Asus has expanded their O!Play media player range with the O!Play Mini, and unlike its larger brethren like the O!Play HD2, the Mini will not sport any USB 3.0 connectivity, although it will still be able to output video at 1080p. A solitary USB 2.0 connector and a multi-media card reader that plays nice with SD, MMC, Memory Stick, and XD card formats. At the back of the device lies an HDMI 1.3 port that will be able to support 7.1 audio in Dolby Digital AC3, DTS 2.0+, True HD and DTS-HD sound, with an RCA port thrown in for good measure. Fret not when it comes to support for popular media files, since the pretty extensive list includes MP4, MOV, XVID, AVI, ASF, WMV, MKV as well as audio support for FLAC files. Slated to hit the US market early next year, it will retail for around $90 thereabouts, but don’t take our word for it until something official is unveiled. The lack of USB 3.0 is disappointing, since more and more media intensive devices are moving towards that direction, so it makes sense to have a far superior connectivity standard built-in to prolong the device’s shelf life.
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