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Samsung's new pebble; iPod slowdown

By Rain Noe - April 30, 2008

in Object Culture

Coming out in June is Samsung's new "pebble"-style MP3 player, the YP-S2. Seemingly designed so it can be easily smuggled into prison, the $40 device will store 1GB, and the attractive design means the iPod Shuffle may finally have some viable competition.

Will we see more attempts to loosen Apple's death-grip on the MP3 market? Well, according to Google Trends, the iPod is on the decline....

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Anafam

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oooh no !!!!!!!!!!!!! I lost my mp3 player, it must be somewhere in one of these "pebbles".
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Ness

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I think it looks tacky... looks like it should be hung on a christmas tree. Nasty.
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stone's throw

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Another interesting 'package', but shown out of context of headphone cord. Article indicates "could practically dangle off the headphone cord without slipping free.", so sounds like BlueTooth is not integrated. If only mp3 and iPODs included bluetooth/wireles headphone connectivity within the 'package', and not an aftermarket accessory. A quick web search indicates that Samsung and even Apple are looking at this.
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