Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows has a report on CES 2004 which shows some nice photos of a few new Portable Media Center devices.
“The Portable Media Center is a new generation of portable media devices, shipping this year from several companies, that will include the Media Center UI and will feature compatibility with all the digital-media formats that Media Center PCs can consume and generate, including recorded TV. “The Portable Media Center just have your music on it, it’s going to have your movies there, movies for your kids, the movies you like; you just find it on the Web, download it, off you go, and it’s available. That’s because the hard-disk capacity, battery life, cheap LCD screens–those have all come together,” Gates said. “This device is small enough to fit in your pocket, has a big enough screen to enjoy movies, and is about the same weight as a wallet, so finally you have something in a great device that takes all of your media with you,” Alles added. “And it’s not just those recorded shows like we talked about; it’s also your music, your photos, and your videos–whether those videos are home videos or a downloaded film from the Internet.”
Originally published on Pocketnow on January 21, 2004. More Hardware articles from the Pocketnow archive.
