Tiny Samsung YP-U3 is UK bound

We only clapped eyes on the first pics last month but now Samsung’s latest MP3 player is winging its way into UK stores.At just 8cm long, 2.5cm high and weighing in at a slight 23g, it’s small enough to step on Shuffle‘s toes, while the potential 4GB capacity means its starting to nibble at Nano territory.The light-up cap on the end hides a retractable USB plug and while it’ll play with MP3, Napster-friendly WMA and Ogg Vorgis it won’t talk to iTunes Plus AACs. We’ve also been given the skinny on some of its more advanced features. As well as an RDS FM tuner and Samsung’s DNSe 3D sound enhancement it’ll conjure up mood-matching playlists – a la Sony’s housebound Giga Juke Hi-Fi – that’ll select tracks to suit your listening requirements from pumping Rocky-style gym tracks to leisurely summertime Sunday strollers.Catch it by the end of the month in one of five fetching colours. Or rather four fetching ones plus pink.Essentials Samsung YP-U3 1GB, 2GB, 4GB Price: From £40 On sale: June 2007 Contact: Samsung Related stories: Gadget of the Day – Sony Giga Juke NAS-50HDE New Samsung YP – here in a flash Samsung readies mini MP3 spinner

Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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Computing, mobile, audio, smart home