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MPMan F10
The MPMan music player, manufactured by the South Korean company SaeHan Information Systems, debuted in Asia in March 1998, and was the first mass-produced portable Solid-state (electronics), solid state digital audio player. The internal flash memory could be expanded, but there was no support for external memory. It was delivered with a docking station. To put music into the device, the music first had to be encoded in the MP3, mp3 format by an encoder provided by the user, and then transferred via the parallel port to the docking station that connected to the portable player device. On in Japan the Akihabara "Akibaoo~" stores in Chūō, Tokyo, Chūō, Tokyo started selling and models, the prices of which were (circa - today $) and , respectively. In North America, the South Korean device was first imported for sale by Michael Robertson (businessman), Michael Robertson's in mid-1998. Around the same time, Eiger Labs, Inc. imported and rebranded the player in two models, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiger Labs
The Eiger () is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, just north of the main watershed and border with Valais. It is the easternmost peak of a ridge crest that extends across the Mönch to the Jungfrau at , constituting one of the most emblematic sights of the Swiss Alps. While the northern side of the mountain rises more than 3,000 m (10,000 ft) above the two valleys of Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen, the southern side faces the large glaciers of the Jungfrau-Aletsch area, the most glaciated region in the Alps. The most notable feature of the Eiger is its nearly north face of rock and ice, named ''Eiger-Nordwand'', ''Eigerwand'' or just ''Nordwand'', which is the biggest north face in the Alps. This substantial face towers over the resort of Kleine Scheidegg at its base, on the eponymous pass connecting the two valleys. The first ascent of the Eiger was made by Swiss guides Christian Almer an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
