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Sony MEX-1GP
The product:
Sony came up with a novel use for an antitheft removable car stereo faceplate: MP3 storage. The Sony MEX-1GP stereo head unit does everything you would expect from a modern car stereo, such as play MP3 and WMA files off CD-R/RWs, but it also includes a gigabyte of storage in the removable faceplate. Hook the faceplate up to a PC via its USB connector, and you can drop your music on to it. Then take it out to the car, and you can navigate the stored files from the stereo head unit interface.
One gigabyte is approximately 500 songs, so the unit will carry most people through a road trip. If other types of data can be loaded onto the faceplate, it should please any Johnny Mnemonic-style data smugglers.
Video for PSP on Sony Connect
The product:
As reported on GameSpot, Sony will be relaunching its Connect music download service in March, with a broader variety of media. Sony launched Connect more than a year and a half ago in hopes of competing with Apple's iTunes Music Store. The new Connect service will not only have music but videos, games, and e-books. The videos and music will be transferable directly to the PSP, assuming you have a large enough Memory Stick. Specific prices aren't yet known, but they will probably be similar to the iTunes Music Store's price structure of US$0.99 per song and US$1.99 per music video or television show.
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