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Lego-styled MP3 player & Ipod dock station

cleo — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:43:39 +0000

Those cute and simple funny gadgets are not concepts anymore. Lego MP3 player and Ipod dock station are already available for sale and ready to hit the market!

The MP3 Player looks just like an increased in size Lego block. All buttons (volume, pause, play, forward and backward controls and on/off button, of course) that are common for mp3 players are present and look like interlocking nubs on Lego blocks. The player is available in blue, red, yellow, green and white colors. It has built-in Li-ion battery that provides up to 6 hours of playing time. There’s no built-in memory, the device can play songs on microSD cards up to 2GB max. Retail price is $46.

The other lego-styled device is an Ipod dock station that looks like it was built from those world-popular blocks. There’s nothing to say about it – just a usual dock station with common buttons and functionality. It is also available in variety of colors for $46.

Standalone Cassette MP3 Player Gives New Use To Old Devices

cleo — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 02:46:52 +0000

Here’s a nice little gadget for kids stuck riding in their mom’s old Buick hand-me-down beater.

Sick of listening to FM radio or your parents’ Kenny Rogers tapes with that crappy stock stereo? The Standalone Cassette MP3 player from Chinavasion behaves exactly like an old school cassette when you pop it into any working cassette player. Hell, I’m so old I can remember when they had cassettes like this with a cord running out the side that plugged into your portable discman. However, in the MP3 age, the Chinavision cassette doesn’t have a cord but rather slot at the bottom that fits any SD card up to 2GB. It does not come included with an SD card, so that will cost you extra, however. The unique looking cassette can also be used as a standalone MP3 player and comes with additional headphones. The Standalone Cassette MP3 needs to be recharged via its USB cable, which could suck for the long car rides with no opportunity to recharge it. Still, it’s a pretty cool idea with a pretty reasonable asking price.

The Standalone Cassette MP3 player goes for around $22.

The Zune

cleo — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:53:19 +0000

The Zune has been one of the toughest competitors for the iPod. It is made by Apple’s counterpart, Microsoft. It has many features that the iPod does not have and is one of the best Mp3 players out on the market right now.

The reason I am writing about the Zune is as of lately, the prices have been declining and there are many places to purchase a Zune. For instance, Amazon.com was offering up Brown 30 Gig ones for 90 dollars or so. Nice Deal! Also, Microsoft Club is now featuring them for an interesting amount of club points at 20,000 points. That would be like playing the word jumble game and winning 1,000 times. I suppose I would pay somebody to do it or myself even.

Overall, The Zune is one of those products that if you are a loyal Microsoft buyer and/ or just don’t like Fads, then buy a Zune. I would also suggest Zunes for the person that likes a bigger face(screen), and doesn’t care about what everyone else has.

Happy Days!

~Jason