ive seen so many "ipod-killers"... and still, the ipod refuses to die, regardless of the competition's quality. i think this is typical microsoft me-tooism tho, and will end up as another "alternative" in a market where supply has outgrown demand. i dont like the idea of wireless transfer either, especially since it sounds so drm-ish, but i guess some people could use it. the video playback, radio and picture features, however, are pretty useless. my current mp3 player can do all that, and ive never taken advantage of it. why should i? i already have a computer. if anyone needs this stuff on the go, then consider a cameraphone, which lets you actually take the pictures and record the video, already has wireless transfer without drm, can access the internet and, oh yes, can be used as a phone.
im not liking the way portable devices are going. i can buy an mp3 player that shows video and pictures and lets me connect to people, or i can buy a pda that shows video and pictures and lets me connect to people, or i can buy a phone that shows video and pictures and lets me connect to people. can anyone spot the subtle feature overlap? im just waiting to see which one will swallow up all the others... not that it matters cos when that happens itll just be called an iDevice and everyone will have one. except me. i'll be cuddling my beefy desktop pc and whining about the good old days

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Yeah it's definately getting a ridiculous point in the market. Someone has to come out with a feature that sets everyone apart, else it's just going to be like you said - an alternative.

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Short answer: No.

Long answer: iPod has been out for nearly five years now, I believe, and it has established itself as the premiere mp3 player out there. I don't think any mp3 player can out-do the iPod, even if it has better features at a lower price. iPod has name recognition which other players do not.

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hmm new features... how about iPong, the classic arcade game with a gaudy facelift and a clickwheel interface?
WTFPATENTED

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Personally. I been using a piece of wood, and a knife, and carving animations. They don't update very fast.

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ooh retro... horrible framerate but great memories! just like elite

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Like I said yesterday on dAmn, that has to be the ugliest portable media player ever. It looks like an early/mid nineties design prototype of what it's supposed to be. It looks kinda retro, but not the cool way of it. The black one is quite okay, but the brown (wtf...) and white one look like utter trash.
As for being an iPod contender, I think MS is years too late with this.

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omg I wrote the same news cuz I didn't read yours. @.@

Ok by the way.. I iPod </3 zune.

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exactly what I thought. I'll stick with my stylish iPod.

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