Sharp announced their new line of digital audio players with the introduction of MP-B200 and MP-B300 family. The MP-B200 devices have 512MB on-board, while the MP-B300 ones have 1GB memory for storing your songs. Both players also come with a mini-SD card slot, so expanding memory should not be a problem.

Now in a brand-new crystal mirror design, the audio players are very thin at 8.9mm. They also boast audio recording capabilities, and it's a breeze to transfer songs from the on-board memory to the memory card.

The MP-B200 and MP-B300 also include an audio input jack, allowing you to connect CD/MD players or even your PC to record audio directly onto the device. Now this is a pretty useful feature. Other niceties include a microphone for voice recording and the essential FM tuner.

The MP-B200 and MP-B300 family of DAPs will start selling in Japan starting June 8, 2006 - but it's anybody's guess when it will head towards the US.

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