Wolverine ESP 80 GB Portable Multimedia Storage Player | 
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| Brand: Wolverine
Category: CE
List Price: $429.99
Buy New: $299.00
You Save: $130.99 (30%)
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Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 10304
Color: Charcoal Gray
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Hard Drive Size: 80
Native Resolution: 3.6
Display Size: 3.6
Removable Memory: Memory Stick
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 5.3 x 2.8 x 0.9
MPN: ESP/5080
Model: ESP/5080
UPC: 040074160804
EAN: 0040074160804
ASIN: B000I1GPRS
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Portable multimedia storage unit with 3.6-inch color LCD screen for playback | | • | Perfect companion to any digital camera - download images direct without a computer | | • | 80 GB hard drive stores thousands of digital photos, songs, and video files | | • | Supports JPEG, Bitmap, Tiff, Text, RAW, MPEG-1, MPEG-4, WMV 9, XviD, MP3, WMA, OGG, AAC, WAV, CDA | | • | Full DVR capability with optional cradle to record directly from a TV, DVD, VCR, camcorder, or other video source |
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Amazon.com Product Description
Designed specifically for busy professional and amateur digital photographers, the Wolverine ESP portable multimedia storage device lets you store and view thousands of photos, songs, and video files in a single convenient device. Digital photographers typically have to purchase multiple memory cards if they want to take a ton of photos while traveling. With the ESP, however, you need only a single card, as the unit's 80 GB hard drive stores the rest. When your camera's memory card is full, simply pop it in the Wolverine ESP's built-in 7-in-1 card reader. With the press of a button, the device transfers all of your photos and digital camera video data into a portable, self-powered mass storage unit. Once the contents of your card are safely stored in the ESP's memory, you can re-fill your memory card with brand-new photos--all without going anywhere near a computer. And because the device is battery powered, you can literally save your data anywhere in the world. It's perfect for traveling, sharing data during meetings, and just about any other on-the-go situation. The ESP also includes a razor-sharp 3.6-inch LCD screen, letting you view stored photos and videos without plugging them back into your camera. Among the compatible photo formats are JPEG, Bitmap, Tiff, Text, and RAW images, while compatible video formats include MPEG-1, MPEG-4, WMV 9, and XviD. And as with many digital cameras, the ESP prints directly to a printer to save time and energy. The device is no slouch from an audio perspective, either, with support for MP3, WMA, OGG, WAV, ACC (MP4 audio), and CDA formats. In addition, the unit's drag-and-drop functionality makes it easy to transfer music files from your computer and play them instantly. As a final bonus, the ESP includes a built-in FM radio with 18 presets that lets you listen to and record your favorite FM programs. Other details include zoom, rotate, and slide show functions; an included A/V cable for connecting the ESP directly to any TV, projector, or stereo system; and compatibility with a separately sold cradle system that lets you record directly from a TV, DVD, VCR, camcorder, or other video source. The ESP measures 5.3 by 2.8 by 0.9 inches (W x H x D), weighs 10.2 ounces with the lithium-ion battery, and is backed by a one-year warranty. What's in the Box
Wolverine ESP (with battery), AC charger, USB cable, A/V cable, earphone, carrying case, software CD, user's manual.
Product Description
The Wolverine ESP was created for you to enjoy the freedom of multimedia portability anywhere, anytime. Featuring a 3.6" razor sharp LCD and enormous storage capacity to store and play all your digital photos, music and videos in the palm of your hand.Now you can take thousands of photos with a single Memory Card. A single press of a button and all your photos and digital camera video data effortlessly copied from the built in 7-in-1 Card Reader into a portable, self powered gigabytes of mass storage unit. With the contents of the memory card now safely stored, your card is now ready to be reused - and you never had to go near a computer. Because the Wolverine ESP is battery operated you can literally save your data anywhere in the world. It's perfect for photographers, trips, sharing data during meetings, any situation involving a memory card.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 Needs more... November 17, 2008
G. Kerber (Oregon City, OR United States)
Pros:
- Solidly built
- Fairly simple to use (good thing because the user's manual is not the best)
- Batteries last a long time
Cons:
- Needs more screen resolution.
- When I'm on vacation I like to backup every night. That means backing up a card that is not full and I don't format a card unless all my cards are full. So instead of backing up just the new image files I get a complete new folder in the Wolverine with duplicates from the previous day. I would like to have the Wolverine let me choose what backup folder to place files on and ask me to overwrite or just backup new files.
- The joy stick control is too small.
- Provide the option to create backup folder named with the current date.
- Slow backing up files. A full 8 GB card takes a long time to backup.
- Control labels are not easy to read (text is too dark)
 Never a Complaint August 29, 2008
Roy E. Row (Maryville, TN USA)
I have owned this unit for almost two years now, and still love using it. It has seen rugged, constant use, and has never needed repair. The ability to change batteries has made it ideal for long plane flights and travel. I use it for watching movies and video clips, listening to music, and storing photos to enjoy and share with others. It does a good job with all of the above. The screen is large and the picture quality good, making it easy on the eyes.
One great feature on the Wolverine that I thought I would never need is the ability to download a wide variety of media storage cards directly to the unit. This turned out to be a lifesaver this past summer when we needed to access picture files from a broken digital camera while on the go. The Woverine worked flawlessly and saved the files we needed. I have known of others who use the unit to save picture files while on vacation and are then able to reuse memory cards and still view and bring home hundreds of pictures to edit and print.
The Wolverine is large for today's standards, but I feel the quality, dependablity, and features more than justify the few onces and inches difference. If you are just looking for a music player, then look elsewhere. If all you want is to view a few random video clips, then this might be more than you need. If, however, you enjoy watching full length movies or TV shows, while at the same time being able to carry a large stock of music with you, then this might be the unit that would fit your needs.
I would also strongly recommend buying an extra battery and charger to go with your unit. I also have the base station, which not only keeps your unit charged, but allows you to record music and video directly from any sound source or TV. Both of these additions are valuable.
alaska vacation pictures August 28, 2008
Red (Tn. USA)
I bought this for our vacation of a lifetime and was not disappointed. The storage media loads quickly onto the wolverine and I lost nothing in picture quality. The player was also very easy to upload to a developer/online album. Highly recommend it! I have not used it for anything else.
 80 GB in a compact package July 6, 2008
Keith D. Lindquist (Tampa)
The menus take awhile to figure out and the advance toggle button could be better-- when you hand it to someone that wants to look at pix its hard for them to maneuver. But that said, its a great small package that holds many different formats. Absolutely indispensible for back ups when travleing and for weddings--
Essential Camera Accessory June 16, 2008
J. Chastain (Burlington, WA United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Wolverine ESP has immediately become an essential camera accessory. I am a travel photographer, and while I would love to carry all my equipment with me at all times, I am most frequently deciding what I can do without on this trip to cut weight and space. The Wolverine has never and will never be cut out. It works so well and does such a great job backing up my memory cards, and displaying my photos, I just love working with it. I have upgraded my camera several times in the past few years and each time the files get larger and larger and the memory cards fill up faster and faster. I carry enough cards to get thru a days shooting and then load the files into the Wolverine in the evening. This gives me a great opportunity to review the days shooting on a big beautiful screen without hauling the laptop on every trip.
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