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10 Jul 09 Samsung YP-R1 Hands-on
It was just a month ago that one of our members spotted the Samsung R1 at a UK retailer. Like the P3, it has a haptic touchscreen display (2.6″), and plays a wide array of codecs, including Ogg, FLAC, H.264, and Divx. It also has support for Bluetooth, and even has a TV-out function. French gadget site, Le Journal du Geek (JDG) got an exclusive hands-on with the player and have provided us curious onlookers with some pictures and first impressions.
The R1 also goes by the name “r’mix”. The remix moniker is no doubt being used because of the included DJ software, which is also found in Samsung’s BeatDJ line of mobile phones . The DJ feature allows you to mix tracks, do scratch affects, and add filters. According to JDG, the R1 can play certain videos back without re-encoding them. And finally, battery life will be approximately 30 hours for audio, and 5 hours for video. The R1, or r’mix sounds like a pretty great DAP. It comes in sizes ranging from 8 to 32GB, and is available to pre-order at various retailers, including Play UK.
