did for the power light in the new macbooks?
I can imagine some crazy case modders of PC's getting into this.
Would I be right to think this is a touchscreen PMP?
And where's the specs? Screen size, batt life? Capacity???
Awesome ad, they have read me like a book. There's nothing I like more than kicking back with a PMP and a bottle of Vodka, and playing with my balls.
In the voice of Edna from The Incredibles, "Dahling, that is delicious! I vont eet sho much, bwing it to me - now!"
I wonder how one will use the brilliant mirror finish screen when not using the PMP? ;)
Only 512MB or 1024MB memory but has a FM radio. Philips radio I think or thats what it says. High Definition Microphone. Listen to music while reading/watching an E-book.( Not sure you watch an E-book)
Music player: support for MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC, OGG, AAC, and other music players
support for the RM / RMVB / AVI / FLV and other video formats.
New info and it says.
The world's first plasma high permeability car wear-free screen technology
3．0寸 LTPS全彩无色差 3.0-inch full-color without color LTPS
16：9超高清晰影音播放 16:9 ultra-high definition video playback
TV—OUT输出高级影音娱乐 TV-OUT output advanced audio-visual entertainment
looks like the display of the macbook late 2008 -.-
If it's anything like my LG Shine (which it appears to replicate), the screen will be impossible to see in daylight.
My wife had a Shine for a while and hated it. It was hard to see in daylight and the screen didn't disappear completely when it was off.
It indeed looks like a slick polished slab of titanium. And one minute after the unpacking, it looks like a slick polished slab of titanium with a myriad of rather prominent fingerprints.
Rated #1 by Coke Heads the world over for it's shinyness.
i actually like it, to bad thou it wont see over 32GB
someone needs to make a device with an edge to edge screen on one side
and an edge to edge scanner on the other
then instead of shinny it can be optically camouflaged