iriver Japan has released the 20GB model of their 300 series player, and will release the 40GB model o­n the 25th.

iriver Japan Corporation release their 20GB HD audio player, the "H320," o­n the 18th. Also, the company has decided to release the 40GB "H340" o­n the 25th. At the time of announcement in May, the company stated the products would be released in "the middle of June."

The direct sale price of the H320 is 47,800 yen, and the H340 is 59,800 yen. The H320 and H340 are both HD audio players that use 2", 220 x 176 dot TFT LCDs capable of displaying 260,000 colors. They support the playback of MP3, WMA, OGG Vorbis, and also include photo viewer/text viewer functions. They also feature FM tuner and voice recording functions.

A USB Host function is also furnished, and when using the included USB Host cable with devices supporting the USB Storage class, data can be read without the use of a PC.



A review has been written by Impress Watch featuring plenty of images of the device. There is also extensive coverage of the color GUI. The review is here [1], in Japanese.

Inspired by:
http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20040618/iriver.htm [2]

Product Information:
http://www.iriver.co.jp/product/index.php?p_name=H300 [3]

iriver Japan, H320 and H340 (TechJapan article):
http://www.techjapan.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=314 [4]