Originally published January 24 2006
Oregon Scientific reveals waterproof MP3 player
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
The waterproof MP3 player with FM radio and built-in pedometer from Oregon Scientific allows people to undertake almost any kind of exercise while they listen. It can be in three feet of water for a half an hour without damage.
Apple's popular music players command such a gigantic market share, only scraps of the market are left over for other players.
Oregon Scientific has done just that with its MP121 waterproof MP3 player with FM radio and built-in pedometer ($149.95).
When you push the power button on the Oregon Scientific MP121, you're greeted with a rich-looking blue screen which transitions into amber and then purple.
To test the MP121, I quickly transferred music into it, noting that its 512MB internal flash drive can hold more than enough music for the average exercise session.
Since my daily walk lasts approximately an hour, it only took me just a few seconds to transfer about 30 MP3 songs into the player via USB 2.0, enough to listen to music the whole way with plenty to spare.
It was easy to drag and drop the songs into the folder, and then it was ready to go.
Next it was time for me to learn how to navigate the menus of this music player.
Consulting the documentation, I was rather disappointed to see how sparse the instructions were on the use of this player.
It was immediately obvious that Oregon Scientific spent little time considering its users, with whom I sympathize when they're confronted with a device that's as complicated as this.
Since this is a highly versatile device that's able to play music from both digital and FM sources, as well as function as an odometer, its operation is not immediately apparent.
This is certainly not made easier by its labyrinthine menu system, which is difficult to fathom even for an electronics technology journalist and reviewer who's regularly encountered far more complicated devices than this.
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