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Wolverine ESP 250 GB Multimedia Storage Player with Built-in 7-in-1 Memory Cards Reader | 
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| Brand: Wolverine
Category: CE
List Price: $639.99
Buy New: $569.99
You Save: $70.00 (11%)
New (9) Used (1) from $698.01
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 27997
Color: Charcoal Gray
Media: Electronics
Batteries Included: Yes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 0.9 x 2.8
MPN: ESP/5250
Model: ESP/5250
UPC: 040074162501
EAN: 0040074162501
ASIN: B000WMV7WG
Release Date: September 3, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 3-4 business days
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| Features:
| • | Robust and versatile 250 GB multimedia player with memory card slots | | • | 3.6-inch wide viewing angle (320 x 240) TFT LCD screen with adjustable back light | | • | Effortlessly copies photos and digital camera video data via ESP's built-in 7-in-1 card reader | | • | Built-in FM radio; built-in speaker; USB 2.0 connectivity | | • | 1-year limited warranty |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The Wolverine ESP was created for you to enjoy the freedom of multimedia portability anywhere, anytime. Featuring a 3.6-inch razor sharp full-color LCD, the Wolverine ESP packs in an enormous 250 GB storage capacity to store and play all your digital photos, music, and videos in the palm of your hand. 
The Wolverine ESP features a 3.6-Inch wide view angle LCD display with adjustable back light. View larger. | 
The ESP delivers enormous storage capacity in the palm of your hand. View larger. | The ESP also was designed with professional and avid digital photographers in mind. With a single press of a button, all your photos and digital camera video data can be copied effortlessly via the ESP's built in 7-in-1 card reader to the ESP's 250 GB of internal storage. Then, with the contents of the memory card now safely stored, your card is now ready to be reused in the camera, all without needing a PC. You can then view JPEG, Bitmap, Tiff, Text, and RAW images right on the ESP and even print directly to a printer. And because the Wolverine ESP is battery operated and highly portable, you can literally save your data anywhere in the world. The ESP also is able to record video directly from TV, a DVD player, a VCR player, camcorders, or any other video source (requires optional cradle). When it's time to enjoy music on the road, users can jam out with the ESP's built-in speaker in MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, AAC (MP4-audio), and CDA file formats. Adding music files to the ESP is a snap. Using the unit's speedy USB 2.0 connectivity, simply drag and drop music files from your computer onto the device for later playback on the ESP. A built-in FM radio is featured for added music playback versatility. The ESP will let you listen and record your favorite talk shows or music from any FM radio station, and the built-in FM radio will even let you scan and preset up to 18 different radio stations. Robust video support is included, too. The ESP will play video files in MPEG1, MPEG4, WMV9, and Xvid formats. Video can be displayed on a separate TV or projector (sold separately) or on the ESPs very own 3.6-inch wide viewing angle (320 x 240) TFT LCD screen with adjustable back light. The ESP is compatible with Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP Home or Professional, and Vista; as well as Macintosh OS 9 and OS X 10.0.1 and later operating systems. The player's rechargeable Li-Ion battery can provide up to 13 hours of audio playback and four hours of video playback. The ESP can be charged via a USB connection or an AC adapter. Measuring 5.3 x 2.8 x 0.9 inches and weighing only 10.2 ounces, the ESP comes backed by a one-year limited warranty.
 | Store and view thousands of photos - Download images directly from any digital camera without a computer.
- Use it to backup and carry all your digital images.
- Display JPEG, Bitmap, Tiff, Text and RAW images (most popular SLR cameras).
- Print directly to PictBridge printers. | | |
|  | Store and play thousands of songs and music files - Supports five music formats: MP3, WMA, WAV, AAC (MP4-audio) and CDA
- Easily drag and drop music files from your computer and play them instantly. | | |
|  | Store and play hundreds of hours of video - Supports: MPEG-1, MPEG-4, WMV9 and Xvid. | | |
|  | Built-in FM radio - Listen and record your favorite talk shows or music from any FM radio station.
- Scan and preset up to 18 different radio stations. | | |
|  | Plugs into TV and stereo system - With the included audio/video cable, connect the ESP directly to any TV or projector.
- View a slide show of your favorite photos or watch recorded videos on the big screen.
- Connect to a stereo system to enjoy and share your music collection. | | |
|  | Record video directly from TV/DVD/VCR/camcorder or any other video source (requires optional) - Use the ESP as a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) to record directly from TV/DVD/VCR/camcorder using the optional Cradle System (not included).
- Bring last night's game, cartoons, or an entire season of your favorite TV series with you and watch them anytime, anywhere. | |
What's in the Box
Multimedia player with built-in Li-Ion battery, earphones, USB cable, audio/video-out cables, AC power charger, and carrying case.
Product Description
The Wolverine ESP was created for you to enjoy the freedom of multimedia portability anywhere, anytime. Now you can take thousands of photos with a single Memory Card. A single press of a button and all your digital media data is effortlessly copied from the built-in 7-in-1 Card Reader into a portable, self-powered, mass storage unit. With the contents of the memory card now safely stored, your card is now ready to be reused - and you never had to go near a computer. The Wolverine ESP is battery operated you can literally save your data anywhere in the world. It's perfect for photographers, trips, sharing data during meetings, and any other situations that involve a memory card. Easy, drag and drop music files from your computer and play them instantly Built-in FM Radio - Listen and record your favorite talk shows or music from any FM Radio Station / Scan and preset up to 18 different Radio Stations Use as a Digital Video Recorder (DVR) to record directly from TV, DVD, VCR or Camcorder using an optional Cradle System Display - 3.6 wide view angle 320x240 pixels TFT LCD with adjustable backlight Built-in Memory Card Slots - Compact Flash (CF) / MicroDrive, Secure Digital (SD & SDHC) / MMC, Memory Stick (MS) / Memory Stick Pro (MS-Pro) and XD Card Adapter With the included Video/Audio cable connect the ESP directly to any TV or Projector Audio Interface - Earphone (included) or third party headphones with standard 1/8 connector Built-in Microphone for direct digital audio recording Audio Line-in recording from any AUX source Built-in Speaker - 8 Ohms, 400mW Computer Interface - High-Speed USB 2.0 Operating Systems - Windows 98SE, ME, 2000 SP3 or above, XP Home or Professional, Vista, Macintosh OS 9.x, OS 10.0.1 or higher Dimensions - Width 5.3 x Height 2.8 x Depth 0.9 Weight - 10.2 ounces with battery
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great multi-function storage/player on the go December 14, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I have the 100GB version for a year and it has served me well for downloading my digicam photos on the go, live recording talks, taking music with me on the road etc. It is more a "linux"-style device and less platform specific. In the market of photographer/music travel drives it offers the best storage capacity and capabilities.
 As a music player, only functional November 3, 2007
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
This review is of the Wolverine ESP 250 GB as a music storage and playback machine only: this is the principal use to which I put it, and I cannot speak regarding its other functions, save the included game, called "Matrix" and not mentioned in any information I have seen, which is a very close clone of Tetris. Indeed, I have seen no differences yet.
As a music storage and playback device, the Wolverine is only adequate. The good points are these: the sound is good, and the storage capacity is good. Also, I listen to music that is titled with three different writing systems (Roman letters, cyrillic, and Japanese): support for the three systems is perfect.
Bad points are as follows: with Windows Vista Ultimate, on a one-month computer with 2 GB of memory and 1.25TB of hard disk storage space, synchronizing with Windows Media Player has not worked at all yet. Rebooting several times, I was able to get the computer to recognize the Wolverine as a media player only once, and that for less than 10 minutes. Copying directories when the Wolverine is set to function as a USB storage device works well enough.
The manual for the product (the manual that can be downloaded from Wolverine's site being idenitical to the printed manual provided in the box) is scanty at best: no mention is made, for example, of how to pause music in mid-play. This function works by pressing the joystick during certain playback setups, but this is something I had to figure out for myself.
The player has no dedicated pause button. For those who wish to use it while commuting on public transport, while having a drink in a cafe, or while shopping will find this inconvenient. Those who wish to protect this expensive device will, in addition, find the control buttons inconveniently placed when used in conjunction with the carrying case: the device has to be removed partly from the case to access any of the buttons.
Far worse is the lack of any search capability in the software. I frequently (with other portable digital music players) have found it useful to search for song titles when, for example, I wish to compare different treatments of a standard. This does not seem to be possible with the current Wolverine firmware. Given that the machine's capacity ensures that it will be used by people with a lot of music, this is a serious drawback. Needless to say, searching by composer or even singer's name, is also not possible. Make sure that your music is well organized before transfering it to the Wolverine.
I live in Japan, where the biggest capacity for MP3 players is currently 60 MB (save for Apple's crummy products), and so I bought the Wolverine in the US. It's the only player large enough for me, but I might recommend waiting for either a search-capable firmware update from Wolverine or until dedicated MP3 players of like capacity are available.
Weakly recommended.
Update: With a further two months of use, my recommendation remains a weak one. Further inconveniences or troubles have cropped up. First of these concerns the actual machine: after use five times per week for two months, the joystick/selection button (with which the undocumented pause funtion works) has begun to respond erratically, sometimes pausing and sometimes pausing only when the button is depressed.
Second, I loaded an MP4 video into the machine: the visuals and the sound become unsynched after four or five minutes of viewing. In fairness, this may be due to the files I have watched: all n-th generation copies of musical TV programs originally broadcast in the early 1950s. Whether the lack of synch obtains with other video formats I do not know.
A further note with regard to the machine's functioning as an MP3/music player is that it does not display any tag information and, unless the tracks have order information in their file names, plays track in alphabetic order. This is a minor inconvenience with new CDs I copy to the machine, but it plays hell with the older files I had orignally prepared for a Creative Zen Jukebox Xtra.
Annoying as well is that the device does not store the state of play in memory, which means that one cannot turn the machine off and on again to resume listening.
Perhaps a quibble is that scrolling through files is only possible (upon turning the device on) from the first ASCII-order directory. For me, with more than 1500 CDs loaded onto the machine, looking for a CD by an artist listed under "T," for example, consumes time; non-alphanumeric (Cyrillic and Japanese) are placed at the end of the queue.
Note as well that this review has hereto implied that there is no way to search for individual tracks: the user must remember where a particular track has been stored.
On a positive note, battery life is good for such a machine and the uses to which I put it. Still, unless you have a positive need for a machine with this great a capacity, I cannot recommend the Wolverine 250GB.
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