Sharp Corporation, Japan has announced the "MP-A100/A200" a new silicon audio player with built-in FM transmitter. The new player will come in white or red 256/512MB models. The biggest feature of the player is the FM transmitter which allows for transmission of music to car stereo or radio (FM). Other features include MP3/WMA (WMA DRM) support, lyric indication support, Liquid crystal display 10 letter x5 line indication, large-sized scroll key, MP3 encoding, MP3 sound recording, built-in microphone, radio sound recording from the built-in FM tuner and the direct sound recording from analog audio input.

Continual playback 20 hours, ( with FM transmitter use 5 hour). Measures 54x85.6x9.4mm and weighs 70 g. Set for release April 15th. Expected price 256MB model approximately 15,000 Yen, 512MB model approximately 25,000 Yen.

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