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EricNau

Moderator emeritus
Apr 27, 2005
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"K5" is a stupid name; everyone will be calling it the "5K."


It is a clever design, and they did manage to implement it well, but I would never use it.
 

CoMpX

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Jun 29, 2005
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It is unique, but in it's "speakers-out-mode", it seems very awkward and cumbersome to hold if you are listening to music with it.
 

monke

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May 30, 2005
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EricNau said:
"K5" is a stupid name; everyone will be calling it the "5K."


It is a clever design, and they did manage to implement it well, but I would never use it.


What, that thing costs $5,000? Show me the iPods! :D

Look out fingerprints!


Design isn't all that bad, but built-in speakers? Why?
 

blueflame

macrumors 6502a
Original poster
Apr 3, 2003
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Studio City
CoMpX said:
It is unique, but in it's "speakers-out-mode", it seems very awkward and cumbersome to hold if you are listening to music with it.
yea, but this could be used like a mini portable stereo. just put it down and listen to it,
andreas
 

Zwhaler

macrumors 604
Jun 10, 2006
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I like it a lot, but unless the speakers are bose quality, i find that feature pointless.
 

GFLPraxis

macrumors 604
Mar 17, 2004
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I can't stand people playing loud music walking down the street, whether it be from a MP3-playing phone or whatever it is. Use headphones in public, it's obnoxious otherwise.
 

StarbucksSam

macrumors 65816
Nov 21, 2004
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Washington, D.C.
Pssh... doesn't have half the sex-appeal that the five-year-old design of the iPod has.

GFLPraxis said:
I can't stand people playing loud music walking down the street, whether it be from a MP3-playing phone or whatever it is. Use headphones in public, it's obnoxious otherwise.

Oh yeah... and you get an A for the day. Amen.
 

NicP

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Jun 14, 2005
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Zwhaler said:
I like it a lot, but unless the speakers are bose quality, i find that feature pointless.

Bose and quality in the same sentence, eek :p
 
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