Wow, here is an electronic gadget that I would have never thought… The wind-up, portable, super duper, EMP-MX71 Eco Media Player:

This little guy has 2GB (or 1 GB, reports vary) of Ram built in and a slot for a SD card.  It can play mp3, mp4, avi, wmv and mpg files.  1 minute of cranking provides 40 minutes of operational time and power (you can charge your cell phone from it)!  It includes a FM Radio (able to record FM broadcasts), stereo in line jack, voice recorder, photo viewer and USB port for quick charging and transferring files.

For a “first of it’s kind”, it looks loaded and no doubt will be pretty high on the “cool meter”.  It is a little pricey at $300+ U.S. dollars… the cost of a high end iPod and these just went on sale on September 10th so you can exptect a price drop in the coming months.  However, if you can get your hands on one now I’m sure you’ll be the talk until the next cool thing comes along.  It will be interesting to see how durable this is and if it “catches on”. 

[tags] ipod, video player, portable player, mp3 player, wind up mp3, windup mp3, trevor  baylis, EMP-MX71, eco media player [/tags]

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