More new players from Cowon

John Chan | Nov 23, 2007

Aside from the beast of a player that is the Q5W, Cowon also launched two other devices, the Cowon A3 Extreme and Cowon iAudio U5.

The A3 Extreme is a PMP with an 800 x 480 4-inch display. It may not have all the features of the Q5W, but is no slouch in the video department. It can process 720p (1,280 x 720-pixel) video clips, so you don't have to convert your high-definition files before transferring them to the player. Other features include USB 2.0 host, FM radio and lossless line-in recording. The A3 will come with either a 30GB or 60GB hard drive. Its price and availability in Asia Pacific has yet to be announced.

For something you can actually put in your pocket, there's the iAudio U5 music player. Its features are a little more pedestrian including a 1.8-inch color LCD, FM radio and built-in flash memory up to 8GB. This one is expected to be available in December, though no price has been confirmed.

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