Samsung and Roxio work over Napster Players
Samsung Electronics is working with Roxio to develop a line of portable audio players that will carry the brand names of both Samsung and Roxio´s Napster service.
The showcased Samsung Napster YP-910 Player includes a 20GB hard disk drive, according to the user manual published by the FCC. The capacity is enough space to store around 5,000 average-length MP3 files. It measures 108 millimeters by 70 millimeters by 20 millimeters, that is near to competing players´ data, but it weighs 60 grams only.
Other features that worth mentioning are support for not MP3 only, but Windows Media Audio files as well, a USB port, and an FM radio and an FM transmitter, which means you can listen to songs wirelessly through an FM radio. It also includes a rechargable battery that provides enough power for up to 10 hours of use, and a recording function that can be used to record from the built-in FM radio or an external device, such as a CD player, to an MP3 file, according to the manual.
| Hard disk drive based MP3 player comparison | |||||
| Player | Length (millimeters) | Width (millimeters) | Depth (millimeters) | Weight (grams) | |
| Samsung YP-910 | 108 | 70 | 20 | 60 | |
| Toshiba Gigabeat MEG200J | 89.5 | 76.5 | 12.7 | 138 | |
| Toshiba Gigabeat MEG50JS | 112.0 | 72.5 | 22.3 | 235 | |
| Apple iPod 20GB | 104 | 60.9 | 15.7 | 158 | |
| Apple iPod 40GB | 104 | 60.9 | 18.5 | 176 | |
| Sources: Samsung preliminary user manual published by FCC, Toshiba press release, Toshiba Web site, Apple Japan Web site | |||||
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