Flash On Mobile video devices

In this blog I am not so much talking about an article as a device. The device in question is the i-river clix mobile video player.
the player will be one of the first to support flash video files. Ironically enough it also uses flash memory. The i-river is not yet available in the united states in it's current incarnation. It is only available in Korea retailing for about $211.00 american dollars.
It has a wide range of file support beyond Flash video.

the need for these types of devices are questionable. With the i-pod and soon to be available i-phone, third party manufacturers need to think long and hard about where their products fit in the market. devices like the i-river are refreshingly less expensive than the i-phone but it is missing all of the additional functionallity like web browsing. The i-river has it's uses but is one of many video players now available. The one thing that sets it apart from the rest is it's ability to play a wide variety of file formats.

in my opinion the i-river is just another wanna be i-pod. I have seen many of them and this one is no different it is frugally priced but does not wow me or excite me in anyway. I think all of apple's competitors need to get into the mobile technology race as innovators not just followers. Competition is one of the biggest motivators of emerging technology. In this category apple needs some competition to help even out prices, and further the rapid advancement of technology