Fiio S3 Portable Speaker with Integrated MP3 Player
Although this one was up on the FiiO site back when we told you about the FiiO headphone amp, Chinese products like this isn't really that interesting before they make it to the rest of the world. The FiiO S3 is now available on DealExtreme (check this link for more pics) and therefor fall into that category.
The FiiO S3 is basically a portable speaker with two 1.2W speakers running off USB power or AA batteries. What's special about it is that it has an SDHC slot and a built in MP3 player along with both audio out and audio in jacks. I can see several uses for a player like this; first of all, I'd imagine this is a product suited for the older generation as the controls are simple and it doesn't require headphones. It might also be a nice toy for kids as they too would prefer a speaker. Lastly, podcasting might be a good use for it although not ideal seeing it doesn't have a screen. Either way, if FiiO is Meizu like we think, it should be decent quality for the $30 shipped.
Comments
Köln FC on July 24, 2008 5:31 PM
Well FiiO isn't Meizu. But since they made ok speakers for Meizu M6, I know that they can make quality. Interesting product :-)
QBoi on July 25, 2008 9:29 PM
Can I plug the USB jack into my cowon d2 so it can be powered off that?
Andreas Ødegård on July 26, 2008 11:07 AM
No, QBoi, the D2 cant output any current
jorge on July 26, 2008 6:36 PM
do you know what chips are inside?
megan on August 1, 2008 1:01 PM
i have a sansa clip and i can't find any compatble speakers. they are all skippy. what would be a good cheap match for it.