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The Sharp MP-S200 (512MB) and MP-S300 (1GB) players' electronics are protected against damage with what the Japanese news site Nikkei.net <img border="0" src="http://elgan.com/ptp/pictures/ruggedsharp.jpg" width="197" height="198" align="right">Interactive describes as a "<a href="http://www.nni.nikke
Mike Elgan
November 23, 2005
1 Min Read
Sharp plans to ship November 26 two ruggedized mobile music players that can survive being dropped from 1.4 meters.
The Sharp MP-S200 (512MB) and MP-S300 (1GB) players' electronics are protected against damage with what the Japanese news site Nikkei.net 
Interactive describes as a "honeycomb protection structure." The gadget looks like an ordinary music player jammed into a rock-climber's carabiner, which not only adds protection, but gives it a macho look and enables users to hook it into a belt. Each player feature FM tuners and transmitters (for playing wirelessly over a car stereo), direct encoding, MP3 and WMA DRM support, is powered by a single AAA battery and comes in silver, red, blue and black. Sharp has not announced pricing.
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