Credit card style Bluetooth device isn't likely to increase your wealth, coolness
By Laura June 
posted Mar 16th 2009 12:10PM
posted Mar 16th 2009 12:10PM
We've seen some ultra-thin MP3 players, even ones that were credit-card sized, but this newest one actually masquerades as a credit card, numbers and all! There's perilously little information available about the device, but we can tell you this: you'll look and feel awesome sporting it, should you ever be able to get your hands on one; which we doubt. Price and availability are a mystery to us all.
Update: As pointed out by several of our astute commenters, this appears to be a Tokyo Flash concept for a Bluetooth adapter modeled on a previous credit card styled MP3 player.
[Via The MP3 Players]
Update: As pointed out by several of our astute commenters, this appears to be a Tokyo Flash concept for a Bluetooth adapter modeled on a previous credit card styled MP3 player.
[Via The MP3 Players]
First off all, not a bad design, i mean it can fit in your pocket pretty comfortably
THIS IS AWESOME and I'd buy one.
They should have used the bottom number row as an LCD screen stretching from one end to the next.
I hope that the 3.5mm jack is also used to charge it?
All in all - better than iPod Shuffle 3rd gen in EVERY WAY.
I'd certainly prefer it to an iPod shuffle.
yup, and it has a display. better than nuthin
+1 it has buttons and no special chip
"Credit Card style MP3 player isn't likely to increase your wealth, coolness, unless made by Apple."
Engadget.
Engadget digs Palm these days, didn't you get the memo?
I never did buy an apple product that increased my wealth, in fact, I had to eat less (to save money) in order to buy one. I can say though, my health did get better in that time.
It could be worse. Engadget is just a slight bias. Gizmodo is all up in Apple's business. They actually said that Apple's keyboard beats anything, even the best QWERTY button keyboards. They're ridiculous over there, I stay away.
P.S. WTF? This is screaming "Hey!!!! ROB ME PLEASE!"
@Jonathan: What is even funnier in Gizmodo is how they named their official domain to "i.gizmodo"!! Hahaha.
I know that this might be an Apple order, but here is hoping that Engadget doesn't follow.
I think it's not an mp3 player but a bluetooth headset, see the phone button...
Look cool but also increase your chance of getting robbed like 10 times, since many might think is a actual credit card.
That's not an MP3 Player! That's a concept bluetooth device. I saw it on TokyoFlash- they sent me an email last week to participate in a Survey about potential bluetooth products. I checked- the survey link now just redirects to the main English page.
Can you please give me the link for this product spec or detail report?
Thanks!
This was posted several days ago on either engadget or gizmodo - its a bluetooth handsfree device - Tokyo Flash are running a survey to see which designs should get made
http://i.gizmodo.com/photogallery/tokyoflashconcepts/1007563255
Uhh... is this stealing from tokyoflash or is tokyoflash stealing?
That is the tokyoflash concept, the site you linked to took a screenshot of the survey page...
I'm guessing neither. I bet something was lost in translation. Engadget is just reporting the info it gets from it's source after all, though the source in this case proved to be inaccurate.
I need some tunes in my room
"maraudes"?
it's something tokyoflash is figuring out, i get their newsletter and they sent me one to vote on how much i liked this and similar products. there's a LOT of designs they're thinking about...
Dear Laura, It doesn't 'maraud', it 'masquerades'. It's not witty if you don't know what your words mean.
so true.
this is the best way to get your MP3 player stolen.
no offence engadget, but your grammer is terrible, you dont use a comma in a list consisting of only two items! It drives me mad, when you have a list you have 'blah, blah, blah and blah' not 'blah, blah, blah'. Stop making these mistakes. And if you want a comma in there for a comedic pause then u should use a semi colon which is ;