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    iriver Story Reviewed: Nice, But No Kindle...or Reader

    It's Not a New Kindle, It's the iRiver Story

    iRiver E200 Confirmed in Capacities Up to 16GB

    First Aluminum iRiver E200 Pics

    Iriver P35 Touchscreen PMP With Wi-Fi Is Coming to America

    Overheard in the Pool: Michael Phelps and His LZR Racer Aquabeat Underwater MP3 Player

    iriver P7 Touchscreen PMP Available for Pre-Order

    iRiver Libre Is Like a Kindle Light

    Forget iClones, Everybody's Copying the Iriver Spinn These Days

    Iriver P7 Gets Official, Packs Innovative... Packaging
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    Image of njdevil njdevil
    12/02/09

    In reply to iriver Story Reviewed: Nice, But No Kindle...or Reader
    Can't these things look nice, or failing that, unique? I mean, all it is is a screen with some buttons underneath. There isn't much reason for one to look identical to another. No wonder people are excited for the Nook, It at least mixed things up a bit.
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    Image of Devryn Devryn
    12/02/09

    @njdevil: I think that what Amazon and the Kindle have proven is that people who want an ereader don't want "gadgety" or flashy devices. They want something super simple in functionality and interface that reads like a book, and disappears when you're into a book. That's the reason ereaders with standard LCD type displays have failed for so long.
    I think it's important that they stay this neutral looking. You may find it boring to look at, but remember that all important phrase:
    You can't judge a book by it's cover.
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    Image of jdale jdale
    12/02/09

    @Devryn: You can, however, judge an ebook by its ridiculously wide bezels and tiny screen relative to overall device size. In that regard it looks just like the Kindle, with total screen area about half the total front surface area.
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    FigNinja promoted this comment jdale was starred jdale was unstarred
    Image of FigNinja FigNinja
    12/02/09

    @jdale: It looks like the Kindle only without the conveniently placed page keys. I really don't see the point of that huge bezel if you're not going to put keys on it. Most people tend to hold the Kindle on the side with their thumb between the keyboard and the bottom of the screen. That makes the page turn just a quick flick of the thumb. It's very easy to read one handed. It could be smaller but then the ergonomics wouldn't be as good.

    This thing is as big as the Kindle but I'm just not getting the ergonomic concept here. There doesn't seem to be a comfortable place to hold it. The page buttons look to be where most people would want to keep their hands. It also looks like you'd have to use your other hand to turn pages.
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    Image of anon anon
    09/01/09

    In reply to It's Not a New Kindle, It's the iRiver Story
    I have a feeling that these low-power readers are evolving into network appliances. Not sure whether they will eventually have color screens (I mean, some kind of color E-ink, not TFT). I think there's space in the market place for a small, light-weight nano-power device with network connectivity. Maybe there will be convergence with netbooks approaching the size of e-books and having an auxillary E-ink screen for relatively static content and OLED or some other tech for movies and games. I can even see the possibility of merging a static (i.e. super low power, no refresh) and dynamic display technology into one device. I think many users would pay a few hundred bucks for a device like that... I mean, if we can imagine an e-book on steroids with color, network connectivity, a "high power" mode for dynamic display update and "flea power" mode for static display and playing music.
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    09/01/09

    @craighyatt: At some point the only difference between all of these portable media gadgets will be form factor.
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    Image of nightwheel nightwheel
    09/01/09

    In reply to It's Not a New Kindle, It's the iRiver Story
    Some one make a E-Book reader already that I can surf the web decently, get apps, and have flash video support
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    reddingofish promoted this comment nightwheel was starred nightwheel was unstarred
    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    09/01/09

    @nightwheel: Sounds like you need a pad computer. Just wait a little while and you will be appeased.
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    Image of Chewbenator Chewbenator
    09/01/09

    In reply to It's Not a New Kindle, It's the iRiver Story
    I still don't understand why you need a QWERTY keyboard for an e-book.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    09/01/09

    @Chewbenator: Without the keyboard and the Wi-Fi connection, how could they possibly charge you between 3 and 4 hundred dollars?

    I mean.. coooooome on. These people have to eat too. they have children. If they were to make a bargain ereader at a sensible price then where would the capitalism be? Where would the hope for the future be? What would Jesus think of your keyboard-less reader. He would be ashamed. ASHAMED.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    09/01/09

    @Chewbenator: I found out that yelling at the Kindle if you want to make notes doesn't quite work. Amazon confirmed this after a very long painful (and ultimately humiliating) phone call.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    09/01/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: As someone who's made thousands and thousands of notes in his academic life, there is no conceivable way anyone in his right mind would type any notes on a tiny, thumbs-only keyboard. It's simply not functional. Anyone who really needs to make a note will simply write it somewhere else with a pen and paper.

    The QWERTY keyboard will simply never be used for that. If you still wanted to order, that could be achieved easily with a trackball or touchpad and an electronic keyboard.
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    Image of Eric C. Tucker Eric C. Tucker
    09/01/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: or Sony's touchscreen :)
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    09/01/09

    @Pope John Peeps II: Can't really argue with that, as another who makes plenty of notes and various irrelevant doodles on the side. Just the same, I do believe that's what the keypad on the kindle is (partly) there for.
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    Image of Pope John Peeps II Pope John Peeps II
    09/01/09

    @Eric C. Tucker: oh yeah! I forgot about that.
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    Image of Darwinist Darwinist
    08/06/09

    In reply to iRiver E200 Confirmed in Capacities Up to 16GB
    A 16GB iProduct media player?!? WOOO HOOOO! Finally!

    Happy 2005.

    iRiver is the fat kid that got picked last for dodgeball.
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    Bigbadbikernerd promoted this comment Edited by Darwinist at 08/06/09 10:24 AM Darwinist was starred Darwinist was unstarred
    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    08/06/09

    @Darwinist: I really don't know why, but that made me laugh...
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    08/06/09

    In reply to iRiver E200 Confirmed in Capacities Up to 16GB
    I like Iriver's players, but I'm more interested in the new Zune HD.
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    Image of USB_Humping_Dog USB_Humping_Dog
    08/06/09

    In reply to iRiver E200 Confirmed in Capacities Up to 16GB
    Mark, MicroDS= MicroSD? :)
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    Mark Wilson promoted this comment USB_Humping_Dog was starred USB_Humping_Dog was unstarred
    Image of Mark Wilson Mark Wilson
    08/06/09

    @USB_Humping_Dog: No, it's a partnership with Nintendo.
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    Image of USB_Humping_Dog USB_Humping_Dog
    08/06/09

    @Mark Wilson: Heh. With this posted after the DSi article, I was thinking the same thing.
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    Image of frigg frigg
    04/14/09

    In reply to Overheard in the Pool: Michael Phelps and His LZR Racer Aquabeat Underwater MP3 Player
    Or.. H20 Audio for all your underwater sounding needs:


    [www.h2oaudio.com]

     Reply
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    Image of Nick Nick
    04/14/09

    In reply to Overheard in the Pool: Michael Phelps and His LZR Racer Aquabeat Underwater MP3 Player
    anyone else notice the player is wet and the swimmer is dry?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04/14/09

    @Nick: Frog man would like to thank you for not making fun of his highly permeable water-absorbing skin.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    04/14/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: my sincerest apologies. i lack couth one would devleop in the swamp. i will take my leave.
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    Image of Homerjay is utterly alone. Homerjay is utterly alone.
    04/14/09

    In reply to Overheard in the Pool: Michael Phelps and His LZR Racer Aquabeat Underwater MP3 Player
    When did this place turn into Woot? Thats one Wooty write-up!
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE
    04/14/09

    In reply to Overheard in the Pool: Michael Phelps and His LZR Racer Aquabeat Underwater MP3 Player
    Don't they have underwater speakers? Or is this for that guy who like Hasselhoff Yodeling mixes, and if he doesn't wear this, he gets swirlies?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    04/14/09

    In reply to Overheard in the Pool: Michael Phelps and His LZR Racer Aquabeat Underwater MP3 Player
    Surely they could've designed this thing to have less cable clutter. What if Locutus of Borg decided he wanted to assimilate some of Michael Phelps' abilities. No doubt he'd get rid of all of those superfluous looping cables and just keep the side mounted laser sight.
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    Image of Xeno Xeno
    04/14/09

    In reply to Overheard in the Pool: Michael Phelps and His LZR Racer Aquabeat Underwater MP3 Player
    I love my music! Really I do. Sometimes though you just don't need it. I consider swimming to be one of those times.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    04/14/09

    @Xeno wishes there was a preview button: i would love music. you don't know how many times i sand the same song in my head for a whole main set. a little variety would be great.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    04/14/09

    In reply to Overheard in the Pool: Michael Phelps and His LZR Racer Aquabeat Underwater MP3 Player
    i think that would bug when i turned to breathe. also, will it stay on when i push off the wall?
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    Image of eagles3 speeeedin eagles3 speeeedin
    04/14/09

    @Nick: Or as the wire drags half submerged through the water pulling your head just enough to through off your stroke count thus causing you to flip too close or too far from the wall
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    Image of Nick Nick
    04/14/09

    @eagles3: well, i only count my strokes into the wall swimming back. it's the turn that has me concerned.
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    Image of Software_Goddess Software_Goddess
    04/14/09

    @Nick: I'm thinking you could ware your cap over the top of it.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    04/14/09

    @Software_Goddess: i never got in to wearing a cap. teeheehee
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    02/22/09

    In reply to Forget iClones, Everybody's Copying the Iriver Spinn These Days
    Is Myracer calling that thing the Chinn?
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