LG Chocolate MP3 Players: UP3Flat and UP3Sharp

By: Jenn K. Lee on December 14, 2006 6:51 PM

A good example of a company squeezing the life out of a gimmicky concept is LG and its Chocolate phone lineup. Not content with their current box of chocolates (original, platinum, white, mint, and cherry), all of which already have MP3-playing capabilities, LG has set its sight on the low-capacity flash player market (slice of Apple pie, anyone?).

Looking very much like the original iPod Shuffle, the upcoming screenless UP3Flat and OLED-screened UP3Sharp come in 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB capacities and feature a voice recorder and an integrated slide-out USB connector for transferring ASF, MP3, Ogg Vorbis, and WMA files from a PC.

The players measure 2.97" x 0.98" x 0.38" and have touch-sensitive volume controls on their faces and five other buttons on their sides. We're not sure about the OLED version, but the UP3Flat has LEDs above and below the volume controls that flash red, blue, or green according to whatever the device is doing. Battery life is rated at just 10 hours (likely a few hours less when the screen is on).

And as we like to say around here, pricing and availability are currently unknown.

[Crave (UK) | CNET Asia]

Comments

timmyblackboy62 on December 17, 2006 2:52 AM

this thing is sooo SEXY. i would kill for the version with the OLED screen. this sure bets the stupid ipod shuffle

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