Philips 128 MB Key Ring 006 Wearable MP3 Player
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Manufacturer: Philips Consumer Electronics
Price at amazon.com:
Used & new from $119.81List price $149.99
- An innovative neck strap with integrated remote control provides added freedom and flexibility
- Large 128 MB capacity - enough for four hours of WMA music or two hours of MP3 audio
- MP3 and Windows Media Audio ( WMA ) compatible
- Plugs into any USB port, with no need for extra cables, drivers, or any other additional software
- Doubles as an external PC hard drive - ideal for transferring data between computers, backing up important files, or storing personal information
Product Description:
Incredibly small and versatile, this Philips 128 MB Audio Key Ring matches sleek good looks with unbelievable ease of use. Ultra lightweight and sturdy with it's magnesium body. Like you, nothing shocks your Audio Key Ring. Trust it to deliver up to 6.5 hours of 100% shock free music anywhere, anytime.
Average Customer Rating:
Comment: Get this for ease of use and style Rating:
Ease of use is best to describe the player. It has a drag and drop interface so there is no need to use a program to transfer music. There is no copy protection on the player so music can be copied to another computer with ease. The remote on the player controls play/pause, skip to forward, skip backward, volume up and volume down. The player resumes playback at the start of the last song played. As for the controls on the player, it's simple as there is one switch. The off/charge position and the playback.download position. I never worry about batteries as I leave it charging in the USB port and when I flip the switch it shows up as a removable storage device. It comes with an external AAA battery pack the provides 10 hours of music and when attached looks like it was built as one and not an attachment. I don't mind the omission of the lcd screen on the player because it really is liberating to not worry about renaming songs. I use this player for the gym over my ipod as it is so much lighter and I put my top 25-30 songs on it and don't worry about changing artists, albums, etc. The sound from the player is amazing. It doesn't have an equalizer and it still sounds better than my 3rd gen 20gb ipod and my old samsung yp-30sh (the key ring replaced this unit). I really was shocked by the sound quality. In terms of looks it is top notch. Everyone comments on how great it looks when they see it. Having said that I bought the KEY005 and not the KEY006 because I would never where one around my neck cause I think it looks stupid to do so. It is also rugged as I have dropped it on the treadmill and there were no chips or dents. In the office if I need to take a file home I just delete a track from the player and drag and drop the document. The only minus is there is no ability to scan through songs. I don't mind this anymore as I just turn on the player and forget about it. The only item I replaced was the headphones. Here is a link of the ones I got with a short cord and work perfectly for me: ..... In summary, I have owned this player for 3 weeks and this is the perfect player for the gym, office and short commutes.
Comment: Cool gadget for digital music buffs Rating:
I like the Philips Wearable mp3 player. Its very small and lightweight. So lightweight that on my first use I kept checking to see if it was there. It comes with a neckstrap with controls built into it. It RECHARGES via USB and doesn't need batteries! I usually recharge it every night like my cell phone but I think it runs for at least 6 hours. The drag and drop interface in windows is fine. I haven't yet figured out the order that songs are played in, might have something to do with first song copied=last song played. It also comes with a battery pack for an AAA battery. The headphones also fit very comfortably in the ears and block out outside sounds to the point where its almost dangerous to wear it on the road. The sound quality is great.
The only drawbacks that I saw were the fact that its not upgradeable, but I knew that when I bought it.
Overall its a very nice product, very cool, cute, cool looking, no hassle and easy to use.
Comment: A Great MP3 Player, Ideal for Working Out Rating:
And a note to Brad in Fairfax... if it's defective, return it. Just because you bought one that happened not to work, doesn't mean they ALL don't work.
Okay... so believe it or not the first one I bought didn't work either. I returned it, bought another one. The instructions are as simple as can be. When you plug it in to charge, you make sure the switch is in charge position. The book says when the green light goes off, it's done charging. You put the switch to transfer/play to put mp3 files onto it. Drag und drop, doesn't get much easier than that.
Of course you can get larger capacity MP3 players with more features, like screens with titles, etc. But I bought this for working out. I don't need a screen, I just need the music. It's the perfect capacity for a good 2 hour workout. I don't want anything bigger because i'd rather not have it get in my way. I don't want anything more complicated because i'm concentrating on working out, not scrolling through my music. if something comes up that i decide i don't want to hear, i skip it. if something comes up i want to hear again, i go back and listen again.
The neckstrap makes life REALLY easy, especially when you work out. You don't have to look down to find buttons, you can feel the raised areas on the strap. i LOVE that the headphones hook into the back of the strap. i've caught my headphone cord before while working out and it's a pain, not to mention if you do it too often, they're broken.
I like the fact that it has the little AAA battery compartment that you can piggy back onto the main module. I haven't used it, but it's nice to know i could.
Design-wise, this thing is cool. i like that there's no special software and no cords. if i have my keyring with me at a friends, i can just plug right into their computer and get mp3's if i want...
This little gadget is great. it's small, easy to use, has cool features and sharp looks. i highly recommend it. i also recommend returning any product that doesn't work when you buy it... does anyone REALLY need to be told this?
Posted at November 11, 2003 05:41 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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