iPod mini Killer?

macsrgood4umacsrgood4u
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in iPod + iTunes + AppleTV edited January 2014


Pocket Maestro From Packard Bell



Now a "UK" company, they promise up to 7 hours of battery life. Includes an FM radio and voice recorder. Available in 5GB and 2.5GB. WMA and MP3 compatible. Is the brand still available in the U.S.?

Certainly has a breakthrough design, doesn't it?



More info here.
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  • Reply 1 of 28
    hmurchisonhmurchison Posts: 12,425member
    OMG that's ugly
  • Reply 2 of 28
    trevordtrevord Posts: 85member
    Cover your eyes!!! It'll be gone soon!



    That is one of the most hideous things I've ever seen. And this is supposed to beat out the miniPod? Puh-leaze!



    Let's see... UGLY AS SIN... no wheel, or even a scroller like on the Dell DJ... UGLY AS SIN... bad screen... UGLY AS SIN...



    Plus, when it comes right down to it, it don't look so hot.
  • Reply 3 of 28
    voxappsvoxapps Posts: 236member
    Gack! It's the rebirth of the Bowmar Brain!
  • Reply 4 of 28
    cooopcooop Posts: 390member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by MacsRGood4U

    More info here.



    Is it just me, or does this link point to the Post New Thread page?
  • Reply 5 of 28
    macsrgood4umacsrgood4u Posts: 3,007member
    It's you! No actually my mistake. Try here:



    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08...ard_bell_ipod/
  • Reply 6 of 28
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    Dear god, that'd fit right in in a 1976 home entertainment system.



    FUGLY!
  • Reply 7 of 28
    macsrgood4umacsrgood4u Posts: 3,007member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by tonton

    It's not ugly. It's "Retro".



    Ummmm. No actually it is ugly.
  • Reply 8 of 28
    eugeneeugene Posts: 8,254member
    Packard Bell is synonymous with "Quality."
  • Reply 9 of 28
    tednditedndi Posts: 1,921member
    It looks like something from the TV show "Lost in Space"



    Now you know why they were lost.



    "DANGER WILL ROBINSON"
  • Reply 10 of 28
    tuttletuttle Posts: 301member
    And we keep hearing from people insisting that anyone could have come up with the iPod's design and that Apple was just lucky with timing or other blather...
  • Reply 11 of 28
    banchobancho Posts: 1,517member
    Wow, I always wondered what an ass sandwich looked like



    I'm glad all these other companies are helping people decide to buy iPods. Are they getting a share of Apple's marketing budget?
  • Reply 12 of 28
    stupider...likeafoxstupider...likeafox Posts: 1,618member
    Can we phase out the use of the word 'killer'? It has lost all meaning.
  • Reply 13 of 28
    brianrubrianru Posts: 28member
    If I walked around with one of those I would be asking to be shot.
  • Reply 14 of 28
    tuttletuttle Posts: 301member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by brianru

    If I walked around with one of those I would be asking to be shot.



    I bet he wouldn't be afraid to walk around with one of them:



    http://mobz.org/starwars/image,1080
  • Reply 15 of 28
    tednditedndi Posts: 1,921member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Tuttle

    I bet he wouldn't be afraid to walk around with one of them:



    http://mobz.org/starwars/image,1080





    No, that is the thing he used to communicate with imacD2



    This is the thing hanging from his belt



    http://www.rokulabs.com/products/soundbridge/index.php





    I think that the title of this thread is a typo it should be:



    Ipod, killer.
  • Reply 16 of 28
    andersanders Posts: 6,523member
  • Reply 17 of 28
    haraldharald Posts: 2,152member
    I just ... saw that ... photo at the top of the thread ...
  • Reply 18 of 28
    trevordtrevord Posts: 85member
    Quote:

    I just ... saw that ... photo at the top of the thread ...



    Pretty hot, ain't it? BTW, why isn't there a fighting-back-your-puke smily? I think it suits this thread really well.
  • Reply 19 of 28
    the cool gutthe cool gut Posts: 1,714member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by stupider...likeafox

    Can we phase out the use of the word 'killer'? It has lost all meaning.



    LOL, we'll Quark Killer still has some meaning, although it took InDesign quite a few updates to finally get there.
  • Reply 20 of 28
    progmacprogmac Posts: 1,850member
    remember when Packard Bell used to make computers? They sucked. They were awful. As a child, we would call them Packard Smell. Very clever indeed.
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