60 hours of rocking for US$15

Kelvin Low | Aug 05, 2009

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Claiming to be the world's first MP3 player based on the new Rockchip RK nano processor, there's nothing tiny about this Window W25 player with its massive 60-hour battery life that can beat a vast majority of music players on the market today.

The Rockchip RK nano in the W25 is a cheap processing unit made by Fuzhou Rockchip Electronics. Rockchips are one of the most commonly used processors in budget portable media players made in China. This latest chip features a very low power consumption, hence the long playtime.

That said, the W25 offers a pretty meager file format support. This encompasses only MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC and WAV (LC-AAC/OGG).

However, the best part of this player is its price. US$15 buys you a 2GB music player that lasts for 60 hours of playback with the built-in rechargeable battery. What more can you ask for?

Currently in China, we won't be surprised if this makes a leap into surrounding Asia markets like Hong Kong and Taiwan through parallel channels.

Via themp3players

Kelvin Low is CNET Asia's very own go-to intern for Music & Play. When he's not fiddling with gadgets or setting up new PC rigs, he can be found hitting the dirt tracks on his mountain bike. Kelvin is currently studying mass communications at Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore. Email Kelvin.

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