Philips is another mainstream electronics giant ready to jump aboard the MP3 bandwagon. Due this summer is its SA101 digital audio player-Rush! to use its street-cred name.

Rush! is a stylish miniature MP3 device set to compete head-to-head with Sony's Memory Stick Walkman. Rush is one of the smallest and lightest digi-players available. It's so small, you won't even feel it in your pocket!

Media: MMC Memory (int/sup):32Mb card supplied Memory (max): 64Mb Formats: MP3 PC min.system req. : P166 or higher/64Mb/2Mb free/ Windows 95/98/NT PC I/O: USB Software:CD-ROM Phones:in-ear Power/life:rechargeable lithium-ion/four hours

Size: 70 x 17 x 70mm Weight: 60g Features: SDMI compliant, Rock, Jazz, Classic, Techno, Optimal and Normal eq modes, fwd/rev track skip, bookmark feature, repeat, shuffle, title/artist display, carry case, multi-line LCD Contact: www.rush.philips.com Ease of use 9 Features 8 performance 8