DesignFabulous over at DAPreview is reporting that iriver is planning to launch 3 new players in the next 3 1/2 months. These include the P10, Volcano (new name coming) and the LPlayer. The P10, perhaps the most anticipated player that iriver debuted at CES 2008 is scheduled for a July launch in Korea and it’s not looking like the U.S. will see the player anytime soon. The LPlayer is targeted for a Korean release in June and our guess is that it will make it to U.S. shores. The Volcano is targeted for a May release in Korea. The post at DAPreview can be found here.
The iriver E100, iriver’s newest entry into the portable market is now availabe at The iriver Store. The E100 is billed as iriver’s All in One player featuring a number of familiar and some new design elements. The familiar are the D*Click navigation, clix 2 “like” GUI and its ability to be used as both an MTP or UMS device. The new features include external speakers and a microSD card slot. Available in Black or White (8GB) and Pink (4GB), the E100 hits the budget just right at $157.99 and $107.99 respectively. Get yours today!
Do you remember the iriver iHP-120? Back in October 2003, it was considered an “iPod Killer” and for good reason. A multitude of features, tremendous sound quality and a build quality that was unmatched. Thanks to a fairly recent “unloading” by iriver america, the iHP/H120 is available again for those of you who need the ultimate hard drive Digital Audio Device. The units for sale are Brand New and come with a 1 year warranty straight from iriver america. These are “white box” units which are not retail packaged but include, the iHP/H120, USB Cable and generic earbuds. Couple this baby with Rockbox firmware and you’ve got a player that is unmatched in quality and features. If you really need a bargain, mention “misticriver” in your order comments area and receive an additional $20 off the retail price!
Jenn K. Lee is a busy lady, and has just released her exhaustive review of the new iriver E100. A great review with good photos and in depth commentary on iriver’s newest release into the flash player market. “The E100 is still a solid player that does many things well, but it isn’t the stellar DAP many were hoping for when details were first revealed at CES 2008. Most users will be pleased by the unit’s sound quality, battery life, design, and extra features, but some (like me) will be left wanting more. The iriver E100 is undeniably good . . . but it’s not great.”
You may or may not know that the iriver Mplayer has a portable speaker solution. Keeping with the design of the Mplayer itself, the portable speaker looks, well, just like the Mplayer! Jenn K. Lee over at Pocketables.net has put together a nice review (as usual) on the unit, so head on over and gaze at the wonder that is the Mplayer Portable Speaker.
Is the iriver P10 coming soon? We think so and thanks to an accidental sighting, it pretty much looks like it’s headed our way. While updating our version of iriver Plus 3, we noticed in the supported devices drop down listing, the P10. It’s there in all its glory along with the new E100. With no official word yet from iriver, we’re going to bank on this clue as a sign of imminent release.
Today iriver Korea officially debuts the new E100! Coming in a variety of colors, the E100 is the first iriver player to come standard with FLAC support. The E100 also features a microSD card slot which will enable users to bump total capacity up to 16GB. The E100 is packed with the usual iriver features and utilizes the D*Click navigation system found on the clix 2. Built-In speakers round out the feature list and according to some early reviews, the E100 is seeing battery life of 24+ hours which is good news. Availability for the U.S. market is slated for the end of March, beginning of April, but no pricing has been made available. iriver Korea has the 8GB version retailing at 148,000WON which equates to approximately $152US.
Perhaps the most industrial looking iriver player since the H100 series, the Photo Tank was on display today and didn’t disappoint. Weighing in with capacities of 80GB or 160GB, the Photo Tank is touted as a media storage device, but seems to be a multi media player as well. It features a world’s first 4.1″ AMOLED Display, iriver’s Spinn System Navigational controls, Video, Photo, Music, Flash Games, FM Tuner, Voice Recording and DMB (where available) and TV Out. It also is expandable via both SD and CF slots.
One of the biggest surprises from iriver at CES was the GSM phone that was on display. Basically a W7 with different firmware, iriver was able to place a call to the misticriver hotline via this nifty gadget and talk away. Don’t know if we’ll see it hit the states, but it was a cool device. No specs available at this time.
The iriver P10 debuted at CES this year. The type of player that iriver enthusiasts have been hoping for ever since the H300 series disappeared from production. Finally a hard drive based player, but is it too little, too late? The P10 is a PMP by design and meant to compete in that arena with the likes of the Archos Series, Cowon A3, etc. The P10 is only sporting 33GB, which by today’s standards of 80GB & 160GB hard drives is rather meager. The P10 does enter the game with some great features and a clean look. Touted as supporting “All Codecs” and having an E-Dictionary, FM Tuner, Flash Games and a lovely 4.0″ 800×400 Touchscreen LCD, the P10 is no slouch.
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