Date: November 26th, 2003
Article by: Roger (Hardware Reviewer)
Edited by: Nathan Glentworth (Owner, Head Editor & Hardware Reviewer)
Product was donated by: iRock
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CORPORATE PROFILE

First International Digital develops and markets leading-edge multimedia software and hardware solutions, including the patent-pending MP3iTM technology and related hardware platforms such as digital audio players and language learning devices. With a portfolio of nearly 100 multimedia software patents, FID licenses its technology to OEM's for incorporation into hardware and software platforms. FID's technology creates rich media user experiences for the entertainment and education markets.

PRODUCT INTRODUCTION

Intro the irock! 730i Digital Audio Player with its graphical 128 x 64 LCD. The irock! plays MP3i/MP3/WMA files. MP3i files, for those who aren't in on what's new, can contain images, lyrics and/or text. The irock! 730i installation CD includes MP3i Creator, so you too can create interactive (karaoke type) music files.

The irock! has 128MB of internal (skip-free) memory. The unit also has a Smart Media Card (SMC) slot which will accept a maximum of 128MB. And that, my friends, comes out to approximately 9 hours of tunes.

Now, as if that weren't enough, the irock! also doubles as a voice recorder (complete with internal microphone and a jack for an external mic). Apparently you can capture up to 35 hours of memos on this unit. Frankly, I didn't have that much to say when I tested recording memos, so we'll just have to take their word for it.

Now, on to the review.