Best MP3 Deal Ever! World's Smallest USB MP3 Player + Flash Drive!
The Ultra 2-in-1 128MB MP3 player is the solution to your portable music and as well as flash storage needs. The light-weight portable MP3 player packs all the features you need in tiny yet powerful palm sized package. It's simple to use and converts into a portable USB flash drive in seconds. Perfect for students who want to store their favorite music, homework and pictures in one place. The player features ergonomic controls and high-quality stereo headphones. Storing up to 128MBs of CD quality MP3 music (about 20 songs), data and images, you are sure to enjoy the fun and convenience of this nifty portable device.
This player can be used as a mobile storage disk while plugging the player
into PC to exchange data with friends or updating (download/delete) MP3 music
on the player. Simply attach the player to your shirt or belt, and you can listen
to your favorite tunes hands-free!
MP3 Player
The Ultra 2-in-1 MP3 player consists of two parts, the USB thumb drive (left)
and MP3 player (right.) Simply plug the MP3 player attachment into the USB
thumb drive and start listening to your favorite music in stereo from anywhere-the
park, school, home or work.
The World's Smallest USB
Flash Drive
Measuring less than four inches, the Ultra USB Flash Drive is the smallest
flash drive on the market today. Ultra-light weight and compact, this drive
is perfect for the gym, home or office. Just put it in your pocket or attach
the provided key chain and go!
Specifications
Type:
USB Removable
Memory Size:
128MB
Write Speed:
USB
Security:
N/A
Detailed Features
A Closer Look
Additional Specifications
Battery life: 8 hours or more!
Output: 5mW+5mW
Frequency Range: 20Hz-20KHz
Signal/noise: 85dB~90dB
Total Distortion: 0.08%
DEL: 1 LED
Decode Format: MP3
Volume Adjusting: 32 steps
Dimensions: 93 x 30 x 22 mm
Minimum System Requirements:
Pentium 133MHz or higher
Windows 98/ME/2000/XP
CD-ROM Drive
USB Port
Digital
Music for the Masses. Your Guide to Buying MP3 Music Online.
By Walter L.
Mora Digital Music Editor
The Scenario
The way we buy, listen to and carry music has been revolutionized by the boom
of technology in the past decade. What once was a trip to the local music store
to buy a record, tape or CD is now done from the convenience of our own homes
with just a few mouse clicks. Gone are the days when you had to search around
town for a hard-to-find album or paying $20 for an album that has just one song
you like. Now all you need is a credit card, a computer, Internet connection
(the greater the speed, the better), software and/or membership (but not in
all cases) and a portable digital music player (if you want your music "to
go"). It's fairly simple with a countless number of web sites selling individual
songs, partial or complete albums and even audio books to suit every taste out
there. Now, there are many of you that like to search and download for songs
without spending a penny but as the saying goes "you get what you pay for"
- which in case of downloading so-called "free" music, is of poor
quality, fake/corrupted copies, attached to a virus and more importantly, you
may be subject to criminal prosecution. Buying MP3s guarantees high quality,
legal digital versions of music you can utilize at home, office or on the road
for the same price of an item on a value meal at your local fast food restaurant.
The Players
iPod, iRiver, Mojo, Rio - these are just some of the numerous MP3 players currently
out on the market for sale. Some more popular than others, in various colors,
storage space, sizes and price. Regardless of which player you decide to go
with, you'll need one if you want to take your digital music with you - whether
downloaded from an online vendor or from your very own music collection. Say
good-bye to fragile CDs and cases or bulky CD storage magazines and welcome
a compact digital player into your life that can store your entire music collection
(up to 10,000 songs!). To take your collection with you, simply copy your tracks
to your computer using any one of ripping software out there and transfer over
to your player or visit any one of the online MP3 vendor sites below to search,
purchase and download your music.
Most digital music
players work seamlessly with online MP3 vendor sites/software making it fairly
simple to download, store and enjoy your tunes in a matter of minutes. If such
an option if not supported, as long as the player accepts the type of format
the music has been recorded in, there should be no hassle in getting it on your
player. This is where online sites differ from one another as some tend to digitize
music files in particular formats to uphold copyright protection and limit illegal
sharing and distribution. I strongly suggest you visit the sites below and read
their system requirements to better understand what you need in your computer
and what players are supported before purchasing one. You'll be surprised at
the options
The Sites
Below are what I believe the Top 7 sites where you can purchase MP3 music files.
They all vary in site layout, interface, cost, quality, file format, copyright
protection (but all are legal once purchased) and device/system compatibility.
Click through the sites and I'm confident you will find one to suit your taste
and your digital music player. It's time to rock!
iTunes
Music Store
Apple Computer leads the way again! Over a million songs from all five major
labels, pre-release, rare, out-of-print and exclusive tracks are available
for US99 cents each (US$10 average for complete albums, mp3 audio books
also available). iTunes allows 30 second song previews along with radio
station streaming and numerous playlist options. You can burn as many CD's
as you want and use them on multiple computers, and can download files to
the iPod (but not most other portables). In order to use the service you
must download the iTunes player, available free for both Mac and Windows
users.
EMusic.com
One of the first sites to sell music online, it offers regular MP3 files
which are not restricted or copy-protected. Buy an entire CD, or just the
tracks you want! Short samples of each track are provided. Great selection;
many popular artists can be found here. Free 14-day trial with 50 free downloads
(with membership subscription - can cancel any time during trial), and you
don't need any special software. Prices start at US$9.99/month for 40 downloads.
Weblisten.com
Founded in December of 1997 in Spain, this site features over 250,000
MP3 and WMA titles from top artists. Songs may be purchased individually
(two for US$1.60 or 1.5 euros, 10 for US$7.73, 25 for US$18.52) or you
may subscribe for one, six, or 12 months (29-349 euros). In Spanish, English,
German, French, Italian and Greek.
Napster
2.0
The new Napster isn't a file-sharing service but an online music store owned
by Roxio. Napster has content agreements with the five major record labels,
as well as hundreds of independents, and offers over a million tracks. 30-second
clips of each track are offered and can be purchased for US$.99 per song
or US$9.95/album. Requires download of the Napster software (Light version
also available).. A US$9.95/month subscription is optional and includes
special price breaks on multiple downloads. A good iTunes alternative
MusicMatch
Downloads
MusicMatch has long been known for its music jukebox software for creating
and organizing MP3s. Beginning with version 8.1, MusicMatch Jukebox incorporates
an extensive library of music you can purchase for US99 cents each or US$9.99
for most albums (it is currently available only to US residents). Unfortunately,
you can't browse the selection without first installing the software. Offers
similar features to iTunes and Napster.
RealPlayer
Music Store
The makers of the RealPlayer offer over 500,000 songs recorded in high-quality,
192 kbps AAC format. Download free RealPlayer (to access the store, or subscribe
to the RealRhapsody radio-type service). Selected songs are only US49 cents!
Others cost about the same as other services.
Rhapsody
Listen.com's subscription service costs US$9.95 per month (or US$24.95/quarter)
and features music from EMI and BMG. The music must be played with the Rhapsody
player, and it only works while connected to the Internet. Songs may be
burned to CD for US99 cents each. Radio Plus Internet Radio service also
available for US$4.95/month or Us$9.90/quarter - listen to over 50 pre-programmed
radio stations, customize stations, skip songs and all commercial-free.
Customer Reviews and Rating
Customer Rating:
3.2
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5
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Value
3.2
Features
3.2
Quality
3.2
Performance
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Reviewer:
matt on
Oct 11, 2005 Customer Rating:
1.0
Value
1.0
Features
1.0
Quality
1.0
Performance
1.0
Flimsy unit has only worked intermittantly. Now is not recognized by xp I will return it to TD and buy something more substantial.
Reviewer:
Enginerd@MUN on
Aug 30, 2005 Customer Rating:
2.0
Value
2.0
Features
2.0
Quality
2.0
Performance
2.0
Great little MP3 player and I have had i for a while now, but if you regularly wear it around your neck during your workouts sweat builds up and begins to rust the player. Mine just stopped working for me and I am quite dissapointed. Do not buy an MP3 player that goes around your neck if you are looking for music while doing cardio, get one that hooks onto your belt.
Reviewer:
Bill on
May 14, 2005 Customer Rating:
3.0
Value
3.0
Features
3.0
Quality
3.0
Performance
3.0
Nice, lightweight, no-frills player. Easy to load, carry, and play. Drawbacks: Faint hum in the background whenever unit is playing, always starts music at the first track after stopping or turning the unit off, no random track playing.
Reviewer:
Anonymous
on
Apr 15, 2004 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
This little drive is great; I got this mp3/drive because I was tired of carrying around my other mp3 player, which I might add closely resembles a brick! With this new mp3 player I take it to the gym with me and I sometimes forget I even have it on me. It’s that small, I'm really glad I decided to buy this item!
Reviewer:
Hira on
Apr 10, 2004 Customer Rating:
5.0
Value
5.0
Features
5.0
Quality
5.0
Performance
5.0
It's awesome! Best mp3 player ever! Its so small and cool!
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What Really Is A Flash Drive?
A USB flash drive consists of a NAND-type
flash memory data storage device integrated with a USB (universal serial
bus) interface. USB flash drives are typically removable and rewritable,
much smaller than a floppy disk (1 to 4 inches or 2.5 to 10 cm), and most
USB flash drives weigh less than an ounce. Storage capacities typically
range from 64 MB to 128 GB with steady improvements in size and price per
gigabyte. Some allow 1 million write or erase cycles and have 10-year data
retention, and are connected by and compatible with USB standards 1.1 and
above.
USB flash drives offer many advantages over other portable storage
devices, particularly floppy disks, or CDs - they even hold more than DVDs
and BluRay Discs. They have a more compact shape, operate faster, hold
much more data, have a more durable design, and operate more reliably due
to their lack of moving parts. Plus they come in a wide variety of shapes,
designs, and color - some quite unique - they have truly become a vanity
or fashion product!
Additionally, it has become increasingly common for computers to be sold
without floppy disk drives, and the new Netbooks don't have optical drives
either. USB ports, on the other hand, appear on almost every mainstream
PC, laptop, netbook, and handheld. These types of drives use the USB mass
storage standard, supported natively by modern operating systems such as
Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and other Unix-like systems. USB drives with USB
2.0 support can also operate faster than many optical disc drives, while
storing a larger amount of data in a much smaller space.
Nothing actually moves in a flash drive: the term drive persists because
computers read and write flash-drive data using the same system commands
as for a mechanical disk drive, with the storage appearing to the computer
operating system and user interface as just another drive.
A flash drive consists of a small printed circuit board protected inside a
plastic, metal, or rubberized case, robust enough for carrying with no
additional protection—in a pocket or on a key chain, for example. The USB
connector is usually protected by a removable cap or by retracting into
the body of the drive, although it is not likely to be damaged if exposed.
Most flash drives use a standard type-A USB connection allowing plugging
into a port on a personal computer.
If a device has a smaller type USB connector, there are solutions to
connecting the full-size USB connector. Adaptors are available, as well as
USB hubs.
USB 1.1
Compatible Product
This product is backwards compatible with the USB 1.1 standard used on older
computers. USB 2.0 interface also support USB 1.1 devices.
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