The new Zen X-Fi player from creative will be equipped with built-in WiFi for instant messaging and media streaming. The player also features a 2.5-inch display, integrated speakers, FM tuner, voice recorder and an SD-card expansion slot. The battery is rated for 36 hours of audio and 5 hours of video, and the X-Fi will support MP3, WMA, AAC (unprotected), and WAV audio files as well as WMV, MPEG4-SP, Divx 4/5, Xvid, and MJPEGWMV, MPEG4-SP, Divx 4/5, Xvid, and MJPEG video files.

There is no word on a price, release date and storage capacities at the moment.

MemUp has unveiled its new product line-up during the Medpi (European Market for the Distribution of Interactive Products). The product range includes five new models:

K-SLIM - 1.8" display, 7mm thickness, FM tuner, voice recorder, 12h battery life, and audio/photo/video support. Available in 2GB and 4GB capacities.

K-TOUCH - 2" display, 7.3mm thickness, touch-sensitive controls, MicroSD card reader, FM tuner, voice recorder, 12h battery life, and audio/photo/video support. Available in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities.

V-TOUCH - 2.4" display, 10mm thickness, touch-sensitive controls, built-in speakers, MicroSD card reader, FM tuner and audio/photo/video support. Available in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities.

M430 TR - 4.3" display, built-in speakers, SD/SDHC card reader, Line-in A/V, FM tuner and audio/photo/video support. Available in 4GB and 8GB capacities.

M430 DTV - 4.3" touchscreen, built-in speakers, MicroSD card reader, DVB-T tuner, FM tuner, voice recorder, and audio/photo/video support. Available in 4GB and 8GB capacities.

That's a good news for the iRiver fans because the iRiver's Spinn will be released in the UK in August. The player will comes in 4GB, 8GB and 16GB capacities and with a DAB tuner (only in UK) the UK, as well as Bluetooth. It will be one of the first player on the market to boast a large AMOLED display (3.2-inch at 480x 272 resolution). There is also a 3D acceleration processor and support of Adobe Flash video.

Other standard features include MP3, OGG, WMA, MPEG-4 and WMV files support, 25h of battery life in audio mode and 5h in video mode. No info on the price yet.

Bigbeam will be releasing in Korea the Ken I portable multimedia player with a price tag under $100. The player has a 3-inch wide LCD display (400x 240px), SD card slot, voice recorder and supports a variety of audio formats such as MP3, WMA, FLAC and APE as well as AVI, DivX and Xvid video formats.

The 4GB model is priced at 79,000 KRW (Korean Won) while the 8GB model retails for 99,000 KRW.

The D2 PMP from Cowon is now offering up to 16GB storage capacity. Available at Jetmall for $240, the player supports audio/video playback and features a 2.5 inch screen, FM tuner, voice recorder, SD/SDHC memory expansion slot, TV-out and a battery life of up to 52 hours in music mode or 10 hours in video.

Onda has announced the VX777 PMP, this player shares the same specs and design as the VX767, plus it incorporates WiFi and Internet radio support. other specs include a 4.3-inch 260K color TFT screen, Tv-out, built-in speakers, 2GB to 16GB capacity, support for a wide array of video, music, and photo formats.

The VX777 is expected to release before this summer.

Microsoft will ship soon the Zune 80 in red color without the engraving stuff on it. The Zune 80 is a digital media player offering music and video capability, a 80GB HDD and a 3.2-inch LCD color screen.

It should retail for at least the price of a regular Zune 80, that's about $249.

Creative has recently launched a new color for its Zen PMP. The pink Zen has a 2.5" screen, 2GB memory capacity along with a SD memory card slot, MPEG1/2, MPEG4-SP, DivX 4/5 and XviD video formats support and MP3/WMA/WAV music.

It's only available from Walmart at the moment for $70.

The Korean manufacturer Cowon has just released a new version of the N3 with a wooden frame (Burl Walnut). As for specifications, the MP4 player features, like the classic N3, a 600Mhz Alchemy AU1250 processor, 7" touchscreen with 16.7M colors, electronic dictionary, GPS system and audio/video/image capability.

Unfortunately, the Cowon N3 will be available only in Korea.

Ainol is launching the new S100 portable media player with a 3" 400x 240px resolution display, touch-sensitive controls, Micro SD card slot, RM, RMVB, DAT, ASP, MP4, AVI, WMV, 3GP, MPG, FLV, MP3, WMA, APE and FLAC file format support, and 8GB internal flash memory as well as five different colors to choose from: black, silver, red, blue and purple. You can get it for less than $90.