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Review Latte Ice 16 GB Video MP3 Player with Built-In FM Transmitter (Silver)

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Indulge in your media library with the Latte Ice. This 16 GB personal media player boasts a crystal-clear 2.8-inch QVGA display with a 320 x 240 resolution, a built-in speaker, a built-in FM transmitter, an FM radio, and a microSD slot for memory expansion. Stay entertained no matter how far you stray.

Indulge in your media library with the Latte Ice.
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Take your video, music, images, and more anywhere with the sleek, stylish player. View larger.

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MP3 Player
The Ice supports MP3, APE, FLAC, AAC, and WMA audio files, and gives you up to 8 hours of uninterrupted playback on a single charge. Dial in a custom EQ setting or use one of the seven equalization presets (Normal, 3D, Rock, Pop, Classic, Bass, Jazz). If you want to change things up a bit, or tune into the FM TV broadcast at the gym, just call up one of the 30 FM radio presets.

Video Player
Always have access to your favorite shows, movies, and pictures. The Ice supports direct play without conversion with AVI, WMV, FLV, RM, and RMVB files, and you can enjoy up to 4 hours of video on a single charge. The 2.8-inch screen is also a great way to share your photos, and makes navigating your files a breeze.

Built-in FM Transmitter
You've seen it: the clunky FM transmitter in your buddy's car, allowing him to tune into his MP3 player. Latte saw it too, and decided to make it part of the package. No need for external transmitters here--the Ice can transmit an FM signal anywhere, anytime, allowing you to tune in your car or home stereo to your favorite songs on the Ic.

Voice Recording
Keep track of random great ideas, grab lectures and meetings for later reference, or record whatever tickles your fancy with the included voice recorder. Capture audio through the built-in microphone in WAV format.

External Expandable Memory
If you fill up your 16 Gigs too quickly, the Ice includes a microSD memory card (up to 16 GB) slot. Keep media on separate cards and pop them in on the fly for endless options.

Sleek, silver portable media player with built-in external speaker
Crystal-clear 2.8-inch QVGA LCD with 320 x 240 resolution
Supports AVI, MPEG, WMV video; MP3, WMA audio
Stores up to 2,000 MP3 songs or up to 24 full-length movies
Includes FM radio, voice recorder, and memory expansion via Mini SD slot

What's in the Box
Latte Communications Ice 16 GB Video MP3 Player, stereo earphones, USB cable, manual, warranty card.

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Technical Details

- Sleek, silver portable media player with built-in external speaker and built-in FM transmitter
- Crystal-clear 2.8-inch QVGA LCD with 320 x 240 resolution
- Supports AVI, MPEG, WMV, FLV, RM, RMVB video; MP3, WMA, FLAC, AAC audio
- Stores up to 4,000 MP3 songs or up to 24 full-length movies
- Includes FM radio, voice recorder, FM transmitter, and memory expansion via microSD slot
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Customer Buzz

"Don't waste you time on this one" 2010-09-05
By Barbara Limer (Binghamton NY)
I bought the device for my daughter last Christmas (12/2009). I returned the first device when it failed and they replaced it. The second device has now failed and their customer service has gone radio silent on me. I would rather (and probably will) get a different device for my daughter but I will also try one more time to get a reliable device from Latte.

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"Amen to the others who give this a poor rating" 2010-08-23
By JAN (Chattanooga)
Like several of the other reviewers, I bought this to play flac files, it failed after a couple of months and I got no where with the company service/technical contacts. I asked Amazon for help contacting the company but they said they could not help. Amazon should quit selling this company's products. THEY ARE A RIPOFF!!!

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"Buy It, Use It, It Fails, No Support, Throw It Away" 2010-07-31
By ooby (sf bay area, ca)
That pretty much sums it up. I bought this player for the screen size, FLAC playback and memory size. It worked somewhat fine for about two months (had some glitches with video playback and battery life was only about half as advertised). Suddenly, the unit wouldn't power up at all. I contacted their customer support e-mail three weeks ago and followed up with three more e-mails. No response. I Can't find a phone number anywhere to call either in the literature included, or on their website. It looks slick, but don't waste your money. Just my guess, but I think this company is a reseller that doesn't have the know how to fix the products they sell.

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"Terrible player & Terrible customer support and warranty" 2010-07-30
By Coffee
DON'T BUY THIS PLAYER. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY.

I got it last Nov and immediately notice it resets periodically when charging.

It sometimes skips to the next song when I press the volume botton.

Sound quality is so so. Battery life was decent at the beginning and now is terrible.

The earphone jack is broken so I have to press the earphone to one side to hear from both sides.

I emailed customer service twice for warranty and got no response.

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"Ureliable" 2010-07-02
By Rock Fan (NYC)
I bought it little over a moth ago and I had it replaced twice since.

The first one just didn't work. As I turned it on it kept frantically switching between the folders.

I called the tech support and reformatted it as instructed. It still didn't work so I went to J&R and got new one.

The new one worked fine for a while but the menu button became somewhat unresponsive after a week. It still worked but I had to press on it really hard. Also it had a bug where every now and then the machine would stop and make loud static noise. Not to mention that battery life advertised at 9 HR for music is barely 4.5-5 HR tops. When the SDS extension memory stick catapulted out of it's slot for no apparent reason (after 3 weeks of use) it was time for me to get yet another one. Luckily the folks at J&R were nice enough to give me another unit even though it passed their 14 day return/exchange policy. I've had this one for a week. This unit too goes into that static noise once for every album I listen and battery life still sucks (4.5-5 HR). Another thing that bothers me is that the folders are not listed in alphabetical order (artists and albums are but the folders are not). I wonder how long is this one going to last before it breaks.

The reason I bought this unit and and I'm trying to stick with it is because it plays FLAC files (as well as MP3, OGG, WAV etc.). I have huge FLAC collection and it makes no sense converting it to WAV and burning it to cdrs.

I have way to many discs as it is. On the pros side besides the ability to play FLAC files the unit also has manual equalizers (a huge plus in my book). There are not to many units with these options. It is a shame that they could not make it more reliable and with longer battery life (at least 12-15 HR). I cannot comment on it's video, audio books and FM capabilities as I don't use those features. I will also mention that the sound quality is quite nice with Panasonic RP-HJE300 ear buds and when plugged to my stereo system using audio cables. What else? They could have made it smaller too (for people like me who don't use it to watch videos) but that's just a personal note.

Closing statement:

I wish that somebody out there would make a unit that plays FLAC files (as well as other formats mentioned above) with manual equalizers, longer battery life and small in size.

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Review Latte Espresso 16 GB Video MP3 Player with Haptic G-Sensor and Touchscreen (Metal Gun)

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Memory: 16GB Size: 3 inches Touch ScreenHaptic Technology G-Sensor: Auto rotating screen Resolution: 420 X 240 Size: 3.3 X 1.8 X 0.4 inch Weight: 0.13 lb Tag display: ID3 V1.0,ID3 V2.0 Languages: English, Spanish, Italian, French, Dutch, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, and more Menu system: Image menu and Text menu Audio file support: MP3, WMA, FLAC, AAC, APE, OGG Video file support: AVI, RM/RMVB, FLV, WMV, 3GP, DAT, MPEG4 Voice Record Picture Viewer: JPEG, BMP, GIF Battery capacity: 3.7V/860mAH Polymer Li-ion cell Video playing time: up to 4 hours Audio playing time: up to 15 hours MP3 bit rate: 64Kbps ~ 320Kbps WMA bit rate: 64Kbps ~ 192Kbps Frequency response: 30HZ~18KHZ ± 3dB SNR: ≥85dB Support Memory Play: Play from the last scene that was stopped Music Favorites List Built in EQ: Normal, Rock, Pop, Classic, User-defined, Bass, Jazz, Play-FX Texts Read: TXT（Support bookmark, Auto Scroll) Pictures function: (Support thumbnail preview, Picture rotate and zoom) Clock Stop-watch Calendar Package Include: Espresso Device, User Manual, Earphone, USB Cable
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Technical Details

- 16 GB capacity for storing about 4,000 songs
- 15 hours of audio or 4 hours of video on a single charge
- 3-inch, 262,000-color TFT LCD touchscreen with 420 x 240 pixel resolution and haptic feedback
- Supports MP3, WMA, FLAC, AAC, APE, and OGG audio formats; AVI, RM/RMVB, FLV, WMV, 3GP, MPG, DAT, and MP4 video formats; JPG, BMP
- 1-year limited warranty
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Customer Buzz

"About to take legal action against the manufactuer!!!" 2010-10-29
By Bryan Phillips
I had the product for a few months. Worked pretty good, although it lacked a bit as far as the touch screen goes. It stopped working completely so I called the manufacturer and I guess by pure luck someone answered the phone (must have been a traniee) and gave me instructions to send it back with a return code. I was also told to ship it insured. I did so and also requested a delivery confirmation from the post office. I got the confirmation that they received my player which was boxed absolutley like it was brand new. Authorization code was placed outside the package as well as inside. It has now been almost 4 months and countless phone calls and emails, yet no one seems to be able to answer the phone or return my email. I can't believe they stole my MP3 player. Don't purchase from this company. They are flat out CROOKS!

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"Latte Espresso 16 GB" 2010-10-20
By jailbird
This is a great FM Transmitter. I tried it 100 feet from from my car. There was no fading out. It has a shuffler for your mp 3's. It work pretty good. The video is great. You can't separate the music. There is no place for folders on this. Can't use while it is charging. Battery last about 6 hrs. on a charge up. Take about 2 hrs to charge when battery is drained. It beats the type you plug in to your car lighter . Best little gadget I have found for transmitting.

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"MP4 videos freeze up and power button broken" 2010-10-14
By A. Schmidt (Madison, WI)
I like to watch music videos while I am at the gym. My converted youtube music videos play great on my husbands player but player them on this unit is hit or miss. Randomly I will be able to play 2 to 6 videos before the video display slows down but the audio doesn't and then the machine would freeze up completely. I would have to turn it on and off again. After a few weeks of that -the power button no longer works. the only way to turn he unit on is to plug it into the charger. the company wants me to spend the money to ship it back to them, and they want to keep it for a minimum of two weeks. I didn't take them up on it. Purchase at your own risk.

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"Worst MP3 player of all time" 2010-09-24
By Counter-Strike
I've had my share of MP3 players through out the years, and I stumbled across this one. At my new workplace, I can't use my iPhone to listen to music and needed a stand-alone MP3 player. It also needed an FM transmitter and since this one had one built-in, it looked like a great deal. On top of that it played FLAC files; that was just more icing on the cake.

Oh how I was deceived...

I don't even know where to start so I think it'd be easier if I just made a list, here goes:

1. Even though I charged it per the instructions, for 8 hours, untouched, I got only 3 to 4 hours of playing time, and that was with sparse usage. I thought charging it again untouched for 8 hours might help, same results.

2. The touch screen is so random, when I first opened the package and calibrated it, everything was fine. I try again, and it wouldn't recognize half of the touches, the tests timed-out 3 times for me! I also found myself having to even use my fingernail just to bring up the settings display and I do not have fat fingers.

3. The FM transmitter did not work, AT ALL.

4. Even though it plays lossless audio, it all sounds the same as a regular 160kbps MP3. I felt very cheated with the sound quality.

5. Headphones that come stock with this are terrible. The rubber on the ends fall off with very little pressure; extremely cheap.

As per my last statement, I guess that not only did I feel cheated with the sound quality, I just felt cheated overall with the assumption that this was a good MP3 player. The only good thing that came out of this is Amazon's awesome return policy.

Oh, and the Latte Cafe 32gb model...pretty much the exact same thoughts. I should just copy and paste this review on that MP3 player as well.

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"very good ipod touch knockoff" 2010-09-21
By vsmash
I bought this item as a cheaper alternative to the ipod touch, and have had no regrets not splurging!!!! My boyfriend has the ipod touch and I prefer my espresso. Ease of drag and dropping audio and video files was amazing, uses names in media library, windows media player or itunes. Hard metal body is super great and seems scratch resistant so far. Touch screen not too too sensitive, my nails work well though. Only noticeable con to the device is the one second lag when going from horizontal to vertical screen, though there is no change in the lag time when playing music or video. Charged pretty fast, easy to use without reading instructions and no HORRID CONVERSION SOFTWARE like battling with the sansa I had before. Music too seconds to transfer and was instantly recognized and synced by windows media player.

To those who hate itunes and the ipod this is a welcome alternative. Very happy not to give 200-300 for 16gig touch screen.

Body of audio device is sleek and is holding up better uncased than my boyfriends glove protected ipod. So easy to change music, acts like my external hard drive more than a media player.

EXCELLENT BUY, way better than the ipod, very bright screen that has not yet scratched after heavy loose.

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