It's sleek, shiny and allows you to spin through your collection of music, movies and more. So what's not to like? Oh yeah, the fact that it may never be coming here ...
As if to prove that it's not even close to backing out of the MP3 player market, iRiver debuted a whopping 12 new MP3 players at this year's CES. The company also introduced a sweet-looking, multifunctional home entertainment system as well as three E-Dictionary products and two GPS devices. Naturally, not all of the gadgets are going to be available in Australia, but it's still an impressive feat given the relatively small size of the company.
It was hard to narrow it down, but we think our favorite is the Spinn, which is still under development and -- sadly -- may not make it to the Antipodes. This compact media player features a unique spinning hinge in the top right corner that lets you "flip" pages on the screen (a la the iPhone) and otherwise easily navigate the device using just one hand.
If nothing else, you've gotta hand it to iRiver for its ability to think up innovative interfaces. Actually, the overall design of the Spinn is quite attractive. It's sleek and slim with a mostly brushed-silver finish, and featuring a nice-looking 3.2-inch screen with 480 x 272 resolution.
In addition to music, video, and photo support, this player will offer a built-in FM tuner, voice recording, a text viewer and dictionary, support for Flash games, and the ability to receive DMB content (in the regions where it is available). The Spinn will even have integrated stereo Bluetooth functionality for those who prefer to do their listening sans wires.
As iRiver is undecided on whether this player will make it to Australia, there's no pricing at this time, but we do know that it's set to come in three capacities: 4GB, 8GB, and 16GB.
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bloo
07/06/2008 03:05 PM
it better come to australia.
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