The ULTRA 256 MP3 arrived in the usual blister pack, with the MP3 player displayed prominently on the front. The packaging is definitely retail, with the darker blues and blacks around the outside, and bright yellow in the middle to draw your attention.

In the very center of the package is the ULTRA MP3 player, easily visible so you can see its size. Just below the MP3 player is a list of all the unit's features, which I will list later in this section.

The back of the package shows the rear view of the MP3 player, and lists all the features again, but with more detail.

As you can see, the back of the package took a bit of a hit, but fortunately the accessories in the bubble can withstand some damage.

Opening the blister pack confirmed this, as all the components were safe and sound. As you can see, ULTRA included some pretty cool stuff. Of course, the MP3 player and User Guide (a surprisingly good one, I might add) are there, along with the driver/software mini-CD, headphone/lanyard combo, rechargeable AAA battery, and a 3' long USB extension cable. Wheeee!

The Specs and Features from the back of the package are as follows:

“ 8-IN-1: ID3 Tags / Voice Recording / FM Radio Tuner / Support for SD and MMC cards / USB Pocketdrive / Language Learning Function / MP3 Player / E-mail function

E-Mail Function: Read and receive e-mail anywhere Advanced E-Mail send/receive capability.

Large LCD Display: An easy-to-read display that includes song title, artist name, Lyrics and more.

LCD: - ID3 tags – Backlight LCD display
•  Full graphic LCD – 128 x 64 pixels
•  Graphic Icon menu supports multi-languages

User-adjustable EQ modes: Normal – Classic – Rock – Jazz – Pop – Bass

USB Host Interface: USB 1.1 (Upload 950 Kbps, Download 520 Kbps)

Repeat A-B function: can be the powerful machine of learning languages

Expandable: Use either MMC or SD ”

Now that we know what the features are, let's see how well they work!