iPod mini Killer?

macsrgood4u · August 12, 2004 3:23PM

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.

hmurchison · August 12, 2004 3:36PM

OMG that's ugly

trevord · August 12, 2004 4:25PM

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.

voxapps · August 12, 2004 4:31PM

Gack! It's the rebirth of the Bowmar Brain!

cooop · August 12, 2004 5:19PM

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Originally posted by MacsRGood4U

More info here.

Is it just me, or does this link point to the Post New Thread page?

macsrgood4u · August 12, 2004 7:28PM

It's you! No actually my mistake. Try here:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08...ard_bell_ipod/

kickaha · August 12, 2004 7:35PM

Dear god, that'd fit right in in a 1976 home entertainment system.

FUGLY!

macsrgood4u · August 12, 2004 10:40PM

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Originally posted by tonton

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

Ummmm. No actually it is ugly.

eugene · August 13, 2004 12:02AM

Packard Bell is synonymous with "Quality."

tedndi · August 13, 2004 5:20AM

It looks like something from the TV show "Lost in Space"

Now you know why they were lost.

"DANGER WILL ROBINSON"

tuttle · August 13, 2004 6:17AM

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...

bancho · August 13, 2004 7:23AM

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?

stupider...likeafox · August 13, 2004 9:22AM

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

brianru · August 13, 2004 10:26AM

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

tuttle · August 13, 2004 10:37AM

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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

tedndi · August 13, 2004 11:33AM

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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.

anders · August 13, 2004 11:48AM

harald · August 13, 2004 3:30PM

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

trevord · August 13, 2004 3:36PM

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.

the cool gut · August 13, 2004 4:45PM

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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.

progmac · August 13, 2004 6:28PM

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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