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LG ‘jewelry’ MP3- not so shinny

LG has launched its “jewelry concept design” line of Shining Stone UP3 S2 digital audio players, which feature “high quality material and the metal body of the five colors including black diamond, crystal silver, ruby red, pink topaz, and sapphire blue.” Still kinda looks like an MP3 player that you wear around your neck and it might share the stylings of their FM37 touch-screen player.

The name itself UP3 should suggest LG’s “innovation” - it gives a hint as to the device’s objective to double-up as both a USB drive and MP3 player. Of course, the vast majority of all MP3 players already do this — something apparently lost on LG’s marketing department.

Each Shining Stone feature in-ear earphones, support for MP3, WMA, OGG, and ASF files, an integrated FM radio, voice recording capability, USB connectivity, and a 65,000 color OLED display. It will come in 1GB ($77), 2GB ($94) and 4GB (price is tentative) capacities. Oh, and they’re only available in Korea.

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