14 DAY TRIAL // If you still remember the B20 as one of the best iRiver media players showcased at CES 2007, forget about that, there are other improved players that are heading to Korea: the M10 and the D5.
The iRiversfans managed to get their hands on the upcoming media player from iRiver, which is expected to be showcased at the SEK exhibition in Korea, this month. As we can see, the fellows from iRiver follow the latest trend in the industry, the new versions of iRiver M10 and D5 players bringing the glossy look back in business.
The same classy look can be found in other players such as the iRiver Clix 2 media player, as well. IRiver claims that the M10 will be a navigation-centric device, revealing a gigantic knob on the right side and a DMB tuner, which looks kind of huge, but can be great to use while driving.
Ohh, darn! This means that the player swims in Korea waters, for the time being. On the other hand, the D5 version works as an electronic dictionary as well as a music player, a device that most of us need when traveling. So, I guess traveling to Korea should be piece of cake in what concerns communication. An interesting detail is that the iRiver M10 player also serves as a GPS navigation device, which is useful to take in the car.
The other player, D5, is called the "e-dictionary". Unfortunately, there is only few information regarding the players, but as far as I can tell, the player features Bluetooth and some of the DAP basic functions. The D5 resembles a game console, rather than a portable media player. The only thing that we know for sure is that iRiver's favorite color is black.
Not a word for the moment regarding the player, but maybe we'll see the DMB capabilities in a US tour. Hopefully, we'll be back with more information about that, soon! In the meantime, you can run iRiver but you cannot hide!