mobiBLU Releases UFO Shaped MP3 Player

MobiBLU

By: Andreas Ødegård on January 28, 2009 3:26 AM

We've seen a lot of questionable designs the last year. Creative released the Zen Moo, iriver added eyes to their mplayer and we'll never forget the CJ7 player with the USB port in his butt. This time, it's mobiBLU's turn to "surprise" us with a non-traditional design.

The A10 UFO has a speaker, a vibration system (whatever that is), Bluetooth and no screen. Battery life is unimpressive at 15 hours with headphones and 6 hours with speakers, but this is likely to be more a children's toy than a "real" mp3 player anyways. Beam me up, Scotty.

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Comments

WesFX on January 28, 2009 4:46 AM

I can't really tell how big this thing is.....
Looks kinda slick, all things considered.

Martin Sägmüller on January 28, 2009 5:10 AM

Maybe the "vibration system" is one of those vibrating speakers that need to be pt on a surface to generate sound?

jkj1962 on January 28, 2009 8:59 AM

The Product Page for the A10 UFO:
http://www.mobiblu.com/product/a_10.html

Relyt on January 28, 2009 10:57 AM

You made it onto Eng - http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/28/mobiblus-a10-ufo-player-may-lift-off-when-playing-jefferson-air/

Joseph on January 28, 2009 2:21 PM

What if the MobiBLU UFO mutilates the Zen Moo???

Zen on January 28, 2009 6:49 PM

@ Joseph: if the MobiBLU UFO mutilates the Zen Moo, then we can safely assume that either a) the UFO shaped MP3 player is in fact an alien MP3 player bent on wiping out all Creative Zen Moos or b) some crazy mastermind has made a radio controlled Zen Moo mutilator out of the UFO MP3 player.
@ the article: and i thought the Zen Moo was weird.

Wriiight on January 29, 2009 3:25 PM

I hope it has blinking lights along the bottom like a real UFO.

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