MobiBLU Cube 2 Now in the US
Our American friends who are seeking respite from the attention hogging iPod, should take a look at the funky second generation MobiBlu DAH-1500i aka Cube2. Available now in the US, it is shaped like a cube (what else?) and is also the ‘World’s Smallest Digital Multimedia Player’ (25.4mm x 25.4mm x 25.4mm). However size ain’t everything and lets see how what all the player has to offer us specs hungry techies!
The Cube2 is PlaysForSure™ Certified which in tech jargon means that you can playback downloads from subscription-based sites. All popular audio formats are supported including MP3, WMA, and “Protected†WMA (DRM) and one can also playback videos and digital images. The Cube2 is available in sizes 1GB and 2GB, so don’t expect to import your entire music collection on this baby!
With a FM tuner and a Voice Recorder, the Cube2 offers versatility to the consumer and is also Podcast Ready. One also comes across enhancements like SRS WOW HD (High Definition) and TruBass Sound technologies and full color OLED display. The Cube2 comes in colors like Blue, Silver, Black and Pink and comes bundled with earphones, charger and a USB chord. It is now available in the US and the 1GB version retails for $100 while the 2Gb for $120. For more info visit Product Page and if you want to buy it online, then head over to Amazon.
Cube2 Specification
AUDIO FORMATS SUPPORTED MP3 (MPEG 1/2-Layer 2/3, 16-320Kbps),
WMA (Microsoft Windows Audio, 32-192Kbps), WMA DRM (Digital Rights Management), and OGG (Q1 – Q10)
VIDEO FORMATS SUPPORTED MSV (Video Clip file format converted by provided software from WMV, MPG, and ASF Video Formats)
IMAGE FORMATS SUPPORTED JPG and MSJ (MSJ format converted by provided software from JPG, GIF, BMP, PNG, MNG, and ICO formats)
BUILT-IN MEMORY 1GB, 2GB
DISPLAY 65k Color OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode)
ENCODING Record from FM Radio (FM Recording) and Internal Microphone (Voice Recording) into MP3 format.
FM FREQUENCY .50MHz – 108.00MHz / 76.0MHz ~ 108.0MHz
AUDIO OUTPUT FREQUENCY 20Hz – 20KHz
AUDIO SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO 90dB
HEADPHONE OUTPUT POWER 16/ 15mW
PC INTERFACE USB 2.0
DOWNLOAD SPEED 25 Mbps
POWER SUPPLY Li-Polymer (Built-in)
BATTERY LIFE Max 10 hours (Audio). Max 5 hours (Video)
PRODUCT DIMENSIONS 1.0†x 1.0†x 1.0†(25.4mm x 25.4mm x 25.4mm)
PRODUCT WEIGHT 0.63 Ounces (18 Grams)
PLAY MODES Normal, Repeat, Repeat All, Random Once, Random All, Folder Play, Repeat A-B
EQUALIZER Normal, Rock, Jazz, Classic, Pop, Live, Dance, SRS (Each EQ mode is user adjustable)
OTHER FEATURES Playlist, Resume Play, Audio Fade-in, Clock (Time) Display, Multi-language Support, Alarm, Reserved FM recording, LCD Pivot (180 degrees), PRE-LOADED PodcastReady and Firmware upgradeable software.
ACCESSORIES User Manual, Program CD with Video and Image Conversion Software, Necklace Style SRS Earphones, USB/Charging Cable
PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS MS Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, or XP / MAC OS 9.x ~ 10.x, or OS X. Pentium (or Compatible) 200MHz or Higher, 32MB (64MB for Windows ME or 2000) Main Memory or Higher, 128MB free hard drive space or Higher, CD-ROM Drive and USB Port(USB 1.1 or 2.0), Internet Connection for content downloading
Stumble It! | Posted by Paul on October 15, 2006 10:55 PM
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