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WilHarris · 4th Jan 2006, 17:50

http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/2006/01..._desk_4/1.html

M3G4 · 4th Jan 2006, 18:01

Great review, but the fourth pic for the SkyPE thingy is actually showing the ethernet cable, driver disk and adaptor for the gigabyte wireless gaming adaptor.

Just thought you might like to know

WilHarris · 4th Jan 2006, 18:17

Weird :/

riggs · 4th Jan 2006, 19:00

Oooh, the Q-Be is quite funky...if I had money to burn I'd probably buy one.

[edit]
If you do a bit of searching, you can actually pick these up for £75 & £99 (512Mb and 1Gb respectively).

Also, I can't be bothered to search, but what's the deal with the 3.5mm jack plug? Is there a wired remote attached (hence the extra contact)?

Firehed · 4th Jan 2006, 19:02

Hmm... I wonder if there's acutually anything special about the gigabyte gaming adaptor. There are dozens of similar products available (wired to wireless via ethernet adaptors); and as they don't have "gaming adaptor" as a title, are even cheaper.

That micro mp3 player is a cool idea though. I could see a market for headphones for that with just a little 2" cable attached.

Icecoldbagey · 4th Jan 2006, 19:40

Yeah the Q-Be is basically £99 everywhere for 1gig even PC world in store as well.

Ice

NiHiLiST · 4th Jan 2006, 19:50

Typo on the first page

Those MP3 players really are tiny.

Firehed · 4th Jan 2006, 19:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by radiator

Oooh, the Q-Be is quite funky...if I had money to burn I'd probably buy one.

[edit]
If you do a bit of searching, you can actually pick these up for £75 & £99 (512Mb and 1Gb respectively).

Also, I can't be bothered to search, but what's the deal with the 3.5mm jack plug? Is there a wired remote attached (hence the extra contact)?

It doubles as the USB connection, I think.

Dr. Strangelove · 4th Jan 2006, 20:00

Nice stuff

On the Skype bit... has anyone seen a standalone skype phone? What I mean is a device which runs Skype and basically nothing else so that you don't have to have your computer running to use skype.

Tim S · 4th Jan 2006, 20:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by NiHiLiST

Typo on the first page

thanks

RotoSequence · 4th Jan 2006, 20:09

Is it just me, or does that 550 watt Coolermaster scream "Silverstone ripoff"?

cpemma · 4th Jan 2006, 20:26

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Originally Posted by Dr. Strangelove

On the Skype bit... has anyone seen a standalone skype phone? What I mean is a device which runs Skype and basically nothing else so that you don't have to have your computer running to use skype.

No, but the Amstrad E3 makes you wonder how cheap such a beast could be. I mean, £29 for all that goodness?

...and see here for what's in the box and its hacking potential.

Shadowed_fury · 4th Jan 2006, 20:58

That MP3 player is cool!

Quote:

and it looks great dangled in cleavage. Trust us, we tried it.

Emzay, part of the bit-tech team now?

Arkuden · 4th Jan 2006, 21:24

that is a nice mp3 player.. now to find availability in the states...

LoneArchon · 4th Jan 2006, 22:17

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Originally Posted by Arkuden

that is a nice mp3 player.. now to find availability in the states...

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...uct_id=3756866 Wal-mart sells them they had since Sept-Oct(Don't rembemer) One of the people who i work with got one and the Headphone jack is also the USB jack. It is really small

riggs · 4th Jan 2006, 22:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkuden

that is a nice mp3 player.. now to find availability in the states...

Linkage

[edit] Damn...beaten

<A88> · 4th Jan 2006, 22:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shadowed_fury

That MP3 player is cool!

Emzay, part of the bit-tech team now?

Pft, Emz doesn't have cleavage

<A88>

Fusen · 4th Jan 2006, 22:42

I don't mean to sound negative but normally you compare a pmp to another pmp not to an iPod, also for 200~ you would think it would feel shabby compared to the rest of the pmpm's on the market

<A88> · 4th Jan 2006, 22:46

Don't worry, MrHaz is a bit of an Apple fanboy, but we've gotten used to it by now

After all, I'm sure he'll make up for it with the CES coverage

<A88>

Hamish · 4th Jan 2006, 23:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by <A88>

I'm sure he'll make up for it with the CES coverage

you'd think but he did manage to get 2 ipod references in and neither product was comparable to any of the ipod range

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M3G4 talkie walkie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 1,757	Great review, but the fourth pic for the SkyPE thingy is actually showing the ethernet cable, driver disk and adaptor for the gigabyte wireless gaming adaptor. Just thought you might like to know

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WilHarris Just another nobody Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Oxford Posts: 2,671	Weird :/

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Dr. Strangelove Supermodder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Dundee Posts: 306	Nice stuff On the Skype bit... has anyone seen a standalone skype phone? What I mean is a device which runs Skype and basically nothing else so that you don't have to have your computer running to use skype. __________________ If it isn’t broken, fix it. If it is broken, mod it till it looks like it's meant to be broken.

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Fusen Supermodder Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Kent Uni Posts: 350	I don't mean to sound negative but normally you compare a pmp to another pmp not to an iPod, also for 200~ you would think it would feel shabby compared to the rest of the pmpm's on the market

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