M-bird XT-21 flash player

Juniper Foo | Aug 27, 2004

It's Neo meets the cyberpunkish M-Bird XT-21, looking like the digital audio half of Samsung's SPH-N270 Matrix phone. Coincidentally, both are Korean made, which goes to show how far the Koreans have caught up in terms of pushing the design envelope. In the overly crowded MP3 space, this gizmo distinguishes itself with built-in stereo speakers blasting a very decent 90dB, 100mW output, an inverted LED screen supporting 125 colors, built-in USB plug for Memory Stick expandability, voice recording and FM tuner. Who cares if you'll spend the better half of the day figuring out what all those odd knobs and buttons do. This one's so weird, it's cool.

Price: N.A.
Availability: Korea for now
Device: MP3 flash player
Basic specs: 256MB and 1GB versions, supports MP3 and WMA, built-in speakers, direct encoding, voice recording, FM tuner, 86.7 x 38.6 x 18.7mm, 65g, 700mAh rechargeable Li-polymer battery

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