Cowon iAudio 9 PMP gets unboxed

Perhaps it’s a 2009 thing and, come the new year, packaging will won’t enthral us so, but for now there’s a great deal of geeky appeal in how manufacturers choose to present their tech.  Cowon have generally been associated more with audio performance than they have with style, but it looks like some of the “shape up” message is getting through: DAP Review have just taken delivery of the iAudio 9 PMP, and as their unboxing photoset shows there’s obviously been a lot of thought put into how it’s packaged.

The plastic shell does look a little like a big-gulp drinks container up-ended, but inside there’s a reasonably slim PMP with touch-sensitive controls, some headphones with an anti-tangle cord, and – quite a surprise these days – a mini CD with drivers and software. Full story...