Bluetree Electronics's Kube 2 is 'world's smallest' MP3 player

Nowadays, MP3 players are becoming such a basic part of people’s life that they carry their beloved songs in it, wherever they go. Now, one more such product is ready to throw its hat in the market. Bluetree Electronics, Singapore based Technology Company, has unveiled its latest, tiny, very impressive MP3 player, Kube 2. This device is not as slim as most recent generation iPod shuffles; however it is being dubbed as the "world’s smallest touch mp3 player.” This smallest MP3 player is designed with the touch sensitive aluminum body. Its interface acts in response to touch signals alongside the top, bottom and face-plate, to skip songs, pause, play, and enable other features.

This device is 2nd generation upgrade of the original colorful Kube, which was released 2 years ago. Dimension wise, it measures 1″ x 1″ x 1″ and it is designed with a touch sensor to navigate through the menu and screen. The interface of Kube 2 is its touch responsive face-plate; one can skip the next or previous song by swiping finger on it, increase and decrease the volume by holding finger on top or bottom, as well one can pause, playback or enable the shuffle feature by swiping diagonally against the face-plate in a specific movement. It also comes with an array of removable stickers to enable users for customizing their player’s look.

The Kube 2 is packed with lithium-polymer battery which will offer battery life for six hours continuous play and the battery can be charged fully in an hour through USB. It comes with 4GB memory card which is included in the package. For the extension of memory, microSD card slot support up to 32GB is also available that will enable you to store around 8000 songs. The price of Kube 2 is around $35 and at present, it is available only in Singapore and before its worldwide release, it will be exhibited at CES 2012 in January.