LG Electronics has just entered new candidates to the budding Asian portable music player market, debuting its new line Shining Stone UP3 S2 with an assortment of sparkly colors. The new MP3 + USB hybrids (dubbed UP3) sport bright hues of sparkling gems and a 65,000-color full OLED screen (not the 16 million-color one), and come in varieties of 1 GB, 2 GB, or 4 GB built-in memory.

Ruby Red, Black Diamond, Crystal Silver, Pink Trump, and Blue Sapphire are the five colors to choose from, though the Shining Stone UP3 S2 has more than shades to offer. The portable audio player can play most major, popular music formats (MP3, OGG, WMA) and even offers FM radio capabilities, FM radio recording functions, and voice recording features.

Shining Stone UP3 S2 also comes with a dual purpose USB cable, specially designed to allow file transfers from a PC to the unit and vice versa, while charging the unit's batteries at the same time. Headphones come in much smaller profiles to fit comfortably in the ear, while maximizing audio delivery and cutting out ambient noise.

Suggested retail prices for the 1 GB and 2 GB versions stand at KRW 69,000 (US$ 76.65) and the 4 GB version is estimated to be priced at about KRW 84,000 (US$ 93.32). Release date for Korea has not been announced yet, but you can expect it to hit retail for the holiday season.