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Flash Player w/ VOIP

Yes it is true, there is now a digital music player that doubles as a Voice over IP head set that will allow you to make calls while you are plugged into your computer.

South Koran firm, Ezmax, will start shipping this flash based digital music player in May. The EZMP4200P was announced at the Hanover Cebit confrence.

The MP3 player plugs into a computer using USB 2.0 however needs a VOIP provider for you to actually make any calls.

Ezmax is currently talking to providers in South Korea, Germany and other European countries to allow a set up VOIP providers.

The digital music player measures 70mm long, 24mm in diameter and weights 24 grams without the AAA batteries that it uses for a power source. The player will work with a number of formats including MP3, WMA, ASF and Ogg. It also allows for voice recording and FM radio reception. The player has a two color OLED screen and will come in three different sizes: 256 MB, 512 MB, 1 GB. The player will start at about $150.

For the full story:
Macworld UK - Cebit: Flash music player with VOIP unveiled