iRiver Clix review roundup

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[Engadget] 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.

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Engadget: Sure, the Korean version comes bundled with a DMB TV receiver, USB keyboard, auto adapter and other accessories, but considering that just about every phone, PMP or electric toothbrush sold in Korea seems to include DMB, and you can get a full-fledged tablet PC for well under $2,000, we really have to wonder who Samsung's targeting with this (other than, of course, the usual coterie of fans who will pick up anything promoted by a team of spokesmodels). (via Cosmos)

  Krunker: PC Magazine has posted areview of the new iRiver Clix which is essentially an upgraded and rebranded iRiver U10. The package looks the same but the user interface has been overhauled and the overall performance improved with the new Clix. (via Cosmos)

  Gadget Blogs Aggregator: The iriver Clix is a rebranded version of the popular iriver U10, termed by many as the iPod Nano killer the Clix comes with 2GB of memory. It has a 2.2 inch (320 x 240) display and the Clix supports all the popular media formats MP3, WMA, OCG and MPEG4 at 15fps. (via Cosmos)

  Blogniscient: Ubergizmo | 5/22/2006 23:52:42 Anti-iPod campaign launched by SanDisk The iDont campaign by SanDisk champions the companys Sansa e200 music player, portraying owners of iPods as un... SanDisk wants you to say iDont to iPod (via Cosmos)

adfreak: sheep mentality of iPod buyers. Companion outdoor ads are going up in NYC and elsewhere. But while SanDisk may have a point, the site is paper-thin and feels like it’s on repeat. It’ll take more than this to bring down the “iTatorship.” Via Engadget. ””Posted by Tim Nudd May 22, 2006 | Permalink | Comments (7) (via Cosmos)

  Web News - Web Marketing: Il est temps maintenant de nous libérer des formats restrictifs et de l'unique source de musique. L'heure est au choix, à la liberté, et à l'expression personnelle - et il est temps pour les esprits indépendants de se lever et de dire "iDon't'. (via Cosmos)

:Ben Metcalfe Blog: The time has come to rise up against the iTatorship To resist the monotony of white earbuds and reject the oppressive forces of culture conformity. (via Cosmos)

Pocketcasting Mobile Media: Not sure if this is “real” or some kind of marketing gimmick (Update: SanDisk’s iDon’t campaign). Whatever it is - the site is getting some visibility from thanks to Engadget and Digg. (via Cosmos)

  All Things News: While we certainly won't go into the pros and cons of each company's products here (mainly for fear of getting flamed), we must say that the iDon't site features little compelling content other than a few cheesy wallpaper downloads and some links to anti-iPod sites, and mostly comes across as sour grapes from the runner-up in an industry being dominated by a single player. Still, other manufacturers need to do something in order to gain market share, and R&D is, like, really expensive, so if you can convince a couple of kids to sport t-shirts and buddy icons featuring your propaganda, who knows, maybe a few consumers will bite." (via Cosmos)

 [Reviews-zdnet.com.com] Portable Audio Devices - ZDNet Reviews: The iRiver Clix is a superbly designed MP3 player that's easy to use and packed with pretty much every feature in the book. If you're looking for a stylish Janus-compatible device and you don't need a boatload of storage, this is your player.

[Gadgets.qj.net] QJ.NET - Gadgets Blog - 24/7 Coverage of the latest Gadgets news ...: Supports fast USB 2.0 transfersThe 2GB iRiver Clix is available now directly from iRiver, and comes bundled with headphones, a carry case, a software disc, a 1 year warranty and a few free tracks and flash games all for just $199.99.

[Portablevideo.engadget.com] Engadget: We know that many of you (and by you, we mean us) have been looking forward to Toshiba's Gigabeat S PMPs ever since you we saw them way back at CES in January, so we can all start getting a little excited about a print ad from Midwest electronics chain American TV that shows the hot little player on sale for $400 after rebate. The reason we can only get a little excited, however, is because calls to several of the company's retail locations reveal that they don't actually have the S in stock, with one clerk unable to give any arrival estimates, while another claimed that "we're getting a shipment today, maybe." It wouldn't be prudent at this juncture to start tossing out nasty terms like bait and switch, as we're sure American didn't knowingly advertise a product that they don't have in stock, but it's still a little irksome to see an ad for something you can't buy.

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Posted at May 25, 2006 01:59 AM