Cowon teases keychain-esque iAudio E2 DAP

Typically, it's iriver who does the teasing, but you won't catch us griping about Cowon pulling a similar trick with its elusive new iAudio E2. The image above is all we have to go on for the moment, which shows a digital audio player that's capable of doubling as both a USB storage device (maybe) and a keyring (definitely). Make of those funky icons what you will, but as we learned with Lost, you're probably just wasting your time reading betwixt the lines.

[Via DAP Review]

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2009 8:33AM]

A circle plus a square is a ROUNDED CIRCLE.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2009 8:42AM]

The icons actually on the device look like men's and women's restroom signs...

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2009 8:45AM]

It could also one of those newfangled squares with corners!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2009 12:25PM]

Actually its a Squircle.

[Adapada Posted Jul 31st 2009 8:34AM]

I remember seeing this on iaudiophile like 2 days ago. Nevertheless, this looks like a iPod shuffle/ any other screenless DAP. Probably 1GB,2GB,and 4GB models

[Professor Kaos Posted Jul 31st 2009 9:24AM]

DAP? Acronym for what sir, sorry

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2009 9:28AM]

@Professor Kaos:

DAP = Digital Audio Player
PMP = Portable Media Player

[Hydraulics Posted Jul 31st 2009 10:14AM]

It looks nothing like an iPod.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2009 8:41AM]

For $15 i would rather get this

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.27045

nubs

[Duke Posted Jul 31st 2009 9:45AM]

Did you really just say "nubs"? Too funny.

I think this device looks pretty sharp. More so than what you linked to.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2009 11:03PM]

That's why people call you 'Chinese'.
Noob!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2009 8:47AM]

It'd be cool if that circle bit was a swivel hinge that revealed two touchscreens =)

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2009 9:09AM]

O.o looks really nice!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2009 9:36AM]

Apparently with this device you can, amongst other things; smoke it in your pipe; make multiple snow men; use it as a portable door; substitute it for your reading glasses; make a hot beverage and last but not least use it as a key chain.

truely revolutionary

[aardWolf Posted Jul 31st 2009 10:25AM]

It's also a felt-tipped marker for writing on your CDs...

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2009 11:23AM]

do not disturb

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2009 11:34AM]

I'll put it on my 'maybe buy' list a year from now, when the firmware will finally be just below beta-worthy. You'd think after 5 years they'd get their act together - but no.

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2009 11:35AM]

Sadly that i do not understand alien language.
U_U

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2009 12:51PM]

For this device specifically, I agree with the circle + square = pipe equation.

[Eddie W Posted Jul 31st 2009 12:24PM]

Don't tease him...

Oh, that's not what they meant.

And really a keychain DAP? I've got an ipod and a media player on my phone, why do I want this?

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2009 1:38PM]

round hole + square peg = coffee cup!

[(Unverified) Posted Jul 31st 2009 2:21PM]

And how does this look like an iPod shuffle again?

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 1st 2009 4:55AM]

are they trying to suggest it has a camera and makes you a cup of tea?

heres an idea put your finger in the hole spin it round and scratch like a dj(if people still do that)