Zicplay Microkey mp3 players have been said to be the tiniest 1 Gb mp3 players produced yet. What is so special about it is that they are smaller than iPod Shuffles, do not require the use of iTunes and yet will also be available in a variety of shiny, attractive colours. Actually, the main feature is yet to come, Zicplay’s Microkey players do not have screens but have heat sensitive interface casings, which means you simply press its play indicator to well…play! Also its got built-in an equivalent amount of music storage capacity as the iPod Shuffle plus a Li rechargeable battery that can last up to 6 hours of music play time. Interestingly a relatively new piece of technology has been applied to this new mini-player,a cable that actually turns on the mp3 player when they are plugged inand hung around the neck giving the whole concept a ‘jewel’s design’ and a cool-elegant feeling for the person using it.

Since the Microkey player was announced during the IFA in Berlin in mid-September, no further news have been said about when this will be available, however I was much surprised when I came across it whilst browsing through eBay.co.uk!

Here are the pics I found on that particular seller’s auction listing:

It seems this seller also supplies the special type of earphones and USB 2.0 cables that are meant to be specially made for the Microkey player, whether this is another imposter… (very likely, it costs only around ?15 pounds, but hey I wouldn’t mind one ) we’ll have to wait and see!Again, click here for the link if you want to check this out yourself.