Handheld Ultramobile Gizmos by Julia Hall
Bearing an uncanny resemblance the Dish Network’s PocketDISH, Microsoft recently revealed their new hand held, ultra portable device, with a 7-inch video screen. While not direct competitors in the strictest sense, both the PocketDISH from Dish Network and the Origami from Microsoft share an... For example, both can store and play photos (400,000 photos with the PocketDISH), both devices can show video content, and both can play video games. ... Origami can play videos, and video games, but the battery life is suspected to be too short for some users—less than hours approximately.

A Look at the iRiver MP3 Player by Mike Singh
Iriver introduced their first product, the iMP-100, a portable CD player capable of decoding MP3 data files on CDs, on November, 2000. In the number one global market, iriver was quickly displaced by the introduction of Apple's iPod. Founded in Seoul, capital of South Korea, iriver makes... They are capable of playing several digital video formats, in addition to playing audio and displaying still images, with two models. ... The G10 is in progress right now, and will play digital music, video, and games.

Proprietary Downfall by Michael X Hart
If you have read any of my articles that were computer related, you would easily come to the realization that I’m a fan of Open Source. When I was trying to record a podcast and was talking about Open Source my wife chimed in that that meant "free". I didn't correct her in any way because I... (2) I have a 30 gig iPod video, my first one had a battery problem after a couple of weeks and I was able to send it in to Apple, so of course I made sure the next one was registered with Apple so I could get any future problems fixed (and I have to give praise to Apple for how quickly we were able...

Samsung 30 GB MP3 Player by Brian Lupichuk
The Samsung 30GB MP3 Player is a relatively new mp3 player by Samsung to the market. But, this mp3 player will give the ipod a good run for the money. In a quick readers qlance it will hold up to 6000 songs this is good for music lovers, it also has video player and a photo viewer for when you... This Samsung 30 GB MP3 Player has superior storage capacity for music, long battery life and its extraordinary sound quality, the YH-920 offers the ability to enjoy your music collection with very few stops to recharge and reload." The size of this mp3 player is another huge benefit to you the...

Picture Viewers- 10 Multimedia Players and Portable Media Centers Reviewed by Brandon Baumgarten
Recently a friend of mine was planning a Photo Eurail Adventure. He said he was going to buy 4 or 5 more Compact Flash Cards, so that he would have enough room for all of his photos. "Eben," I said, "get a Multimedia Storage DVR. When you fill up a card just transfer your images to it." Then we... Apple iPod Photo 60 GB, iPod Photo 30 GB with Video Playback. ... Using the Archos AV700 rechargeable battery, you'll get up to 30 hours of life for music and up to 4 hours for video playback. ... Archos AV700 100GB and AV700 40 GB Mobile Digital Video Recorder The AV700 with its amazing 7” LCD...

Mp3 Player Basics - Finding the Right Mp3 Player by Gregory Nirshberg
Mp3 players are everywhere you look now, and it seems like everyone's got one. People on tv, in movies, at school, on the bus, or even walking or running down the street. And the selections are endless. But with so many options it's almost impossible to find the right mp3 player to suit your... The Apple iPod is by far the most popular, most pervasive, coolest, and also most expensive mp3 player brand out there. ... Is something that can display pictures or play video files important to you? ... Things like battery life and included accessories may be important to you also, so make sure to...

An Initial Reaction to Technology (Part 3 of a Series) by Jeffrey Hauser
I embrace new technology and get excited about the possibilities. But I’m fast becoming overloaded by the amount of new terms I need to understand and remember. The latest trend is even more frightening because it doesn’t involve any words at all. It’s the use of acronyms or initials for almost... Speaking of cables, we are now also using MIDI’s, DVI’s, HDMI’s, S-Video’s, RGB’s, HDTV’s and that’s just for audio and video. ... Is AAA a battery or an auto club? ... AOL, Meta, Boot, iPod, iTunes, HTML, http, spiders, QWERTY, OS, PC, SCSI, MySql, Php, Simms, spam, and “i” and “e” everything,...

Blackberry Pearl by Lee Smith
Blackberry Pearl is one of the latest GSM handheld from Research in Motion (RIM). It is also the smallest of the smart phones marketed by RIM. Straight into its specifications, the Blackberry Pearl is quite compact unlike the earlier RIM models. And the biggest trade-off happened in this process... In rough comparison, it will be as thick as two iPod Nanos stacked together. ... Like all smart phones in its category, the Blackberry Pearl comes with a set of multimedia features, which include music and video, ring tones, and images.

Review - Sony PSP by Alex Mayo
I'm fairly certain there are folks at Nintendo feeling some serious self-loathing right about now. You see, back in the mid-90's Nintendo contracted Sony to develop a CD-ROM drive for the Super Nintendo. As the project progressed, a number of factors (one of them being the spectacular failure of... The second biggest concern about the PSP has been the battery life. ... Luckily, homebrew PSP programmers have already jumped to action, and there are already a number of freeware apps available online which will let you drag 'n drop video onto your PSP with little or no trouble.