Cowon's 16GB iAudio 7 MP3 player can now be had for $209.
(Credit: Corinne Schulze/CNET Networks)Was it something I said? I know I called the Cowon Q5W portable video player pricey, but let's not be dramatic about it. Chalk it up to a prespring cleaning, I guess, but Cowon has dropped the MSRP on all its products--even the A3 and the Q5W, which I just finished reviewing. New pricing is up on its JetMall site, where the company is also offering the Q5W's GPS cradle free with purchase (reg. $199). Most notably, Cowon has shaved $40 off the price of the Q5W and put the 16GB version of the iAudio 7 down to $209.
Why not?
(Credit: Cowon, Inc.)Our recent Editors' Choice MP3 player might be getting a significant boost in storage capacity. A press release on Cowon's Korean Web site lays out the details for a 16GB version of the iAudio 7, as well as a version of the Cowon D2 that's been beefed up to 8GB and is capable of using 8GB SD expansion cards. No word yet on pricing or availability in the United States. Along with Creative's announcement of its 16GB Zen V Plus last week, there's a good chance that 16GB players will be filling the shelves for the holidays.
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The iAudio 7 is the Swiss Army Knife of MP3 players.
(Credit: Corinne Schulze / CNET Networks)Our review is up, and the results are in--Cowon's latest player, the iAudio 7, snagged a CNET Editors' Choice award. This little guy has just about every feature you'd want in an ultracompact MP3 player, plus a rechargeable battery life rated at an incredible 60 hours. You'll have to read the CNET review to get all the details.
Or, if you don't care about details and just want some eye candy, then take a gander at our official Cowon iAudio 7 slide show. If you want a slightly less polished tour, then here's a slide show of when we first saw the unofficial version of the iAudio 7 (includes comparison shots of the iAudio 6).
The Cowon iAudio 7 is here and ready to play. Click the photo to see our slide show.
(Credit: Donald Bell / CNET Networks)We reported earlier on Cowon's announcement of their flash-based iAudio 7 MP3 player, and now we have the photos to prove it exists. We've heard directly from Cowon that the iAudio 7 will be available for purchase in the U.S. the first week of July. The product we received is still not the finished version, so we can't subject it to a real review yet. So far, it looks and behaves nearly identical to its microdrive predecessor, the iAudio 6. That's not such a bad thing, given what an outstanding player the iAudio 6 was. It's a little surprising, however, that the player's thickness hasn't come down at all, now that they've tossed out the microdrive. It also seems to weigh exactly the same.
Regardless, the real substance of this upgrade isn't cosmetic--it's the rated battery life of 60 hours and the increased reliability that comes with flash-based memory. The only player that can really beat the iAudio 7 on battery life is the MobiBlu B153, which can handle 153 hours of playback, but maxes out at a 2GB capacity and is relatively light on features. By comparison, the iAudio 7 has features in spades, including support for FLAC and OGG file formats, Janus DRM support for online music rental services, and an amazing suite of EQs and sound enhancements. We should get a real price on this soon.
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