Another sign that the world of mini and micro cassette recorders has again recently occurred as Sanyo's newest model boasts 1,000 hours of recording time.

Supposedly, that is a new record, all at about 8GB. The ICR-PS390RM, or Diply (might want to change the name before it comes to the states) has another great feature: password protect. A user has the option to password protect their recordings with a PIN number.

No word on the price or availability, but something tells me it might hit the Asian market first. My only evidence for that is the characters on the device itself.

Via Gizmodo