Cowon has recently updated its Korean website, iAudio.com with detailed specification of upcoming iAudio U3. It is introduced as mini Movie MP3 by the company. It is estimated to be available on 17th October 2005. iAudio U3 is likely to be the first flash-based MP3 player that supports playback of FLAC format.

The detailed specification goes here:

• Supported audio: MP3, WMA, OGG (up to Q10), FLAC, WAV
• Supported video: XviD MPEG-4 (@ 15fps)
• File viewing: JPG, PNG, BMP, TXT
• 512MB/1G/2G
• Battery life: Up to 20 hours for audio playback
• Output: 30+30mW @ 16 Ohm with a 95 dB s/n Ratio
• Display: 1.2″ 160 x 128, 260K colors TFT-LCD
• Dimension: 31.5 x 72.0 x 18.0 mm
• Weight: 32.5g

Looking for an iPod Nano? You may have to wait for a few days for the release of iAudio U3. Let see if the price is right. It’s not just the first one to play FLAC audio. It is also the first one that can view PNG images. It also plays video which iPod Nano can’t do it.

{ iAudio.com via DAPreview }