Mitashi KNM 2GB

My first impressions of this tiny PMP was a sense of déjà vu because it looks quite similar to Creative Zen. The touch sensitive menu controls, illuminated by a brilliant red backlight make it stand out and it plays music and videos with ease too. Like its contemporaries, it also includes a photo viewer, FM, document viewer and a voice recorder. There are several options to customize music settings and display preferences.

However, this is where the good things end. The bundled in-ear headphones aren't so great. There is a built in speaker, but it's not even loud enough for a single person. The device was better off without it. Navigation was confusing and it sometimes took ages to move from one image to another.

Overall, the device didn't manage to ace a single function. The only good part was that the battery lasted 3 hours with mixed usage. For the same price, you'd be better off with a simple MP3 player without video, from either Creative, Sandisk or Philips.