October 25, 2006 10:41 AM PDT
Cowon: iPod? What's an iPod?
We love Korea-based Cowon and its multitude of feature-packed and great-sounding MP3 players. We also admire its "who cares about the iPod anyway" attitude. Probably the biggest complaint about Cowon digital audio players today--outside of tricky interfaces, mostly due to all those features--is that most of their flash-based players currently max out at 2GB.
Well, we've just heard from the dudes over at Cowon America, and they'll be bringing 4GB versions of the iAudio F2, the iAudio U3, and the iAudio T2 in November. Eight gigs would be nice, but four gigs seems to be today's sweet spot for flash players. No word on pricing yet.
I think the design of that player is really good and I also think Cowon is a good company. I would prefer the iAUDI F2, but that player is not available here in Norway.
http://bonaveo.net/2006/10/cowon-iaudio-6/
- I *heart* Cowon
- by salimma1 November 1, 2006 11:33 AM PST
- As someone who uses mainly Linux, but also Windows and OS X, I really appreciate it when DAP makers explicitly go out of their way and support alternate OSes. Cowon, to my knowledge, is the only manufacturer that allows hassle-free firmware upgrades (copy a file to the device and restart it).
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(5 Comments)I had a U3, that was definitely attention-grabbing in a way an iPod could not be. Unfortunately the size goes against it in the end, as I ended up misplacing the device. I'm probably going for the T3 when it comes out. Easier to carry along, and I can live with the slightly lower power output (but the U2 was loud enough) and lack of video support.