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Kenwood HD10GB7: World's Smallest Hard-Drive DAP

By: Jenn K. Lee on November 29, 2006 11:38 PM

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At a time when news about yet another company giving its flash-based DAP a bump in storage capacity is considered ordinary, we can't help but do a double-take when a new player boasting a microdrive waltzes onto the market.

Kenwood today announced the HD10GB7, a tiny (2.4" x 1.7" x 0.7") 10GB player with a 24-hour battery life and 1.5-inch display. In addition to the typical handful of supported audio codes, the device also includes a photo viewer and custom EQ. Offered in either black or white, the newest member to the Media Keg family will sell for about $345 when it becomes available early next month in Japan.

[Press Release via AV Watch]

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Comments

Atrax on November 29, 2006 11:46 PM

$345 is a bit much in my opinion...

James Biehl on November 30, 2006 12:50 AM

that is a lot of money... but that is pretty impressive... i mean 10 gigs is already impressive in that tiny little package, so I wouldn't expect a 24 HR battery life!!! Wow.

Mike Dee on December 9, 2006 12:59 PM

Hey when it comes out can you guys take it apart? I'm dying to see whats under the hood of that little machine. 24 hour batt life!!! 10 gig microdrive I wonder what the sound quality will be like.

timmyblackboy62 on December 17, 2006 2:49 AM

wow................i woulden't buy that thing even if it was the last mp3 player on earth. i love KEENWOOD(other than i have a powerfull strereo set) but why get that thing for $345 when u could get an ipod(more like icrap) a creative zen vision m(which is the best) or a pokey zune??!!! i think it's just a BIG WAST OF MONEY!

moon on December 28, 2006 1:28 PM

I wanna know some more..
* Sound quality
* EQ?
* FM radio?
but mainly, sound quality! :)

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