Now there are MP3 players and there are MP3 players. Been playing around with Freestyle Audio's DMP for a little while, and I like it. Here's my review - Built especially for extreme sports use, it's a great unit that can take the abuse that those sports -- and teens and pre-teens -- throw at it.
(That's the real life, out of the lab test.)
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Ot's really a very, very light compact and waterproof unit that plays songs randomly, like the ole iPod Shuffle, and is built to take a lickin' and keep on tickin'. It can take a hard fall and keep playing, with the vrystal clear sound still intact.
And you get up to 40 hours of playing time on a single charge -- more than enough for any extreme sport.
The controls are simple: A couple of rubber buttons (actually more like little nubs) stick out from the body and let you control everything you need -- volume, play/stop/forward and backward.
The surprisingly good headphones go around you ears, have comfortable form-fitting, one-size-fits-all earpieces and stay on well -- and are waterproof. It also come with a neoprene armband or lanyard.
What else is in the box: USB cable, user guide and Playlist software (PC only).
MSRP: 1GB -- $199.95; 512MB -- $99.95 ; 256MB -- $139.95
You can get the 512MB model on Amazon pretty cheap.
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Bought the 1GB Freestyle Audio MP3 player and used it in the water for the first time yesterday. Very Happy, Its well designed for
watersports use (simple to change songs/volume one handed while wearing gloves) - I was using it while windsurfing and while the sound from the waterproof earphones obviously doesn't match the other non waterproof ones supplied (which is excellent) its still perfect for use while on the water - and made a good days blasting even more enjoyable - I actually stayed out longer than I would have normally to check out a few more tunes before calling it a day. On the earphones issue they didn't fall out once with the overear attachment supplied and the clip on the headphone cable was great for keeping it tidy and out of the way. all in all very happy and would recommend.