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iRiver U10 supports portrait mode
comment: 38 | Saturday, August 13 (2005) 10:33AM | Posted by Robert Sinke
Well, another cool gimmick in the impressive line-up of iRiver U10 weirdnesses: it can switch from landscape to portrait mode. I'd say that makes it an ideal unit for displaying Raptor or Tetris-like games. We do know that the U10 will support games already, so why not huh?


Other than that, it's also nifty feature in case there's a looooong list of tracks, options, menu items or whatever. Man, this thing is quite hot. I need two without even knowing why. And with the 8GB Micro Photo coming up... the rumored 8 gig version of the U10 could turn out to be very real soon enough.

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pedro

Comments: 20
 		Aug 13 (2005) 10:39AM  

uau! thas so hot
its completely different from usual pmp's... i would definetly buy one!



Anonymous

Guest
 		Aug 13 (2005) 11:07AM  

I hope this doesn't launch with a dozen bugs, like iRivers other recent flagslip model. If it doesn't, I'll have some faith in the company's ability to innovate, cos this will be something truly innovative AND usable.



Allen
Location: Dub Vee Ooo
Comments: 1511
 		Aug 13 (2005) 11:08AM  

Well that feature is kinda nifty...



ThatOneWeirdo

Comments: 46
 		Aug 13 (2005) 11:12AM  

Now i need to choose... Zen Micro Photo ... or ... iRiver u10



alldis

Comments: 27
 		Aug 13 (2005) 11:19AM  

erm.. isn't that a small olympus mr-500?



Robert Sinke

Comments: 1221
 		Aug 13 (2005) 11:43AM  

oh yeah... of course, Olympus just sneaked in a small version of the m:r 500, identical to the U10 without anyone noticing !roll



pedro

Comments: 20
 		Aug 13 (2005) 12:10PM  

no... the mr-500 doesn't work... its just a pretty decorative piece of junk... not that junk is a decorative thing...



shiftis
Location: Canada
Comments: 369
 		Aug 13 (2005) 02:30PM  

Is this thing MSC?



Robert Sinke

Comments: 1221
 		Aug 13 (2005) 02:58PM  

Guess it'll be MTP at first, seeing how they bundle WMP10 with it. But a fw upgrade will probably take care of that, juts as it did for the H10.



WhoCares

Comments: 62
 		Aug 13 (2005) 03:05PM  

Will the battery be removable?



enCORe_XTG

Comments: 317
 		Aug 13 (2005) 03:08PM  

does is support plug & play - drag & drog thing?



Robert Sinke

Comments: 1221
 		Aug 13 (2005) 03:24PM  

it's not like we've got one to check it, at this point My guess would be no removable battery and like I said, WMP10-compatibility, so drag&drop for Windows OSes.



Michael
Location: New York City
Comments: 2786
 		Aug 13 (2005) 03:48PM  

This thing will be the hottest thing coming out



WhoCares

Comments: 62
 		Aug 13 (2005) 04:21PM  

So, how long do flash players with non-removable battery last (about)?



Sebhelyesfarku

Comments: 398
 		Aug 13 (2005) 04:24PM  

LOL looks like iRiver has given up on serious audio players and goes after iPoo with toys. losers



WhoCares

Comments: 62
 		Aug 13 (2005) 04:28PM  

I heard that a lithium polymer battery lasts approximately 4+ yrs... true?



h0p3l355is4

Comments: 46
 		Aug 13 (2005) 04:59PM  

Sebhelyesfarku nothing ever good comes out of your mouth unless it's about the old outdated Rio Karma. iRivers are getting more and more popular and not because they are looking like iPoo but people actualy see that the hardware is actually better. The U10 is going to be a hit and i'm thinking of getting one. Now quit being a sore loser becuase Rio adanboned you. Sorry if i'm a bit harsh but you seriously need to shut up. WhoCares umm lithium polymer batteries do last a long time and they give better battery life too. The old iRiver HDD players used lithium polymer. The newer ones use lithium ions which sucks. It's good that the U10 will be using the better battery.



SowndOfDeth

Comments: 417
 		Aug 13 (2005) 05:01PM  

Every player looks good until its realeased



WhoCares

Comments: 62
 		Aug 13 (2005) 05:21PM  

Thanks. OK, I'm so getting one.



Robert Sinke

Comments: 1221
 		Aug 13 (2005) 05:40PM  

I remember Seb saying he liked the old H1x0 series (except for "no gapless", of course). I also remember you mocking some iAudio player because it had "shitty battery life" and a joystick or whatever, h0p3l355is4, suspecting others of "hating" the T10. Guess we all have our own opinions.

However, maybe we should add a new button called "insert Seb shout" here. "No gapless", "stupid equalizer", "iPoo", "paperweight", "it looks like a toy", those pretty much being the main outputs for that one. Hm, I imagine seb merchandise, t-shirts screaming "No gapless?" on front and "paperweight" at the back. Or iPoo-shaped paperweights. Or limited edition Cowon X5's, without proper equalizer - the X5ebhelyesfarkyu.



shiftis
Location: Canada
Comments: 369
 		Aug 13 (2005) 05:45PM  

"
Guess it'll be MTP at first, seeing how they bundle WMP10 with it. But a fw upgrade will probably take care of that, juts as it did for the H10."

There was a firmware update that made the H10 MSC?



h0p3l355is4

Comments: 46
 		Aug 13 (2005) 05:51PM  

Yeah i guess we all have our opinions. It was only that one iAudio 5 i couldn't stand. The others seem convincing. Seb on the other hand hates all. He will never be able to accept defeat.



Fryhole

Comments: 137
 		Aug 13 (2005) 06:09PM  

The U10...mmm...first small form factor pmp-like thing I've liked since the Archos...well...forgive for not knowing the name, there are far too many weird DAP names floating around. The 400 thingy.

And yes, Lithium Polymer battery's DO last longer than Lithium Ion, but as I understand it...they also lack the memory problems that Ion batterys had. Ion was of course supposed to lack a charging memory: heard that one before...NIMH anyone?

Also...wasn't the H10 MSC compliant from the start? I thought it just had the weird "press menu, select....whatever" while turning it on to make it MSC. Didn't think they actually added REAL support with firmware update...could be wrong on that one.

So is the U10 coming in both flash and microdrive versions? If so...wouldn't we see a major difference in battery life, and weight?



Dominic
Location: Ireland.
Comments: 2396
 		Aug 13 (2005) 07:33PM  

seb soesnt like the karma, its too "fat", whereas he wants something "slim",
To h0p3l355is4 do explain to me how the karma is "outdated", i do not believe that it is, as a matter of fact it trumps most of the new DAPs out there at the moment.


Dominic
Location: Ireland.
Comments: 2396
 		Aug 13 (2005) 07:35PM  

wish i cud edit, doesn't for soesn't



Robert Sinke

Comments: 1221
 		Aug 13 (2005) 07:41PM  

I'm referring to this firmware for the H10...making it UMS compliant, so it seems. Never owned an H10 so I really wouldn't know if that makes sense



shiftis
Location: Canada
Comments: 369
 		Aug 13 (2005) 09:16PM  

Ah yes.



Lone

Comments: 973
 		Aug 13 (2005) 09:38PM  

"Hm, I imagine seb merchandise, t-shirts screaming "No gapless?" on front and "paperweight" at the back."

Hah, I'd take one of those



Sebhelyesfarku

Comments: 398
 		Aug 14 (2005) 07:46AM  

h0p3l355is4 you are the loser because you'd buy an audio player not capable doing such a basic thing like playing two tracks countinously :oP and I don't care about brands, anyone who makes a slim, reliable (Karma is out), gapless, audiophile player (all other players are out) will get my money

Robert the t-shirt merchandise first sounds good, but soon have to realize that no chance against the iPoo socks :o)



jblock

Comments: 77
 		Aug 14 (2005) 11:23AM  

All I know is the options for my next dap continue to improve. Sometime in the fall (or whenever all the candidates on my list are out) I get to choose between (1) M-Cody Mx400, (2) iRiver U10 2 gb flash, (3) iRiver U10 8gb hd. Gee, maybe I should buy all three. yum..



chicubs

Comments: 915
 		Aug 14 (2005) 11:36AM  

Damn, now I have to start saving my money for the 8gb version.



law1004

Comments: 55
 		Aug 14 (2005) 02:25PM  

how much do you think the 8 gig version will cost?



h0p3l355is4

Comments: 46
 		Aug 14 (2005) 03:08PM  

Seb tell me what the PERFECT player for you is. I mean not a lot of players out there can do gapless. I think. Not a lot of people care. I think. My H10 is almost gapless. About audiophile players. Have you even tried the players before you criticize? Quit being an ass. Enough is enough. There are many slim, reliable, audiophile players out there. Gapless however is not common because it is not as important as the rest you stated.

Hmm i'm guessing the 8GB (if it is planned) will cost around $400? If 512MB is $200. 1-2GB will be $300. Let's all pray the 8GB will be affordable. I noticed they removed the 512MB iFP-1000 off iRiver America site. $300 for 512MB! Ouch.



Sebhelyesfarku

Comments: 398
 		Aug 14 (2005) 05:21PM  

audiophile player which inserts gaps between tracks? sounds like an oxymoron



Dominic
Location: Ireland.
Comments: 2396
 		Aug 14 (2005) 07:54PM  

your right gapless isnt an important feature, because it shouldn't be considered a feature.....gapless should come as standard,simple as that. I am in no way an audiophile, i'd be more inclined to be called a musicphile or something, but gaps that should not be between songs really suck, esp. for live albums, i hate when listening to a live album with the crowd cheering and then silence then cheering again, it totally wrecks the ambience.



samk64

Guest
 		Aug 14 (2005) 09:01PM  

atrac ripped from cd is gapless... i know sonicstage isn't popular, but i like sony players. the vaio pocket esp. looks cool!



atobe

Guest
 		Aug 14 (2005) 11:48PM  

i hope this comes to america



WhoCares

Comments: 62
 		Aug 15 (2005) 12:13AM  

If this thing doesn't come to the US, I'll probably go MAD....



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