iRiver S10 for Tiny Dancers

With all the Apple announcements last week, the iRiver S10 was overlooked by some of us, mainly me.

Soon after Apple announced its metal clip-on iPod Shuffle, iRiver leaked out details of their miniature iRiver S10, 2GB flash-based player with OLED screen, FM recording, and MP3 playback. Despite a 1.5 inch screen, this tiny player doesn't support video, but then again, who would want to watch anything on such a small screen?

This player is tough competitor to the iPod Shuffle, although the iRiver S10 has a shorter battery life of eight hours, compared to the 12 hours of music you get on the iPod Shuffle. But that doesn't matter, because everyone knows a small screen, is better than no screen at all.

Now, about wearing this as a pendant...

This trend is not going to happen. It's one thing to make technology so small we can't even push the buttons or find it in our handbag, but the idea of wearing it as a necklace is way ahead of its time. In order for this idea to work, designers need to shave off some of that width, so it doesn't look so bulky around the neck. Someday, they'll get it right.

Which one do you like better, the iPod Shuffle or the iRiver S10?