Shiro took the wraps off of three new digital audio players-the VJ, MR, and MD-that will let entertainment seekers enjoy their favorite tunes, photos, and video while on the go. Prices and availability are still up in the air, but here’s the lowdown on these MP3 players.

Shiro’s big dog is the VJ, which features a 2.4-inch (320 x 240-pixel resolution) display for viewing JPEG/BMP photos files or watching AVI and WMV video. The 8GB player (which includes a microSD slot for loading additional content) also offers MP3/WMA/WAV playback, a built-in mic, and FM radio reception and recording.

The Shiro MR differs from the VJ by sporting a slightly smaller screen (2.4 inches vs. 2 inches) and storage capacity (8GB vs. 4GB), but serves up the same JPG/BMP photo viewing, MP3/WMA/WAV audio playback, an integrated mic, microSD card slot, and FM radio reception and recording. Unlike its bigger brother, it’s only compatible with AVI video files-no WMV on this side.

On the lower end of the scale is the Shiro MD, which offers a 1.8-inch CSTN LCD (160 x 128-pixel resolution), 4GB of internal memory, FM radio reception and recording, and BMP, JPEG, MP3, WMA, WAV, and SMV playback.