Cowon App Market

Non-Official, 100% Fan-made.

Find and share UCI/games/wallpapers for Cowon D2, S9 and J3.

Great clean web design, although there is certainly room for improvements. This is certainly a start. A great website for all Cowon fans.

http://kizune.bplaced.net/


via http://iaudiophile.net/forums/showthread.php?t=38769

Cowon S9/J3 Wallpaper Pack

Sample of some of the wallpapers in the Cowon S9/J3 Wallpaper Pack. All of these wallpapers are not created by me. They can be found in forums such as ABI and iAudiophile.net.

Download link: http://mir.cr/YOFFKYZC

Cowon J3

With positive reviews everywhere, this seems to be the ultimate music player for people that treasures sound quality. Very tempting indeed. I will probably buy it, but have to wait for the possible launch of a new iTouch 4G. Let's see what surprises it will offer.

Music Players of 2010, so far

Ever since the iTouch came, there seems to be less mp3 players around nowadays. This is especially true for 2010. Not a single so-called "iTouch killers" have surfaces this year. Hopefully, more products will come out during the second half of the year. In the meantime, let's see what new products that are already here or coming soon in 2010.

The Zen Style and the Zen Z-fi. More of the same, no ground-breaking technology going on. Just a different design but roughly the same hardware. Disappointing indeed.

The Philip Activa. A sports music player that includes features such as TempoMusic, which matches song with your workout intensity.

Samsung W1 Myfit, another sports music player. Probably the first music player to have built-in fat and stress sensor, and an intergreted accelerometer to calculate the amount of calories burnt during a job.

Cowon J3. Very similar to the Cowon S9 but with a better design and user interface. Expect the same glorious sound quality as of Cowon's flagship S9.

All I want for Christmas is a Cowon S9!

The temptation is too much. The search for a music player that allows the enjoyment of video during boring times is coming to an end. The Cowon S9 is what I want!


Comparing prices, the iTouch is out of the question. I do believe the iTouch is quite over-priced. Even though some may say the price is justifiable since there are unlimited applications and games to play with. However, I do find most of the game lame, and I am not going to be addicted by lame games!

The Creative Zen XiFi 2 is quite interesting. Quite cheap among most mp3 players with large touch screen. I would have seriously considered this if the price is below S$300. Another reason I am not buying this is because I may be seriously disappointed if a Zii powered Creative music player comes out.

That leaves the Cowon S9. AMOLED screen, superior sound quality of Cowon. Enough said!

Looks like I have to raise some funds for the moment to meet the heavy price tag!

*Update*

I am going on a new quest to earn money and get the Cowon S9. Since I should be getting this from Amazon, I should find a way to earn Amazon gift certificates or vouchers instead! Maybe it will be easier/harder than earning cash online, but its worth a try!

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How to intstall UCI on Cowon S9

 
How to install a theme:
Make sure the theme you want to install is named correctly (mainmenu1.swf/mainmenu2.swf/music.swf and so on) and that your S9's USB-Mode is set into MSC (-> Settings/system/USB-Mode). Then open your S9 on your pc and drag and drop the theme you want into the S9's system/flashUI folder. (note that some themes come with extra applications, backgrounds etc.; Make sure you drop them in the same folder as well) . That's it. Unplug your S9 again (make sure you use safely remove device) and fire up your S9. the theme you installed should show up on the screen it was made for.

Taken somewhere from http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum/

A list of UCI themes for Cowon S9 can be found here.

Cowon S9 UCI list

 

 
UCI stands for User Creative Interface. One of the best feature of Cowon S9 is the ability to load themes created by other people! This is a great feature since Cowon S9 default interface isn't really cool looking. Here is a list of UCI for the Cowon S9.

Read this on how to install UCI themes on Cowon S9.

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The iPod Touch Alternatives

Here are some mp3 players for you if you want an iPod Touch Alternatives.

Even though the iPod Touch is lightyears ahead of competitors, there are still some mp3 players that can match the iTouch one way or another. This is also a great list if you are looking for a cheaper alternative to the iTouch. But one thing is for sure, none of this mp3 players can match iTouch’s wealth of applications and games.

Cowon S9

Features that match/beat the iTouch: Great sound quality (better than touch), Awesome Sound equaliser, AMOLED Screen, Accelerometer, Wide range of video and audio format, Very long battery life, Customisable UI

Why it loses out to iTouch: Smaller Screen, Troublesome UI, Cheap plastic cover, UI overall not as clean/fast as iTouch, No WiFi

Cowon S9 and iTouch side-by-side

Samsung P3

Features that match/beat the iTouch: Great colourful UI, Cute candy-like apperance, Lots of widgets, User Created Interfaces are available, Supports variety of video and audio format (including FLAC), Bluetooth connectivity, Great sound quality

Why it loses out to iTouch: Smaller screen, No internet, No Accelerometer, Touchscreen not as sensitive, widgets no match for iTouch’s apps

The comparison!

Samsung YP-M1

This player seems to be an upgrade of the Samsung P3. It has a larger AMOLED screen and more powerful hardware. The Samsung YP-M1 has been released in Korea, but no news yet for an international release. It seems that some countries are bringing this player in December, so keep your fingers cross!

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Sony X-Series Walkman

Features that match/beat the iTouch: Great sound quality, OLED Touch Screen, Nice Graphite looking body, Noise cancellation, High video quality, Mac and Window, Supplied Earbuds better than average

Why it loses out to iTouch: Internet browser is bad, Noise cancellation only applicable for Sony earphone, Extremely expensive, Smaller Screen compared to iTouch, Fingerprint magnet, Hard to type text

Sony X-Series Walkman and Apple iTouch side-by-side

Zune HD

Features that match/beat the iTouch: Big OLED Screen, HD radio tuner, Unbelivable sleek UI, Sleek and beautiful body, Internet is available, Good audio quality, Zune Pass, Capability to have applications and games

Why it loses out to iTouch: Media button a bad idea, absence of volume button, limited video format, Currently only available in the US,

Cowon S9 Aero Ultimate G1

Cowon S9 is a great player, but its UI isn't as great as the iTouch or Samsung P3. With this "Aero Ultimate G1" Mod, you can make your Cowon S9 looks great! Go to here for more information. Below is a video of the Aero Ultimate G1 UI on a Cowon S9.

Samsung YEPP YP-M1 or Cowon S9

If I am looking for an iTouch alternative, I will go for either of these players. The Cowon S9 has great reviews all over the internet. Great music quality, awesome AMOLED screen. Samsung nearest competitor then was the Samsung P3, but it loss out in the screen and music department. Now the YP-M1 boost an AMOLED screen too and a really cool interface. Can't wait for it to be release.

I will certaily need a lot of internet reviews on these two players before I make a decision!