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June 20, 2007
iriver's Life Unit Does EVERYTHING
It's GORGEOUS. I can hardly contain myself. Very few electronics manufacturers understand the need for high design in ordinary gadgets. iriver is one company that gets it. What's more is they have their own design language and to their credit, it looks nothing like Apple's. One thing that really separates them from Apple is format ubiquity. They're not about choosing which formats will be supported. They support and include them all. They're not about deciding what customers want in terms of features. They include them all and let us decide.
This is why the Life Unit is so interesting. First off, it's designed by the famed Nakamichi. You can tell from it's perforated exterior and very Japanese profiling where it's origins are. Secondly, it wants to be at the center of your entertainment hub. It has a DVD player, a TV, PMP capabilities, wireless connectivity, SD slot, a port to charge and sync with iriver players, a touchscreen controller that unfolds into a 78-key QWERTY keyboard, and an LCD screen which can turn into a PMP device. Now that's entertainment on the go!
No word on pricing yet but damn this thing isn't just functional, it's also gorgeous. Hell, they should have made it a phone too and just called it a day.
BIG pictures after the jump.
Posted by tranism at 5:24 PM | Permalink
Comments
screw the NV this is better!
Posted by: macha88 at June 20, 2007 6:59 PM
I hate the fact that iRiver does not play the european market anymore. They lost because everyone here goes for an iPod or a cheap MP3 player from brands you don't even know existed (and what really makes me sad is that they just use the headphones supplied with it, altough they don't fit properly, the bass does not excist and most of all they are fricking ugly)
Anyway maybe i should import one if i win the lottery =)
Posted by: Quinne at June 20, 2007 11:59 PM
wow..!
Posted by: Ray at June 21, 2007 6:18 AM
i'm sure the word on pricing would be "ouch".
Posted by: A.J. at June 21, 2007 6:51 AM
I Stumbled here-- great blog! I love looking at design blogs; there are some really neat ideas people have come up with.
Just of note, since I noticed it all through your archives: You're using the wrong form of "its" when saying "belonging to it". You tend to stick an apostrophe in there, which means "it is". It's not a big deal at all, I just thought I'd give a heads-up. :)
I love seeing the innovative ideas people have come up with. I can't wait to see what you post next!
Posted by: Spencer at July 1, 2007 7:48 PM