World's Smallest MP3 Player 448
Chris_Yates writes "mobiBlu is claiming to produce the world's smallest mp3 player, the DAH-1500 cube. The player is 24x24x24 millimeters (about the size of the tip of your finger or various small items), weighs 18 grams, uses OLED technology, and comes in a variety of colors. The 1GB version is currently selling for $130 at Wal-Mart. Buy one today, so you can lose it within a week!" Update: 07/25 22:56 GMT by T : An anonymous reader points out this review of the device.
Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. (Score:3, Interesting)
It is small, but I wouldn't describe as being "fingertip" in size. Sure, it balances on your finger, but I've yet to see a fingertip of those proportions, The Thing's notwithstanding!
EricSee your HTTP headers, live! [ericgiguere.com]
Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. (Score:5, Insightful)
Imagine a corner of that stupid thing digging into your leg. No thanks.
Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. (Score:5, Funny)
You'd be able to fit an infinite number of two dimensional squares and rectangles in your pocket, so it's hardly an issue.
Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. (Score:2)
I like to carry a LINE or two around with me.
Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. (Score:5, Funny)
Unfortunately, we seem to have a problem with them being a little bit too... dense. It has caused several mishaps with things such as nearby stars and passing photons, so we like to keep our factories in remote places in the universe while we perfect the process.
iPod Shuffle is 25% bigger, better shape (Score:3, Informative)
But you don't put this thing in your pants pocket you'd need a really long headset cord and it'd get caught on things. Either you put it in your shirt pocket (where flat is also better
Re:Nothing for you to see here. Please move along. (Score:4, Insightful)
weird... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:weird... (Score:3, Funny)
Did they mean "7 business days"?
What if there is a holiday?
Is the recording copy-protected?
If not, I'd suggest you make a backup copy, then give it as a present to that boss you don't like...
Re:weird... (Score:2, Funny)
That movie scared the shit out of me, by the way.
Re:weird... (Score:5, Funny)
Don't swallow it... (Score:5, Funny)
obligatory sluggy reference... (Score:2, Informative)
One small problem (Score:2, Informative)
Re:One small problem (Score:2, Informative)
Re:One small problem (Score:2, Informative)
Educate yourself. [wikipedia.org]
Re:One small problem (Score:3, Funny)
USB 1.1 == 12 Mbps
USB 2.0 == 480 Mbps
So, same thing, in that they are both spelled the same until you get to the number part.
Re:One small problem (Score:2)
The 2.0 standard includes the addition of High-Speed transfer, which is what the GP post was referring to.
Re: (Score:3, Informative)
Actually (Score:5, Informative)
USB 2.0 (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Actually (Score:2)
Re:Actually (Score:2, Funny)
Re:One small problem (Score:2)
it uses USB 2.0
Perhaps there are different models, but I would imagine most people would buy this one from walmart (when it's back in stock).
Or perhaps Walmart is confused and doesn't know the difference between USB 1 and 2?
Imagine a beowulf... (Score:2)
Re:Imagine a beowulf... (Score:5, Interesting)
is it also (Score:4, Funny)
And I thought it was a joke (Score:2)
24mm square = 1" square. (Score:5, Funny)
> your finger
Anyone with one inch square fingertips is scary. Seriously. I doubt seeing a 1" cube I could relate it to *ANY* body part.
Re:24mm square = 1" square. (Score:2)
My thumb is very nearly one inch at its widest, thus solidifying the concept of a "rule of thumb". While my fingertip (thumbtip, whatevah) isn't one inch square, it's still one inch.
Yes, this is really true.
As for the rest, I am about as frightening as anyone who likes to listens to Enya. Which
Re:24mm square = 1" square. (Score:5, Funny)
Some guys get all the luck.
WROONNGGG (Score:3, Informative)
Re:24mm square = 1" square. (Score:2)
Re:24mm square = 1" square. (Score:2)
Re:24mm square = 1" square. (Score:2)
Fascinating (Score:3, Insightful)
now we need a d20 (Score:4, Funny)
Re:now we need a d20 (Score:2, Funny)
Re:now we need a d20 (Score:2, Interesting)
it's cute (Score:2)
Hmmm... (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:Hmmm... (Score:4, Interesting)
Why the hell is this a troll? (Score:3, Interesting)
Mods on crack I tell ya.
Re:Hmmm... (Score:5, Funny)
Why do I hear Mr Burns when I read your post, and why is it hilarious?
Impractical (Score:3, Interesting)
I don't mind something that is small enough to be hidden by a sock, but not a match book...
It does seem like this could create some interesting possibilities for integrated earphones. Perhaps an ear phone that hooks over your ear>
Anyhow, Like my wife says, anyone who says that size doesn't matter has a small , er, MP3 player
Old news (Score:2)
http://slashdot.org/~gmhowell/journal/112533 [slashdot.org]
It looks pretty awesome. (Score:3, Funny)
And hey, since Wal-mart is selling this, I think it might just give the iPod a run for its money.
For the lazy people... (Score:3, Informative)
Re:For the lazy people... (Score:2)
Re:For the lazy people... (Score:2, Informative)
There are other places to buy from. Pick one that treats its employees better.
Mirrordot (Score:2, Informative)
fingertips (Score:5, Funny)
Sounds like it should be really easy to push the buttons to control the thing...
Tip of one's finger?? (Score:5, Funny)
The player is 24x24x24 milimeters (about the size of the tip of your finger or various small items)
I don't know about the rest of the non-gigantism population, but the tips of my fingers are rather smaller than one cubic inch.
For scale: early in the movie 'Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban', Harry causes his b*tchy aunt to inflate and blow away like a balloon. Her finger was the first part to inflate; when she holds it up, the tip of the finger appears to be about 1" in diameter.
To sum up: normal finger tips are not 1" in diameter.
/ pulled a muscle reaching for that comparison
"loose it in a week" (Score:2)
Cool, but... (Score:2)
Yeah, that's neat, but when's the firmware update coming that supports Ogg. MP3s are so 2002.
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Does it get any bigger? (Score:3, Funny)
Cube? CUBE? (Score:5, Funny)
I suppose this is marginally more convenient than the "caltrop", "shuriken" and "mousetrap" form factors, but it's a close thing.
Re:Cube? CUBE? (Score:2)
Almost the exact same volume as the iPod Shuffle. (Score:5, Insightful)
0.98" x 3.3" x 0.33" = 1.06 cubic inch.
And the shuffle is easier to fit in your pocket.
Re:Almost the exact same volume as the iPod Shuffl (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Almost the exact same volume as the iPod Shuffl (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Almost the exact same volume as the iPod Shuffl (Score:3, Interesting)
Oh, I do think it's a nice little unit, though I'd rather have it do MP4 than WMA since WMA is kind of tied in to Windows. The functionality and price are all good, but I'd rather they have made it a less clumsy shape even if it was in a slightly larger box.
Incidentally, the thing that I miss the most about my shuffle is the clock. Since it doesn't have
Re:Almost the exact same volume as the iPod Shuffl (Score:2)
Thanks.
Re:Almost the exact same volume as the iPod Shuffl (Score:4, Interesting)
Basically, what I did was set up a series of smart folders:
2star - Rating is 2 stars and last played is not in the last 2 months
0star - Rating is 0 stars and last played is not in the last 6 weeks
3star - Rating is 3 stars and last played is not in the last 3 weeks
4star - Rating is 4 stars and last played is not in the last 4 days
5star - rating is 5 stars and last played is not in the last 25 hours
Weighted - playlist is 0star or 2star or 3star or 4star or 5star
Ambient - Genre is not Hip-Hop and playlist is not Unambient and genre is not Opera and playlist is not Flakey and kind does not contain quicktime
This works a lot better than just "play higher rated songs more often", because I know how often "more often" is. And I can tune things around, cut 5star down to 3 days or raise 3 stars up to 1 week when I'm feeling like more variety... that's how I ended up giving 0 star a frequency that's between 2 and 3 stars.
Unambient is just a regular playlist where I put stuff that I don't want to listen to while I'm working. Flakey is another set of chained playlists. I don't play quicktime in ambient because the volume equalizing algorithm iTunes uses doesn't work for quicktime.
Re:Almost the exact same volume as the iPod Shuffl (Score:2)
Fuck that. I don't want a shit-ass FM receiver, nor do I give any number of shits for WMA. Anyone who doesn't realize that mp3 is THE standard for portable music is on crack. I'm don't hear much whining that other players don't put AAC playback on *their* players.
Re:Almost the exact same volume as the iPod Shuffl (Score:2)
The players supports .mp3 and .wma; not only .wma. I personally don't care about .wma too much, but I'm always happy when I'm given more choices.
Re:Almost the exact same volume as the iPod Shuffl (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Almost the exact same volume as the iPod Shuffl (Score:2)
0.945" ^3 = 0.844 cubic inches, or something near that.
1.06 is bigger than 0.844
And it's a cube.
It's cool.
Just because Apple doesn't sell it, it doens't mean it can't seem cool to some people.
Of course, the shuffle is still easier to fit in your pocket, still.
And maybe it's not for your pocket, it's something to hang with your keys. Or hanging from your neck.
Or sitting on your desk.
Compared to a shuffle? (Score:4, Informative)
That means it's not as useful as a self-contained portable storage device.
iFlea (Score:2)
http://gprime.net/video.php/ipodflea [gprime.net]
Re:iFlea (Score:2)
That was also the first thing i thought about after reading the deadline
And if the RIAA comes after you... (Score:3, Funny)
Of course the new Digital Millenium Toilet Act will let the RIAA hang around your house for a day or so until the evidence reappears.
Yeah, but... (Score:2, Funny)
Realistically, how big is the market for this? How many people want to play the world's smallest MP3? Does it play normal size MP3s?
Washable? (Score:2)
Review (Score:2, Informative)
I rate it 4 stars. (Score:2)
The Magic Star player is in some ways a better design: it doesn't need a USB sync cable because it had a USB jack like the shuffle's. I don't see why they couldn't build the USB jack into the headphone dongle, though.
Having a display in a box that small and c
Available in the US... (update to own article) (Score:2)
mobiBlu? Or JNC? (Score:4, Informative)
So, as the mobiblu site's down, who _actually_ created this?
the first rule of the iPod micro is (Score:3, Funny)
Do not eat this microsized music player.
Do not eat it.
You have been warned!
Fat Finger Problem... (Score:2)
Obl Futurama Quote (Score:2, Funny)
Leela: What's the matter Amy? Did you swallow your MP3 player again?
For people with pointy fingers only (Score:3, Funny)
BTW: I think I will paint one dot on side on, 6 on the opposite, 2 on another, 5 on that opposite, and 3 and 4 dots on the two remaining sites. Then I can use it for monopoly.
hearing aid form factor (Score:3, Interesting)
iPod flea (Score:4, Funny)
Don't Give One of These To Andrea Corr! (Score:2)
She loses everything - cell phone, tin whistles, sisters...even herself.
Caroline Corr: "She's dizzy. She gets lost and stuff...You know, in airports, you're looking for Andrea. And she's lost her passport...she's lost her boarding pass."
Cube form factor? (Score:2)
Who wants a 1" cube bulging in their pocket? I would hate to sit down with that thing in my pocket.
Or under their shirt at the end of a lanyard? It wouldn't hang well, stick out noticeably and don't get it between you and a surface.
Also good luck trying to hold that thing in a way the allows you to use the controls.
iPod flea is smaller (Score:2)
Also here [macminute.com]
The Cons? (Score:3, Insightful)
It's Tiny
No DRM Support
Surely in the wrong column?
Phillip.
Re:OLED display (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Well... (Score:2)
Re:M.Bison vs Motaro (Score:2, Funny)
Re:17 Hours (Score:2)
How about getting over your Walmart phobia? (Score:2)
After all, it is the world's largest retailer, and when they carry a new tech product it tends to (1) sell well and (2) be reasonably priced.
Wally world isn't my favorite store for anything, but you anti-Walmart zealots make me want to
Re:iPod Shuffle smaller? (Score:4, Informative)
It also has FM radio, which no ipod does.
It's also considerably cheaper than an iPod.
Sorry mods -- this post may appear to disparage the ipod and/or other apple products, but, um, well, ipods rulezorz!!!!111!one
Re:iPod Shuffle smaller? (Score:3, Informative)
Actually, a 1GB iPod shuffle is $129.