Originally published July 18 2005
Cowon iAudio X5 Video MP3 Player
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Cowon has entered the digital music player race with a full-color screen, a simple joystick interface, and the capability to play not only MP3 files, but also OGG, WMA, ASF, FLAC, WAV and MPEG4. The iAudio X5 stores 20GB and goes for $299.
Similar to Samsung and others, Cowon's goal is to introduce a product that comes in direct competition against Apple's iPod.
As if the market isn't saturated enough with iPod competitors, here's another company with a prospective player to sooth your senses.
Before we even begin, it would be difficult to criticize iAudio X5 in terms of features.
Exterior wise, Cowon must've been really impressed with the Samsung joystick and therefore, decided to integrate it in iAudio X5.
The layout of the iAudio X5 is well polished and refined with only a four-way joystick controlling the faceplate along with a bright screen.
To further add to the appeal, the black exterior of the MP3 player is unique and aesthetically notable.
The iAudio X5 not only plays MP3 files, but also OGG, WMA, ASF, FLAC, WAV and MPEG4.
You read it; this particular player can play quality video files and support numerous audio file formats.
Along with the aforementioned format list, you also have the option to listen to radio and do voice and line-in recording.
Continuing on, you can also view JPEG images and text on the iAudio X5.
Furthermore, the iAudio X5 has multi-language support, either 20GB or 30GB storage alternative, USB 2.0 connectivity, 14 hours of battery life, enhanced integrated navigator, various equalizer levels, clock, alarm, timer recording, sleep function, power saving shut down setting, LCD on/off feature, ID3 tag information and other detailed functions that would keep you busy and fiddling with the device for some time to come.
As you can tell, Cowon's iAudio X5 is a truly multifunctional consumer electronics device that is feature rich with a competitive price tag at $299 for the 20GB version.
If Cowon can pull off solid audio quality, it would probably outshine the iPod in terms of features, performance and value.
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