Wednesday, July 14, 2004
Element Aireo Audio Player
Posted by Kent Pribbernow in "HARDWARE" @ 03:00 PM
The Aireo from SoniqCast is essentially an iPod on steroids. It boasts a number of features that any digital audio geek will truly love; including a built-in FM stereo receiver, FM Transmitter (which allows you to play your music on car radio, ala iTrip), 802.11b WiFi, and dual headphone jacks. The Aireo works with Microsoft's Windows Media player, MusicMatch Jukebox, and Audible software. It evens allows users to wirelessly copy music from their PC right to the player itself. No wires or other impediments.
There are however a couple gotchas. The Aireo only supports VBR MP3s (whatever that is), and WMA audio formats - not Apple's AAC. And it only offers 1.5GB of internal storage, which isn't going to go very far unless you have a modest sized music library. Still, it is a very impressive piece of hardware.
I couldn't locate the official pricing of this product, but Amazon has it listed for $199.
There are however a couple gotchas. The Aireo only supports VBR MP3s (whatever that is), and WMA audio formats - not Apple's AAC. And it only offers 1.5GB of internal storage, which isn't going to go very far unless you have a modest sized music library. Still, it is a very impressive piece of hardware.
I couldn't locate the official pricing of this product, but Amazon has it listed for $199.
