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iRiver H300

For anyone who is interested in mp3 player news, this one is a cannot-miss item. It's finally in US market after much anticipation. :)

iRiver H300 series features:
… Holds up to 1,200 hours of digital music
… Up to 40GB** of internal storage
… Large vivid color display
… Ultra-fast USB 2.0 transfers (up to 40 times faster than USB 1.0)
… Supports secure transfers from Windows Media Players
… Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
… Up to 16 hours of battery life
… Supports MP3, WMA, ASF, OGG and WAV music files
… Supports JPEG and BMP image files
… Integrated FM tuner
… Built-in voice recorder
… Intuitive music navigation
… Real-time MP3 encoding (no PC required)
… Store or transfer files of any type
… Enhanced 3D audio
… Line-in and Line-out jacks
… Upgradeable to future formats and features
… Dimensions: 2.4" x 0.9" x 4.0"
… Weight: 6.9 ounces

I have a pretty iPod 3G myself and I am still pretty much in love with it. But iRiver H300 makes my hands itch a bit and want to get my hands on one. What attracts me the most about iRiver over iPod (from spec) is its color screen, 2x battery life, and support for JPEG images.

Will it become as big as iPod? I don't know...

Related links:

iRiver H300 Series Officially Announced (from Gizmodo)

iRiver H300 series 'PC-free' USB transfers (from dpreview.com)

posted by Sandy @ 9/22/2004 04:30:00 PM 0 comments

Sony Qualia Q017-MD1 MD Player

So I saw this new MD. I literally drooled. It got a very sleek and smooth design. Very futuristic and eye catchy.

"Oh mian," I said to myself, "I want this little baby."

Then I looked at the price. I gotta rub my eyes again before I took a second good look at it in case I was developing presbyopia at an usually early age.

$2,399USD. $2.4k FOR A MD PLAYER?!! I don't want this any more.. but it's still quite an eye candy..

posted by Sandy @ 9/13/2004 10:34:00 AM 0 comments

Yahoo! News - Engineer Builds Robot That Walks on Water

Yahoo! News - Engineer Builds Robot That Walks on Water

Sometimes I wonder what our future would be. Here is just another example of a science fiction creation coming to life.

So what do we have now? Cloning animals and human, robots that patrols in malls, robots that stands on water, and robots that can "fight." We also got software and mechanic stores that can create prototypes of almost any creation you make, and an email system that might potentially replace all detectives' jobs and how our credit would be determined.

Tomorrow is unimaginable. Too many secret developments going around us. Every invention becomes a shock to some, while some say "I knew it!" so loudly that it shocks their pets and neighbor. Ya.. It's a shocking world.

posted by Sandy @ 9/10/2004 10:51:00 AM 0 comments