A few minutes ago I was in deep contemplation, inside my personal dojo. I achieved a new level of enlightenment by watching shadows trace their way across my laptop computer. By chance I saw this device appear: it's the Cowon D2 media player, and it uses a touch screen for interfacing with the outside world. I was somewhat impressed by this. I noticed it sports a 2.5-inch LCD screen, supports music and video, and offers SD and SDHC storage.
The player was recently reviewed by Cnet and praised it highly:
The Good: The Cowon D2 offers a sleek and compact design dominated by a lovely, touch-sensitive screen. The player is packed with almost every feature in the book, including video playback, voice recording, and an FM tuner. The D2 comes with a handy stylus/kickstand, and the sound quality is great.The Bad: The Cowon D2 is pricier than similarly featured MP3 players, and it's a bit heavy. The touch interface won't appeal to all users, specifically active ones.
The Bottom line: If you can get on board with the Cowon D2's PDA-like touch-screen interface, the reward is great-sounding audio, a smorgasbord of features, and a fantastic battery life.
Score: 8.0/10.0
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