Samsung's Hip Hop Yepp Crowned with Award

Colorful Digital Audio Player Passes With Flying Colors, Scoring Five out of Five in Testing
April 27, 2001 - It can be tough for consumers to cut through the clutter of seemingly endless options in the pioneering category of portable digital audio players. That's why expert advice is at a premium and the expert editor's at PC Magazine have already spoken, acknowledging Samsung Electronic America's Hip Hop Yepp ($249 for 64MB version) as tops in the market, and selecting the model for a coveted Editor's Choice Award in their May 8th issue.

With a stellar five out of five score, PC Magazine editor Carol Magnis praises Samsung's Hip Hop Yepp for its ease of use. "Set-up is simple," gushes Mangis, "and you manage your audio files through the excellent RealJukebox program, which comes loaded on the installation CD. What's not to like?"

The Hip Hop Yepp features an advanced USB port for ultimate speed when uploading your favorite music. The USB port is three to five times faster (up to eight MB per second) than the parallel port's one to two MB per second. In addition, the USB port allows the YEPPs to be both Mac and PC compatible.

Samsung's Hip-Hop YEPP is slimmer and trimmer, making it the perfect undetectable music companion. The Hip-Hop YEPP comes in two cool translucent colors (blue and orange). The tiny 3.2" x 2.4" x .97" frame makes it one of the smallest and lightest portable players with its memory capacity on the market.

The award comes as Samsung prepares to roll out an exciting array of innovate digital audio products this summer. Slated products include the world's smallest digital audio player, the Mini Yepp, and the soon to arrive Photo Yepp II, which marries digital audio with a bright LCD for playing jpeg and text files. Samsung is also cementing its digital audio leadership with a first-ever deal with music industry powerhouse IGA to pre-load full length songs onto its new Yepp players.

For more info on the YEPP visit http://www.samsungyepp.com