Daily Giz Wiz 140: Compaq Mini CD Player
Episode 140 of the podcast
| Subject: | Review of Compaq Mini CD Player |
| Released: | Friday 1 September 2006 |
| Length: | about 15 minutes |
| Download file: | dgw0140.mp3 (6.8 MB) |
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Short info
From deep within the confines of stately DeBartolo Manor, it's Dick's Gadget Warehouse. This week the iPaq Mini CD Player.
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Detailed information
Link: CNET Archives
From around Christmas 2001, this is a player for mini CDs made by Compaq. The mini CDs were 8cm in diameter, which had a capacity of 185MB. The idea of this iPaq Mini CD Player was to burn your mp3s to these mini CDs for playback. The player's dimensions were 3.9" x 3.9" x 1.2". But the appearance of regular MP3 Players ensured the obsolescence of this player. This product was in fact announced on 22 October 2001, the day before the 1st generation iPod was announced by Apple.TV Volume Regulator
A listener has written in suggesting a TV Volume Regulator to Dick, who will get one and try it out. The picture to the right is an example, the Audiovox VR-1.
Alaska
Leo is currently on a cruise to Alaska with his father his son.
What the Heck Is It
The August '06 WTHII gadget is the Wild Planet Dodge Disc.
Dick says a listener who signs as "Marked" always get the WTHII gadget right.
Dick says a listener who signs as "Marked" always get the WTHII gadget right.
Mad Minute
(source: insidedgw.vox.com)
