Thomson F1

Thomson have just released their F1 MP4 player – just in time to miss the Christmas rush. The mini player features a 2.4 inch QVGA screen, USB 2.0 connection, and scarily – built-in speakers.

It also come with a microSD slot and is preloaded with some classic games. So, if you are looking for a gadget to annoy all around, this will likely fit the bill.

The Thomson F1 supports AVI and MP3/WMA/WAV formats, will display jpeg/bmp photos and allow text file viewing. A 4gigabyte storage capacity for around $100 seems like a good buy though. Surprisingly the price will be $101 rather than the more user-friendly $99.99 allowing them to sell it for “less than a hundred bucks.”

It seems an interesting design, with several rocker switches on the top for controls and the main part of the front of the player is taken up with the screen.

Although Thomson are a reasonably successful company, we doubt they will be stealing much business from the Apple range next year and have yet to see a true iPod killer hit the streets.