Japanese AVC Technology finally decided to officially release its SIGNEO SN-A250 MP3 player on 25th March 2006. It was first introduced October 2005 and scheduled to be available December 2005 or January 2006. However, it was delayed until this March for some reasons.

The suggested prices for SIGNEO SN-A250 are 11,800 Yen (approx US$100), 15,800 Yen (approx US$135), 19,800 Yen (approx US$170) for 256MB, 512MB and 1GB respectively.

Specs:

• 256MB, 512MB, 1GB
• Organic EL Display
• Supports MP3, WMA, WMA DRM, WAV audio playback
• Built-in Fm Tuner
• Built-in Lithium Polymer battery, Up to 18 hours battery life
• 68.5 × 32 × 12.6mm, 31g

[Press Release via AV Watch (babelfished) ]