Interesting news/reviews/deals from the portable audio market
David Pogue reviews the Samsung YP-Z5 for the NYT: if you ignore the man’s lame attempt to sound funny by coming up with supposedly witty acronyms such as MMS-MMS, it’s a well written piece touching on all the steps Samsung did right and wrong with this player. The consensus is that it’s good (excellent in [...]
Samsung YP-Z5: an overall positive impression on this iPod nano competitor. There’s not too many extras here to brag about, but the iPod dogma is all about offering less, right? The device looks and feels great, the UI is a joy to use. The amp could use a little more power, but hey, if you’re [...]
The YP-Z5 [via] (pictured on the right) will come in February in two capacities (2GB/4GB) going for $200/$250 respectively. It’s got a 1.8-inch LCD (no video capability though, just pictures), MP3/WMA support and a Li-ion battery that runs for up to 38 hours. Here are some pictures of the device at Samsung’s CES booth. UPDATE: [...]