The Spinn is fully made of metal[3] and features a resistive touchscreen AMOLED display along with an analogue wheel knob. Both the screen and the wheel have haptic feedback.[3]
The Spinn has sound customisability in the SRS WOW HD 3D, as was seen previously on the iRiver Lplayer.[3] Some features have been carried over including a voice recorder and Flash Lite games, but the Spinn also has Bluetooth.[3] iRiver officially rates a 25 hour battery life for audio, or 5 hours for video.[3]
In some regions such as the UK, it came with a DAB radio tuner.[2]
The iRiver Spinn's distinct feature is its user operability. It has a modern user interface that can be both operated by both the touchscreen or the physical analogue spindle,[3][4] which is officially called the SPINN System (Analog Toggle Wheel).[4] The wheel lets the user navigate left and right, and it can be clicked to select.[5]
Reception
Trusted Reviews thought that the Spinn was "excellent and innovative", but that it could be niche in the market.[4]The Register commented that it provides good sound quality as with previous iRiver players, but that it lacks in the video department and that the UI is "half-baked".[3] The CNET review (with a score of 7 out of 10) liked the build quality, interface and support for audio codecs, but criticised the high price and the lack of certain features for the price.[6]Engadget liked the "beautiful" hardware design, the display and the wheel, but did not like the high price and the software.[7] In What Hi-Fi?'s review, the Spinn's design was praised but otherwise commented that for listening to music other products were better.[8]
In South Korea, the Spinn failed to generate enough sales to recover against its rivals, Cowon and Samsung. IRiver did release another U device in 2011, the U100.[9]
