OT: "Smart" MP3 player

[E.S. Rosenberg]

2013/10/15 Mord Behar <mordbe0 at gmail.com>:
> I'm looking for a specific item that probably no longer exists.
> I need an MP3 player that will display a clock, as in, what time it is right
> now. Not how long I've been running, not how long the track has been
> playing, but what the actual time is.
> Ideally it will also have a GPS sensor, pulse monitor and whatnot. Motorola
> used to make such a device, but it was very expensive and has been
> discontinued.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motoactv
>
> Android phones are almost small enough and almost cheap enough to be a
> viable replacement, but not quite.
>
> And so, I ask you: does anybody know of an mp3 player that will give you the
> time of day?
This was discussed on-list just last week I think:
- Cowon iAudio, or other cowon linux based products
- Samsung Galaxy Wifi
- many many others.
>
> Thanks
>
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