This Yamada Beatbox (previously discussed here as the M-Bird XT-21) is undoubtedly one of the more interesting looking portable audio devices released of late, and PC Review squeezed out a critique of the unit on Friday. Looks like it’s even smaller than I’d imagined previously, about 1.25-inches wide, 3.4-inches tall, and a mere 0.73-inches deep—or 38.6 x 86.7 x 18.7 mm for those of the metric persuasion. Definitely pocket material, and this small size includes the onboard stereo speakers (one of which, when detached, reveals a USB plug.) The reviewer notes that the speakers actually sound pretty good, which is pretty cool considering they’re less than half inch in diameter. Perhaps the biggest downside is the price tag: around $330 USD(!) or, in different terms, a 20GB iPod plus some accessories.
We like this one, though—a lot. We’ve never used one, mind you, but it’s such a raunchy design that it just works.
Yamada Beatbox MP3 Player [via DAPreview]
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