iRiver W10: What is This Thing?

[Jason Dunn]

http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/15/the-iriver-w10-eh/

"Ok, now we're just getting a little confused with iRiver. We know they've been experimenting lately with form factors and devices like some sort of crazed college student, but the hell are they doing making a palmtop device? Apparently the W10, which they were showing at CeBIT (not sure how we missed it), will have something like a 5-inch screen, 60GB drive, WiBro, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, T-DMB tuner, USB On-The-Go, and support for MP3, WMA, AAC, MPEG-4 / h.264, WMV9, and DivX. We're a little confused and curious ourselves, but willing to give it a try. What the hell."



Is it me, or does this thing look like it's made out of butter, and inspired by those late '90s Brother-brand mobile word processors that never got popular because they were just ugly DOS terminals with wee little screens? Yeah, it must be me. But I still like the idea of this thing.

[Jason Dunn]

http://www.engadget.com/2006/03/15/the-iriver-w10-eh/

"Ok, now we're just getting a little confused with iRiver. We know they've been experimenting lately with form factors and devices like some sort of crazed college student, but the hell are they doing making a palmtop device? Apparently the W10, which they were showing at CeBIT (not sure how we missed it), will have something like a 5-inch screen, 60GB drive, WiBro, WiFi, Bluetooth 2.0, T-DMB tuner, USB On-The-Go, and support for MP3, WMA, AAC, MPEG-4 / h.264, WMV9, and DivX. We're a little confused and curious ourselves, but willing to give it a try. What the hell."



Is it me, or does this thing look like it's made out of butter, and inspired by those late '90s Brother-brand mobile word processors that never got popular because they were just ugly DOS terminals with wee little screens? Yeah, it must be me. But I still like the idea of this thing.

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

List price is Euro 1000! -_-

I can think of nicer notebooks at that price. Fujitsu's P series is one, and it comes with a bigger screen too (7-8" vs 5").

Mind, there's a Windows key on this thing, so don't say it's an apples and oranges comparison...

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by Lee Yuan Sheng

I can think of nicer notebooks at that price. Fujitsu's P series is one, and it comes with a bigger screen too (7-8" vs 5").

The P series is a 10.6" screen if we're talking about the same thing (I have a P7020).

[Lee Yuan Sheng]

Not that P series. Those are too big. The ones I'm thinking are much smaller, and weigh around 2.2 pounds. Specifically the P1000 and P2000 series.

[Jason Dunn]

Originally Posted by Lee Yuan Sheng

Not that P series. Those are too big. The ones I'm thinking are much smaller, and weigh around 2.2 pounds.

Ah yes, this one:

http://store.shopfujitsu.com/fpc/Eco...do?series=P15D