“Barely bigger than a 50 pence piece (1.7 x 1.7-inches), Panasonic’s new D-Snap MP3 player is a serious tiddler. Two versions will initially launch in Japan on 8 April 2005, both featuring SD card-based storage. The pricier SV-SD100V model (18,000 yen / £90) sits pretty with an FM radio and voice recorder, whereas the SV-SD90 (14,000 yen / £70) is a bare-bones MP3 offering.
Both house a crisp OLED and support most audio files, including iTunes’ file format of choice, AAC. Panasonic has yet to be pinned down regarding a release date or price for the D-Snap MP3 player in Europe, however both models are expected to sail our way by summer.
The world’s largest consumer electronics maker unveiled two models with built-in flash memory — one capable of storing 512 megabytes of data and the other twice the size at one gigabyte — and two that work with SD (Secure Digital) memory cards.
All four models fit in the palm of the hand and weigh less than 40 grams. They will go on sale on April 8 in Japan with the basic model expected to retail for about 14,000 yen ($134.40) and the most advanced flash memory device for 28,000 yen. “
Also at I4U and Reuters
