The Slickr: Sexy as the iPhone
August 6, 2007 by Lauren
The Slickr is a spiffy device that seems to look like an iPhone Nano, if there was such a thing. We've seen rumors, but there hasn't been any public development concerning that and as far as I know, they're still just working on the iPhone itself. Something else we've seen is our fair share of PMPs. The Slickr is cool, or just really unoriginal, because it's the best of both worlds.
The first thing to be observed with the Slickr, despite its stunning aesthetic appeal, is that it has no touch screen capabilities. That's just one way that it may look like an iPhone, perhaps even smell like an iPhone, but it certainly doesn't act like one. It's a bit impressive, nonetheless. It's true, it doesn't use a touch screen. This entails that the Slickr is run strictly on buttons, which are clearly well hidden and at least don't take away from the look of the device.
As far as functionality, the Slickr seems to have a few tricks up its sleeve. Regrettably, none of these tricks are new ones. This German gadget is fit with a 2.83 inch screen and 2GB of memory. Of course, that's chump change today, thus the device also includes a card slot for potential expansion; wise move, Slickr.
What can it do? This baby is a portable media device, clearly, and it will allow you to play your MP3s, WMAs, and WAV files. In addition to that, you can view your JPEG pictures and watch movies in AVI format. Also, you can tune into FM radio while enjoying the built-in speaker, as opposed to the sole use of headphones. Naturally, it has a WAV voice recording feature.
So it isn't packing any new tricks, as I've said. It still has some nice abilities and features, but even at that, I can't say I'd choose it as my PMP. That said, it still looks hot and could nearly pass for a downsized version of the iPhone. If you don't need much space for storage, this just might be what you're in the market for. Check out the $129 here.
0 Comments
|
