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MP3 player disguised as credit card

Walletex shrinks one down to size

Mike Yamamoto Staff Writer, CNET News.com
Mike Yamamoto is an executive editor for CNET News.com.
Mike Yamamoto

With storage devices getting smaller all the time, MP3 players have followed suit--and some have gotten so small that they look almost identical to flash cards themselves.

The credit-card size of a new wallet MP3 player by (who else?) Walletex, which integrates music into the company's similarly sized flash cards, is apparently limited only by the thickness of a USB plug. And Krunker.com notes that it has a "large double-sided branding area for high-quality printing"--a hint at their possible future use as promotional giveaways.

Maybe someday Walletex will do a deal to use Samsung's thinnest LCD so the player can include a screen too. But then again, it probably wouldn't be such a great idea to sit on one of those in your wallet.