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Handheld Entertainment Zvue 500
The product:
HandHeld Entertainment, creator of the
low-cost Zvue MP4 Video Player, has announced two new portable video players, one of which
features Wi-Fi. The US$300 Zvue 500 features 1GB of storage (the MP4 Video Player
has no onboard storage, instead relying upon memory cards), a 3.5-inch QVGA LCD,
support for 30fps video, CompactFlash and SD/MMC card slots, and notably
built-in Wi-Fi, which allows the device to download content from Wi-Fi hot
spots. The US$225 Zvue 400 has only 512MB of storage and does not support Wi-Fi.
While the devices are priced much higher than the US$100 MP4 Video Player,
they are much more refined, attractive, and capable. However, the new Zvues will
play back only WMV and WMA files; on a postive note, the latest Windows DRM is
supported. We're not quite sure how the Wi-Fi feature will play out (will it
work with public hot spots? What will the interface look like?), as we've seen
another Wi-Fi
MP3 player that never really lived up to its hype. Both players will be
available in Q1 2006.
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