Here it is. You might have seen some fuzzy flyby images of this MP3 player with speakers built into its backside. But we’ve got it in our hands. And we love it.
For a 4GB player, it’s kinda chunky. The magnesium case is almost three times as thick as a nano, even though it has a slightly bigger footprint. But you would too if you had speakers built into your ass, mounted on sliding rails. I think I remember hearing that they’re 1.5 watts, total. How loud are they? You know when there’s some asshole talking on his cellphone in the library, and you just tell him to shut the hell up? It’s about that loud, except it’s not annoying. It’s fucking great. Flipping on the EQ’s 3D mode drew a soundscape I thought came from stereo speakers about a foot apart when I closed my eyes and gave a listen.
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Revenue from AdSense continues Google’s momentum as the company looks forward to acquiring DoubleClick..
Google on Thursday reported US$3.66 billion revenue for the quarter that ended 31 March, 2007, up 63 percent year over year, and 14 percent from its previous quarter. Traffic acquisition costs during this quarter came to US$1.13 billion, or 31 percent of advertising revenues.
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