USB Key-Sized MP3 Player With LCD Display

nhahmada writes "The Muvo MP3 player/storage device from Creative has been out for awhile, but some have complained of its lack of a display or equalizer. Well, now Innogear has released the 128MB Duex mp302 with a backlit LCD supporting ID3 tags, a "multi-category" equalizer and a timer (Why?). The mp302 also has the ability to record/playback voice via its built-in microphone. It can be used for storing any type of file and plays MP3/WMA/WAV. Both the Muvo and mp302 run on one AAA, giving 12 hours of continuous playback. Running at $179, it's a little more expensive than the $169.99 128MB Muvo, but I am willing to shell out ten bucks for an LCD. Go here for a better look at the display."

Could be a great device if..

[dostick]

Now that could be a great device if it could have mobile phone built in. Or at least a connection to phone.

The most annoying thing about players today is that you can't hear when your mobile rings.

to eliminate a hundred comments

[dildatron]

olbigatory comment about not decoding ogg files.

yeesus, is it that hard to decode ogg files? all you have to do is implement it!

Re:Could be a great device if..

[dildatron]

why not just put your phone on vibrate?

I personally want my phone to be a phone and my mp3 player to play mp3's. convergence creates bad interfaces or limited funcionality most of the time.

Enough room?

[n-baxley]

This really doesn't seem like enough room for any kind of serious travel. I don't want to have to load it up with new songs every time I go out, and this won't hold more than what, an hour? I really see these "little" MP3 players going away fast and the IPod like players coming in. I don't want to bring along A CD, I want to bring my whole jukebox!

stupid.

[Anonymous Coward]

Ok, let me get this straight....
We are we supposed to be impressed by (yet another) MP3 player that...

1: has very low storage capacity.
2: has a crummy design (did you see the buttons!?)
3: has an easy to lose end cap.

Who is buying these pieces of crap?!?!

Re:Enough room?

[lamp77]

Theres a huge market for this
I mean, look at how many armband fm radios sell? Those things are crap, but joggers want them.
with this you can bring your ssh client, private keys, browser, and > 1hour of music to listen to on the bus to work.
Thats pretty good in my book.

Re:Could be a great device if..

[Elwood P Dowd]

Bluetooth would have provided perfect convergence if it had been designed properly: Your headphones would play the audio feed from your MP3 player, but give your cell phone a higher priority when it rang.

I get a little teary when I think of the lost potential in Bluetooth. Maybe they'll get things working right in a couple more years.

ugg.

[hahnar]

with each new so-called 'promising' device that comes out, there is a new dissapointment for myself. Why is it so hard for these manufacturers to have radio built in? i mean sure we caaan have their endless hours of songs with increasing storage but radio is still a goodd break from the endless music on these devices. Sometimes listening to the news/weather would be nice. Hopefully some manufacturers build in radio into their new devices.

Recharge?

[photon317]

Nice device, but would it have been all that hard for them to replace the AAA battery with a rechargeable one and let it recharge from the +5V on the USB connector?

Why I bought a Memory based Player???

[Dante333]

Cause its smaller, cheaper, has a better battery life, holds what I need, and has NO MOVING PARTS. Contrary to all the Baywatch episodes I've watched, having stuff bounce around in not always a good thing.

Hooray!

[hbmartin]

Now I can have an expensive player that has too-small-to-push-with-out-searching-for-them buttons and memory to hold all of 3 medium quality CDs worth of music. Jeez, get an iPod [apple.com].

Oh yey...

[DigitalDad]

Another gaget that's small enough for me to lose