Chris Gohlke
05-24-2006, 04:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://reviews.cnet.com/iRiver_Clix_2GB/4505-6490_7-31861628-2.html?tag=nav' target='_blank'>http://reviews.cnet.com/iRiver_Clix_2GB/4505-6490_7-31861628-2.html?tag=nav</a><br /><br /></div><i>"If the iRiver Clix looks familiar, that's because it's simply an improved version of the iRiver U10. You get the same cool, miniature TV-like design and great features, alongside an enhanced user interface and superb integration with Windows Media Player 11 and MTV Urge. In fact, the device is launching in tandem with the media software and the music service because Microsoft, iRiver, and MTV worked closely to create the perfect symbiotic relationship between software, service, and hardware. We at CNET hesitate to call anything perfect, but iRiver comes close with the Clix. Tagged at $199.99, the 2GB Clix is much more competitively priced than its predecessor. Of course, we'd love to see a 4GB, 6GB, or even 8GB version in the near future. Still, if you're looking for a WMA device and can handle 2GB of storage, check out this MP3 player--we're enamored with it."</i><br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/31861628-2-300-overview-1.gif" /> <br /><br />This is a pretty full featured and well thought out product. Something that caught me as kind of neat from the review was the availability of a docking cradle that looks as if it were designed to go on your nightstand since the player has an alarm clock and the cradle has a built in snooze button. I think 2 GB is a bit low, but if they can keep the price low and bump it to 8 GB and it make for a really nice player.