Sony announced two new pocket recorders, ICDUX70 and ICDUX80. (Since they forgot to post them to their website we have a picture from Future Music blog, thank you.) Interanl memory sizes are 1 and 2 gigabytes, both connect and charge via USB. Visually they are quite similar to the semipro Sony walkman recorders. Prices to be announced.

Tascam also has a new recorder, DR-1. It records on SD card, a 1-gigabyte piece is attached, formats supported are mp3 and WAV, the maximum resolution is 24 bits and 48 kHz. A guitar tuner feature is included.The best part is the price: only 300 USD. Check here.