Philips has dropped a new range of super-compact PMPs, the Philips GoGear Spark. What a go-getter of a name. I can almost see some cartoon anime kid gripping the device and shouting PHILIPS…GOGEAR…SPARK in order to summon some demon. But other then that the name really doesn’t do much for me. It measures 41 x 41 x 15 mm and features an OLED display. The new PMPs are available in 2GB, 4GB and 8GB capacities, with optional FM tuners.

The OLED display measures 1.46-inches and comes in at 128 x 128 resolution. The PMP itself will play MP3, WMA and WAV files together with displaying JPEG images, but there’s no video playback support. Are you surprised? Video on a 1.46 inch screen would have you wearing coke bottle glasses in no time.

An integrated microphone lets the Philips GoGear Spark act as a digital voice recorder. In case you’d like to leave yourself a verbal note about how much your new PMP with the small screen sucks. Battery life is up to 27hrs. All but the 8GB versions are available this month, priced at £39.99 ($56) for the 2GB, £49.99 ($70) for the 4GB and £59.99 ($85) for the 8GB; adding FM costs £5 ($7) more per model.

[Slashgear]