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Transcend T.sonic 850
By David Hague
In the past I have queried whether people would actually watch video on a small screen; I d now say they will as long as the quality is there. Today though, a player even smaller than a Zune or an iPOD " more like two match boxes end to end " arrived called a T.sonic 850 and it is astonishing.
The 1.8 ?screen sports 176x220 pixels and is pin sharp. But if you thought the 850 was just for music and video playback, you d be very wrong. This tiny wonder is also a photo viewer, digital voice recorder, USB flash drive, FM radio, real time clock with world times and can even do Karaoke in 13 different languages. All this with 4GB memory and 22 hour battery life (so they say).
The major controls for the T.sonic 850 are based around a lower central mounted button and four arrow keys. With a little bit of experimentation, the options available come to light pretty easily such as arrow up and down are volume, left and right next/fast forward and back/rewind with the central button being play/stop. On the right hand side are a record and menu button and on the left, a hold switch. The mic position is given away by a tiny hole on the top. Underneath the unit you ll find the USB 2.0 slot and a mini headphone jack.
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| The T.sonic also serves as a picture viewer and a voice recorder |
To get music sounding like you prefer it, there are seven equalizer effects built in, and you can also customize your own EQ settings if you wish and save them. Music files that can be transferred include MP3, WMA or WMA-DRM10, however, video files must be converted to the MTV format from the supplied CD.
For A$199.95 (US$188), it s not exactly a bargain, but it certainly stacks up well features wise against potential competitors, and the breadth of features may make it desirable to some. Personally I find the capability to act as a voice recorder very useful.
For more information, contact Cellnet on +61 7 3853 5555 or www.cellnet.com.au
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David Hague comes from a photographic family with both his father and older brother having been professional photographers. David's experiences include writing and directing the suite of training videotapes for Microsoft for Office and Windows, training tapes for Filemaker Pro and Autocad Lite and numerous TV commercials, documentaries and corporate videos. He was for 3 years the Managing Editor of Australian Video Camera Publications and is now publishing and editing AusCam magazine and PC Update. He has a bent for fishing and motor sport and is an unashamed Aussie who makes a killer Home Brew. David lives in the south west of Western Australia among the dolphins and pelicans of Mandurah, 45 minutes south of the capital, Perth.Related Sites: CEN - Consumer Electronics Net , CEN - Audio , CEN - Toys , CEN - Gadgets
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