Toshiba's New Gigabeat MP3 Players

Kawaii, neh? A trio of new MP3 players from Toshiba's Gigabeat line pack 10, 20, and 60 gigabytes of storage on 1.8-inch drives in colorful little cases. Currently called the F10, F20, and F60 in Japan, they also sport color 2.2-inch Poly-Silicone Liquid Crystal QVGA screens. Format support will include WMA, MP3, WAV, and DRM WMP. For the fashion-conscious, the 10GB and 20GB offer a choice of iPod Mini-like color schemes—or at least pink and blue in addition to the usual silver (and there isn't a 40GB model in sight). As for why the 60GB model doesn't come in multiple colors, we can only guess it has something to do with those other colors' inability to deal with that much heftiness.