Jeremy Charette
09-10-2005, 01:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://news.designtechnica.com/article8283.html' target='_blank'>http://news.designtechnica.com/article8283.html</a><br /><br /></div><i>"If you see a MP3 player hovering over your house, have no worries. It’s just one of the new CE-IV (Close Encounters-Fourth Kind) digital audio players from high performance computer manufacturer Alienware. The new CE-IVs, Alienware said, will be available in October for a yet to be disclosed price. These players will come in two memory sizes – 512MB and 1GB – and feature SRS WOW HD sound technology, which provides a treble control and enhanced bass. Other features of the CE-IV line include support of MP3 and WMA (including protected) music file formats, a SD/MMC memory card slot for additional memory, digital FM tuner, a graphic LCD display which shows artist and title information and a weight of 1.3 ounces."</i><br /><br /> <img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/8283ce-iv_silver_lg.jpg" /><br /><br />Unfortunately for Alienware, it looks like they are (literally) a day late. How they are going to compete with the iPod Nano I have no idea. If you're not a fan of Apple's iPod lineup, or (like Jason) you want a device that also plays WMA files, this will likely be a great alternative. Let's just hope they do an advertising blitz, or this MP3 player will just get lost in the noise.