Samsung also announced the Bluetooth version of the T9 is on its way to N. America:

http://www.macnn.com/articles/07/01/07/samsung.k3.and.q1p.ssd/

FUCK SAMSUNG W00t PWNED

I think this looks really nice, and i like the way it has a touchscreen!

the design is smooth but i can't help and think it's delicate/fragile. even tho i really think touch screens are cool tho.

Does it play OGG?

ANyone knows if the battery is replacable?

does anyone know when the 8gb model will be available?

when is it out in stores in the US?

its on the best buy site now. im gonna see if the 4g and 8g are there and maybe just not on the site yet.

Can somebody please tell me when the 4GB version comes out? Did it already come out in stores yet because everywhere I search, they don't sell any 4GB models at all. I checked Best Buy today and have like 8 2GB and no 4GB at all. What's up with that?

Hey I bought K3 from Korea (While I travelled there) and it's just amazing!

Thinner than iPod nano with EXTREMELY stylish appearance.

Everyone puts his attention on my K3!!!!
I'm loving it.

Hey i bought my K3 today,im really happy with its function and quality..its a very cool and stylish mp3

Ok people you can buy it at wal-mart in red or black 2bg for only $119.00!

when you charge it dose it discharge then charge

i'am an owner of the k3 and i must say it's better then the nano (i borrowed one from my friend) better screen, easily to transfer, who needs ogg? is it that good?, built in text reader, built in fm

woot

oh yeah the text and new goodys you have to update it in order to get it
and the k3 came out at my store like 2 weeks or so

any news yet about the 8gb version and color availability?

I got mine yesterday and it has been "charging" since i got it but it wont turn on....can anybody help me?!

June and still no 8GB version?

Dude, on the side is the hold button. Slide it down and hold it for a little and it'll turn on.

Hope the 8gb edition will be released soon.

Do anyone know when the yp-k3 8gb is going to be on the market for sale. I would like a date are, if it can be found on the internet. Please can someone respone.

does anyone know how 2 change the UI color of the graphics??? of da black k3 right now it has blue but i want red ya know!

do a firmware update to change the color.

People shut it with the complaints of "when is the 8 gb one coming out, please tell me". Just be happy with the 2 gig one. Plus, the dude who has been charging it for a while and can't turn it on, little hint for your smartass; the manual.

Does any one know if the external speakers will be available soon or if you can use any other speakers.. Thanks

wow, "me", you are quite rude. just cause you don't want it doesn't mean others don't.

so, any updates on the 8gb model?

I agree, do not be rude.... "me" do not be so pompous...

look it up .... I can wait untill the 8gb comes.

I just got it this afternoon at about 1, and it has been charging since 2. It is now 8 p.m. and it still wont turn on. Windows Media cant even detect it and neither can Samsung Media Studio.

Yes i know there is a power slide/button on the side.

man you got audio problems with your comp if neither will detect it, happened with me and haha i did the same thing with the turning on....just hold the on button down longer, honest mistake.

I just got myself Samsung K3 mp3 player. The problem is that when I connected it to my computer it isn't recognized and when tried installing the installation cd, it says

"An error occured during the installation of this device A service installation section in this INF is invalid"

anyone know what the problem is?

wow, "you" is also rude, i've spent a ton of time looking it up, that's why i came here cause i didn't find any info. elsewhere, quite the hypocrite you are.

They need to just release the 8gb already, why even market a 2gb version when your competition already has 8. Waiting just makes people goto another company. Plus not everyone is as easily satisfied as the has an anger problem "me" charactor.

I just got myself Samsung K3 mp3 player. The problem is that when I connected it to my computer it isn't recognized and when tried installing the installation cd, it says

"An error occured during the installation of this device A service installation section in this INF is invalid"

anyone know what the problem is? please email me at darkcarney78@yahoo.com

I just got theYP-K3 2GB.

The problem is that when I connected it to my computer it isn't recognized and when tried installing the installation cd, it says

"An error occured during the installation of this device A service installation section in this INF is invalid"

anyone know what the problem is? please email me at
candice_drinkwalter@hotmail.com

I got a K3 1GB and lost the connection cable. For some reason, Samsung chose a non-standard cable that can hardly be replaced. I tried to order a replacement via Samsung but this would cost me EUR 40. Kind of ridiculous for a EUR100 MP3 player, I would say. What a dissapointment, last Samsung product in my life.

Hi,
I was wondering how do you put text into the K3? I read from the manual that it supports txt. files but i can't seem to put it into my K3.....i already downloaded the updates and installed it but nothing really changed..................... Please help!

ive seen lots of video reviews on the black one & it doesnt have the samsung logo on the back which the lime green & cherry red has now.. does they have newer blacks with the samsung logo on it?.. im confused which color to buy.. i like black coz i want black earphones.. but i also want the green one so to be unique but it has white earphones which turns me off coz itll get dirty like my ipod's earphones now.. also im kinda thinking if the green one has less fingerprint smudges on it than on the black one.. anyone can help me decide pls.. i will be getting a 4gb version soon.. thank you so much..

finally got my black 4gb K3.. its cool.. its beautiful.. its gorgeous.. but i kinda dont like it.. sure it very good-looking but i find it hard to be a non-user-friendly unlike the ipod so im getting a nano as well as it is better IMO..

first, my laptop cant detect the k3.. i have winxp home sp2.. when i first plugged it, it says yp-k3 but had an error about something so i dunno what to do yet as it is still charging at this moment..

mine came with v1.09 firmware but i dont know which newer firmwares to get.. the UK samsung site has v3.05 while the PHIL samsung site (which is my home country but im currently living here in italy) has v4.06.. now which is better?.. i want to be able to change the GUI color.. can it only install one color?.. does it matter where you got the k3 when installing a firmware, as i got mine here in italy but im thinking of installing the one from my home country?.. is it possible to damage the k3 by accidentally installing a wrong (region) firmware?.. can i revert back to lower firmware after installing a higher firmware or if i reset the k3 using the little button/hole at the back of it, will it revert back to the original factory firmware, which is v1.09 for me?..

need help here please..

what are the methods of charging for this K3? On the SAMSUNG site it isn't very clear, apart from a mobile charger...

It charges with a usb cable

you can get adapters to charge with wall or car.

I own both and the K3 is much nicer than the nano. Software is easy to use, no problems detecting or syncing.

As far as the above comment... I dont see how its not user friendly. The controls are very simple and is more descriptive than the ipod that used the same buttons to do 10 functions.

k3 one word ,class ........

to soop afrog im sitting here readin ur comment and i wonder... did u sync after charging or at the same time as mines chargin nd it isnt detected... any help

install windows media player 10 or the new ver. 11 coz it has a built-in MTP driver (something like that).. that's what i did with mine..

the k3 is very easy to use.. just drag & drop files onto it.. the controls takes a little time to get used to but it will be very easy once you get the hang of it..
the only flaws i found so far is that the screen can be hard to see in direct sunlight but it doesnt matter as i always put it on my pocket & not always looking at the screen.. hehe.. also the photo viewer sucks.. when you put picture files on it using the samsung media studio software it resizes the pictures making it more pathetic-looking on the screen so i just drag & drop the files yourself on the k3 dont use the SMS software.. one more thing that bothered me is the position of the hold button.. i thing it would have been better if it is on the left side of the k3 or at the top, it could have been easier to use the hold button that way..

anyway, the k3 is better than the nano IMO.. but if youre thinking of getting one, i suggest you wait for the new S5 & T10.. i think the infos are on this site as well.. if only i should have known they were gonna release newer mp3 players soon, i should have waited & didnt get a K3.. im definitely going to get a T10 & give my k3 to my younger brother when they release the new products..

Hey unggoy you said a while back that you bought the black one right? I'm thinking of getting one of these myself and I wanted to know if the black version had the "Samsung" logo on the back. Also if anyone knows where I can find 4GB Green version please tell me (I'm in Canada btw). At FutureShop and BestBuy they only have the Red and Green in 2GB versions.

Thanks.

Hey unggoy you said a while back that you bought the black one right? I'm thinking of getting one of these myself and I wanted to know if the black version had the "Samsung" logo on the back. Also if anyone knows where I can find 4GB Green version please tell me (I'm in Canada btw). At FutureShop and BestBuy they only have the Red and Green in 2GB versions.

Thanks.

yeah.. mine has the samsung yp-k3 logo on the back.. i think maybe because its a new model or maybe its a 4gb ver.. ive seen some black k3 w/o the logo on the back while the new ones green & red has the logo which makes me think mine is a newer model or new stock.. hehe.. im sorry but i dunno where you can get a green k3 as im from rome, italy.. btw the green & red versions has white earphones thats why i got a black one, but if youre planning on using a better earphones then that wouldnt be a problem for you.. ciao..

yes.. mine has the samsung yp-k3 logo on it.. ive seen some videos that the black one has no logo on the back but mine has so maybe because its a new stock or coz its a 4gb ver.. the newer green & red ones has the logos thats what made me think that mine is a newer model/stock.. hehe.. im sorry im from italy so i dunno where you can get one from canada.. btw the green & red versions has white earphones thats why i bought the black one, but if youre just gonna use a better earphones then that wouldnt be a problem for you.. i suggest you wait for the newer T10.. its way better than the soon-to-be-obsolete k3.. ciao..

yes.. mine has the samsung yp-k3 logo on it.. ive seen some videos that the black one has no logo on the back but mine has so maybe because its a new stock or coz its a 4gb ver.. the newer green & red ones has the logos thats what made me think that mine is a newer model/stock.. hehe.. im sorry im from italy so i dunno where you can get one from canada.. btw the green & red versions has white earphones thats why i bought the black one, but if youre just gonna use a better earphones then that wouldnt be a problem for you.. i suggest you wait for the newer T10.. its way better than the soon-to-be-obsolete k3.. ciao..

wtf?!!.. there should be an option to delete comments..

i just stole the yp-k3 last night from work, and i must say it is very stylish with a bold design. its definately worth the money, ;). one thing i dont like though, is the battery is not replaceable. i think that is gay. wish i would of got one that had a replaceable battery, it would of been worth my mon.....oh wait, i didnt pay for it! ;)

why would you want a replaceable battery on an mp3 player that's gonna be obsolete by the time the battery dies?.. i'm sure by the time that happens, newer & better players would be out, so just get another one..

Does anyone know if the k3 charger stops the charging automaticly, couldn't find out the very correct chargetime and I heard that lithium-polymer akkus could be dangerous if the are overcharged.....

I have a YP-K3 and everyone that has a nano likes my mp3 better because they say it's cool, which it is duhhh! and who ever cant get theres too turn on you have to hold the power sliding button on the left side down for a while so it can turn on

Well I've charged my battery for over 7 hours,held the sliding button down for over 30 seconds at a time & had nothing happen!

Hi. I have done the firmware upgrade and am stuck with a red display. Does anybody know how to get it back to blue? I've called Samsung and they don't know!!

Cheers

Andrew (Scotland)

!!!!FOR YOU GUYS THAT THEIR K3'S WONT TURN ON!!!!!!!!!!!!
I bought my k3 weeks ago and I have had it sent back twice now, everybody should know the battery for these things are stingy,3 of my other friends all have the k3 and have all had the same battery problem. If you k3 doesnt turn on its the battery. all you need to do is take it back to where you bought it and they will send it down to get fixed and you should have it back within a couple of weeks.

i got mine for 70 dollars. yay! the 2 gb version at least... you guys know how to update the firmware? thanks!

CAN SOMEONE TELL ME HOW TO DELETE A SONG OFF MY K3

I bought one for my son yesterday at Best Buy and it's been charging since but obviously defective since it will not charge. Once you take it off the USB cable it lasts about 20 seconds then you get the low battery message. It shows that it's charging on the screen when it's plugged in, but not doing anything!

hey..
people who can't open their k3s jus hold the button for like 5 seconds...if it doesnt open jus flip your mp3 and u'll see a RESTART button...just click on it with pin or smthn..(because its TOO SMALL)...it shud work....workzz everytime for me...

and yeah "STACY B" u can delete a song by goin to ur removable disk thingy in "my computer" and then go to that particular song and jus delete it the normal way...wats so hard abt it??

ok ppl...i have only one question...how the hell do u put text in ur k3???so freakin confusin!!!!!

I have the same problem, says it's charging for good 3 or 4 hours and still "battery low" message.

Also, the samsung media player does not recognize it, and neither does my computer when it's plugged into the USB. I'm calling Samsung 2morrow and demanding a refund or new 'non defective' K3.

not cool

I bought a K3 last year. It will not turn on now and nohing recognizes it. Not happy Jan!!

hi im in real need of help here. i recently bought a samsung p2 and it was working fine. i was just using it the other day and suddenly it had trouble offing. after that i tried to on it and it wouldnt turn on. ive tried resetting it but it cant. i plugged in to the computer but it doesnt even start charging. please help me. =( i did not drop it or anything...

i cant get it to delete anything!!!!!!!!!!!!

what a piece of samsung k3 fucking junk screen froze went to samsung followed instructions of course firmware upgrade is to be done after you format it but those werent in the instructions and now my computer wont detect it any more so i cant reformat it to install the upgrade correctly what a wonder of samsung to produce a product with such incompetent support writings oh well i guess i will just bash this thing and go back to the ipod.

LOLOLOL I GOT it from brandsmart for only $64 because it was on sale haha

I bought the Samsung to replace some ipods that were doing their best at driving me insane. In short the YP-K3 is a brilliant little player, fantastic sound quality with my audio-technica ATH-CK5s (nano, shuffle).

The best thing about the K3 is the fact there's no DRM whatsoever, just **make sure to THROW THE INCLUDED CD IN THE BIN** and then simply use Windows Media Player to synchronise your lossless CD rips to the player. As it synchs it'll convert your songs to your chosen bitrate prior to transfer.

Awesome.

can some one tell me how to do the firmware update..thnx