We've discussed this thingy briefly a couple of weeks ago - yet it seems as if Maxian is getting ready to release their M800 anytime soon now. Consequently, some additional details have crept through the woodworks.

It has a 4.3-inch WQVGA screen (made by Sharp, 480 x 272 pixels), measures 17mm in terms of thickness (Archos territory), does support video recording and then there's the usual stuff like tv-out, audio recording & USB2.0 compatibility. The Korean version of AVing's news update on the M800 lists "AVI, MPEG, MPG, ASF, WMV, DAT and VOB" as supported file formats - not sure if that's "native support" or that transcoding is required on some occasions.

MSRP is said to be 400k Won (325 Euro, 415 bucks) for a 30GB M800, either in the "white" or "black" flavor of your choice. Burr Brown took care of the audio department for this particular player, so it should sound just fine.

Another interesting fact is that this device will actually be simultaneously (more or less, I'm guessing) released in Korea, Europe, China and Hong Kong... hmm, where's North-America in that list?

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