The E020 can be found in 1GB and 2GB flavors, for $69 and $79 respectively, and comes bundled with premium earphones and a handful of faceplates to get you started. Additional faceplates will be sold separately for $12 each. [Crave Asia]

While it only has 1GB of storage space, this shouldn't be too big of a problem since the 1.8-inch screen can only show off videos at a resolution of 128x128 and at a rate of 15-fps. No word on price yet, but who cares how much it costs when you fulfill your lifelong dream of watching porn at the bottom of the pool?

• Memory: 1GB • Display: 1.8 Inch Color LCD • Video Format: AMV •Conversion formats: MPEG, WMV, ASF • Video Resolution: 128x128 • FPS (Frames per Second): 15fps • Music Format: WMA, MPEG • Bit rate: MPEG 32-192Kbps WMA 5-384Kbps • Picture Format: JPEG • Record Format: WAV • Earphone Jack: 3.5mm • SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio): >75dB • Output of earphones: 2x5mW(32Ohms) • Languages: English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Denmark, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Turkish, Czech • USB: 2.0 full speed • System: Windows 98/ SE/ ME/ 2000/ XP, Mac OS 10, Linux 2.4.2 • Power Source: Built-in Rechargeable Lithium Battery • Dimension: 105x50x22mm (LxWxD)

Other Features:

• Waterproof (up to 3 Meters. Must keep the Earphones in while submerged in order to keep inside components dry)
• Waterproof High Quality Earphones
• 3 hours recharging time
• 6 Hours Playback

Accessories:

• User Manual
• Waterproof Earphones
• USB
• Power Adapter
• Mini CD with Driver and Conversion Software
• High Quality Armband
• Neck strap

Well, it's different, that's for sure. The Shiro AS 1GB MP3 player is shaped like a soccer ball, which complements perfectly the round speakers we talked about previously.

It's actually an attractive piece of gadgetry, though it doesn't seem like the perfect shape for your pocket. It's 1.5-inches in diameter and has six buttons on its circumference for all your basic controls, which may not bode well when you're searching around in your pocket to change a song or up the volume.

Other than its interesting shape, it's got some nice features, including FM, voice/FM recording, timer/stopwatch functions. However, with only 10 hours of battery life, it may not be going for longevity. Singapore only this April.

Shiro AS (1GB) [Cnet Asia]

Apple is also giving us a late Christmas with the announcement that it will reduce pricing of its 512MB and 1GB iPod shuffle to $69 and $99, respectively.

Look for the 1GB nano in white and black, available immediately. And for that price, you'll still get the included earbud headphones, a USB 2.0 cable, case and a CD with iTunes for Mac and Windows computers.

Apple unveils new 1GB iPod nano at $149 [Appleinsider]

In other news, McSweeney's recently snagged an exclusive look at the iPod Zepto. It holds 12 million songs and is only one-tenth the size of the head of a needle. The battery lasts for a full 12 minutes.

1GB iPod nano Mooted [Trustedreviews]

Now that we've got more data coming in and out of cellphones and handheld devices, it only makes sense that we'd see a high-speed 1GB mini SD card one of these days. To make this a reality, Transcend has announced a 1GB 80X Ultra Performance miniSD card that supports transfer data speeds of up to 12MB/sec and uses a single level architecture to make it 70% quicker than your everyday miniSD card. We have found one website that claims a 4GB version but Transcend's website says nothing about this, so take it with a grain of salt. However, there is a 512MB version available.

Transcend unveils 1GB 80X miniSD card [New Launches]