KB Gear JamP3 Digital Audio Player (Blue)

by KB Gear

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000050AVW
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #348,909 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Editorial Review

The JamP3 holds only one hour of music and can't record directly from CDs, but we were still pleased with its performance. Its sound is clear and balanced; it's made of impact-resistant, hard, rounded plastic; and it's more stylish than many other music-playing toys for older kids. It even comes with earphones. Because of its shorter memory, however, music lovers will need to frequently reprogram it to have any kind of variety. That being said, it works just fine and, once set up, is quite reliable. Note: Very young kids might be confused with programming it, and older teens may prefer the memory and functionality of a more expensive MP3 player. --Diane Beall

Product Description

It's a real MP3 player! Kids can record tunes from the Net or from their favorite CDs in a snap. The JamP3 can store up to one hour of solid-state music, and it has an expandable memory for unlimited playtime. It requires two AA batteries.

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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Value ! But don't expect Gold features., March 31, 2001

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This review is from: KB Gear JamP3 Digital Audio Player (Blue) (Electronics)

The KB Gear JamP3 is in my opinion one of the best MP3 values out there. Inexpensive, easy to operate, relatively compact and comes with a belt clip! At ..., (I paid more...sigh) it has it share of short comings. 16Mb memory forces the 32KB rate to extend 30min or more. A 32/64MB module would be a good investment for what you save on the player. Sound quality is adequate, however the volume level does not extend high enough for city street noise isolation. One sticking point is the user software, although quite functional, the JAMP3 uses the MusicMatch Jukebox interface. This forces the to jump through several hoops in order to complete song transfers to the player. In e-mail conversation with KB Gear they apologiezed for this but indicated that they have no intention of changing the "ADWARE" user interface. All in all I would give the JAMP3 a 9 out of 10 for value and a 5 out 10 for functionality. If you want to enter the MP3 player market on a budget BUY THIS PLAYER!

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy it!, December 30, 2000

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"psyris" (Fayetteville, AR) - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: KB Gear JamP3 Digital Audio Player (Blue) (Electronics)

This MP3 player is the bottom of the line. 2 AA (not AAA like toys r us says) batteries last about one hour, and the maximum volume is about 1/4 the maximum volume on a normal cd player. In order to put more than two songs on it, you have to decrease the bitrate to 32kbps (which means the songs sound like they're coming from a bad AM radio). I'm returning mine to the store today!

The bottom line is: If you're going to buy an MP3 player, don't get this one. ... The KBGear JAMP3 Player is a total waste of money, Don't buy it!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Look elsewhere for an MP3 player, October 18, 2001

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Mike Mead (Plano, Texas USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: KB Gear JamP3 Digital Audio Player (Blue) (Electronics)

I bought a JaMP3 and it is a very poor product. First it has only 16 MB of memory which is not enough to store any appreciable amount of songs. So you have to buy an MMC card which is no big deal. Unfortunately, KB Gear's jamonline.com web page states SanDisk 16, 32, and 64 MB MMC memory cards work in the JaMP3. Well....they don't. I bought a 64 MB MMC card and the JaMP3 only formatted it to 16 MB. I called the tech support and they had heard of the problem, didn't know what to do to fix it, and said they had no intention of seeking a solution.

Finally, the JaMP3 takes TWO batteries. The battery life in the JaMP3 is VERY short. When I transfer MP3 files from the PC to the JaMP3 via USB, it takes forever. I'm loading 16 MB plus 16 MB in the MMC card (not 64 MB like it should) and it is so s.l.o.w. it is nearly painful. Anyway, it is draining battery life. So a set of batteries has to last through loading 32 MB of songs, then playing the songs. The batteries bearly last through playing the songs two time through.