Philips is about to release a lot of new portable multimedia players in its GoGear series:

GoGear SA3025/3045: 2GB or 4GB, 1.5-inch display, 11fps video playback, and 10 hours of battery life for music. $59/$79.

GoGear SA3225/3245: 2GB or 4GB, 1.8-inch display, 15fps video, 20 hours of battery life for audio and 5 for video. $69/$129.

GoGear SA5245/5285: 4GB or 8GB, 2.8-inch display, 30fps video, 25-hour battery for audio and 5 for video, also available in a Bluetooth-enabled version for wireless listening.

GoGear SA6145/6185: 4GB or 8GB, 3.5-inch display, 30fps video, 16 hours for audio and 4 for video, $149/$169.

GoGear SA6545/6585: 4GB or 8GB, 4-inch 16:9 display, 30fps video, 16 hours for audio and 8 for video. The 6585 also has video-recording capability and TV output. $179/$199.

All of them have FM tuners and voice recorders. They support MP3 and WMA, while the GoGear 5245 and 6585 also play the AAC. All excepted the 3xxx series do protected WMA and protected WMV, and they all do regular WMV. These products will be available in the first quarter of this year except the 6145/6185, which is available now.