Like its predecessor, the E010 series, the new Sony's NWD-E020F series of basic MP3 players will be released in US early this month. Due to be priced at $69 and $79 for the 1GB and 2GB models respectively, the NWD-E020F player has swappable faceplates which will cost around $15 each. And, for US market Sony has dropped the "drag-and-drop" solution for the transfer of files to the device in favor of its SonicStage software.

The new Samsung YP-U3ZG MP3 Player belongs to the YEPP series, is a good-compact device that works right out of the box with a Slim-USB connection. The U3 requires no wires or programs to work, simply plug it in a USB port, then drag and drop your music files. This player comes in either a 2 GB or 4 GB model and features a 1.8 inch OLED display, FM tuner, voice recorder, and offers MP3, WAV and WMV files support.

The Samsung U3 is available in several eye-catching colors at a price of $60 (2GB version) or $80 (4GB).

The new Onda VX818 MP3 player carries a 1.1 inch OLED display, SRS sound effect and compatible with MP1, MP2, MP3, WMA, WMV, ASF, WAV, OGG audio formats. Other features include 7EQ modes, multiple playback modes, E-book and U disk functions. The player measures only 58x 28x 12mm and it comes in 1GB or 2GB versions for $40 and $50, respectively.

Samsung has announced the T10 "La Fleur Special Edition", a customizable MP3 player available in at least two colors, black and purple floral with engraved flower patterns. The YP-T10 is equipped with a 2-inch screen, FM tuner, voice recorder, BlueTooth, and it supports MP3/WMA/OGG/WMV file formats. No price and release date on this limited edition.

The Memorex Clip & Play is another competitor to the iPod Shuffle, but this player has a two-line extra OLED screen. Lightweight and compact the Clip & Play has been designed especially for exercise. It has 2GB capacity, FM radio tuner and it handles WMA as well as WMA-DRM-10 files in addition to MP3s.

Supplied with an audio management software, the Memorex Clip & Play MP3 Player retails for around $50.

JWD's new MP3 player is a cute cube-shaped player equipped with a 2.0-inch TFT color display (220x 176px) along with a small clock display on its top. It comes with 1GB of memory, MP3/WMA/MP4 playback, FM radio and a SD/MMC memory card slot. It retails for $88 at Shopkami.

The new Samsung YP-S2 was designed to face off against the iPod Shuffle and Creative Zen Stone players. This small, lightweight MP3 player shaped like a pebble comes with 1GB or 2GB storage capacity, MP3 and WMA playback support and 13 hours of battery life. It will be available next month in four metallic finishes.

Hacha has announced a flying-saucer-shaped MP3 Player with blue glowing light, the Hacha PF01. This minimalistic MP3 player has no screen but five buttons to do the basic functions. It plays back MP3, WMA, OGG and WAV formats, features a battery life of up to 5.5 hours, the SRS WOW technology and includes 1Gb/2Gb/4Gb of onboard memory. The PF01 is available in China from the official Hacha's store.

The Ramos V7 is a compact MP3 player with an OLED display along with a 320MHz Sigmatel STM3710 chip which delivers an impressive Signal-to-Noise Ratio of 99dB and includes the SRS WOW HD audio enhancement technology. The player will support lossless audio and MP3/MP4 files.

The Ramos V7 will go on sale this spring in China, but price is still unknown.

Newsmy finally released its own iPod clone called Momo X1. Housed in an ultra-thin body with polished stainless steel rear cover, the Momo X1 features a 1.5-inch 260,000-color TFT LCD screen, FM radio, voice recorder and support for MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC audio files and AVI video files. The MP3 player will retail in 1GB, 2GB and 4GB capacities at an unknown price.