iRiver iFP-599T - The Pulse 2

Japan, Inc., Dec, 2003

[right arrow] iRiver has launched an iFP-500 "silicon audio player" series of portable music machines, with the flagship iFP-599T model touting an incredible ONE GIGABYTE of internal Flash RAM and a classy champagne gold finish. Capable of playing MP3, ASF and WMA formats, the 599T has a four-line LCD display and a built-in FM radio tuner and is compatible with Mac and Windows operating systems. It only weighs 60g and, almost as if to prove how lightweight and manageable it is, comes with a funky armband in the box when you buy it. (Which is great if you're the exhibitionist sporty type who doesn't mind people staring and laughing at you.) It's a bit chunkier than Sony's similar machine, but then it does have double the memory, allowing storage of about 240 songs or--if you really like the sound of your own voice--288 hours of digital voice recording with a Sound Activity Detector function.

More info: www.iriver.co.jp/ product/ifp500/