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Releases 'iAUDIO G3' with up to 50 hours playback |
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2004.10.19 |
- Supports up to 50 hours of continuous playback with one battery and high-speed USB 2.0.
- A wide selection of colors including pearl white, pink white, and sky white, perfectly harmonize with the clean white body.
- Integrates music playback, FM radio recording, direct encoding, voice recording, and mobile disk in one unit.
- A 2 GB large-capacity flash memory model is planned for release.
October 19, 2004, Seoul – Cowon Systems (CEO Park Nam Gyu, www.cowon.com) released the new iAUDIO G3 on October 20th, a mini MP3 player that can playback for as many as 50 hours on one battery.
The fashionable iAUDIO G3 boasts a state-of-the art design with a wide selection of colors including pearl white, pink white, and sky white, which perfectly harmonize with the clean white body. This product can play back up to 50 hours with one AA battery, and supports USB 2.0 for a maximum 20 Mbps download speed and 25 Mbps upload speed. It is also ideal for mobile storage device. In addition to 256 MB, 512 MB, and 1 GB models, Cowon plans to release a model embedded with 2 GB large-capacity flash memory.
User convenience is greatly improved with the adoption of a metallic 5-direction navigation jog button, and now you can operate any function with one hand, while the large four-line graphic LCD provides a clear screen in elegant indigo blue. All features are provided as graphic icons for you to enjoy in its intuitive interface, and the built-in lyrics database can store lyrics from more than 150,000 song titles that can be automatically displayed over 4 lines while you listen to music. In order to implement fine high sound quality, Cowon has embedded the JetEffect sound field effects that have fine-tuned the world-famous BBE sound effects, which allow you to adjust a whopping 1.2 trillion sound tones.
iAUDIO G3 supports multi codecs and can play more than just MP3, but WMA, OGG, ASF, and WAV as well. The embedded clock enables time display, alarms, and automatic scheduled recording of FM radio programs. You can also create pretty and cute logos as well as moving logos using the bundled JetLogo program to uniquely decorate your MP3 player. iAUDIO G3 also provides direct encoding with its auto sync feature that allows you to conveniently record MP3 files directly from CD player or cassette player without going through a PC.
Furthermore, iAUDIO G3 replaces specialized language study machines with such useful features as section looping, rewinding and forwarding in selected sections, and resume. In particular, it displays automatic lyrics in 4 lines, the largest of any MP3 player, so you can read the lyrics in the relevant language while listening to English, Japanese or Chinese pop music. You can also bookmark up to 20 files which is very useful for language study. iAUDIO’s website offers various language contents, including English conversations and business English, as free downloads.
Following the release of iAUDIO G3, Cowon Systems plans to release the iAUDIO 5 that features a large wide LCD display with 124-color backlight visualizations and the iAUDIO M5, which is a hard disk type MP3 player that features a 1.8 inch, 260,000-color LCD, all within this year to greatly expand the Cowon product lineup.
Consumer Prices (including VAT)
- iAUDIO G3 256 MB: 239,000 Won
- iAUDIO G3 512 MB: 299,000 Won
- iAUDIO G3 1 GB: 369,000 Won
- iAUDIO G3 2 GB: 499,000 Won (to be released in the future)
Contact for sales inquiries: 02-3460-8282
Contact for customer support and services: 1588-1588
Please visit www.iaudio.com for more product information.
Features of iAUDIO G3
Playing of MP3, MP2, OGG, WMA, ASF, and WAV (up to 48 kHz, Stereo) files, Voice Recording, Listening to and Recording FM Radio, Direct MP3 Encoding, Mobile Disk.
Built-in Flash Memory (256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB)
4-Line Graphic LCD
USB 2.0 Interface
Long Playback Time: Up to 50 hours of playback (based on company testing with AA alkaline batteries)
Multi-language support (embedded with common fonts that can display around 40,000 characters from various languages)
Advanced, Integrated Navigator
Play/Pause/Intro Play, Stop/Power OFF, Record
Next Track/Previous Track, Fast Forward/Fast Reward
Infinite Section Repeat
Search Speed and Skip Speed Settings
Various Equalizers and Sound Field Effects
- User-adjustable 5-band Equalizer
- Normal, Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classic, Vocal, User
- Supports BBE, Mach3Bass, MP Enhance, and 3D Surround
Resume and Auto Power OFF
Hold feature
Backlight ON Time Setting and Scroll Speed Setting
Firmware Download and Logo Download
Supports ID3V2, ID3V1, and Filename.
Check Device Status Information (firmware version and memory usage)
Software
- JetShell (File Transfer, MP3/WMA/WAV/AUDIO CD PLAY, MP3 ENCODING)
- JetAudio (Integrated Multimedia Playing Software)
Specifications of iAUDIO G3
Supported File Types
All ranges of MPEG 1/2/2.5 layer 3 (8 kbps to 320 kbps) (8 kHz to 48 kHz) and VBR
All ranges of WMA7 WMA (20 kbps to 192 kbps) (8 kHz to 48 kHz)
WMA9 CBR (5 kbps Mono to 320 kbps Stereo)
VBR (Average 48 kbps to 256 kbps)
(WMA professional, lossless codec and voice codec are not supported.)
OGG can be played (up to Q8)
WAV can be played (up to 48 kHz Stereo)
Memory: 256MB/512MB/1GB/2GB
PC Interface: USB 2.0
Battery: One AA battery
File Transfer Speed: Maximum 20 Mbps (Upload: 25 Mbps)
Power Supply: Up to 50 hours of playback time (based on company testing)
Buttons: 8 buttons (PLAY, REC, MODE, MENU, FF, REW, VOL +, VOL -)
Switch: One switch (HOLD)
Display: 128 x 64 Full Graphic LCD
SNR: 95 dB
Output: 16 Ohm Earphone: 13 mW + 13 mW
Output Frequency Range: 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Size: 64.0 x 45.0 x 17.1 mm (Height x Width x Depth)
Weight: 36 g (excluding battery) |
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