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The "M500 Hatsune Miku Edition" digital audio player, developed by HiBy Digital, is set for release on February 6th.
Featuring a HiBy OS optimized for its hardware, the player is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 SoC, 4GB RAM, and 64GB storage.
Equipped with a 5-inch IPS touch display (1280x720 resolution), it supports DSD 512 and PCM 768kHz/32bit audio formats.
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