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The COWON S9 made its debut back in December and it was a pretty snazzy handset. It made the best offering in terms of audio quality, battery life and price. The only thing the S9 needed was more storage capacity. COWON seems to have picked up the vibe and has just announced a 32GB version for Korea. As for the price, who would complain about 379,000KOR (US$286) which is a nice $113 less than the 32GB iPod Touch? And do take into consideration that the iPod Touch is no match for the S9. Fingers crossed that the 32GB version of the S9 comes to the States soon. Also, COWON has released version 2.2 of the firmware which you ought to download.

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Some time ago there were rumors, images and then finally confirmed reports that a really awesome looking Portable Media Player (PMP) device was about to be released by COWON. The initial release was for Korea, but now the PMP is headed for the United States.

COWON just made the announcement that the COWON S9 will be arriving in the United States soon. The device features COWON’s very own GUI, which is strutted for all to see through the AMOLED screen. The PMP is positive breathtaking looks-wise and has some really great specs too such as;

1.      3.3″ AMOLED touch screen, 16 million colors, 480 x 272 pixels

2.      500MHz dual-core processor

3.      DVD-quality MPEG4 and TV output (supports AVI and WMV)

4.      Bluetooth 2.0 with stereo headset support

5.      G-sensor accelerometer

6.      Extended battery (11 hours video and 55 hours audio, not bad!)

7.      JetEffect 2.0 audio technology

8.      EQ Filter and stereo enhancement including BBE+, Mach3Bass, 3D Surround and MP enhance audio processing

Now for how much you get this baby for and where you go to get it. An 8GB model will cost a pretty $199.99 and a 16BG model will be out for $239.99. You can hope to have it up for sale by December 19, 2008, yes that soon! There’s isn’t any word whether local retail stores will be carrying it, but you can bet your whiskers it will be up on JetMall, Newegg, Amazon, eBay and a few other online retailers. By the way, the COWON S9 can fit into a stocking, just so you know.