Haier America is shipping a WiFi-enabled portable media player (PMP) based on Linux. The “Ibiza Rhapsody” has a 30GB hard drive, and is designed to work with the Rhapsody digital music service, AOL Video, and other digital content services. The Ibiza is said to “seamlessly” integrate wireless access, media playback, and Bluetooth audio capability (30GB model only). It also integrates an FM radio.

The 4.9-ounce (140-gram), 2.4 x 0.5 x 4.1-inch Ibiza is equipped with a 2.5-inch, 320 x 240-pixel QVGA LCD display with 65,000 colors. The battery provides three hours of video playback and over 10 hours for audio, says Haier. The device is said to support MPEG4, WMV, M4V, AVI, H.264, and MPG video files, and MP3, WMA, WAV, and AAC audio files.

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