SAN DIEGO, CA – e.Digital Corporation is launching this summer new line of Odyssey pocket-sized digital audio players for PC and Mac users. Each of the three new Odyssey players come with embedded flash memory, a SmartMedia card expansion slot allowing consumers to add up to 128 MB of additional storage.
The Odyssey 100 MP3 player features up to 30 hours of battery life from a standard AA Alkaline battery. With a standard 64 MB of embedded flash memory, stereo earphones, and an intuitive user interface. This stylish MP3 player squeezes every last minute out of a standard AA battery, making it the ideal choice for economy-minded consumers. The Odyssey 100 is priced at US$129 and is both compact and durable, making it a perfect travel companion.
The Odyssey 200 features not only MP3 file playback, but also an FM tuner, twenty customizable FM station presets with digital tuning, and high-quality voice recording using the built-in omnidirectional microphone to store over 8 hours of voice recordings using the Odyssey 200’s standard 128 MB built-in flash memory. A handy, wired remote control is standard with the Odyssey 200 and can be clipped to a shirt collar, pocket, belt, or tie to control playback and other functions while the player sits in a backpack or pocket. A standard carrying case with belt clip is also included, expanding the user’s options. The Odyssey 200 is priced at $179.
The Odyssey 300’s direct MP3 encoding allows users to rip files from their CD collection without the use of a computer, and play them back immediately. This tops the list of its features, but its digital voice recorder, FM tuner, FM recorder, and up to 12-hour battery life make it the premier design of the Odyssey line. With a standard 128 MB of flash built-in, the Odyssey 300 holds voice, music, and FM recordings totaling up to 8.5 hours, and users who choose to add a SmartMedia card via the expansion slot can double that amount. Its simple, intuitive joystick control is easy to use, and the alpha-numeric blue backlit LCD is easy to read. It also includes a carrying case with belt clip, and a practical wired remote control that can be clipped to a shirt or belt for out-of-pocket control of playback and other functions. The Odyssey 300 will sell for $229.
“Retail interest in the Odyssey line is very strong and they will be available in a number of stores in time for the traditional back-to-school sales window. Retail buyers have been extremely impressed with the unique features, very high quality, stylish designs and competitive pricing of these new products. They are going to be a very big hit with consumers,” said Tom Boksa, Vice President of Consumer Electronics for e.Digital.
All e.Digital Odyssey MP3 players come with Odyssey Music Manager software and an MP3 encoding software program that are PC and Mac compatible (using Windows 98SE or later or Mac OS 8.6 or later). Each product takes only one AA Alkaline battery, and batteries are included with all Odyssey products.
