Greenhouse's KanaSD gets makeover, adds SDHC support

Oh, KanaSD, how you've matured over the years in front of our very eyes. The diminutive DAP from Greenhouse has evolved from a simplistic, lackluster player to one that supported flash memory, and now provides a new level of adorableness to go along with the SDHC compatibility. The device plays nice with both MP3 and WMA formats, handles flash cards up to 8GB in size, lasts about five hours on a full charge, syncs up via USB 2.0, and comes in your choice of black or silver. As if you couldn't already guess, we've no idea how much this wee unit will cost when it hits the Japanese streets later this month, but it ought not be (too) much.

[Via AkihabaraNews]

[Robert @ Jul 25th 2007 4:03AM]

First, Let me clarify. This has a button layout similar to the iShuffle. It is not a clone, or a fake, or an imitation.

Anyways, I like the idea, but a Flash (card) device should have more than 5 hours of battery life.

[LordFarkward @ Jul 25th 2007 4:40AM]

iwhat iis ian ishuffle?

[shamrock593 @ Jul 25th 2007 4:15AM]

Wow, the black and orange version is hot. Better than my 2G Shuffle!

[Joel Kleppinger @ Jul 25th 2007 9:22AM]

I don't get it. SDHC has no artificial max size limits. Why limit a player to just 8GB? Or is that all they will "support" just because larger sizes are not common yet? I want to get just one mp3 player and keep upgrading the flash memory separately. In 2 years, 16GB SDHC will be about $40. Oh, and throw an LCD on the thing.

[Jordan @ Jul 27th 2007 11:34AM]

Up to 8GB of music, and no screen whatsoever to look for a song. Sounds like a bad idea to me.