As if watching movies on 3″ screens weren’t small enough, Korean manufacturer Ocacom saw it fit to make a mini PMP called the UB-870 with a 2″ screen. It supports most DRM free codecs except quicktime .mov files. They’re were also nice enough to integrate music playback incase your eyes ever get tired from squinting. The non replaceable rechargeable battery lasts 12 hours for music, 5 hours for video regardless of memory capacity; 1, 2 and 4GB. There’s even generic Tetris built-in and once you get bored with that, you can sync up more music and videos via USB 2.0.

It looks pretty slick sporting all the typical accoutrements of today’s portable media players; shiny, rounded edges, metal accents, but throws in a bit of nostalgia by placing all controls along the sides. The size of the buttons along with the unit’s form factor sorta looks cassette player’ish. Dare I say, almost Walkman’ish? Not anything spectacular and no pricing yet so I think the other Korean PMP player is much better.

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More pics after the jump.

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There are tons of PMPs from Asia. They all pack a lot of punch in little packages. However the Korean made TAVI 030 separates itself from the pack. It’s a bit ungainly at first but give it a couple spins and its tried and true clamshell form factor will win you over. Not only that, this little TAVI packs a lot under the hood.

For something so small, (25×81x93mm), it sure does come with beefy specs. Try 30 to 60GB of disk space, USB 2.0, dual stereo speakers, MPEG-4/AVI/Divx/WMV 9 support, satellite TV and the world’s first portable IPTV. The controls are pretty simple and interface - intuitive. Although it’s not widescreen, it does support video resolutions up to 720×480 and with its dock, easily capable of driving a big widescreen TV. The TAVI can also be used as a music player when closed with track information displayed on a single line monochromatic display up top and dedicated music controls along the side.

Unfortunately you won’t find it outside Asia so unless you’re import happy, you’ll have to admire from afar. Hit the jump for a boat load of pics.

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