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Gadgets
The Sony PSP is the most immediately desirable
piece of electronic hardware since the debut of the
iPod.
Finished in gloss black, with silver highlights, the
PSP does for hand-held gaming what the iPod did
for portable music players - It’s a triumph of
design.
The fascia of the PSP is dominated by the 4.3in
TFT screen which has a 16:9 widescreen aspect
ratio - ideal for watching movies as well as playing
games, with a resolution of 480 x 272 and a full
24-bit colour depth.
The image produced by the PSP display is simply
breathtaking. The Sony PSP arrives in the UK in
the Spring/ Summer.
Olympus, best known for its photographic
products, announced its entry into the portable
hard disk music player business with the
introduction of two m:robe brand products.
The m:robe MR 500i can accomodate MP3,
WMA and other digital formats and photos of
holidays and friends. The player has a 3.7in, 640 x
480 touch screen, 1.3 megapixel digital camera
and 20GB hard drive, which can store close to
20,000 digital snaps, as well as music.
The MR-100 looks very much like the iPod, and
has an equally appealing design. The MR-100,
which targets users of the iPod mini, provides a
USB 2.0 port and features 5GB storage capacity for
around 1,200 songs and plays both WMA and
MP3 file formats.
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