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The Cowon iAudio F1's review by CNET concludes with a favorable assement of the device's features except of course its lack of DRM support. 'The Cowon iAudio F1's OLED (128x64 pixels) is bright, active, and easy to read, although color is limited to only blue and orange. It features scrolling song titles, graphic EQ, and track time, not to mention battery life and track information, such as bit rate and the ability to show the song's lyrics. The highlight of the GUI has to be the fluctuating stereo volume and the time-elapsed meters, which look like a car's dash instrumentation panel.'

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It would seem most folks were not overly impressed with the features of the iPod Hi-Fi but what are portable stereo speakers to do other than produce quality sound? 'Apple's superhyped February 28 announcement didn't yield a new video iPod, but it did bring a new iPod speaker system to the table. The iPod Hi-Fi, a widely rumored product over the last week, is Apple's answer to the many iPod speaker systems available from companies such as Bose and Altec Lansing. The one-piece speaker system has a built-in dock for any dock-connector iPod, can be powered using six D batteries, and ships with the simple iPod Remote.'

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You can purchase the Archos Gmini 402 with [$370] or without [$250] the camera. This device plays back video and MP3/WMA files, stores and displays photos, records voice and line-level audio sources, supports games running on the popular Mophun engine and syncs regular or DRM-protected music and video from Windows Media Player. 'Aside from the red trim and a few other cosmetic differences, the Archos Gmini 402 Camcorder looks exactly like its noncamcorder counterpart--from the front, at least. Measuring 4.1 by 2.3 by 0.7 inches, this multitalented device is almost the same size as a fourth-generation iPod or the compact Cowon iAudio X5, although at 6.6 ounces, it's heavier than the Cowon.'

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It would appear the Ipod is on course to be the gadget of choice for many a consumer for some time to come. Even with the attention given to would-be contenders at the recently concluded Consumers Electronic Show in Las Vegas, the Ipod appears to have unrivaled credibility in the minds of the public. In this article from Mercury News, John Boudreau reports of the facts and figures of the Ipod's recent performance.
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Does the Ipod finally have a credible alternative or what? From the look of things [no pun intended], the folks at Creative may just have an Ipod 'killer' on their hands. But then they may not. CNET provides a fairly comprehensive review of this item in their roundup of the top picks from the recently concluded Consumer Electonics show.

'Upside: Finally, a player that can give the iPod a run for the money in the looks department, though only by copying it--perhaps payback for Apple borrowing the term Nano from Creative. The Creative Zen Vision:M--at 4.1 by 2.4 by 0.7 inches and 5.7 ounces--looks pretty stunning, has a much more colorful screen than the iPod's (it's not an OLED, as on the Zen Sleek Photo, which seems to have become irrelevant now), and comes in colors other than black and white, such as green, blue, and pink.

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