Engineering:iRiver Spinn
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| Also known as | U30 |
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| Manufacturer | iRiver |
| Type | PMP |
| Release date | August 2008 |
| Media | 4–16 GB flash memory |
| CPU | Telechips TCC7901[1] |
| Display | 480 × 272 px, 3.2 in (81 mm), color AMOLED, touchscreen |
| Input | SPINN System, Touch |
| Connectivity | 3.5 mm jack, Properietary data/power USB cable |
| Power | Li-Ion battery |
| Predecessor | iRiver Clix 2 |
The iRiver Spinn (stylised iriver SPINN) is a portable media player that was developed and sold by iRiver. It was announced at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show[2] and shipped later that year. It was a successor to the iRiver Clix 2.[3]
Features
The Spinn is fully made of metal[4] and features a resistive touchscreen AMOLED display along with an analogue wheel knob. Both the screen and the wheel have haptic feedback.[4]
The Spinn has sound customisability in the SRS WOW HD 3D, as was seen previously on the iRiver Lplayer.[4] Some features have been carried over including a voice recorder and Flash Lite games, but the Spinn also has Bluetooth.[4] iRiver officially rates a 25 hour battery life for audio, or 5 hours for video.[4]
In some regions such as the UK, it came with a DAB radio tuner.[3]
Formats
It supports the audio formats MP3, WMA, Ogg, APE, ASF and FLAC, and videos in the formats MPEG 4 Simple Profile and WMV.[4]
Interface
The iRiver Spinn's distinct feature is its user operability. It has a modern user interface that can be both operated by both the touchscreen or the physical analogue spindle,[4][5] which is officially called the SPINN System (Analog Toggle Wheel).[5] The wheel lets the user navigate left and right, and it can be clicked to select.[6]
Reception
Trusted Reviews thought that the Spinn was "excellent and innovative", but that it could be niche in the market.[5] The Register commented that it provides good sound quality as with previous iRiver players, but that it lacks in the video department and that the UI is "half-baked".[4] The CNET review (with a score of 7 out of 10) liked the build quality, interface and support for audio codecs, but criticised the high price and the lack of certain features for the price.[7] Engadget liked the "beautiful" hardware design, the display and the wheel, but did not like the high price and the software.[8] In What Hi-Fi?'s review, the Spinn's design was praised but otherwise commented that for listening to music other products were better.[9]
In South Korea, the Spinn failed to generate enough sales to recover against its rivals, Cowon and Samsung. IRiver did release another U device in 2011, the U100.[10]
References
- ↑ "TelechipsInfo < Main < Wiki". https://www.rockbox.org/wiki/TelechipsInfo.
- ↑ "CES 2008 Leftovers: iRiver SPINN - complete with novelty knob". 11 January 2008. https://www.techdigest.tv/2008/01/ces_2008_leftov.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "iRiver Spinn: Juicy new details and launch info". https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/iriver-spinn-juicy-new-details-and-launch-info/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 "iRiver Spinn media player". The Register. https://www.theregister.com/Print/2009/01/29/review_media_player_iriver_spinn/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "iRiver Spinn 4GB Review". 8 October 2008. https://www.trustedreviews.com/reviews/iriver-spinn-4gb.
- ↑ "Unboxed: iriver Spinn". 31 August 2021. https://www.stuff.tv/news/unboxed-iriver-spinn/.
- ↑ "iRiver Spinn review: iRiver Spinn". https://www.cnet.com/reviews/iriver-spinn-review/.
- ↑ Miller, P.. "iriver SPINN review". https://www.engadget.com/2008-10-16-iriver-spinn-review.html.
- ↑ "Home review". 16 December 2008. https://www.whathifi.com/iriver/spinn/review.
- ↑ "[iriver SPINN (U30)"] (in ko). 13 February 2012. https://blog.naver.com/PostView.naver?isHttpsRedirect=true&blogId=gma_spiker&logNo=20150707174.
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