Get a Kick Out of the Insignia Kix

Insignia

By: Travis Booysen on October 28, 2007 2:02 AM

If you were impressed by the Sport and Pilot, Insignia’s newest DAP may come as a bit of an anticlimax. Placing portability and price over features and design, the modest 1GB Kix has a 1-inch color OLED display, built-in USB connection, and can function for 30 hours on one charge.

Like the larger Insignia players, MSC and MTP are both supported. An FM Radio (with 20 preset stations) is included, as well as playing MP3, WMA (DRM), and WAV the Kix is a cheap option for playing audiobooks in the Audible format, as it retails for $60.

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Comments

iamtheworld on October 28, 2007 8:55 PM

ew.

Utew on October 29, 2007 3:31 AM

aesthetics? from where?
Cold war era Soviet design team design this one?

wietass on October 29, 2007 4:52 AM

it looks like one of that low-end players for 10 dollars

A.K. Bhuiyan on October 29, 2007 1:44 PM

not the prettiest is it?

Alex M on January 17, 2008 5:39 PM

I know this is an old story but I just ordered one off of ebay for $10. I will post my opinions in the review section soon.

Anbomb on September 30, 2008 1:49 PM

This player isn't to bad for its size and price. Sound quality leaves something to be desired, but it works well when there's nothing else around.

all of yal shup up it work and is aesome on October 1, 2009 11:08 PM

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