At first glance, iRiver's latest offering, the E100, offers nothing special.
Despite its sharp, minimalist design and large, 2.4-inch colour display, its memory capacity options of 2GB, 4GB and 8GB, built-in radio and voice recorder, stereo speakers, and even its directional-pad user interface, are decidedly commonplace for players on the market today.
A closer look, however, reveals some unexpected add-ons.
There is an expandable memory with the inclusion of a built-in Micro SD card slot, something that most media players neglect.
This not only allows you to expand the memory with increasingly affordable cards, it also allows you to plug a card from your camera directly into the E100 for playback without going through a computer.
The E100 also incorporates a text reader that can play back any .TXT file. While you probably won't want to read a book or business document on the screen of the E100, this feature is handy for filing small, text-based reference items, such as recipes or notes.