Looks like the iPod Nano may start quaking in its boots as Philips is all set to launch the Philips GoGear Flash player. It’s just 9 cm thin and weighs 48grams (Paris Hilton may just get a complex). The new GoGear player is a flash-based MP3 player and supports files like MP3 and DRMed WMA files.

Not only is the player extremely sleek but has a great intuitive interface and is equipped with touch sensitive SuperScoll. The blue backlit interface looks extremely cool and sports a 1.7"(4cm) colour screen. Battery is capable of 14 hours of continuous playback and there is PlayForSure support.

The Philips GoGear Flash Player comes bundled with an optional docking station which works seamlessly with the newly-upgraded Streamium, WiFi HiFi. The new player will be available in two models 1GB (SA9100) and the 2 GB (SA9200) and would retail for €149 and €199.