Features

This mobile device is completely different from all other approaches. It's the size of a mobile CD-player, but not as light. It comes with a 2.5" IDE hard drive with 6 GB capacity as storage media. Thanks to this, you may store up to 100 hours of MP3 music that was created at 128 kBit/s. All files have to be copies via USB; the required cable and software is of course included.

Using It

According to the name "Jukebox", this player is able to play files according to your wishes. You can either composite your own play lists using the PC software or directly with the device. Using your computer is the much better and faster way, since the player's software is not really comfortable to use. A huge disadvantage is the sorting by MP3 tags. If you make MP3 files yourself, it's very easy to forget including the tags. I'd like to see the tracks listed by file name as an alternative. The only options to sort are album, interpreter or type of music. Fortunately it's very simple to find files if you are specifically looking for them.

Software

The program to copy files onto the Jukebox is quite easy to use. Play lists can be composed in only few seconds and file administration is no problem at all. At a capacity of 6 GB you should always organize your files in several folders. Again, the MP3 tags are quite important.

Transferring MP3 files over the USB interface works properly at about 500 kB/s. If you want to fill the Jukebox's hard drive at once, please take into account that it will take more than three hours.

That's the front side of the Nomad Jukebox. Here you can see the IR-port, which is not for data transfers, but for the optional remote control.