m:robe music player

David Pogue takes a look at the new in his New York Times column today, making several comparisons to Apple's iPod, which the device is designed to compete with. The m:robe 500i is a hard-drive-based music player like the iPod, offering a large 3.7-inch display for photo viewing. The m:robe also features a built-in digital camera and a 20GB hard drive. While Pogue credits the m:robe for its "gorgeous, darkly modern design," he raises concerns over the "sluggish" touch-screen interface, large size, relatively high price point, and short battery life. "If you had to break down the m:robe's price, you'd probably find that $350 of it pays for the electronics, $50 is for the cool quotient and the rest goes to the Super Bowl ads."

by MacNN Staff