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Top Hard Drive MP3 Players
| iAUDIO M3 recognized by MP3.com as one of the Top Hard Drive MP3
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Albuquerque Journal - Choose a Digital
Music Player that Meets the Recipient's Needs
| Nancy wrote an article on digital music players and mentioned iAUDIO
M3. The article gave suggestions on different types of MP3 players
for the holiday gift buying season. iAUDIO M3 was mentioned as one
of the top hard-drive players along with Creative Zen Touch, Apple
iPod, and iRiver iHP-120. |
- Nancy Tipton, December 3, 2004
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73 tip TESTED, SUREFIRE GIFTS FOR EVERYONE
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PC World Entertainment to Go
 Sam
wrote an article on portable music and video devices and included
iAUDIO M3 and iAUDIO 4. The iAUDIO M3 rated three and a half out of
five stars. The player received "Very Good" on features
and "Good" on ease of use. Sam commented that the iAUDIO
M3 has an "Ultraslim shape; MP3 and voice recording; FM radio;
awkward wired remote-control buttons; no LCD screen on the main unit."
The iAUDIO 4 rated four out of five stars, receiving "Very Good"
on features and "Very Good" on ease of use. Although the
player had "minor quibbles," its carrying comfort received
high remarks.
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AP's Holiday Gift Guide
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MP3.com - Holiday Gift Guide 2004
| The iAUDIO 4 and iAUDIO M3 was included in the 2004 Holiday Gift
Guide for MP3.com. The iAUDIO 4 was included in the "Gear Gift
Ideas: $50- $150" section. JetAudio was stated as being the top
MP3 player brand in Korea. The iAUDIO 4 received praise for its packed
features, compact design, and customizable controls. The iAUDIO M3
was included in the "Best MP3 Player for Anything" section.
The player received praise for its slim design and convenient remote
control function, making it easy for users to have full access to
the playlist without taking the player out of the bag. |
CE Lifestyles Review
The Evolution Of The Species: What’s Next For Digital
Music Players?
| Brian wrote an article on the future of digital music players. He
wrote about the invasion of the iPod, hard drive vs. flash memory
players, storage capacity, player size, connectivity, digital rights
management, and file support. JetAudio was mentioned as one of the
players that are competing against the iPod. Sanggoo Kang was quoted
on his thoughts on hard disk and flash memory developments, storage
capacity in flash players, and DRM issues. Francis Choi gave his insight
on small size of the players and future company plans with wireless
networking capabilities. An image of the iAUDIO M3 was also included
in the article. |
UGO.com Review - Music on the Go: JetAUDIO iAUDIO M3
| The iAUDIO M3 was featured in a round-up article on digital audio
devices. The overall review was positive, stating that "the iAudio
M3 makes a strong case for your gadget-buying dollars this holiday
season." The iAUDIO M3 received praise for its featured-packed
options including FM tuner, recording, battery life, sound quality,
slim design, easy setup and use, fast data transfer, and analog line-in
recording. Although the player received criticism for its remote display,
slow scrolling speed, small LCD screen, and USB port location, the
iAUDIO M3 was lauded as "one compact mofo of a hard drive player." |
The Vine Times Review - 2004 Holiday Gift Guide: Electronics
| The iAUDIO M3 was featured in the Electronics section of the Holiday
Gift Guide. An image was included along with a blurb that read, "For
the music lover on your list, The iAUDIO M3 has it all! You can easily
transfer digital music files from your computer to iAUDIO, and carry
it anywhere to enjoy. It also supports FM radio listening/recording,
as well as voice recording and direct encoding through the built-in
microphone and Line-In input jack. For more information please visit
www.jetaudio.com." |
Alternative Press - AP's Holiday Gift Guide:
We’re Totally Stocking You!
| Aaron and Leslie included iAUDIO M3 and iAUDIO U2 in the holiday
gift guide. Images of both players were included, as well as the pricing
and website information. |
- By Aaron Burgess and Leslie Simon, December
2004
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TechTips 101
Bob featured iAUDIO M3 in the December 1st TechTips segment. The
review was overall positive stating that compared to the iPod, the
iAUDIO M3 is "clearly smaller, lighter and thinner." Although
the player received criticism for its design, Bob gave high remarks
on its features, describing it as delivering "exceptional sound
quality, tremendous versatility and value."
The segment also aired on Philadelphia KYW’s "Tech Reports"
on December 2, 2004. |
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
New electronic gadgets add power to holidays
| Nate included iAUDIO M3 in the holiday gift guide. The blurb on
the M3 reads, "the iAudio M3 from Cowon (or JetAudio) packs a
lot of stuff into a player not much bigger than a pack of cigarettes.
The player includes a 20GB hard disk, a desktop sync and charge cradle.
You can transfer MP3 files to your PC. It holds up 5,000 songs and
the file transfer software allows you to rapidly transfer music from
a CD to MP3 files. All of the features, including an FM tuner, voice
recorder and line-in recorder, are controlled by remote ($299)." |
sync Review
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POP quiz, hotshot: What good is an MP3
player's navigation menu if it's hidden in your jeans pocket? No good
at all, of course. That's why JetAudio has moved the LCD screen from
the player to a matchbook-size remote that clips onto a shirt of belt.
Track info is always viewable, and, as a bonus, the screenless iAudio
is 15 percent thinner and lighter than the iPod.
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NATIONAL CEOGRAPHIC ADVENTURE Review
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The sleek, slim iAudio competes head-on
with the 40GB iPod. It costs the same and has approximately the same
dimensions (although the iAudio is slightly lighter).
- By NATIONAL CEOGRAPHIC ADVENTURE, October,
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Chicago Sun-Times Review
Smaller than iPod, tiny iAudio M3 packs a wallop
The iAudio M3 from Cowon packs a lot of capabilities into a player
that's slightly smaller and lighter than an Apple iPod. You'll just
have to squint to use them all on the M3's tiny screen.
The M3 player includes a 20-gigabyte hard disk, a desktop sync- and-charge
cradle and a portable syncing attachment to make traveling with it
easier. Its attractive, polished aluminum chassis is protected by
an included "fashionable carrying case." The sound quality
from the included Cresyn earbuds is very good, and the player starts
up quickly when powered on. Its rechargeable battery provides up to
14 hours of playback time.
The sleek unit also includes an FM tuner, a voice recorder and line-in
recorder. You can use the line-in option to record MP3s from analog
devices such as cassette recorders, and you can record your radio
favorites digitally from the FM tuner.
The bad news is that all these features must be controlled from a
separate, wired remote control with a very small, crowded screen.
The wired remote control is about the size of a matchbook.
Gannett News Service
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Bloomberg Bootcamp Review
"Like an iPod on a Low Carb Diet"
The overall review featured on Bootcamp had a positive tone, stating
that the player's "style and features make it worth a look."
The M3's ability to record directly from audio sources, built-in FM
radio and microphone feature, battery life, and sound quality make
the player "One of the most unique music players on the market."
The M3’s remote control setting was stated a "neat idea
that some users will like… and some won't." Compared to
the iPod, the M3 was viewed as having more complicated interface and
not being as intuitive. |
Gizmodo.com Review
| The iAudio makes a claim to be the World's Smallest 20GB hard disk-based
music player (there's a 40GB version now, too) and it clearly is,
as long as you ignore the inline remote, where the engineers have
offloaded the LCD screen and most of the controls. It's not a bad
gimmick, really, and for somebody that uses in-line remote (I happen
to love them), it really makes a lot of sense. |
Man's Journal Magazine Review
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Style & Design 2004: Eye Tunes
The 20GB JetAudio iAUDIO M3 is slimmer and lighter than the iPod,
but offers more features -and FM radio and recording capabilities
- and up to 14 hours of battery life.
- By Man's Journal Magazine, September, 2004
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The Tech Lounge.com Review
| Through my testing, I found the iAudio M3 to be excellent in every
respect. It's the smallest, most light-weight player in its class,
which JetAudio achieved without sacrificing features or cutting corners.
The build quality is outstanding, ear buds are included with the player,
and the M3 has lots of nice features. |
COMPUTER SHOPPER Magazine Review
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Feature-Rich Player Defeats iPod on Size
We found the player's sound clean and strong through our Shure E3c
test headphones. Files transferred at a blazing 8.12MB per second,
besting the iPod's speed. The M3 also averaged an impressive 10.8
hours of continual playback per battery charge, longer than the iPod's
7.8-hour showing.
- By COMPUTER SHOPPER Magazine, August, 2004
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Forbes.com - Coolest Gadget Gift Guide
| Of course, the iPod is great and everybody loves it, but if you
want something just a little sleeker, a little smaller and a little
lighter, that something is the Cowon iAUDIO M3. |
ign.com Review
| Cowon took an interesting approach by simply making the smallest
possible player it could. The result is an HDD portable that is smaller
and lighter than an iPod. However, as you'll soon learn, Cowon didn't
skimp on any features. |
CNET Review - CNET Editor's Choice
| We've been waiting for more than two and a half years for a high-capacity MP3 player smaller than the iPod, and finally, we're holding one in our hands. |
User Review
| The All in all, the iAUDIO M3 is an amazing feat of engineering
and design. It looks great, sounds great, feels great and is great
in almost every way. |
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