PCWorld.com - Digital Gear: Appearances Can Be Deceiving
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- Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 22:54:31 -0700
Appearances Can Be Deceiving
This month's gadget grab bag includes a hidden camera inside a table
clock, a tiny MP3 player/radio, and Bluetooth headphones from Toshiba.
Agam Shah, IDG News
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Look around: A peeping Tom may have placed a hidden camera in the
room. Sharper Image's spy camera is concealed inside a table clock;
it's so tiny it could easily escape notice. A more traditional and
camera-free clock, Google's Infoglobe, is a useful gadget to have
around the home. The MobiBlu DAH-1500i, billed as the world's smallest
MP3 player, also has a small radio. In other news this month,
Toshiba's wireless headphones use Bluetooth technology to deliver
stereo sound from a PC to users on the move.
Clock With a Hidden Camera
The Explorer 1 has a radio tuner, three speakers, a CD player, and a
satellite radio receiver. Crosley's tie-in with XM Satellite Radio
delivers over 150 channels of music. The Explorer 1 also has a
"Portable Audio Ready" feature that allows you to connect an MP3
player and play its music through the radio's stereo system. The
handcrafted wood cabinet has aluminum accents, company officials say.
Such fine workmanship costs money, though: You'll need to shell out
$400. Add to that the XM Satellite Radio subscription fee at $13 a
month, and it's a pretty expensive item. Explorer 1 is available at
Crosley Radio's Web site.
World's Smallest MP3 Player?
Hyun Won America MobiBlu DAH-1500i
Apple's IPod may be the most popular item in the portable music player
business, but Hyun Won America's MobiBlu DAH-1500i could be the
smallest. The 0.6-ounce cube measures slightly under 1 inch square,
making it the world's smallest digital audio player, according to the
company.
For its size, the MobiBlu packs quite a punch, with a voice recording
microphone, an FM radio, a USB 2.0 port, and a blue Organic Light
Emitting Diode display with a clock. The MobiBlu plays audio files in
MP3 and Windows Media Audio format, and users can download music files
from online stores supporting Microsoft's Janus digital rights
management system, including Audible, MusicNow, Napster, and Wal-Mart.
The device's firmware allows for feature upgrades, according to the
company.
The MobiBlu runs on lithium ion batteries and comes in two versions: A
$100 model with 512MB of flash memory, and a $130 model with 1GB. Both
are sold on Wal-Mart's Web site. The MobiBlu is being sold outside the
U.S. under the JNC brand name.
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