MDL wrote: > A friend spots Aiwa's photo and Japanese announcement of their MM-FX500, > the world's first portable MP3 encoder/player. With 32MB of memory, > it records music (analog input) at 128kbps/44.1khz or voice memo > (builtin mono mic input) at 8kbps/16khz. > Battery life on AA x 1, rec: 5h, play: 10h. Dim: 65 x 90 x 18.5mm, 80g. I have to say I'm seriously underwhelmed here. 32 MB = 33 minutes @ 128k. This thing is nearly as big as my MZR90, and has a shorter battery life, despite having no moving parts. OTOH, glad to see encoding built in, so it can be used stand-alone for recording music (just like an MD). simon ----------------------------------------------------------------- To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]