Upcoming iriver S7: Thinner, Screenless S10

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By: Jenn K. Lee on December 11, 2006 6:33 PM

If Halloween was in October, then why is the iriver S10 disguised as the new (and, as the model number suggests, unimproved) S7? Parading the same general dimensions as the S10, the S7 is a scant .05 inches thinner and doesn't have a display. Instead, the face of the pastel-colored player can be decorated with one of four inexpensive ($4) six-pack sticker sets. Sounds really fun for a five-year-old girl.

For six-year-olds and up, the 1GB S7 has an FM tuner and supports MP3, WMA, ASF, and OGG. It also has SRS WOW HD audio effects, a shuffle playback function, and battery life of about 9 hours. Like the S10, it's a bit overpriced ($99) and won't likely make its way to U.S. shores without the help of a kind importer.

[Akihabara News | MisticRiver via dapreview]

Comments

LOL on December 12, 2006 2:00 PM

9 hours - HA HA HA HA funny. Then,what is the reality? 6-7 hours? thanks

timmyblackboy62 on December 31, 2006 1:34 AM

why?:(

candy on January 18, 2007 4:40 PM

The batteries on iRiver will be a lot better than iPod. The player is selling for $79 only and I don't think the price is overpriced

Lambo on January 22, 2007 10:53 PM

I found warehouse123.com selling the sticker for S7. Those stickers look very very cute! My new S7 gives me the ultimate coolness factor! The sound quality is awesome too.

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