20 Mar 09 iriver P7 shows up for pre-order at J and R
The clock continues to tick down at iriver’s site for the release of the P35, and P7. That’s for the Korean launch of course, but what about the rest of the world? While doing my usual e-window shopping at J and R Electronics, I stumbled upon the pre-order page for the P7. They have the 8 and 16GB models on their site, priced at $169.99 and $199.99 respectively.
Features:
- Capacity: 8 or 16GB with microSD expansion
- Display: 4.3″ Touchscreen (480 x 272 resolution, 260K colors)
- Audio: MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF, FLAC, APE, WAV, AC-3 and AAC
- Video: MPEG, DivX, RM, RMVB and H.264
- Built-in Speaker, SRS WOW, and 7 EQ Settings
- Extras: FM Tuner/Recorder
- Battery life: 35 hours for Audio, 7 hours for video
- Dimensions: 73.4 X 112.3 X 13.6mm
On paper, the P7 isn’t too different from the Cowon O2 and others. The interface is where iriver intends to separate itself from the crowd. Here’s how Cnet described it at CES 2009:
“The big eye-catcher is the main menu, which rather than using text or icons, lays out your options magazine-style, with a snapshot of the last item played leading into the various media submenus.” It’s nice to see a company trying something different. Make sure to check back here for more coverage of the iriver P7 and others.
