Samsung YEPP
The Yepp brand was first introduced at CES 1999 in Las Vegas where the first Samsung mp3 players have been unveiled (YP-E, YP-B and YP-D series).
Even though it has disappeared for 10 years in Europe and America, it is still common among the users to refer to the Samsung MP3 players as "Yepp".
Samsung shut down all official MP3 players dedicated websites and blogs in Korea and worldwide.
P2 has a touchscreen, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, an FM radio, an E-Book reader and video playback capabilities (MP4 and WMV formats).
It also may arrive broken so take your chances with this model The Yepp U series is a famous line of USB key MP3 players introduced in 2005 with the YP-U1.
Firmware available from Samsung's Korean website allows the K3 to be connected to a computer via UMS, and adds support for Ogg Vorbis and for text viewing.
The Samsung 08 was released only in China, and is exactly the same as the T10, but has longer battery life and a new UI, replacing Sammy character.
This includes mobile phones, allowing the user to speak directly into the T10 using it as a kind of remote handset.
[13] This player had long pauses between transferring files with the included media studio, this has now been fixed with newer firmware (1.23 WA).
As for the hardware, the unit sports the Samsung SA58700X processor (ARM 940T at 200 MHz) with integrated audio codec.
File formats supported by the player include MP3, WMA, WAV, Ogg Vorbis, and ASF.
Lastly, the YP-T8 supports a function uncommon for portable audio players: USB Hosting.
It can play MP3, Ogg Vorbis, ASF and WMA format files, and can record voice into MP3 at bit rates from 32 kbit/s to 128 kbit/s from a built-in microphone.
The YP-T5 weighs 30 grams, and is powered by a single AAA battery which provides about 12 hours of continuous play.
It connects to a computer with a USB cable to charge the 10-hour (claimed) lithium-polymer battery and transfer files.
Paul Mercer previously founded Pixo, the creator of the iPod's operating system.
[16] According to a firmware release schedule on the official YEPP website, Z5(F) should have received a text-file reader on 30 December 2006.
The player was expected to support video playback, but this feature was not included in the official release, pending further testing.
For transferring files to the player, a special version of the Napster 2.0 software that contains the device drivers has to be installed.
The unit was tied into Napster's DRM, which made it impossible to re-upload purchased files to another PC.
Downloading more than 4,000 tracks to the device can destroy its internal library, so that its disk space cannot be used properly in most cases[citation needed].
Originally released in 2003, the YP-55 is a flash-memory based player featuring a rotating top which operates the Fast-Forward/Rewind functions and prevents accidental usage.
The firmware is upgradeable, and can also be user modified with various programs to change things such as the button mapping and graphics.
The latest firmware (version 7.300) allows for many new features, including play lists and the ability to remember its place in four different files at once.
Sports features such as, heart-rate monitor, calorie counter, and stop watch are included on this player.
In-box accessories include: a 2.5 mm adapter, sweat-proof ear phones and an arm band.
It also utilizes a non-standard 2.5 mm headphone jack, line-in encoding, and FM recordings.
Released in 2002,[21] the Samsung YP-300S MP3 player offers 2X MP3 technology, allowing you to maximize the memory space inside your Yepp.
Features include 2X MP3 - MP3 Compression technology that allows you to downsize your MP3 files via supplied software, 64 MB of memory, Multi-format player - MP3 and WMA, Upgradeable firmware, Smart Memory card slot for expandable storage, Backlight LCD screen, 15 hours of playback time (2 AAA Batteries).
It came with a multi-line non-backlit LCD screen, which could display three lines of text as well as icons on a top row.
