haier ibiza music player gets wi-fi rhapsody store
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October 31st, 2007 post a comment (2) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
The new Ibiza media player from Haier starts off with many of the same features you’d find in a iPod or Zune. But the big difference with the Ibiza is that it comes with a built in live download integration with Rhapsody’s subscription service.
With a full subscription to the Rhapsody-To-Go service, you’ll be able to download over 4 million tracks wirelessly to your player whenever you’ve got a Wi-Fi connection. The player also has built-in bluetooth for wireless headphone connectivity. The player offers a bright 320×240 Samsung color display, and can also play back video content from the Rhapsody store. Like the Zune, it’s also got an FM radio with RDS service. It’s even got a web browser built in, but I can’t imagine how challenging that would be to navigate sans keyboard.
The biggest turn-off here is the $229 to $319 price tag on the players (substantially more than iPods and Zunes with more storage). However, the integrated music store feature does look pretty sweet if you’re okay with a subscription-based music service.
The 30GB Ibiza is now available from gadget importer FirstToYou. You can also find the lower-priced 4GB and 8GB flash-based versions of the player from Amazon.
October 31st, 2007 post a comment (2) stumble it! digg it! by: technabob
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audio, download, haier, mp3, mp4, music, portable, rhapsody, video
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2 comments post a comment
1. gigi | November 1st, 2007 at 12:48 pm
that thumbpad thing looks intriguing. i wonder how senstive it is.
2. bob | November 1st, 2007 at 3:45 pm
i have the opportunity to beta test the device and it is actually very nice. The touch pad has different speed settings (it a true touch/scroll pad unlike the zune ‘fake’ click scroll wheel) and the UI is clean and user freindly. The wifi worked very well, I could connect to all kinds of different wireless routers, it supports all types of wep encryption and open networks.
There is a ton of features packed into the device that you don’t know about when intially playing with it, but the more you use it the more you start to see all the cool functionality the device offers.
I give it a full endorsement, it was fun & easy to use!
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