iRiver v10 Game Console & Portable Media Player

iRiver v10 Specifications

2006-02-09T18:33:00.000-05:00

Although it isn't too clear on what the specications of the iRiver v10 will be yet, here are some details that was rumoured for it to contain:

A slide out keypad

It is a game console and a portable media player (PMP)

A slick 640 x 480 pixel WVGA 4" screen, capablae of displaying up to 260,000 colors

It will be Wi-Fi or WiMax compatible so that you can play games against other v10 users

It could either be a hard drive with 30GB storage or 8-16GB of high-density flash memory

The iRiver V10 runs on Windows CE

Has a graphics accelerator chip for better graphics and smooth gameplay

iRiver v10 to Hit US Markets in 2006

2006-02-09T18:06:00.000-05:00

We've just come to know that iRiver's neat-looking iRiver V10 will be released in the USA, though the exact launch date is unknown. The V10 sports a sliding keypad, so you can keep it in your pocket after playing games/video on it.

The iRiver V10 display features a 640 x 480 pixel resolution, and if rumors are to be believed, it may have Wi-Max support as well (not Wi-Fi), to support multi-player gaming.

No other specs are available but thankfully there's an image.

Source: Mobile Whack

iRiver V10 - it's not just a G10

2006-02-07T19:04:00.000-05:00

Well, seems as if iRiver doesn't think we're cool enough for a hands-on with their G10 (pictured left) - you know, the portable gaming device that probably won't make it to outside of Korea anyway (so the reps told us, not sure what to believe right now).

On top of that, there supposedly is this V10 thing as well (pictured right). This one is actually planned for a 2006 release in the United States - being an upscaled version of the G10, it'll probably offer either 8-16GB worth of flash memory or a 1/1.8-inch hard drive (up to 30GB). The V10 is intended to be a WiMax media player, but if time schedules are getting too tight iRiver might drop the sliding keypad-thingy, so that the device might end up looking like an oversized U10.

The source article also mentions this:

iRiver is also looking to increase the V10's chip horsepower to allow it to playback 640x480 video at 30 frames per second. Other possibilities for the V10 include GPS and digital free to air TV functionality.

Source: DAP Review

iRiver V10 coming to America... Eventually

2006-01-20T18:19:00.000-05:00

iRiver is planning a release this year in the U.S. that will make mobile gamers happy. Their V10 media player looks like a nice little unit. I say looks because we don’t know much more about it than the picture at this point. We do know that it has a slide out keypad and a slick 640 x 480 pixel VGA screen. We know that the keypad will be setup to make game-play nice and easy. We also know that it will be released sometime in 2006.

The rest is just speculation. There is buzz that it will be WiMax compatible so that you can play games against other V10 users. That, of course, is dependent on iRiver’s comfort that WiMax will be available enough to make it worthwhile. The other area of speculation is the memory. They have two ways to go. High density flash could provide somewhere between 8 and 16GB, while a HDD could push it up to 30GB. I’d probably favor the HDD, but iRiver’s past makes the flash more likely.

No other specs are available but thankfully there's an image.

Source: Mobile Mag

iRiver Previews WiMax Media Players

2006-01-07T19:19:00.000-05:00

iRiver has given us a glimpse of two new products that are still under development -- and we have pics!

The G10 is a portable media player that offers video, photos, music and radio but can also browse the Web, check email and stream or download content.

The G10's hottest features are its integrated graphics chip and mobile network content abilities. It will support wireless broadband services using forthcoming WiMax technology to maintain an always-on connection to the Internet, video streams and games to download. iRiver wouldn't confirm who would be supplying the graphics chip to power the games but was clear that it isn't intending to take on the likes of Sony's PSP.

iRiver is planning to roll out the G10 in Korea later this year to work with Korea Telecom's WiMax-like WiBro service which incredibly, will offer a constant 30Mbps wireless broadband connection. iRiver is watching the development of infrastructure in the US before it announces any plans to launch locally.

The company's upcoming V10 media player on the other hand, which is essentially a scaled up G10, should be available in the US in some shape or form later this year.

iRiver is still deciding on most of the final specs: the V10 could ship with high density flash memory (for 8-16GB capacities) or a hard disk (for 30GB capacities using a 1.8-inch or 1-inch drives).

The company would like to offer the product in the US as a WiMax media player but if such services aren't available in time, the company may drop the V10's sliding keypad and position it as more of a larger version of its existing U10 device.

iRiver is also looking to increase the V10's chip horsepower to allow it to playback 640x480 video at 30 frames per second. Other possibilities for the V10 include GPS and digital free to air TV functionality. We'll be watching with interest to see which directions iRiver goes in.

Source: PC World