SoundsGood MP3 Player Coming for Visor

Posted By: Ed Thursday, September 7, 2000 7:51:51 AM

Good Technology has debuted its first product, the SoundsGood audioplayer, at DEMOmobile 2000. It has 64 MB of memory letting it store more than an hour of MP3s. It can also can function as a stand-alone digital music player. With an EnergyClip accessory, it can play music for over 10 hours with just a single AA battery while maintaining its small size or run for ten hours off the Visor's two AAs. It will be available in early October for $269.

SoundsGood Features

  • More than an hour of digital music -- 64 MB of built-in memory
  • Plug-and-play installation -- Snap it in and SoundsGood is ready to play music with straightforward user interface and one-button touch operation
  • Drag and drop file transfer of songs from your PC's hard drive with the Good Desktop software (included) -- more than 20 songs can be downloaded in less than 4 1/2 minutes through the Visor's USB cradle
  • Compact design
  • Low battery consumption -- SoundsGood operates from the two AAA batteries used by the Visor and is capable of up to 10 hours of play (less when other Visor functions are used)
  • Future proof -- Future upgrades and updates can be downloaded from good.com
  • Comes with carrying case and earbud headphones
  • Also sold separately is the EnergyClip -- Allows the SoundsGood audioplayer to function separate from the Visor (Available November 2000)

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Maybe I'm Missing Something?

Spell @ 9/7/2000 9:37:48 AM #
If the "SoundsGood" can run solo on a single battery, why bother plugging it into my Visor? Looks like it's larger than other MP3 players on the market (I just saw one the size of a lipstick tube!), and pricier (the lipstick-sized one was $200 something, but there were others only slightly less tiny ones for $99), too. Other than loading up music via the Visor (USB cradle only), what's the Visor doing but providing a carrying case for this "SoundsGood"?



Yes, you are...
Brett @ 9/7/2000 12:17:20 PM #
Did the “lipstick-sized one” also function as a PDA? Your comparisons are poorly thought out and you have missed the point entirely. This product *adds* functionality to the Visor and, as a result, users have less gadgets to carry around (which is my current endeavor). Cool product. Would be even better with removable media. : )

RE: Maybe I'm Missing Something?
Gatsby @ 9/7/2000 12:35:01 PM #
I don't get the fact that it's $269! There are 64mb units *with* removeable media added for less than $150. Sure, it's nice to have the "added" feature to the Visor, but why so much? Add some flash-ram to it or a removeable media slot that *might* be able to double as flash-ram, and then your price seems a little more reasonable.

RE: Maybe I'm Missing Something?
Ed @ 9/7/2000 12:37:20 PM #
MP3 players are hot right now and we can expect to see a bunch of them coming out before Christmas. Before you buy, there are a few things I'd suggest you look at: How easy is it to transfer files from your PC to the player, how much memory does the player have, and what's its battery life? The lipstick-sized player for $99 sounds intriguing but not if it can only hold 4 songs and run for an hour.

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RE: Maybe I'm Missing Something?
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/8/2000 11:07:59 AM #
Maybe the goal is to add functionality to a PDA-but
to be honest this is an mp3 player that happens to plug into a visor. I mean it doesnt seem to need visor for anything other then to give a cool value add.
I dont want to have to carry 2 gadgets around (even if they plug into one another)-I might as well carry my visor as well as my rio. I think they miss the point-how bout a mp3 player-that cost like 100.00 and is small and uses the visor to make up for its size and
price???

RE: Maybe I'm Missing Something?
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/8/2000 11:07:59 AM #
Maybe the goal is to add functionality to a PDA-but
to be honest this is an mp3 player that happens to plug into a visor. I mean it doesnt seem to need visor for anything other then to give a cool value add.
I dont want to have to carry 2 gadgets around (even if they plug into one another)-I might as well carry my visor as well as my rio. I think they miss the point-how bout a mp3 player-that cost like 100.00 and is small and uses the visor to make up for its size and
price???

RE: Maybe I'm Missing Something?
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/8/2000 2:48:41 PM #
One possible advantage is that you can create a fancier or more useful interface
for your MP3 that runs as a PalmOS application than would be available to if the
SoundsGood runs as a standalone MP3 player. The module itself only seems to have
the standard play, pause, stop, etc. buttons and a volume wheel. So if you run it on
its own with the EnergyClip battery thingie, you would have a tiny MP3 player with no
LCD or any other controls. If you run it off the Visor, you might have a fancier interface
with a playlist, graphic equalizer, skins, and a bunch or other MP3-related crap. Plus,
you only have one device to lose and only one set of batteries to buy instead of two
while it's sitting in the Springboard slot.

Overall, I think that a tiny, inexpensive standalone MP3 is a better bet than expensive
MP3 Springboards but if the price of these Springboards came down a bit I might
change my mind.


RE: Maybe I'm Missing Something?
I.M. Anonymous @ 9/8/2000 3:38:11 PM #
This device sounds retarded. The whole point to PDAs is to do a small number of tasks really well. As has been pointed out by others in this thread, the price is high and the functionality questionable. Let's see - do I want to bring my Visor to the club and sweat on it for an hour while exercising? Nope. Do I want to attach my Visor to my jogging or biking outfit. Nope. The Visor is great - and so are a bunch of lower cost MP3 players. This sounds like adding an MP3 player to my toaster or microwave. I'll keep them separate, thank you.

RE: Maybe I'm Missing Something?
Ed @ 9/8/2000 5:21:55 PM #
What if they made a MP3 Springboard module that actually took advantage of the Visor? I'd suggest one that could both download and play MP3s. What would you think of that?

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MiniJam

gadgetguru @ 9/8/2000 7:27:22 PM #
The MiniJam from Innogear does
the same, plus adds 2 mmc slots,
can be used for app storage (in the base 64Meg), adds silent alarm alerts, and is the same price
including shipping.
http://www.innogear.com
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