Last week I wrote about an old MP3 player I’d used for years (and which you can buy).  In digging around in my Drawer of Forgotten Technology, I found another MP3 player, this one a Centon MP3 Player that doubles as a USB stick/storage device (you can buy it, too)!

I apparently never really used this one all that much, but I did find ten recordings from a Christmas Concert that my old group, Brass to the Future, played on 20 December 2009 at the Sumter Opera House.  Since I can’t figure out how to remove those files (apparently, I can’t just delete them from the file folder in Windows), whoever purchases it will get those recordings (which, despite my apparent inability to delete them, I have managed to copy onto two external hard drives).

I think one reason I never used this unit too much is because the controls are really wonky, and the display is hard to read.  It doesn’t help that the display changes color every time you press a button, and some of the colors are hard to read.  Regardless, it was apparently cool enough at the time that I splurged for it, and with 4 GB of storage and ease of connecting via the built-in USB stick, it is a convenient and attractive device:

I made a short video showing off the features, too:

The Drawer of Forgotten Technology is running low, so I may be running out of old and/or unusual tech to feature, but who knows what might turn up next?  I’m finding that I have managed to cram a ton of crap into 1000 square feet.  Stay tuned!