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Thursday, March 09, 2006

Swiss Beat...

Man this thing is cooool:

And at 169.99 for a 1 gig MP3 player with FM radio AND a pair of cool scissors that's not bad. ;-)

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1:31 PM

Comments:

But it's ugly as shit.

And for $30 more you could get a 2g iPod nano*.

*Scissors not included.

# posted by

Ben Miró : 3/09/2006 2:46 PM

I have to agree with Ben here...Ugly is only breaking the surface of describing this.

# posted by

Patrick : 3/10/2006 12:58 AM

It's only as ugly as any other Swiss Army knife. And since I carry one of those at all times I's be more likely to carry this than the Nano which would get broke.

# posted by

Scott Roche : 3/10/2006 7:57 AM

I'd rather carry a real knife, and an MP3 player. This thing is a bad mating job; sharp objects and technology should exist together in the operating room, but not in your survival kit.

# posted by

Anonymous : 3/10/2006 9:15 AM

Well this way you get to listen to some tunes while you're lost in the wilderness.

# posted by

Scott Roche : 3/10/2006 9:35 AM

...and killing your food with 3/4" scissors?

BTW, it's highly unlikely you'd break a Nano.

http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardware/nano.ars/3

# posted by

Patrick : 3/10/2006 11:44 AM

Wow, the Nano is rugged.

It actually also has a nail file and a knife.

In addition, unlike hte aforementioned Nano it has a user replaceable battery, a remote, an FM reciever, two earphone jacks, and a microphone. It also doesn't need ITunes and it has a two year warranty.

Believe me I'm a big Mac supporter, but I think this one's a better deal in every way, except it doesn't have a screen that will let you view pictures (big deal) and it only comes in 1 Gig models (for now).

# posted by

Scott Roche : 3/10/2006 11:59 AM

As a piece of modern art, I like it. I'm waiting for Hasbro to make a Transformer version. That would be novel and I wouldn't cut myself. OK, I'd be less likely to cut myself. :)

# posted by

MCF : 3/12/2006 10:48 PM

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