Think you've seen this one before?
Close, but no cigar. Philips' GoGear Muse doesn't deviate much from the path that has been chosen for it (and fittingly so, might we add), boasting a predictably glossy motif, 16GB of internal storage space and a 3-inch display. As it overtakes the
Opus for the company's top-of-the-line player, it also gains support for BMP, GIF, PNG, OGG, APE, Real Video and Real Audio formats, and just in case you're curious, it'll also handle those ultra-rare "MP3" things as well. Philips asserts that users could see up to 25 hours of audio playback on a single charge, while watching
Family Guy re-runs could suck it dry in just 5 hours. As with pretty much everything else that Philips produces these days, it'll first hit Singapore for S$349 (or around $244 in Greenbacks), with only a faint chance of ever seeing significant action here in North America. One more look is after the break.
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posted Sep 9th 2009 9:07AM
Neat screen. Could it do without the buttons? Idk, just asking..
Kitty Higgins? Haven't heard of her... any good?
Not a fan of GoGear. I have an 8GB collecting dust because it doesn't save play position when you shut it off, and rw/ff at a snail's pace. Small things, but if you listen to talk radio or audio books, it can be a pain in the ass.
I had a GoGear for one day and returned it. Like you mentioned, it lacked features like automatic bookmarks and didn't have a dedicated podcast directory. If you want good, inexpensive PMPs, you go with Sandisk.
yeah maybe the one I had from years ago was just a 1GB and it has the resume function. dig through those option menus, yo.
I dug, yo... and it ain't there.
16GB for ~$244? The Zune HD will be $219 in the same capacity, this would need to be $179 or a lot lower to even compete.
And after today's announcement from Apple I can't see Philips even threatening Apple/Microsoft/Sony. I like choice and variety but this just isn't bringing enough to the table unless it's an uber cheap player.
[sacasm] Apple and Microsoft must be quaking in their collective boots. Way to steal Apple's thunder today, Phillips. [/sarcasm]
Well. at least it's not tied down to proprietary software.
Apple's thunder was already stolen by Rock Band: The Beatles.
/sarcasm? I think not.
Yeah I think Muse are better than Opus too, Philips.
Who actually watches Family Guy?
People who find un-relational irreverent humor funnier than 8-yr old pre-pubescents showing off their cursing abilities...
Real? Really?
Costco advertised this awhile ago for something under a 100 quids +/1- 10%