iRiver H300 MP3 Player Announced

iRiver H300 series features a vivid color display, photo viewing capability, longer battery life, real-time MP3 encoding and FM tuner.

iRiver has announced the iRiver H300 series as part of its line of portable media players. In addition to playing music, the H300 series has a large, color screen that is ideal for viewing and sharing photos.

The H300 series players are one of the first players to be fully compliant with Microsoft’s Windows Media Player 10 secure music format that enables music services, such as Napster, to offer customers an array of new services that best meet their preferences.

“We truly believe that Napster To Go, the world’s first portable digital music subscription service, will enable music fans to derive the most possible value from the digital music experience — unlimited access to a massive catalog for a fixed monthly fee,” said Brad Duea, Napster’s president. “It’s great to know that iRiver, one of the world’s leading device manufacturers, shares our belief and is creating innovative devices to help bring this increased value to a wider audience.”

The sleek and compact iRiver H300 series plays MP3, WMA, WAV and OGG formats, stores up to 1,200 hours* of digital music and allows digital image viewing on a color display. Compared to leading competitors, the iRiver H300 has longer battery life (16 hours), a sharp color display, an FM tuner, built-in MP3 encoding and voice recording. The iRiver H300 also features a new intuitive navigation system and color interface that makes it effortless to find any song. The iRiver H300 allows recording, encoding and storing MP3s or uncompressed WAV files from a variety of sources.

“Evolving customers’ expectations has always been iRiver’s strong suit,”

said Jonathan Sasse, president of iRiver America. “The H300 series is designed to allow customers to take full advantage of Windows Media Player 10 and new services provided by music stores, while elevating the jukebox experience with a color display and more intuitive navigation.”

The H300 series is also compatible with the latest version of the MoodLogic Software which offers an easy-to-use solution for users to create mixes based on genre, mood and tempo rather than simply by artist and track names.

The iRiver H300 series comes bundled with iRiver earphones, quality carrying case, installation software CD, AC adapter, USB 2.0 cable, line in/out cable and printed user manual.

iRiver H300 series features:

. Holds up to 1,200 hours of digital music
. Up to 40GB** of internal storage
. Large vivid color display
. Ultra-fast USB 2.0 transfers (up to 40 times faster than USB 1.0)
. Supports secure transfers from Windows Media Players
. Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
. Up to 16 hours of battery life
. Supports MP3, WMA, ASF, OGG and WAV music files
. Supports JPEG and BMP image files
. Integrated FM tuner
. Built-in voice recorder
. Intuitive music navigation
. Real-time MP3 encoding (no PC required)
. Store or transfer files of any type
. Enhanced 3D audio
. Line-in and Line-out jacks
. Upgradeable to future formats and features
. Dimensions: 2.4″ x 0.9″ x 4.0″
. Weight: 6.9 ounces

The H300 series will be available at the iRiver eStore www.iriveramerica.com/estore, Best Buy retail stores and other select retail outlets in October 2004. Suggested retail price for the H320 (20GB) is USD $329.99 and the H340 (40GB) is USD $429.99.