Cowon J3 AMOLED PMP Gets Official

Cowon's reputation for strong audio performance and well-constructed PMPs has left us eagerly anticipating the company's new J3 mediaplayer, and while we've still to listen to the end result, from a style point of view the J3 certainly packs a punch.  Fresh to Cowon's site, the J3 has a 3.3-inch 16m color AMOLED touchscreen, Bluetooth 2.0 (with A2DP support), T-DMB and a TV-out connection, together with a microSD card slot and their own JetEffect 3.0 and BBE+ DSP.

While control is predominantly via the touchscreen, Cowon have also added a few useful hardware buttons for some frequently-accessed features.  Fast forward/rewind and volume all get physical controls, but Cowon's GUI also looks pretty darn neat (if a little bit like an amalgam of LG's S-Class UI, the iPod touch and Windows Phone 7).

Other specs include an accelerometer, FM radio, voice recorder and Flash player, together with a dictionary and a battery good for up to 64hrs of audio playback or 11hrs of video.  The whole thing measures a waifish 106.5 x 56 x 9.9 mm and tips the scales at 76g; it'll be available in both black and white.  No word on when we can expect it in the US or Europe following the South Korean launch at the end of this month.