The AVING news agency is reporting that iRiver have officially released the new iRiver B30 media player. It was only last month that pictures of the stream-lined player were leaked on the web. We now know a bit more…

The B30 has been designed to target video-junkies who prefer their video on the move. The media player is packed with a tuner to receive DMB mobile TV – a strong selling point in the eyes of iRiver.

The biggest disappointment is the meager 2.8-inch LCD touch screen. One would have thought that the touch screen functionality would provide the player with additional space for the display?

Available in either 4, 8 or 16GB, the device packs a microSD slot for additional storage space.  File support is admiral providing support for AVI video and MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF, FLAC and APE audio.

The battery life is respectable – 40 hours of music, 5 1/2hours of DMB video, and six hours of video playtime. As we eluded to, the best part of the B30 is its innovative design.  The 2.8-inch LCD touch screen gives the B30 a thickness of less than half-an-inch and a weight of under 3oz.

The B30 is available at a suggested price of $155, $183, and $220 for the 4GB, 8GB and 16GB respectively.

[via Broadcast Engineering]

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