Mobiblu B2 (2GB) Reviews
The last MobiBlu MP3 players to grace the CNET Reviews desk–the US2 and the Cube2–scored very well with the editors, thanks to innovative designs and useful features. More than a year later, we got our hands on MobiBlu’s latest device for the States, the B2. Currently available with 2GB of flash memory for $99, the B2 suffers from an unimpressive design and some crippled features. However, the player still offers some worthwhile extras and reasonable sound quality.
At 2.8 inches wide by 2 inches tall by 0.4 inch thick, the MobiBlu B2 is unquestionably compact and that makes its 2.3-inch color OLED display large by comparison. Since the screen dominates the face of the device, all of the controls and ports reside around the edges. The top side has a standard 3.5mm headphone jack, a record button, and keys for shuttling through tracks and starting and stopping playback.
Mobiblu B2 (2GB) Reviews From elliottback
The MobiBLU Cube 2 is available in four different colours, with memory capacity ranging from 1-2 gb. The MobiBLU Cube 2 also has WOW HD sound enhancement, a 65 k colour 0.6 inch OLED screen, FM radio and a battery life of 10 hours for audio or 5 hours for video. CNET reviewed the MobiBLU Cube 2 and gave it a “very good” rating, with 7.3/10. CNET liked the Cube 2’s cute form factor and bundle of features (FM Radio, Video Support, Voice Recording, etc), but disliked the Cube 2’s menu system, which was “a pain to navigate”, the small screen size, no simultaneous picture viewing and music listening, questionable FM reception, and “mediocre battery life”. Overall, “…the Cube will continue with this new model, the world’s smallest multimedia player. While it doesn’t offer an ideal user experience, it makes up for it in style.”
Mobiblu B2 (2GB) Reviews From cnet
The good:
The MobiBlu B2 offers an external speaker for sharing tunes as well as other desirable features, such as an FM radio, photo and video playback, and voice-recording capability. It has a relatively large screen and a compact design.
The bad:
The MobiBlu B2’s construction feels cheap.The player isn’t compatible with DRM-protected files. The controls aren’t very easy to use, and the folder tree navigation style may not appeal to all users. Photos look grimy, and you can’t view them while simultaneously listening to music.
The bottom line:
The MobiBlu B2 is a compact MP3 player with several appealing extras and decent sound quality, but the Creative Zen V Plus matches, or beats it in almost every regard–and costs less.
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