Gizomodo.com writes that more details have emerged on Sony's new PlayStation Portable. The PSP will have twin processors (one for media, the other 3D graphics), 8MB of RAM, and play special 1.8 gigabyte "Universal Media Discs." The PSP will also support playback of MPEG4 video files, and Sony says they'll be able to fit up to two hours of video on a UMD. But probably the most exciting about the PSP is that it'll have built-in WiFi for head-to-head competition with other PSP owners.

http://pocket.ign.com/articles/430/430939p1.html?fromint=1

The New York Times writes about all of the new personal video players which are cropping up these days, like the the AV300 series from Archos, the VideoNow from Hasbro, and the Media2Go, and the proliferation of adapters for Nintendo's Game Boy Advance SP which allow it to play video files.

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/07/17/technology/circuits/17boyy.html

I wonder when we are gonna hear something about the ViewSonic PVP..
http://www.mobilemag.com/content/100/333/C1392/

I came accross an old article about an Intel PVP! About one year ago they were quietly working on a new category of consumer electronics, their goal was to take the idea to OEMs and let them run with it. This way Intel could create a new market for which they would supply the hardware. The target tech specs include an Intel XScale processor, a 20GB hard drive, a USB 2.0 interface, a four-inch LCD running at a suggested 320 x 240 resolution, and a rechargeable battery.

IGN Gear: Intel PVP Unveiled July 24, 2002

ExtremeTech.com: SonicBlue considering making Intel's Video Player September 10, 2002
About.com: SonicBlue and Intel plan Pocket Video September 14, 2002

Today i read an interesting article about PocketPC's, Mobile Devices and Media2Go. It is for sure that Digital video will go mobile. The only question is, which company will remember that content is king even in the smallest of palaces?

http://wireless.ziffdavis.com/print_article/0,4281,a=40708,00.asp

Handheld Entertainment a new silicon valley startup will release before this christmas a Personal Video Player (PVP) for under $100. Roughly the size of a personal digital assistant (PDA), the PVP includes a full-color screen, uses external media and is targeted to eight- to 25-year-olds. Singapore's EASTECH is manufacturing the low-cost handheld video player code named "mocking bird" for Handheld Entertainment.

There are no technical details available, not even a real product photo of this device. Current Personal Players are priced at around $400 like the RCA Lyra and the Archos AV300 series. To sell such a device for under $100 will have sure a big impact...

Click here for more info about the Handheld Video Player.

Mobilemag.com writes that the long awaited RCA Lyra RD2780 20GB Jukebox is now available for purchase online from Amazon.com. Shipping in 2-3 days from order at only $399! The RD2780 is a portable Multimedia Device to incorporate video playback in a palm-sized 20GB digital entertainment device. Sporting a 3.5-inch Thin Film Transistor (TFT) LCD screen and at 5.2 x 3.14 x 0.98 inches it truly does fit in your pocket.
It seems that mobilemag (and Amazon) are wrongly informed, at CNet and other sites this product isnt expected before the end of August!

Mobilemag.com: RCA LYRA RD2780 Now Shipping at $399
Amazon.com: Order now!

Mobilemag.com: View Photographs and Specifications on the RD2780

Mobilemag Forum: RCA RD2780 vs Archos AV300

Will personal video players replace MP3 players? Bill Howard thinks it's time for electronics manufacturers to concede that iPod has won that war, and move onto the next battleground: portable video players like the Archos AV 320, which have large hard drives and small LCD screens for watching movies and TV shows while on the go. There's still time for somebody to come out with a category-defining personal video player. But if history is any guide, Apple will probably come out with a killer video iPod next year and dominate that field as well...
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