Kenwood's tiny tough-power MP3 participant

Japan's Kenwood has announced what it claims is the sector's smallest tough drive-based totally audio participant, the Media Keg HD10GB7.

to be had in both white or black (do not they realize neon is soo in now?), the Media Keg includes a 10GB hard force and will go on sale here in Japan in some days' time for ¥40,000 (£177).

the brand new participant handles all the usual audio formats and is light at simply 78g, measuring forty four x 62 x 17mm. The display screen is a 1.5-inch OLED (organic light emitting diode) show, and battery life is 24 hours for MP3 play-lower back and 20 hours for WMA.

support for the reproduction-blanketed WMA DRM 10 approach many on-line music stores, consisting of Napster, are open for a spot of Media Keg business.

Media Keg v iPod nano

putting apart the fact that the storage media is a everyday, spinning tough drive, which is more fragile than flash memory, the Media Keg's competitor will maximum likely be Apple's iPod nano, so right here are a few comparisons:

    Weight: Nano, 40g Media Keg, 78g

    capacity: Nano, 8GB (max) Media Keg, 10GB

    Battery:Nano, 24hrs Media Keg, 24hrs

    display:Nano, 1.5-inch lcd Media Keg, 1.five-inch OLED

    price:Nano, £169 (8GB) Media Keg, £177

in reality, it is a close call, which - within the race to dethrone Apple's entrenched marketplace chief - might also as properly be a miss by using one million miles. nice try, Kenwood.