Today Rhapsody and Haier launched the Ibiza Wi-Fi music player, which lets you download Rhapsody tracks via Wi-Fi without connecting to a PC first. This is really good news for Rhapsody users, until now there was no true portable device for managing tracks, though Apple, Microsoft and SanDisk (with Yahoo) have launched similar products. The question is, how good will Chinese-electronics maker Haier be at entering a game both Apple and Microsoft have approached only gingerly? Here's a look at the ambitious initial hardware, Haier's first US-destined DAP:

First, there's a $330 unit available in four colors, with 30GB hard drive and Bluetooth for wireless headphones and A2DP streaming. It will also have an FM radio and "custom skinning" for a personalised UI. Next up, in the "near future" will be a $230 4GB flash-based model, and a $250 8GB one. Neither of those will have Bluetooth. Prices don't include Rhapsody portable subscription, which at last check was $15 per month.

In addition to browsing all of Rhapsody's content, you can pick up free AOL Video clips, subscribe to podcasts directly from the device, and update firmware without going to a PC. [Rhapsody and Haier via Electronista]

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Haier's sister phone to its Elegance (aka the Black Pearl) will be available from July. The Haier Sterling is another beautifully designed teeny-weeny phone (it measures 3.8 x 1.6 x 0.6 inches) and for $199 you get MP3 and MP4 players, full WAP and Web access, 1.3 megapixel camera, 1.8-inch color screen, micro SD card slot and Bluetooth. It's available from July 7—which, trivia fans might like to know, is Ringo Starr's birthday. And mine. – Ad Dugdale

Haier Sterling tiny mirrored phone coming [i4u.com]

Remember that incredibly tiny Haier Black Pearl we reviewed last year? It looks like they've gone and re-dubbed it the Elegance. It still has the same features we saw in our review—OLED display, FM radio, MP3 player, and Bluetooth—but we're not sure if any of the problems we encountered were fixed.

Hop on over to our review to see what we thought of it. – Jason Chen

Miniscule MP3 phone [T3]