Battery life of MP3 players has been greatly increased the last years, with companies such as Cowon and Sony leading the way with up to 60 hours of music playback. The record is now broken, as Panasonic intros an MP3 player with a whopping 100 hours of music playback.

The internal battery will take about 3 hours to charge, which is substantially less than one would think for such a long battery life. The player don't have any internal memory, and relies solely on SD(HC) cards, with 2GB bundled with the player. SDHC supports means you can use 16GB cards now and 32GB in a few months, and with 16GB cards selling for as low as $60 it's not necessarily a bad choice.

Another nice feature the SV-SD870N has is noise reduction, like the Sony S710. Panasonic claims to reduce ambient noise with as much as 83% in the 300Hz area, which should prove useful for travelers. Other features include line-in recording and AAC support. The player will launch in Japan on April 18th, no word yet on when or if it will be available in the rest of the world.

Source:http://www.anythingbutipod.com