Name: GREEN HOUSE KanaGTR-2G
Category: Portable audio
Price: 8980
Release date in Japan: Late March, 2008

Tokyo-based peripheral maker GREEN HOUSE announced its KanaGTR-2G series of stick-type MP3 and WMA audio players. Sporting 2G flash memory, the device will not only play audio through headphones but can broadcast the same to your home or car stereo via a built-in FM transmitter. Add-on FM transmitters have long been a popular gadget for those wanting to take their tunes along on drives; GREEN HOUSE tosses in an auto cigarette-lighter power adapter to further boost the drive-friendliness of its unit. Expect 7-hour playback on a battery charge, 4 hours if using the transmitter. Additional features include voice recorder, 7-way equalizer, and a variety of play modes.

Dimensions are 29x83x12 mm and 36g – very pocketable, if chunkier than the 1st-generation stick-type iPod shuffle. Intended for use with Windows 2000, XP, or Vista.

More info: http://www.green-house.co.jp/products/mp3/kana_gtr/index.html (Japanese)