Gadget of the Day – Cowon iAudio 7

Quick, hide that Nano under a cushion, the Cowon iAudio 7 is here.You’ll already be familiar with its shape no doubt, since it’s essentially an iAudio 6 with the rickety mini hard drive removed and zippy flash memory installed instead.The result of this hardware lobotomy is a stunning 60-hour battery life – roughly enough to see you round the globe by air or from London to Glasgow by train via several bus replacement services.Otherwise it’s the same trusty music spinner with its cunning Swing Touch percentage controller for sliding through track listings. Oh and it still has that stunning 260,000 colour 1.3in OLED display that’ll screen movies.Hold it up close and you won’t be able to tell it apart from a 50in plasma. Possibly.Essentials Cowon iAudio 7 4GB, 8GB Price: £110, £150 On sale: Now Contact: Advanced MP3 Players Related stories: Cowon’s iAudio nano-baiter back in flash Samsung T9+ – revamped for wireless gaming Cowon’s video-playing Nano

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

About

Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

Areas of expertise

Computing, mobile, audio, smart home