Carl Page, Chief Technology Officer Hand Held Entertainment, shows off a working prototype of the $99 ZVUE, a personal video player, that will be available nationwide in about 8 weeks. Listen to my exclusive audio interview (wmv, 5 minutes, 230K) using the Madplayer, a hand held music studio, as a digital voice recorder. (NOTE: There is a slight buzz to the audio file from increasing the volume in post production and compressing the file at 6.5Kbps)
Hands On Impression
ZVUE is Totally DroolCool.
The portable player will be a runaway hit this fall selling season.
I was the first member of the press to see and play with an actual working model.
The screen is a good size for watching videos and the sound is pure and clean.
The ZVUE! prototype rests on a pair of heardphones.
NOTE: A pair of earbuds will be included with the palm sized video player.
Resources
ZVUE! Video Interview (QT, 7.7meg, 3 minutes) (NOTE: Requires QT 6.0)Bob Kennedy, Santa Rosa LIVE TV, created the first video report on the ZVUE! portable video player. Michelle Lambert, New Digital Reporter Music Editor, interviews Carl Page, Chief Technology Officer Hand Held Entertainment.
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ZVUE! (PVP) Artwork Images
MemeStreams
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TechTV Digital/Mobile Focus PC Expo 2003
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Future Technology News - First Look</a>
Future Technology News - October Release</a>
Gizmodo - First Look</a>
Online Reporter
WSJ Personal Technology SF Chron (AP)
Spectrum IEEE
CNET - October 17, 2003
Epinions User Reviews
FishingForDeals Forum Discussion
ZVUE! Gadget Girl Photos of Michelle Lambert during a photo shoot
ZVUE Yahoo Group Links Articles and News Reports
Photo Credit
Photo: Jack Olmsted, NewDigialReporter.com
(c)MichelleLambert.com