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Victorinox SwissBeat MP3 Player 1 GB (Silver) | 
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| Brand: Victorinox
Category: Sports
List Price: $260.00
Buy New: $99.99
You Save: $160.01 (62%)
New (4) from $99.99
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 82509
Color: Ruby
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8 x 3.7 x 3.2
MPN: 53191
Model: 53191
UPC: 046928531912
EAN: 0046928531912
ASIN: B000II55ZY
Release Date: September 12, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Features flash based player and storage device, standard high speed USB plug, remote control, 2 earphone jacks, stereo FM radio w/recording capability, plug and play, lithium polymer battery, digital voice recorder and it supports digital audio MP3 and Windows WMA format.
Product Description
Combining the renowned Swiss Army Knife's multi-tool versatility and a detachable Swissbit MP3 digital audio player, this three-inch-long device goes from office to hiking trail while looking cool in both settings and all those between. In addition to storing up to 1 GB of MP3, WMA, WAV, or OGG Vorbis sound files, the audio player includes a stereo FM radio with recording capability. The detachable audio player plugs into any Windows or Macintosh computer with a USB port and also can be used to transport images and other data. Its lithium battery recharges automatically whenever the audio player is connected to a USB interface and lasts up to eight hours. A fetching remote control displaying the Swiss Army Knife's famed Swiss-flag logo of white cross against a red background has two earphone jacks. (One set of earphones, with adjustable neck and arm straps and anti-dangling mechanism, and belt clip are included.) The silver-metal Swiss Army Knife housing that stores the audio player offers a knife blade, a combination nail file and screw driver, a scissors, a retractable ballpoint pen, a LED mini light, and a key ring. To pass airport-security checks, the audio player detaches from the Swiss Army Knife housing, with a cap to protect the USB interface. Specifications: - Memory Capacity: 1 GB
- Dimensions: 74 x 22 x 24 mm
- Weight Complete: 72 grams
- Weight MP3 Player Unit: 32 grams
- MP3 Chip: STMP 3550
- Decoding Format: MP3 & WMA (8 - 320 Kbps), WAV, OGG Vorbis
- Encoding Voice, FM & Line-in WAV: (8 - 48 Kbps)
- FM Radio: Stereo, 87.5 - 108 MHz (Japan 76 - 108 MHZ)
- FM Radio Presets: 15, with automatic storage
- Display: 3 lines high-contrast backlight reverse LCD (FSDN transmissive)
- PC Interface: Standard USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
- Navigation: 4 + 1 direction key
- Headphone Output: 5 mW max (L + R at 16 ohm)
- Accumulator: 3.7 V lithium polymer
- Power Consumption: Operational 25 mA; standby 20 mA; power off 0.2 mA
- Play Time: Up to 8 hours
- Supported OS: Windows 2000/XP + 98 SE/ME with drivers; Mac OS X Version 10.2 and higher
- Operating Temperature Range: +5 C to 35 C
About Victorinox
In 1884, Swiss cutler Karl Elsener set up shop in Ibach-Schwyz, installing a waterwheel in Tobelbach Brook to run his grinding and polishing machines. Thus began what would become the international brand name Victorinox, a combination of Victoria, for Elsener's mother, and "inox," or stainless steel. Today, Victorinox produces watches, luggage, clothing, and, famously, Swiss Army Knives. The forerunner of that name dates to 1897, when Elsener patented the Swiss Officer's and Sports Knife he supplied to the Swiss Army. Following World War II, American servicemen and women shopping in PX stores shortened the name to Swiss Army Knife, which lives on in English-speaking countries around the world and has become a metaphor or versatility.
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| Customer Reviews:
 Overpriced November 12, 2006
Anantharaman Thasaratahan (IIT)
13 out of 18 found this review helpful
Being a fan of swiss army products and mp3 gadgets I wanted to check this one out. I buy most of my items here at amazon but this one was an exception.
I bought this at a shop near my home(in Chicago) for 215$. I dont know why amazon is selling it for 259$ !!! The mp3 player works fine ... fell down a couple of times ...still works fine ... the battery charge retaining time could be better ... jus comes for 7 to 8 hours.
The FM Radio option is a kewl option ... goes one up against ipods and other mp3 players ... The multiple file format support feature comes handy.
The knife and scissors are of standard swiss army quality but just a couple of them makes one feel handicapped after using the regular swiss army knife.
Could be a nice 'techy' gift to someone you like.
Victorinox MP3 1GB January 5, 2007
T. Krusemark
0 out of 11 found this review helpful
I got one of these for Christmas and already have a video MP3 so it's for sale now. Search for Victorinox MP3 1GB , it's the same as this one only $20 less.
 I was hoping to give this product a better review February 16, 2007
M. Tanag (new york, ny)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I was hoping to give this product a better review because it had all the features I was looking for in a music player...an FM radio for me to listen to while I walk through Central Park to work every morning, multi format support for my music files, voice recording, radio recording, cross platform capability (or so I thought)...all this in one tiny package. However, I had to return this product twice because both times the player completely died out on me.
I had each player for around 2 weeks, starting in late December. The first player could not be used out of the box immediately. I had to update its firmware, which I found was impossible to do on my Mac, since the only updater found online for it is an .exe . After updating it on my bf's computer, it was smooth sailing until a week later when the screen died out on me while I was walking to work. (My theory is that it was caused by the static electricity in the wintry air, and the fact that the outer casing is metal.) The player still worked, the only problem was that I could not see what I was navigating through.
I returned that one in hopes that it was just a fluke.
My second player was more hopeful in the way that I did not have to update it to get it to work. However, it too died out about 2 weeks later as I was using it outdoors. I could not even reboot it.
One other nuisance that I discovered that I did not pick up from reading the description online is that the headphone jack on the player itself is not the standard size, so you cannot use your own headphones unless you plug in the extra accessory that comes with the package. This adds for more wires to mess around with, which became a nuisance after a while.
Insanely overpriced September 25, 2007
Charles (Santa Cruz, CA USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
1 Gb mp3 players sell for $20-$80 depending on features and quality of construction. The current price for this is over $200. Look elsewhere, this is beyond a ripoff: it's nuts.
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