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Yeah, super-sized bezels are totally making a comeback!]]>Mar 16th 2010 9:10AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/Mar 16th 2010 8:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/
ROFL, Zune HD??? Are you srs? It's restricted as hell in functionality and it's got an underpowered arm 11 CPU...

My Nexus pwns it in every way. ^_^]]>Mar 16th 2010 10:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/Mar 16th 2010 11:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/
They aren't that different... Nexus can be used as a PMP, it pretty much replaced my still beloved walkman. They are only different in the fact that the nexus is much more superior than zunehd. :P]]>Mar 16th 2010 3:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/Mar 16th 2010 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/Mar 16th 2010 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/
4 and 8 GB for a 2010 media player is so retro...shape up!]]>Mar 16th 2010 9:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/Mar 16th 2010 11:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/Mar 16th 2010 10:12PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/Mar 16th 2010 9:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/Mar 16th 2010 9:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/
Pretty much _anything_ can beat an iPhone or iPod at PMPing, including most cheap phones. PMP stands for personal media player. Apple devices can play about 3 media formats and that's it. Forget about AVI, FLAC, etc. Plus you have to use iTunes just to copy over some content.

Now browsing, maps and various apps are nice to have, but they are not strictly PMP features so you're comparing apples to oranges here.]]>Mar 16th 2010 11:27AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/
will the iPhone beat my toaster at browning bread to a crisp golden brown? Will it beat my vacuum cleaner at picking up those asthma causing mites and bugs? Will it beat my coffee mug at holding my daily injection of caffeine?

See how this is a silly way to compare objects that are for totally different things?]]>Mar 16th 2010 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/
Sure, you can say 'What about the iPod nano?', but Apple isn't asking for what Cowon is charging for this device. For the same price you can buy an iPod Touch or a Zune HD or a Sony Walkman with a browser and streaming media. The Sony has a Slacker application.]]>Mar 16th 2010 11:50AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/
go play with you iToy and let the grown ups listen to the unrivaled sound of our cowons ;)]]>Mar 16th 2010 1:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/Unrivaled sound? That placebo effect sure is effective.]]>Mar 16th 2010 8:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/
We do not know if the player has wifi yet and we do not know the price either. Regardless if it has wifi, Cowon players typically have features other PMPs do not have such as outstanding format support and amazing sound quality (much better than the Zune HD or iPod Touch). I will have to wait and see the full spec list before passing judgement.]]>Mar 16th 2010 9:27PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/Mar 16th 2010 12:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/Mar 16th 2010 1:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/
Right now it appears they have the same specs, however I would like to wait to see if the player has wifi, flash 8 (or even 9) along with other upgrades.]]>Mar 16th 2010 9:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/Shank is still here and still trolling posts about Cowon with his crappy grammar?

"Can't even beat a cellphone when it cones to pmp."
Considering absolutely zero of what you posted has anything to do with the traditional PMP and the Cowon is better at every traditional PMP aspect than the iPhone I would have to say you're a tool who has no clue. Then again I think everyone already knew that from your previous comments in Cowon posts.]]>Mar 16th 2010 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/Mar 16th 2010 1:38PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/
Oh god, if they bump that spec up to 32GB like they did after the s9 was released, I'd be all over this. Here's hoping they bumped up the processor as well, to make the animations smoother. Oh god...I want it now!]]>Mar 16th 2010 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/
The player really do not need another processor (the S9 has a dual core 500 mhz one). What they need to do is upgrade the version of Flash the player is emulating (or make their own OS).]]>Mar 16th 2010 9:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/Mar 16th 2010 4:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/Mar 16th 2010 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/16/cowon-j3-pmp-looks-cool-in-its-brushed-metal-case/
I am replying to your comment so others can see what Cowon players have to offer (using the s9 as reference since it is arguably the J3s predecessor):

-Best sound quality (tied with Sony X-Series Walkman): If you care about sound quality, and customizing the equalizer, this the Cowon S9 is outstanding

-AMOLED screen: Videos and picture look gorgeous on the player, along with album art.

-Flash content as Apps: The S9 has flash 7, and hopefully the J3 will have 8 (or even 9) which means that almost every application and game made with flash 8 or before, can be used on the player (think about all of the flash games on the internet). Even better, they are all free.

-The player accepts a wide array of formats including mp3, ogg, FLAC, APE, WAV, along with video containers such as MKV and XVID.

-Customize UI: On the S9, you can download (and create your own) UIs made by different users to better customize your experience (as opposed to just moving icons around)

-I cannot say if the player has maps or "serious browsing", or mail since I do not know if it has wifi or not, however all three of those can easily be done if their is wifi.

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