But that's no news
. Now natrually, there's a copy cat out there. The creatively named Portable Media Player, or PMP, does look like the PSP, minus a little bit of the name-brand chic factor. In that light, it's nothing special or different, though it costs an attractive $109.
The PMP plays your music, plays your video, plays your games, and allows you to view pictures. In addition to those regulars, it can record video for you in VHS quality. You start out with 1GB of storage, though you can upgrade that to 4GB via external SD card. You also get the built-in Litum rechargable battery, allowing around 20 hours of music play or 6 hours of video. It has a 3.6" screen and your standard theme, wallpaper, equalizier, and language options.
So, what is it that makes it so special? It's truly the dream of any pirate or true techie out there. Formats, formats, formats and enhanced capability to suit our hacking needs.
Music: MP3, WMA, FLAC
Video: AVI, MPEG-4 format
Video (recording): 320*240 MPEG4
Pictures: JPG, GIF , BMP format
And last but certainly not least, this puppy allows for game emulation--
Game: NES, SNES & MD/SMC ( Sega 16bit )
So this means that we can run downloaded games, and tons of them. I'm sure all of this isn't legal, as far as putting it in a product such as this, but I'm loving it all the same. Apparently, you can also take pictures, record sound, or read novels. Another format I didn't mention above is our beloved DivX, and that opens up several downloaded doors. Normally, you'd have to carry around an embarrassing number of devices to get all of this done, or you'd just have to limit yourself to a computer. Frankly, neither is really an option, is it?
With E-Books, emulation, and crazy-awesome formats, I'm more than willing to overlook sexy Sony's often over-priced technology. This is beautiful, and tempting for me to pick up. Feel the same?
Check it out.