IDG.com reports that a South Korean company has released information
about a new light and small MP3 player. The company has developed a MP3 player
that is about 4 centimers in diameter, 1 centimer thich and the device should
weight around 15 grams. According to the company it is small enough to be worn
as a pendant on a necklace.
There will be two models available of the
device, one with 128 MB and one with 256 MB space to store MP3 files. The player
has no option to expand the memory, to keep it small. Also a very small battery
is included.
concession to size is the lack of a USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector on the player but the company has come up with a way to send the USB signal through the standard headphone jack, via an adapter, that makes a USB connection possible. The EMP-Z is compatible with machines running Windows 98 or higher and Mac OS version 9 or higher. The player runs on a coin-type Lithium Ion rechargeable battery and Eratech says a full charge provides enough power for about 8 hours of use. |
The device should be available on the Korean market
in August and should cost around $ 120 US dollars. If it will be available in
other countries depends if the company is able to find distributors, in Germany
it will surely be on the market, the company already sold 20,000 pieces to a
German distributor.
Source: IDG.com
