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iriver’s T5 was launched and forgotten in one fell swoop, but with a starting price of under $40 for the 2GB edition, it’s at least worth a look, right? Critics over at Pocketables were able to secure one of the USB stick-styled devices for review, and they even bothered to host up a plethora of unboxing / hands-on shots for those keenly interested. Size wise, the unit is just marginally smaller than your average USB WWAN modem, and while the minuscule OLED display wasn’t much to look at, it sure trumped those screen-less rivals. Under pressure, the stick delivered “surprisingly good sound quality,” and while the device overall didn’t bring anything fantastically fresh to the table, the inbuilt USB jack, integrated display and excellent audio capabilities made it a pretty good option for the gym. ‘Course, there are formidable alternatives out there (Sansa Clip, anyone?), so we’d recommend giving the linked review a closer look before breaking out the plastic.

Filed under: Portable Audio

iriver’s $40 T5 USB stick-style audio player unboxed and reviewed originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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HP’s 1.5TB MediaSmart Server ex487 (and its smaller 750GB sibling, the ex485) were just announced hours ago, but that hasn’t stopped a few lucky reviewers from putting their hands-on pictures and impressions online for the world to pore over. The biggest knocks that seemed to really grate the nerves of critics were that the single eSATA port was not port-multiplier aware, and despite the bump to 2GB of RAM, the TwonkyMedia and Remote Media Streaming software were still deemed “quirky and in need of some polish.” Those gripes aside, the newfangled unit was pretty well adored. In fact, WeGotServed flat-out called the device “stunning,” praising HP for its tightly integrated applications that worked fairly well on top of Windows Home Server. For those eying a simple-to-use media server, it looks like HP finally produced one that can be purchased sans regret; the real question, however, is will the outfit push these delectable new features down to existing ex470 / ex475 owners?

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Read – WeGotServed review / hands-on

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Storage

HP MediaSmart Server ex487 gets hands-on love and full-blown review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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We’re not quite sure if this is a direct result of the hot iPhone Nano rumors bouncing around or if it just a natural shrinking of an existing iPhone knock-off, but the tiny fake iPhone Nano is excellent nonetheless.

See! How the copied icons are too small for their titles. Gasp! At the ability for Thai manufacturers to replicate even non-existent products in mere days. Swoon! At the fact that this fake beast is still probably better than my newly-bought junk-phone. And Wonder! If this handset doesn’t just come from the same Chinese factory as the real iPhone.

If you want to see this in scale with the full-sized iClone, the picture is below.

iPhone nano knockoffs already on sale in Thailand [Apple Insider]

See Also:

• Possible iPhone Nano Photos ‘Leaked’
• iPhone Nano Rumors Continue, Look More Legit
• Wired.com’s Wishlist: What We Want in an iPhone Nano
• iPhone Nano: Never Mind

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