We'd probably be more inclined to gripe about
iriver stringing us along like this -- five gadgets, five days, hardly any hard facts -- if there wasn't so much sexy to the devices and photographs the DAP manufacturer is tossing up every 24 hours or so. Today's gadget is the
iriver W10, a slim little touchscreen number we got to play with at CES, which seems to swipe some of the iPhone's interface ideas for touchscreen VoIP dialing, while still sticking with those WPS (WiFi positioning system) and PDA / e-book / PMP features we heard about before. We wish we had more to tell you, like price or a release date, but two things are certain: iriver seems bent on swiping every gadget dollar we've ever stashed, and is singlehandedly keeping the hand modelling industry in business.
posted Jun 21st 2007 12:13PM
You can see a lot more info at the following site:
http://www.iriver.eu/multifunction_player.html?p_id=768&L=0
if it holds 30GB or more and is less than $200 i am so gonna buy one. but something tells me it wont...
damn it. 8GB i have way more music than that!
Holy crap, more iRiver coverage? What is this? iRivgadget.com???
Ok, that's my last sarcastic remark of the day. lol
Damn..I just bought a Sansa Connect.
Dear Steven, other manufacturers can steal the limelight from Apple or Microsoft or Sony for that matter once in a while. Enjoy it while it lasts, I certainly while
Dear 3rdsun, read my entire post next time.
"Ok, that's my last sarcastic remark of the day. lol"
iRiver? Yawn..
Now if only iRiver and Archos could merge.
iRiver's device and interface design chops with Archos codec/functionality would make for, bar none, the best portable media players.
Or they could just steal (uhm I mean learn) from each other. :)
iRiver. The people whose early work bringing portable digital music players to the masses is credited to Apple.
Hell, the Cupertino boys even stole the "i" prefix. And everyone complains about companies who "copy" Apple - go figure.
And isn't it a bit funny that gadgets actually released BEFORE iPhone "swipe some of the iPhone's ideas"?
actually it wasn't stolen by anyone but in regards to Apple stealing iRiver's "i" prefix is so wrong in every way. Facts:-
- iRiver was formed in 1999
- Apple iMac was introduced in 1998
- Apple iBook was introduced in July 1999
Apple was using the "i" prefix even before iRiver was formed as a company. Lazy to post links so google it up yourself.
Also Apple patented iNTERNET prior iRiver, then Apple wins and the rest are just bootlegs... nah!.. Apple sponsored the "i" stuffs just taking advantage of the word "Internet", in the same way that Microsoft take advantage of ".net" for their ".NET" stuffs.
;-)
Those were some lovely hands. Thanks for pointing out Engadget!
ilikes. if it does ebooks for cheap might pick one up. have the clix, and love the little guy.
this looks tight...but I wont buy it because its only 8gb....it would need to be 30gb to get my money.
It looks like quite a nice package, with good typography and an uncluttered UI layout. But add an unlocked GSM system to that and things could get crazy interestng!
Damn, it's map is just only for Americans...
Why? iriver is not Korean company??
Maybe, I should travel to USA just for checking it
Perhaps, this is why we're waiting?
"Later in 2007, an update to Windows CE called Windows Embedded CE 6 R2 will add some Vista technologies, such as the updated media player and RDP client, to enable devices to connect to Vista PCs. It will also gain VoIP and more web services."
http://www.vnunet.com/itweek/news/2192861/devices-integrate-enterprise
Just a thought.
Looks great