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LG intros Shuffle-esque UP3 Sharp and Flat DAPs
They say that you shouldn't fix what's not broken, which is probably why we see so many MP3 players on the market taking "design cues" from the iPod family, and now LG has introduced two more models that bear a striking resemblance to Apple's flash-based Shuffle (except for the color, obviously, although the original UP3 did indeed come in white). Both the UP3 Sharp and UP3 Flat pack either 512MB or 1GB of storage into that familiar looking package, with each unit supporting MP3, WMA, OGG, and ASF file formats. The differences here lie in the devices' displays (or lack thereof) and their battery life: the OLED-equipped Sharp (pictured above) gets two less hours of juice than the screen-less, 10-hour-rated Flat (pictured after the break). Expect to see both models in stores before the end of the month, but probably only in Korea. Read- UP3 SharpRead- UP3 Flat[Via The MP3 Players]
Philips' new SA1200 flash players
Philips finished off another relatively low-end flash portable audio player line for ya, and you can call it the SA1200. These tiny low end flash devices aren't ever really anything to write home about, but they still have a leg up over Apple's randomizing stick of chewing gum with a 32 x 128 display; otherwise you've got the usual MP3 and WMA support (no indication of PlaysForSure, though) and a replaceable AAA cell. You can snag yours in 512MB (SA1200/02, right) or 1GB (SA1210/02). If you're German, anyway, since so far as we can tell these are only for European release.[Via DAPReview]
Cowon's iAudio T2
It might have been a little more appropriate if their T2 came fashioned in Liquidmetal (sorry, had to), but Cowon's latest iAudio player comes in 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB sizes, and features MP3, OGG, WMA (sorry, doesn't look to be PlaysForSure), FLAC, WAV, and ASF, and your usual OLED color display, 12 hour battery, FM receiver / recorder, and voice recorder; all in a diminutive 0.5-inch thick shell that smacks more of an old school Walkman than an anti-iPod, if you ask us.[Via iAudiophile]
LG's FM35 DMB MP3 player
Yep, just your usual, run of the mill 2GB audio player in Korea -- with DMB video. LG's new sleek plasticy hotness, the FM35, obviously emulates the aesthetic success of their Chocolate Phone, and sheds its namesake to go straight for broadcast video; it'll play four hours of DMB, or supposedly 55 hours of MP3, WMA, OGG, AVI, or ASF. You know the story about launch price, and date -- even if we knew, it wouldn't matter much since unless you're reading this in Korea, you're probably never gonna own one.
iRiver Japan announces 2GB T10
iRiver Japan is Reigncom's only region we've seen make the announcement today, but they've got a 2GB version of their lime green T10 due out there for ¥19,980 (about $170 US). Doesn't look too different than the MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF playing, FM tuning, voice recording device we're well used to otherwise, and it's still got that same damned single-cell AAA battery, making it one of the more capacious players to take said cells. Expect these to go on sale the 26th of this month over yonder in the land of the rising sun -- who knows (if and) when, elsewhere.
Sony's new E-series flash Walkmans get real
Not that we really had any doubt at this point, but those new Sony E-series flash players from last week? Yeah, they're real. No new info on Sony's official site though, not so far as we can tell: same 512MB / 1 / 2GB capacities as before with optional FM tuner, MP3 and WMA playback, and a 28 hour battery (using ATRAC, of course) with a 3 minute quick charge for 3 hours playback (again, probably using ATRAC), and black, violet, pink, blue, silver, and the "very exclusive lime green." Yeah, whatever. So where are our CE-Ps, Sony?[Thanks, Colin]
