Singapore-based Ollo Technologies are rehashing what is now a tired concept: the smallest mp3 player: theKube. Looks like a small-sized tofu or sugar cube, that may look cute, but I'm thinking it will be a lot of trouble not having it lost with your change.
This tiny gadget weight just 18g and is 22 mm per side.
These cubes come in a range of five different colours – white, black, light blue, pink and yellow –
Like a dice token, each side is marked with a different function: play, on, next, previous, etc.
It uses a microSD for memory storage and the usb cable uses one face.
The sharp edges might feel poky when dropped in your pocket. It won't be long when a 'cube' player will be sold in the market, to avoid precisely just this.
What seems to have only bad points, do have some good "sides": it has a good sound system, considering it does not have equaliser or bass boost. Sounds are clear and crisp, but comes with crappy earphones.
The MicroSD card storage allows up to 32GB although that will come extra as it only comes with a 2 GB card.
Nice as a novelty, but you might get better mileage from something else, even if it's a big bigger...
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Marinemart has released this waterproof mp3 player, the "Freestyle". It might be a bit paltry with only 2 GB, but that might be just enough to hold your favorite tracks to play while in the shower! Or well, you might have better ideas for using it in other places...
