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As many companies generally lower their prices on their goods in time for the holiday season, iriver has already got a head start on this as they have reduced prices on three of their hottest players.  Thanks to a tip, we know that the three players are the iriver SPINN, the Lplayer, and the E100.  All of these deals will start on November 1st and end on December 31st, more than enough time to complete all of your holiday shopping.

Let’s first begin with iriver’s SPINN.  In case you don’t remember the exact specs here is a recap.  First off, it comes with a 3.3-inch AMOLED touch screen, FM tuner, audio and video playback, picture display, and Bluetooth connectivity.  One of the unique featuers about the SPINN is the way you navigate through the device - using the spindle tool on the side of the device.  Previously, the 4GB version sold for $250 and the 8GB for $290.  However, under iriver’s new deal, you can get the 4GB for $189.99 and the 8GB player for $229.99. 

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Remember the SPINN that iriver has been teasing us with since CES?  Well, iriver has finally released some information about the Spinn, most notably that it will be available in the United States by October 3rd for under $300.

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At CES last January, I dropped by the iriver booth to see some of their newest products.  That is where I first saw the Spinn MP4 Player, and when I say saw, I mean, just saw.  They did not give me the opportunity to try it out, even though they were very excited about one of their latest portable media players.  It was completely under glass, and I had doubts whether the model even worked. 

Well, the Spinn has recently been caught on video in action, and it is everything iriver said it would be.  See that cylindrical thing on the right side of the unit?  That is the controller for the Spinn, which allow you “spin” it like an old school radio dial. 

However, if you don’t want to “touch that dial”, so to speak, you can always use the 3.2-inch touch sensitive screen which is demonstrated in this video after the jump.

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iriver’s Korean site has started showing off the company’s latest portable media player, which was originally previewed during CES 2008, the iriver Spinn. This 3.3-inch player sports and AMOLED touchscreen display and haptic feedback feature. It supports various music formats including MP3, WMA, OGG, FLAC and ASF as well as video formats including MPEG4, WM9 and WMA. In addition, this player also features DMB for mobile TV viewing.

Other features of the iriver Spinn include a radio, flash, Bluetooth, a new analog SPINN Wheel, and either 8GB or 4GB of flash-based storage. It now boasts of 24-hour audio lifespan and comes in a metal and plastic casing that is just 0.42-inches thick.

The iriver Spinn is now available for pre-order in Korea with an suggested retail of around $259 for the 4GB model and $299 for the 8GB model. No word yet as to when the Spinn will be released internationally, although rumor has it that it will hit the UK market around August.

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iriver has been busy this CES season, showing off a few new gadgets. They had already taken CNET’s Best of Show with their W7 and this new SPINN PMP looks like another nice addition. According to iriver the SPINN will have an “extremely intuitive user interface” featuring iriver’s new SPINN System Technology along with their System Toggle Wheel.

The SPINN PMP has a 3.2-inch TFT-LCD and can view MPEG4 video at up to 30 frames per second. The SPINN also includes the ability to plan music, view photos and has Bluetooth 2.0, an FM tuner, built-in microphone with voice recording, Flash 2.0 support, a text viewer and e-dictionary.

The iriver SPINN will be available in a 4GB, 8GB or 16GB model, however pricing and availability has not yet been announced.

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