Creative ships cable-free MP3 player
Published: 23 Jul 2002 10:38 BST
Singapore's Creative Technology will soon ship a tiny MP3 player that does away with cables when downloading music from a computer.
The Nomad MuVo is a thumb-sized device with a detachable storage portion that can be inserted directly into a computer's USB port, allowing for drag-and-drop file transfer.
You can see a photo of the MuVo here.
Besides music files, the flash memory storage can also hold any type of data file -- and Creative is riding on this to market the product as an all-round portable data storage gadget.
"You can transfer and store music, share digital images and data or back up your files in just seconds -- no need to burn a CD or send files through email," Craig McHugh, president of Creative Labs, said in a statement. The Nomad MuVo was designed at Creative's Singapore facility.
Both MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio) formats can be played back. The 128MB version, which can store about two hours of MP3 files, will cost $169.99 (about £108) when it ships worldwide next month, while the 64MB version will be priced at $129.99.
The main housing of the device powers the device with a single AAA battery, which has a claimed 12-hour life. The detachable pod contains the bulk of the electronics: the flash memory, the playback controls and the headphone jack.
In use, the memory pod is recognised as a removable storage device by computers running on Windows 98 and above, so no drivers are needed. Users need only drag-and-drop files in and out of the MuVo using Windows Explorer.
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