page_title: MPMan
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caption_attribution_description: THE mp3 player strobist note: still life table, single flash/bank here -&gt; https://www.flickr.com/photos/e-coli/2526204838/ note lampiste, set con 1 sola torcia: Tavolo da Still life Flash Sunpak auto 383s, comandato tramite cavo hot-shoe/hot-shoe, montato su cavalletto Modificatore di luce: Small Bank ottenuto con un porta camicie Ikea 45x56x20cm posizionato frontalmente al tavolo da still-life modifiche in photoshop: saturazione/contrasto/luminositàcurve/livelli aumento nitidezza tramite layer hi-pass note personali: il riflesso non è aggiunto in postproduzione English: Strobist notes: (DIY) Table "still life", single flash/bank Here -&gt; flickr.com/photos/e-coli/2526204838/ Lighting notes, set with 1 single torch: Table "Still Life", Flash Sunpak auto 383s, operated via cable hot-shoe/hot-shoe, mounted on a tripod with a modified light: Small bank accomplished with an Ikea door shirt with dimensions 45 x 56 x 20 cm positioned in front of the table "still life". (Ikea 701.025.28) Changes in Photoshop: Saturation / contrast / light curve / sharpness levels increased with hi-pass layer Personal notes: The reflection is not added in post-production.
context_page_description: The MPMan music player, manufactured by the South Korean company SaeHan Information Systems, debuted in Asia in March 1998, and was the first mass-produced portable solid state digital audio player.
  The internal flash memory could be expanded, but there was no support for external memory. It was delivered with a docking station. To put music into the device, the music first had to be encoded in the mp3 format by an encoder provided by the user, and then transferred via the parallel port to the docking station that connected to the portable player device.
  On 2 May 1998 in Japan the Akihabara "Akibaoo~" stores in Chūō, Tokyo started selling 32 MB and 64 MB models, the prices of which were 39 800 yen and 59 800 yen, respectively.
  In North America, the South Korean device was first imported for sale by Michael Robertson's Z Company in mid-1998. Around the same time, Eiger Labs, Inc. imported and rebranded the player in two models, the Eiger MPMan F10, and Eiger MPMan F20.
  The Eiger MPMan F10 was a very basic unit and wasn't user expandable, though owners could upgrade the memory from 32 MB to 64 MB by sending the player back to Eiger Labs with a cheque for 69 + 7.95 USD shipping.
context_section_description: The MPMan music player, manufactured by the South Korean company SaeHan Information Systems, debuted in Asia in March 1998, and was the first mass-produced portable solid state digital audio player.
  The internal flash memory could be expanded, but there was no support for external memory. It was delivered with a docking station. To put music into the device, the music first had to be encoded in the mp3 format by an encoder provided by the user, and then transferred via the parallel port to the docking station that connected to the portable player device.
  On 2 May 1998 in Japan the Akihabara "Akibaoo~" stores in Chūō, Tokyo started selling 32 MB and 64 MB models, the prices of which were 39 800 yen (circa 400 USD - today $627.44) and  59 800 yen, respectively.
  In North America, the South Korean device was first imported for sale by Michael Robertson's Z Company in mid-1998. Around the same time, Eiger Labs, Inc. imported and rebranded the player in two models, the Eiger MPMan F10, and Eiger MPMan F20.
  The Eiger MPMan F10 was a very basic unit and wasn't user expandable, though owners could upgrade the memory from 32 MB to 64 MB by sending the player back to Eiger Labs with a cheque for 69 + 7.95 USD shipping. Measuring at 90 mm tall by 70 mm wide by 16.5 mm thick and weighing a little over 65 gram, it was very compact.
  The US price in 1998 for the F10 model with 32 MB flash memory was circa 200 - 250 USD.
  The Eiger MPMan F20 was a similar model that used 3.3 V SmartMedia cards for expansion, and ran on a single AA battery, instead of rechargeable NiMH batteries.
caption: MPMan MP-f60
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