Last year, iriver introduced the clix, known as the U10 elsewhere. Well, the second gen model looks like it's hit the gym and slimmed down to a much more attractive exterior. Yeah, we could go on for hours about the stylish clix 2, the W10, the S10 or any of their other products they're flaunting, but instead we've got a painstakingly crafted vid for y'all's to enjoy. Of course, you could always read up on these devices, but to see us see them in person, well, that's something special.

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What's this, a press shot of the rumored 4GB "special black" Clix perhaps? Well, that's what Swedish site Min Hembio is reporting and if true, makes for a notable bump to that hotly reviewed Clix (U10). Expected in Sweden at the end of this month for 2,499 Swedish Kronas or right around 338 of that mean US green. Come on iriver, go ahead and prove us wrong.

[Via dapreview]

Chinese ripoff artist DAP manufacturer Yue Qi knows that not everyone has $200 laying around to throw down on an iRiver Clix/U10, which is why the company thoughtfully stole licensed the popular design for its similar-looking LUCKYee LY-PM06. Even more amazing than the $50 and $62 pricetags for the 512MB and 1GB versions, respectively, is the fact that Yue Qi's managed to enhance the video playback from 15fps to 25fps, which had been one of the few knocks against the real Clix. Overall, we see a bright future for this fiery young firm- with its crack team of engineers, dirt cheap prices, and no need for a design team, it's not clear how Apple, SanDisk, and friends will be able to compete.

[Via DAPreview]

We know the iRiver Clix DAP has its fair share of fans, so they may want to look away for this one, as the fearless folks at Anything But iPod rip into their precious device to see what makes it tick. And if you want to see for yourself, they've provided some clear step-by-step directions so you can disassemble your own with nothing more than a Swiss Army knife and a couple of screw drivers. Although judging by the number of times they use the word "pry" or "prying", anyone wanting to keep their Clix looking like new (or keep their warranty) will probably want to steer clear. They also took apart the seemingly identical iRiver U10, finding that the Clix does in fact use a faster processor than the U10, which accounts for the increased responsiveness of the UI.

If you like to buy products described by seasoned reviewers as "very good," "great," and "excellent," then you'll certainly want to check out iRiver's 2GB Clix DAP if you're in the market for a player that screams "iDon't." Everyone who's gotten his/her hands on iRiver's rebrand of followup to the U10 seems to be in love with the little thing, citing audio that's both accurate and loud, easy-to-use, intuitive controls and interface, its crisp, clear screen, a plethora of options for photo viewing, and even good video playback despite a maximum of 15fps. Other nice touches include relatively high bit-rate options for in-line, voice, or FM recording, a good selection of digital equalizer presets, and better-than-average earbud headphones included in the box. Out of all the reviews that we've seen, the only major knocks on this $200 player are for its use of MTP (as opposed to UMS) file transfers and its supposedly short battery life (at least compared to the U10), although PCMag managed to squeeze a respectable 27 hours out of their Clix in testing.

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Farewell iRiver U10, hello iRiver Clix. It's the same device (well, this one's 2GB), but it looks like iRiver finally caught on to the fact that named products brand better and seem to sell faster than arcane alpha-numeric character combinations. Other than that this thing doesn't appear to be too different than its predecessors; CNET's got a review of it up (as well as one of Urge and Windows Media Player 11, here and here, respectively if you're interested).

[Thanks, Jenn]

We kind of wish iRiver Japan wasn't always skipping ahead of the rest of iRiver with their own 2GB players (except Korea, of course), but Engadget fav portable-portable media player U10 is topping off at 2GB over there now, too. It'll set you back ¥22,980 (about $200 US) when it launches the 26th of this month, but be patient, we have a feeling this'll make it Stateside sooner than later (and really, how often do you hear us say that?).

With iRiver catching an increasing amount of attention for their U10, we took a few to shoot some footage of the device and discuss iRiver's future. Apparently its long-standing H10 series is on its way out, and they'll be heavily promoting the U10 and a line of players with a like design (such as the G10, for one -- though not in America for that specific device), some of which may also include a 1.8-inch drive based device, a larger screen, and PlaysForSure support. Stay tuned for some big announcements from iRiver "very soon."

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