e.Digital Corporation (fka EDIG)

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Gateway DMP-X20 (Reskinned e.Digital Odyssey 1000)
   Gateway, like Dell, has been expanding the reach of its brand name from computers to other electronics products. Now, Gateway has its own hard-drive MP3 player, the DMP-X20. Look familiar? It should - this is a tweaked version of the e.Digital Odyssey 1000, a mediocre model released earlier this year. Features, controls, and the input/output locations are identical. Hopefully Gateway was able to add some key features that Odyssey was missing, like an ID3 tag database so you can browse music by Artist, Album, Track, etc. The Odyssey was limited to browsing music through a file-tree structure only, and music files have to be stored in a particular arrangement of directories. Still, there are some positive features to consider : USB2, 20gb, large screen, thumb-scroller on the front, dedicated "back" button, built-in radio and voice recorder, and it should not require drivers or special software (as the Odyssey did not). The Gateway version has smaller dimensions : 3.99" x 2.64" x 0.83" inches and 7.7 ounces. The battery is built-in and playtime is average at about 10 hours. Retail is $300.

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