The Cowon iAudio 7 packs up to 8GB MP3 player of memory, but it ain't exactly the thinnest player on the market with its 3.0' x 1.4" x 0.7" form factor. Still the small 1.3" 260K TFT LCD display is an improvement with regards to video playback than the the OLED screen of its predecessor the iAudio 6. like its L2 and D2 brethren the iAudio 7 supports the FLAC and OGG codecs for you folk out there who want better than MP3 players, while supporting open format alternatives.

The iAudio 7 has an FM tuner and voice record features and Cowon is claiming 60 hours worth of audio time off of the units Li-ion battery. This would account for the chunkiness of the unit and, as batteries tend to be heavy, any supposed added weight to the player. The iAudio 7 is available in 4GB MP3 players for $182 and 8GB MP3 players for $249. Cown says that a 16GB MP3 players model is in the works, though the manufacturer did not disclose if this unit would be made available in time for the Christmas holidays. Cowon also did not offer a price on the 16GB MP3 players iAudio 7, but it will probably run in the $300 range to keep it under the proce of the iPod touch.