Cowon introduces in Korea its new V5 HD portable media player that is capable of 720p HD video playback and offers HDMI and Composite video outputs. The V5 comes with a 4.8-inch 800×480 touchscreen display amd up to 32GB internal storage capacity.

Cowon’s V5 is running Windows CE 6.0 OS. It supports common media formats, including H.264 MPEG4-AVC, DivX, XviD, WMV, OGG, FLAC..etc. There are also image viewer and document reader. Three version are available, the standard V5, the V5 DMB with built-in DMB tuner and the V5 DIC with

Finis, other than the SwiMP3.1G, offers the XtreaMP3 underwater MP3 player. The player is shock-resistant and waterproof. It has 1GB internal memory for storing MP3 and WMA music files.

The XtreaMP3 attaches to a comfortable neoprene arm strap so you can enjoy music hands free and is comes with waterproof earbuds. It’s rechargeable battery allows 8 hours of playback. The waterproof player is priced at $149.99.

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MSI enters the HD media player market and rolls out in Germany the Movie Station HD1000 network-ready HD media player. The HD1000 supports Full HD 1080p video output via HDMI 1.3. The player no internal storage but supports USB external storage devices. It can also connect to your home network for media streaming from other PCs.

MSI’s Movie Station supports most video, audio and image format. Other than HDMI, the HD1000 offers SPDIF digital output, component video and composite A/V outputs. It comes with a remote control. Currently

You typical iPod or other standard MP3 player isn’t up to the task of swimming or sports where shocks and bumps are apt to happen. You can wear a plain MP3 while you exercise, but if you get it wet the player is pretty much done.

Finis has announced its latest rugged and waterproof MP3 player called the XtreaMP3.1G. The device has 1GB of storage capable of holding up to 240 songs. The player is design for sports where shocks are common, like snowboarding, skateboarding, and cycling.

The device is completely waterproof and sweat

Korean Company BBT offers the PNIX-SD, a simple MP3 player that plays music from inserted SD memory card. The mini MP3 player supports MP3 and WMA audio files. It has only two buttons for volume control and track forward/rewind, a mini USB port, a LED indicator and a 3.5mm jack.

The PNIX-SD supports SD/SDHC as well as MMC memory cards up to 16GB. It comes in Pink, Yellow, White and Black and the price is 9,900 Korean Won (US$8.55).

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Lisse just announced a new addition to its MyRacer series, the Lisse MyRacer H10. The design is a bit more traditional than say, the Lisse MyRacer T10 or the Q10.

This player features support for 720p videos, and a variety of video, picture and music formats, as well as a 5-inch WXGA 1280 x 720 display, HDMI output, FM radio, voice recording and built-in speakers.

It may be more conventional, but we think it’s rather nice looking.

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The Rad Blaster will play your music, record sounds and store files, while pleasing you with it’s boombox design. Who doesn’t love a mini boombox?

Rad Blaster also throws in a 1.1-inch OLED screen and 2GB of built-in memory. It’s larger than a shuffle, but for $60 we really don’t care anyway. It’s a boombox! It’s mini! In the old days it was better to have a larger boombox, but that led to shoulder problems and like 40 C batteries a week. Just visit any nursing home. They’ll tell

Esoteric has released its latest slim all-in-one SACD player with Amp, the RZ-1. It’s priced at 360,000 Yen ($4075), so you can be sure it’s aimed at folks who are serious about audio quality. The RZ-1 features a USB connector for input, an AK4392 DAC, and a maximum output 2x100W at 6Ω.

iRiver Japan is going to release the Hello Kitty Music Player PREMIUM that comes in Black. The player has 4GB internal memory and uses USB 2.0 interface. It supports MP3 and WMA audio files.

The Black Hello Kitty player measures just 45.2×17x35.5mm and weighs 16g only. It will be released on 18 December for 7890 Yen.

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iRiver offers in Japan the limited edition Hello Kitty Music player CRYSTAL model MP3 player that is covered with CRYSTALLIZED – Swarovski Elements crystals. Like the Black Hello Kitty player, this Swarovski player supports MP3 and WMA files. It has 2GB capacity.

Only 200 units are available and each costs 13,800 Yen.

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