Our PMP of the year, the COWON S9 is not only pretty it’s also one tough portable media player. Remember the hullabaloo over the indestructibility of the iPhone? Well, the Korean maker COWON will not let Apple rest on its laurels, proving that they, too, could make one very tough gadget.

The S9 is one pricey portable player. Just how much would you pay for a PMP that won’t bear scratch marks wherever you put it?

[via dapreview]