Also known as | U30 |
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Manufacturer | iRiver |
Type | PMP |
Release date | August 2008 |
Media | 4–16 GB flash memory |
CPU | Telechips TCC7901 [1] |
Display | 480 × 272 px, 3.2 in (81 mm), color AMOLED, touchscreen |
Input | SPINN System, Touch |
Connectivity | 3.5 mm jack, Properietary data/power USB cable |
Power | Li-Ion battery |
Predecessor | iRiver Clix 2 |
The iRiver Spinn (stylised iriver SPINN) is a portable media player that was developed and sold by iRiver. It was announced at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show [2] and shipped later that year. It was a successor to the iRiver Clix 2. [3]
The Spinn is fully made of metal [4] and features a resistive touchscreen AMOLED display along with an analogue wheel knob. Both the screen and the wheel have haptic feedback. [4]
The Spinn has sound customisability in the SRS WOW HD 3D, as was seen previously on the iRiver Lplayer. [4] Some features have been carried over including a voice recorder and Flash Lite games, but the Spinn also has Bluetooth. [4] iRiver officially rates a 25 hour battery life for audio, or 5 hours for video. [4]
In some regions such as the UK, it came with a DAB radio tuner. [3]
It supports the audio formats MP3, WMA, Ogg, APE, ASF and FLAC, and videos in the formats MPEG 4 Simple Profile and WMV. [4]
The iRiver Spinn's distinct feature is its user operability. It has a modern user interface that can be both operated by both the touchscreen or the physical analogue spindle, [4] [5] which is officially called the SPINN System (Analog Toggle Wheel). [5] The wheel lets the user navigate left and right, and it can be clicked to select. [6]
Trusted Reviews thought that the Spinn was "excellent and innovative", but that it could be niche in the market. [5] The Register commented that it provides good sound quality as with previous iRiver players, but that it lacks in the video department and that the UI is "half-baked". [4] The CNET review (with a score of 7 out of 10) liked the build quality, interface and support for audio codecs, but criticised the high price and the lack of certain features for the price. [7] Engadget liked the "beautiful" hardware design, the display and the wheel, but did not like the high price and the software. [8] In What Hi-Fi? 's review, the Spinn's design was praised but otherwise commented that for listening to music other products were better. [9]
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