
Amp up your favorite music with the Intel Pocket Concert Audio Player. This mp3 player combines Intel performance and intuitive software to deliver big, crystal-clear, totally skip-proof sound for listening at your PC, on your home stereo, in your car, and on the go. The Intel Pocket Concert Audio Player supports MP3, WMA and future audio standards. The Intel Pocket Concert Audio Player is engineered for your ears - and designed to fit right in your pocket.
The Intel name may not immediately spark the interest of music aficionados, but with the introduction of its Pocket Concert portable MP3 player, that’s sure to change. The Pocket Concert’s 128 MB of memory doubles the capacity of most players without costing any more money. Combine that value with excellent sound quality and a well-designed, easy-to-use interface, and you’ve got a formidable contender.
We ran a simple setup program to install all of the Pocket Concert’s drivers and software applications. The mp3 player connects to the PC’s USB port for a fast transfer of files, and it is compatible with Windows 98, Windows ME, and Windows 2000. We appreciated the Intel Audio Manager’s simple interface for transferring files to the player, as well as the powerful MusicMatch Jukebox Plus software that let us rip music from CDs and create playlists as well as transfer files.
With a sleek, rounded, polished-aluminum body, this lightweight player fit comfortably in our hand or fastened onto our belt or bag with the removable clip. The player’s solid-state flash memory makes it completely impervious to shocks and jolts, so it’s ideal for using while jogging or working out at the gym.
The unit’s 128 MB of flash memory storage translates into two to four hours of music, depending on the compression ratio and file type. (The Concert supports both MP3 and the more highly compressed WMA files.) The unit’s memory capacity isn’t upgradable, but to anyone who’s used 64 or 32 MB players, 128 MB will feel like decadent luxury.
The Pocket Concert plays its crystal-clear digital audio through a pair of “neckphone” headphones, which have a dark blue headband that clips over your ears and swings around the back of your head. Though they’re considerably bulkier than the ear-bud style headphones found with most MP3 players, we were impressed by the full, rich sound and found the secure fit good for exercising.
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