Today the readers are presented with 10 of the most interesting and functional mp3 players. For an audio device to be included in our rating, the creator had to try to make the player not only have the function of playing melodies, but also be interesting and useful for the user. So let's see who is the proud owner of a place on our list of fun, creative and resourceful.
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9. The 9th place nominee will appeal to animation lovers of the legendary Walt Disney. The iriver company has released an mp3 player in the form of perhaps the most famous mouse in the whole world - Mickey Mouse. The player stands out among its competitors for its original design and controls. Volume control and track switching occurs by turning Mickey's ears in different directions. The variety of colors of the player's body is also pleasing.
Despite its cheerful design and very small size of the device, the player supports all major audio formats, and can also be connected to a computer via a USB connector. It is possible to determine whether the player is on by the light indicator, and iriver has been famous for its excellent sound quality for a long time. This novelty once again proves to us a simple truth: everything ingenious is really simple!
8. The next lot, Casio's Wrist Audio Player, which took 8th place, can be highly appreciated by people who are true sports fans, as well as people who are distinguished by accuracy and rational decisions. Combining a clock and a player would seem to be a trifling and banal business. But not in the case of wristwatches. This is where form and design matter. Style and compactness are the main characteristics of such a player. The superiority of the Japanese company was not surprising: Casio is a recognized leader in the field of digital watch production, here it has an extensive portfolio of "world's first" solutions.
7. The honorable seventh place is taken rather not by the mp3 player itself, but by an accessory to it. Pocket Guitarist from "/>
6. The sixth place by right was taken by the cd player of the same craftsmen from the company "/>
5. The 5th place in the rating is occupied by mp3 ……. Clothes developed on the basis of the developments of the German company Infineon.
Mostly American and European companies specialize in this area, and such products are usually not cheap. The first experiments in this area date back to the early 2000s.
MP3-players are used here the simplest: the display, as a rule, is absent, the controls are the most basic, integrated into the cut, fabric keys are used, the so-called. Softswitch.
Of course, such a development will be in demand only by aesthetes, and people who actively follow digital technologies, nevertheless, looking at such developments in world technology, you feel some pride in the specialists of the 21st century who are promoting their inventions along the evolutionary ladder, bringing them to perfection. …
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The promotion of glasses was quite aggressive, with an emphasis on youth advertising channels, and for some time there was a certain excitement around this topic.
The real device has caused a lot of criticism. The glasses had all the drawbacks of headphone players: inconvenient control, too large in size and weight, short operating time, inability to change headphones, poor functionality, average sound quality; in addition, their design was rated “controversial” at best. Young fashionistas and fashionistas - Oakley's audience is a finicky people, and the company has had to endure a lot of relentless criticism.
Techie audience just laughed at the new product, especially at its price tag (512 MB - $ 495). For example, dapreview.net has published a DIY Oakley Thump guide - a cheap Korean Amac MP3 player, a pair of cheap glasses, earplugs and hair ties.
But for the originality of thought and breadth of thinking, the player glasses get a respectable fourth place.
3. Closes the today's top three leaders with a useful and necessary item in the household - a player-alarm clock. It would seem, what could be better?
The original cylindrical MP3 player is small and wirelessly powered, making it easy to take with you when traveling, visiting or on vacation. Loading of musical compositions into the device memory (32 MB of built-in memory, expandable up to 1 GB by SD / MMC cards) is carried out via the supplied USB-cable. The device is also equipped with a clock and snooze alarm. The "Favorite track" function allows you to set a musical composition from the player's memory as an alarm melody.
2. Silver medal goes to SwiMP3 v2 - the original MP3 player for swimmers.
The company Finis started selling the players. They are intended primarily for those who like to swim to the music. The player has a waterproof case with integrated headphones, making it very comfortable to listen to while in the water. It uses unusual headphones, they transmit sound vibrations to the bones of the skull, and as a result, it seems that you are listening to music through ordinary headphones. The design of the player is as simple as possible, there are only four control buttons, no display is provided. Built-in memory from 128 to 256 MB, depending on the model. MP3 and WMA files are supported for playback. The SwiMP3 v2 is powered by a built-in battery.
The description of the player is amazing, and not everyone will understand how sound vibrations can be transmitted to the bones of the skull, creating the effect of ordinary headphones. The novelty will be useful for travelers, as well as enthusiastic swimmers.
1. Drum roll … and we announce the first place among unusual and useful mp3 players !!! The first place was won by the headphone-player model, which is so popular in our time. No matter how beautiful and original the rest of the models presented in our rating are, preference is given primarily to useful and functional developments. Congratulations to the winner, and kudos to all the designs on our list!