Samsung S2 Pebble (1GB, black)
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CNET Editors' Review
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- Reviewed by: Jasmine France
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The good: The Samsung S2 Pebble is an excellent value: it's inexpensive, sounds great, and offers a sleek and stylish design. It also includes a couple of useful extras, such as an on-the-go playlist and sound effects. The earphone plug design is handy.
The bad: There's no screen, and operating the Samsung S2 Pebble's extra functions takes some practice.
The bottom line: The Samsung S2 Pebble is a simple, cute MP3 player that offers a super affordable price tag, good sound quality, and some compelling extras. It's a great option for those who like to wear their devices pendant style.
MP3 player manufacturers can count on one thing: there will always be a demand for cheap, basic portable music players. These minimally featured devices are often perfect for the gym or brief, day-to-day use. To that end, Samsung is throwing its chip into the game in the form of the S2 Pebble, a screenless MP3 player that looks like a shiny stone. The Pebble is typically light on extras, but its sleek design, straightforward operation, and super affordable $40 price tag is sure to appeal to those looking for a basic-yet-stylish device.
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MP3 player manufacturers can count on one thing: there will always be a demand for cheap, basic portable music players. These minimally featured devices are often perfect for the gym or brief, day-to-day use. To that end, Samsung is throwing its chip into the game in the form of the S2 Pebble, a screenless MP3 player that looks like a shiny stone. The Pebble is typically light on extras, but its sleek design, straightforward operation, and super affordable $40 price tag is sure to appeal to those looking for a basic-yet-stylish device.
The Samsung S2 Pebble is perhaps the most stylish MP3 player we've come across in the ultrabudget category. It looks like the ideal skipping stone: smooth and flat and almost perfectly circular, but just imperfect enough to look like a rock. The outer casing is a high-gloss plastic that looks a bit like marble in some of the colors, such as the white version. It also comes in black, red, green, and purple, all of which are shiny and dark. The device is predictably small, measuring just 1.5 inches in diameter and less than 0.5 inch thick.
Hide ReviewSince 2003, Jasmine France has worked at CNET covering everything from scanners to keyboards to GPS devices to MP3 players. She currently cohosts the Crave podcast and spends the majority of her time testing headphones, music software, and mobile apps.
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"Shuffle Killer" By jeremy23j
Pros: the design looks great and headphones is amazing
Cons: nada nothing none zip wala zero 0
Summary: best design I've ever seen for a little mp3 easy as 123 abc and doremi to setup
"LOVE MY PEBBLE!" By songsandstars
Pros: Sound quality is astounding! Very light weight. Barely notice it. Lanyard design is nice so you don't have a bunch of extra cord flopping around when you workout/run. Nice when you lift weights cause it doesn't have the arm band to constrict you.
Cons: Maybe a video screen (which would defeat the prupose of this unit)? Earbuds are a bit big for ears. I bought extra foam pads and double them up and that fixed it for me. Jabra gels might work too???
Summary: I love this thing because it's lighter and more ergonomic than my shuffle was. I loved my little green shuffle, til this came along. Brother gave it to me for Christmas and ended up putting my shuffle in a drawer. This is easier to control when running since the ... Expand full review
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Specifications
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- Digital Storage / Capacity: 1 GB
- Flash memory installed: 1 GB
- Digital player supported digital audio standards: MP3 WMA Ogg Vorbis
