Cowon iAudio 7 Media Player Review

The latest attempt to ape [the iPod click wheel] simplicity comes aboard Korean firm Cowon’s latest flash memory-based digital audio player, the iAudio 7. The front panel of this chunky little player, which comes in 4GB and 8GB capacities, with a 16GB version to come, is split into two. The left half is devoted to the 1.3in colour screen; the right half is given over to a rather odd collection of indentations. As soon as you turn the iAudio on and the indentations light up like a control panel on the Starship Enterprise, it becomes apparent what they’re for – they’re touch sensitive controls.

..It’s fiddly to use, but incredibly powerful. It’s quirky to listen to, but has a huge battery life. And though it isn’t the cheapest, it is still well-priced. So there’s no getting past the fact that the iAudio 7 is odd, but if you accept its faults and embrace its strengths it makes the perfect geek’s music player. In the inimitable words of Borat, the ultimate oddball – I liiiiike…

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