New information on iRiver U10

[ZZOOzzoo]

Big deal!  My "other" MP3 player has a 320 x 480 resolution touch-screen. ;)

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Actually, U10 has touchscreen, but it's a different kind of touchscreen.

(The image is from www.earlyadopter.co.kr)

You don't just touch the screen; you PRESS the edge of screen, and U10's interface is made very simple so that you can access all the features only via four edges of the screen, as circled below.

[Deathray]

I wonder how sturdy it will be, but it definetely looks beautiful, shame it will only be a 1 gig model at max for now :(

[ninjakarl]

if they come out with a decent storage capacity for this series.. ill get one

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ditto. if i have money left over from christmas then i'll definetly get it.

[Smigit]

whats all this about 1GB only......they have announced a 2GB version as well (http://www.dapreview.net/comment.php?comment.news.1899) and theres an 8gb that will use a micro drive (http://www.dapreview.net/comment.php?comment.news.1833 that link mentions the 2GB again)

So yeah, its higher capacity than your ipod minis ect. The one issue is that while the flash based ones should have a good battery life thanks to the flash memory, a HD version may have battery problems as spinning is where alot of battery is drained. We'll see.

This does look incredibly nice but.

Another issue I have is that you control the player by pushing down on the screen. The problem here is what will prevent the screen from getting pretty dirty fairly easy. Could get a pain, especially while your eating KFC. :p

[iczman]

omg omg omg i'm def getting one!

looks so sexy

[blik]

As everyone has said... 1GB isnt enough, I'll wait for the 8GB version before considering it. But I must say it looks sleek...

[ienhz]

No one's worried about price? $335 for 1GB!!! I can only imagine how high the price would be for a decent sized amount of storage. :(

[Gulfisland]

iShuffle 1gig is good for me... plays music

[saxondale.]

No one's worried about price? $335 for 1GB!!! I can only imagine how high the price would be for a decent sized amount of storage. :(

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when it comes to iRivers you pay for quality, and in this case, its quality and looks. Where as iPods is just looks :rolleyes:

[saxondale.]

The beauty in its glory: http://u10.iriver.co.kr/main.html

[eversor]

Aaaaahhh. My wallet wants to kill me....

Thanks for the link.

I want this player but only if the docking station can deliver what they promise. Especially the built in speaker better has a good quality!

[Jon 5]

Looks awesome but with only 512mb and 1gb size I can only fit so many music vids and concerts on it. I want a large capacity version even if it made the whole device a bit bigger. And with that price. Woah!!! They need to drop the price a lot. But it does look quite nice.

[Kupo-Cheer]

Even a 4 or 5 gb version would make this thing perfect. I'll still buy it if only for the coolness factor.

[saxondale.]

An 8gb is rumoured

[Bearded Kirklander]

Modern technology is just flat out amazing! :o

[HoochieMamma]

Wow, that actually looks REALLY cool (Y)

[Dogan]

I was thinking of buying this when it came out, however:

1. The docking station is extra and sells for ?49 ($85). Not cool

2. If you're going to watch movies, the max res is 320x240@15fps. Also not cool:pinch::

[xWhoCares]

In the US, the price is going to be $249.99 for the 1GB version (better than $335)! ;)

http://www.iriveramerica.com/prod/ultra/U10/

[saxondale.]

the U10 will be on my to buy list

[saxondale.]

iriver Korea announced today that the U10 will be delayed slightly. They are now aiming for a September 2 release date. This delay will obviously affect other regions of the world including us here in the U.S.

[Soham]

i am buying it

[Slimy]

ok. the visual aspect is perfect. now all i need to know is the size (i'm thinking 20gb), fm radio, battery life, software needed? etc.

[giga Veteran]

In the US, the price is going to be $249.99 for the 1GB version (better than $335)!  ;)

http://www.iriveramerica.com/prod/ultra/U10/

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A tad expensive no?

[Slimy]

^ i guess it's because of the fact it does videos + pics as well as music

[ZZOOzzoo]

Two days are left until release; I hope it really lives up to its expectation.

What worries me is that the intial release in South Korea will contain a lot of bugs since iRiver has reputation of using South Korean customers as their "testers".

Anyway, here are some lovely eye candies from Korean iRiver website. :woot: