Handheld Devices Gallery - Multi-Function Players

E-Book Readers, Handheld Games, Satellite Radio

    by Douglas Dixon

• E-Book Readers
  • Amazon Kindle, B&N Nook, Sony Reader, others
• Portable Game Systems
  • Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, Sony PlayStation Portable
• Satellite Radio Players
  • SIRIUS / XM

See the Portable Media Players Gallery for more on iPods and other portable players
See the Apple iPod / iPhone Gallery for more on the iPod and iPhone product lines, market, and chronology
See the Mobile Communications Gallery for more on Mobile media, Phones and PDAs

E-Book Readers

Electronic books and magazines, E-Ink displays

• Books, magazines, newspapers, blogs ...
• Audio books, music, photos, ...
• Personal documents ..
• Dictionary, references ...
• Wireless access / sync to online store for paid and public domain content

Amazon Kindle - Wireless Reading Device

• www.amazon.com/kindle

Kindle E-reader Features

• Download books, anytime, anywhere - Built-in Wi-Fi, Free 3G wireless (3G & DX)
  • Books delivered in less than 60 seconds
• Electronic ink screen reflects light like ordinary paper
  • No glare, even in bright sunlight, Comfortable for long-form reading
  • As thin as a magazine (~ 1/3 in.), Use one-handed, page controls on both sides (6")
  • Not a touch screen (no fingerprints)
• Buy once, Read everywhere
  • Kindle; PC, Mac, Web browser; Apps - iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, Android, BlackBerry, WIndows Phone 7
  • www.amazon.com/KindleforPC
• Whispersync - Automatically synchronize your Kindle library, last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across devices and platforms
• Real Page Numbers - Correspond to actual print editions
• Popular Highlights - Community of Kindle readers mark most interesting passages
• Public Notes - Share your notes and see what others are saying about Kindle books
• Book lending - Kindle books to other Kindle users for 14 days
• Borrow Kindle books from more than 11,000 local libraries in the United States
  • www.amazon.com/kindle/publiclibraries
• Native PDF Support - dictionary lookup, notes, highlights, password protected
• Experimental features
• Transfer MP3 via USB to play as background music
• WebKit-based Web browser
• Read to me: Text-to-speech spoken menus for navigation
• Voice Guide: Text-to-speech to read English newspapers, magazines, blogs, books out loud (if permitted)
• Transfer documents by USB or email: Word, PDF, photos
  • Charge via USB - U.S. power adapter, micro-USB cable
• Special Offers versions - Display on screensaver and bottom of home screen - not when reading

Kindle Store

• Books, U.S. and international newspapers, magazines, blogs
  • Download audio titles from Audible.com, via PC
• Free storage for all Amazon digital content in the Amazon Cloud, re-download anytime
  
• Free samples: download and read first chapters
• Kindle Owners' Lending Library - Borrow one book a month for free with Amazon Prime membership
• New York Times Best Sellers and New Release books $9.99, unless marked otherwise
• www.amazon.com/kindlestore

Market Stats

• 1/10 - Kindle is the most wished for, most gifted, and #1 bestselling item across the millions of products sold on Amazon.com
• 11/11 - Over 1 million books, newspapers, and magazines, including latest best sellers, Kindle exclusives
  • Over 800,000 books are $9.99 or less
• 11/10 - Over 750,000 eBooks, newspapers, magazines, and blogs
  • 107 of 111 New York Times Best Sellers; Audiobooks, periodicals, blogs
  • Over 1.8 million free, out-of-copyright, pre-1923 books
• 8/11 - Amazon Instant Video - More than 100,000 movies and TV shows, 15,000 in HD
  • Amazon Prime members watch more than 9,000 movies and TV shows at no additional cost rent
  • Purchase new release movies starting at just $3.99, stream popular TV shows the day after first air.
• 10/09 - U.S. Kindle Store has more than 360,000 books
              including 101 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers - typically $9.99 or less,
              more than 7,000 blogs, over 60,000 audiobooks from Audible.com,
              more than 90 top U.S. and International newspapers and magazines,
              including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal,
              The Times (U.K.), Le Monde, The Economist, Newsweek, Time, Fortune
• 10/09 - Kindle is #1 bestselling item across all product categories on Amazon.com (both unit sales and dollars)
• Q1 09 - Over 230,000 books available, 50,000 audio titles from Audible.com, more than 1100 top blogs

Product History

• 11/11 - Kindle Owners' Lending Library - Borrow 1 book a month for free with Amazon Prime membership ($79)
  • www.amazon.com/kindleownerslendinglibrary
• 9/11 - New Kindle Fire tablet - $199 (Nov.)
• 9/11 - New Kindle Touch $99, Kindle Touch 3G $149 (Nov.)
• 9/11 - New Kindle $79
• 4,5/11 - Introduce Kindle 3G with Special Offers $164, Kindle with Special Offers $114 [3rd gen Kindle $139, Kindle 3G $189]
• 7/10 - Introduce Kindle gen 3 - Same 6" screen, 21% smaller body, 17% lighter
  • PR 7/10 -http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?...
  • E Ink "Pearl" display, 50% improved contrast, Double storage, 3500 books, Built-in Wi-Fi
  • 20% faster page turns, Enhanced PDF reader, New WebKit-based browser
  • Wi-Fi $139, 3G+Wi-Fi $189 (DX $379)
• 7/10 - Introduce New Kindle DX - 50% better contrast, darker fonts, $379
  • PR 7/10 - http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?...
• 1/10 - Introduce Kindle DX with Global Wireless - $489
  • PR 1/10 - http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?...
• 11/09 - 6-inch Kindle adds built-in native PDF reader, 85% more battery life (free firmware upgrade)
• 11/09 - Kindle for PC available free: Read books, access library
• 10/09 - Kindle price lowered to $259 (was $279)
• 10/09 - Introduce Kindle with U.S. & International Wireless, $279
• 10/09 - Kindle availalble outside U.S., more than 100 countries
• 5/09 - Announce Kindle DX with large 9.7 inch display, $489
• 3/09 - Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch available free from Apple App Store
• 2/09 - Ship Kindle 2
  • PR 2/09 - http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?...

Amazon Kindle Product Line (11/11)

Amazon Kindle Fire - tablet (11/11)

• 7-inch multi-touch LCD display
  • IPS (in-plane switching) technology and with reflective treatment
  • 1024 x 600 at 169 ppi, 16 million colors
  • Chemically strengthened to be 20X stiffer and 30X harder than plastic
• Amazon Silk "split" web browser - Accelerates web browsing using computing speed and power of the Amazon Web Services Cloud -- Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2)
  • Adobe Flash Player
• www.amazon.com/silk
• Online Content
  • Amazon Instant Video - Over 100,000 movies and TV shows; stream or download, purchase or rent
    • Free, instant, unlimited, commercial-free streaming of over 11,000 movies and TV shows for Amazon Prime members
  • Amazon MP3 - Over 17,000,000 songs, including new and bestselling albums from just $7.99 and individual songs from $0.69.
  • Kindle books - Over 1,000,000 books, including thousands of bestsellers, children's books, comic books and cookbooks in rich color; 100 exclusive graphic novels
  • Kindle Fire "Newsstand" - Hundreds of magazines and newspapers - interactive features from the
  • Android Apps - All the most popular apps and games, such as Angry Birds, Plants vs. Zombies, Cut the Rope and more. All apps are Amazon-tested on Kindle Fire to ensure quality and Amazon offers a new free paid app every day
• Formats - Kindle (AZW), TXT, PDF, unprotected MOBI, PRC natively, Audible (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), DOC, DOCX, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP, non-DRM AAC, MP3, MIDI, OGG, WAV, MP4, VP8

Amazon Kindle - Wi-Fi only (7/10)

Amazon Kindle Touch / 3G - (11/11)

Amazon Kindle Keyboard / gen 3 - 6" display - Wi-Fi / + 3G (7/10)

Amazon Kindle DX - 9.7" display - Wi-Fi + 3G (7/10)

Technical Details - Kindle 6" & Kindle DX (7/10)

• 5-way controller - precise navigation for selecting text or looking up words
  • Keyboard for search: Books, Kindle Store, Wikipedia, Web
  • 3.5 mm stereo audio jack, rear-mounted stereo speakers
• Organize library into collections / categories, same book in multiple collections
  • Whispersync - Sync your place across devices
• Bookmark pages, Text annotations for passages - Highlight and clip, export notes
• Share passages - Twitter and Facebook
• Popular highlights - Passages readers have highlighted
• New Oxford American Dictionary - over 250,000 entries and definitions
  • Automatically look up definitions of words under the cursor
• Password protection
• Electronic ink screen - 16 shades of gray, 50% improved contrast
  • No glare, even in bright sunlight, Eliminates eyestrain from backlit screens
  • Longer battery life, doesn't heat up like a laptop
  • 8 adjustable text sizes, 3 font styles - standard Caecilia, condensed Caecilia, sans serif
• Wireless delivery - Start reading books in less than 60 seconds - No computer required
  • Online archive - Re-download purchased books for free, anytime
  • Built-in Wi-Fi - Free access at AT&T hotspots
  • Free 3G wireless (3G & DX) - coverage in over 100 countries and territories
    • HSDPA modem (3G) with a fallback to EDGE/GPRS
  • Limits on number of devices that simultaneously use a single book (usually 6)
• Native Content Formats
  • Documents: Kindle (AZW), Text (TXT), PDF, unprotected Mobipocket (MOBI, PRC)
  • Audio: Audible (Audible Enhanced (AA, AAX)), MP3
  • Through conversion: HTML, DOC, JPEG, GIF, PNG, BMP
• Transfer documents (non-DRM):
  • Mount on computer as USB drive, see 3 folders
  • Send via e-mail - Kindle Personal Document Service, Optionally convert PDF to Kindle format
    • Customizable device e-mail address
    • Free via Wi-Fi - name@free.kindle.com, Via 3G for small fee - name@kindle.com
• Latest Generation Kindle vs. Previous 2nd gen.
  • Same 6" diagonal screen reading area, 21% smaller body, 17% lighter
  • E Ink "Pearl" display technology, 50% improved screen contrast, Crisper, darker fonts
  • Double the storage, Holds 3500 books; Built-in Wi-Fi
  • 20% faster page turns, quieter click; Enhanced PDF reader, New WebKit-based browser
  • Soft-touch textured back; Voice Guide read-to-me menus

OLD - Amazon Kindle DX - 9.7" display - Wi-Fi + 3G (5/09)

OLD - Amazon Kindle Wireless Reading Device - 6" - Global (10/09)

Amazon Kindle 2 / U.S. - 6" display (2/09) -> Replaced by International Version

OLD - Amazon Kindle (11/07)

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Barnes & Noble - NOOK eBook Reader

• www.nook.com
• http://mynook.barnesandnoble.com

NOOK Features

• Color touch panel / touch display (Color model)
• Removable battery
• Surf Web
• Play MP3s on built-in music player, play Pandora Internet radio
  • Audio player, photos, video (Color model)
• Built-in Wi-Fi - Free at all AT&T hotspots and Barnes & Noble stores
  • 3G models through AT&T
• Alive Touch technology lets children interact with words and pictures
• NOOKextras: Crossword Puzzles, Sudoku, Chess
• Lifetime Library - access books anytime, anywhere
• Sync bookmark place across devices
• LendMe App to lend books to friends
• Read on computers and mobile devices
  • Windows PCs, NOOKapp, for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, Android

NOOKbook Store

• 11/10 - Over 2 Million eBooks, 1 million free books
  • Most titles $9.99 or less, Sample books free before buy
• 2/10 - Over 1 million titles in Barnes and Noble eBookstore, More than 500,000 free eBooks
• http://www.barnesandnoble.com/ebooks

Product History

• 11/11 - Nook Tablet - $249
• 11/11 - NOOK Simple Touch $139 -> $99, NOOK Color $249 -> $199
• 5/11 - Introduce All-New NOOK - Full Touchscreen - $139
• 10/10 - Introduce NOOKcolor - 7", $249
  • PR 10/10 - http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/press_releases/2010_oct_26_nook_color.html
• 11/10 - NOOK 1.5 Update - faster page-turn, improved search, customized Library organization, password protection, continuous reading across all NOOK devices and software
• 6/10 - NOOK 1.4 Update - Free AT&T Wi-Fi access, Go To Page, extra extra large font, performance enhancements
• 6/10 - Introduce NOOK Wi-Fi $149, Nook 3G lower $199
  • PR 6/10 - http://www.barnesandnobleinc.com/press_releases/2010_june_21_nook_wifi.html
• 2/10 - NOOK ships $259
• 10/09 - Introduces nook, Wireless eBook Reader with E Ink Display & First Color Touch Screen for Navigation, $259

B&N NOOK Tablet - Android (11/11)

NOOK Color as a tablet, 2X processor and memory, microphone 7" VividView color touchscreen, 16M+ colors, IPS2 display, 1024 x 600, 169 PPI Media: HD movies, TV shows, music - from Netflix, Hulu Plus, Pandora Apps: Thousands of Android apps like Angry Birds and Epicurious Web browsing with Adobe Flash Player, e-mail with one inbox 1GHz TI OMAP4 (dual-core) processor, 1 GB RAM Microphone - Record narration for kids' Read and Record books Battery: 11.5 hrs. reading, 9 hrs. video wireless off, recharge 3 hrs. 16 GB memory (10K books), up to 32 GB with microSD card Wi-Fi, free and B&N stores 8.1 x 5.0 x 0.48 in, 14.1 oz. (lighter than Color) 11/11 $249

• Customized Reading
  • 8 text sizes, 6 fonts, background colors, line and margin spacing
  • Built-in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
• NOOK Tablet Supported Formats
  • Load EPUB (including Adobe DRM or DRM free) or PDF file types from computer or microSD card
  • Documents: XLS, DOC, PPT, TXT, DOCM, XLSM, PPTM, PPSX, PPSM, DOCX, XLX, PPTX
  • Videos: MP4, or Adobe Flash Player format, 3GP, 3G2 MKV, WEBM (Video Codecs: H.264, MPEG-4, H.263, VP8)
  • Images: JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP
  • Audio: MP3, MP4, AAC, AMR, WAV, OGG (Audio Codecs MP3, AAC, AMR, LPCM, OGG Vorbis)

B&N NOOK Simple Touch - Wi-Fi

6" E Ink Pearl Display, 800x600, 16-level gray scale 50% greater contrast than 1st Edition Read in bright sun with no glare 80% smoother page turns and minimized flashing 7 Text sizes plus 6 styles 5% lighter, 6% thinner and over an inch shorter than 1st Edition 2GB memory, up to 1,000 books; microSD card up to 32GB Free Wi-Fi in all B&N stores, over 20,000 AT&T hotspots Android OS Formats: ePub, PDF; Graphic: JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP Battery up to 2 months with Wi-Fi off, charge in 3 hours 6.5 x 5.0 x 0.47 in., 7.48 oz 11/11 $99 - was $139

B&N NOOK Color (10/10)

7 inch VividView color touchscreen display 178 degree viewing angle IPS (In Plane Switching), 16 million colors, 1024 x 600, 169 PPI 800MHz single-core processor, 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, up to 100 hours of audio, up to 32 GB microSD Plays music (MP3, AAC) and video (MP4) Quickoffice software - view Office files - Word, Excel, PowerPoint Adjust 6 text sizes, font styles, background colors, line / margin spacing Battery up to 8 hours without wireless, Charge in 3 hours 8.1 x 5.0 x 0.48 in., 15.8 oz. 11/11 - $199 - 10/10 - Introduced - $249 www.nookcolor.com

B&N NOOK 1st Edition / eBook Reader (3G 2/10, Wi-Fi 6/10)

6" E ink Vizplex display, 16-level gray scale Plus - 3.5 inch color touchscreen LCD at bottom - touch navigation 2 GB memory built in (approx. 1500 eBooks), microSD slot up to 16 GB Plus - Micro SD card slot - 16 GB expand up to 17,500 titles AT&T 3G Wireless Network Plus - Wi-Fi (Free at every Barnes & Noble) Password protection: Lock on sleep, password to buy Built-In Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary Android-based Mono speaker, 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack, Micro USB connector 600MHz single-core processor, 256 MB RAM Plus - Replaceable battery, Interchangeable back panel Battery up to 10 days, 2 days with wireless / music 7.7 x 4.9 x 0.5 in., 11.2 oz. (317 g) Ship 2/10 - $259 6/10 - Introduce NOOK Wi-Fi $149, Nook 3G lower $199 ~ 11/11 - $89 Wi-Fi www.nook.com

NOOK Supported File Types

• eBooks / Documents: EPUB (including Non or Adobe DRM), PDF
  • Nook adds PDB
  • Color adds: XLS, DOC, PPT, PPS, TXT, DOCM, XLSM, PPTM, PPSX, PPSM, DOCX, XLX, PPTX
• Graphics: JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP
• Audio: MP3
  • Color adds: AAC
• Video: MP4 (Color only)
• Not Supported: LIT, AMZ (Amazon), LRZ/LRX (Sony)
  • Nook not DOC, TXT
  • Color not PDB?

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Sony Reader Digital Book

• www.sony.com/reader
• www.SonyStyle.com

Sony Reader Wi-Fi

• 6" E Ink Pearl with Clear Touch Infrared Technology, 600 x 800 16 level gray scale
• Formats -
  • DRM Text : ePub (OPS v2.0, .epub file extension, Adobe DRM protected), PDF (PDF v1.6 or before, .pdf file extension, Adobe DRM protected)
  • Image : JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP
  • Unsecured Audio : Unsecured Audio: MP3 (Non encrypted), AAC (Non encrypted)
  • Unsecured Text : ePub, PDF, TXT
• 6 7/8 x 4 3/8 x 3/8 inches, 5.9 oz
• PRS-T1BC - $149 (11/11)

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Portable Game Systems (OLD)

Add Movies + Personal Media

1/10 - Nintendo sales through 2009 (life-to-date worldwide unit shipments)

• Nintendo DS line - 125 million hardware (DSi 16.4 M), 688 million software
  • Passed GameBoy (total 118.69 M units) as Nintendo largest selling videogame hardware
• Nintendo Wii - 67 million hardware, 510 million software
  • Best selling Nintendo home videogame console of all time
  • Passed Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) - total 61.91 million units)
• Forecast Apr 09-Mar 10
  • Wii - 20 million hardware, 192 million software
  • Nintendo DS line - 30 million hardware, 150 million software
• http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=22048

11/09 - Gaming System Hardware - November 2009 US Sales (NPD Group)

• Nintendo DS 1.7 M, Nintendo Wii 1.26 M, Microsoft Xbox 360 819.5 K
• Sony PlayStation 3 710.4 K, Sony PSP 293.9 K, Sony PlayStation 2 203.1 K
• Nintendo was more than half of all video game systems sold in the U.S. through Nov. in 2009 (Nintendo)

1/09 - Total units sold: 96 M Nintendo DS, 50 M  Sony PSP, 30 M Apple iPhone / iPod touch (4/09 - Engadget)

• Sony 1/09 - sold 50 million PSP series handhelds worldwide since December 2004
      2,000+ titles available worldwide on UMD, 200 million software sales
      www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/090213e.html
• Nintendo 12/08 - sold 96.22 million DS handhelds between December 2004 and December 2008
• Apple 3/09 - sold over 30m units of iPhones and iPod touch, 17M 3G
     www.engadget.com/2009/03/17/live-from-apples-iphone-os-3-0-preview-event

Nintendo DS

• 4/09 - Nintendo has sold 75 million DS units since launched in 2004 (CNBC)
• 4/09 - Nintendo sold 600,000 DSi units across North America and Europe 
      during first few days of availability (GameDaily)
      DSi has sold over 2 million units in Japan since on sale in Nov 2008

Sony PSP

• 3/10 - 60 million total units sold worldwide, North America 17 million sales since 2005 N. Am. release
• 6/08 - 41 million units sold
• 3/07 - 25 million hardware units sold, 100 million software title units worldwide

Nintendo 3DS (due 3/11)

Top 3DScreen: 3.53 inch widescreen LCD display, 3D view without glasses; 800x240 resolution (400 per eye for 3D) Bottom Touch Screen: 3.02-inch LCD, 320x240, touch screen. One inner camera + two outer cameras 640x480 (0.3 PM) Stereo speakers to left and right of top screen Nintendo 3DS Game Card: 2 GB Max. at launch Lithium ion battery details TBA. Parental controls similar to the Nintendo DSi Succeeds the Nintendo DS series 5.3 x 2.9 x 0.8 in. (closed), 8 oz PR 6/10 - E3 Announcement -   http://e3.nintendo.com/press-release/ http://e3.nintendo.com/3ds/ To be released in Japan Feb.y 26, 2011 - 25,000 yen ~ $300

• Wireless Communication: 2.4 GHz band
  • Multiple Nintendo 3DS systems connect via local wireless
  • IEEE 802.11 with WPA/WPA2
  • Exchange and download while in sleep mode
• Game Controls: Touch screen, embedded microphone,
  • A/B/X/Y face buttons, + Control Pad, L/R buttons, Start and Select buttons
  • "Slide Pad" for 360-degree analog input
  • one inner camera, two outer cameras
  • motion sensor, gyro sensor.
• Other Input Controls:
  • 3D Depth Slider to adjust level of 3D effect (or off)
  • Home button to call system function, Power button
  • Wireless switch to turn off wireless communications
  • Telescoping stylus 4 inches fully extended
• Input/Output:
  • Port for Nintendo 3DS and Nintendo DS game cards, SD memory card slot
  • AC adapter connector, charging cradle terminal, stereo headphone output jack.

Nintendo DS

Dual-screen handheld game console, clamshell design Two 3 LCD screens, bottom touchscreen "More than a game system, more of a personal tool to enrich our daily lives" 04 US - Nintendo DS 6/06 US - Nintendo DS Lite - Slimmer and lighter, brighter screen 4/09 US - Nintendo DSi - Larger screens, thinner, cameras, SD card

Nintendo DSi (4/09)

Larger 3.2 in. screens Thinner, slightly longer (74.9 x 137 x 18.9 mm), matte finish Two VGA / 0.3 MP cameras, interior hinge points towards user, exterior shell Audio player: Music player (AAC , not MP3) - adjust speed and pitch, apply filters     Voice recorder - Modify 10sec. sound clips, apply to songs Camera software: Apply lens effects to photos     View photo albums and slideshows, edit photos, Trade wirelessly Web browser, DSi Shop - games and applications, Prices free to $8, max $20 ARM9E 133 MHz CPU, 16 MB RAM, 256 MB internal Flash memory     Upgradable firmware SD/SDHC expansion card slot (not Game Boy Advance) Battery life lower,  9 - 14 hours 4/09 US - $169/$149, blue or black Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DSi www.nintendodsi.com    Find the Nintendo DSi on Amazon.com

Nintendo DS Lite (6/06) / DS (04)

Nintendo DS Lite (6/06) Slimmer and lighter, brighter screen (4 levels) Adjusted buttons and indicators, longer and thicker stylus 133 x 73.9 x 21.5 mm (5.2 x 2.9 x 0.85 in.), 218 grams 6/06 US - $129    Find the Nintendo DS Lite on Amazon.com Nintendo DS (04) Dual-screen handheld game console, clamshell design Two 3 in. TFT LCD screens, 256 x 192,      bottom touchscreen, fingers or included stylus Stereo speakers, built-in microphone Wi-Fi 802.11 to interact with near-by players     online with Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service Two ARM processors, 67 MHz +33 MHz co-processor, 3D rendering 4 MB RAM, 256 KB Serial Flash Memory Proprietary game card ROM, up to 256 MB, some small save memory     Backwards compatible with Game Boy Advance cartridges Battery about 10 hours 5.85 x 3.33 x 1.13 in., 9.7 oz. Released North America 11/04 - $149, 8/05 $129 Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_DS www.nintendo.com/ds

Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP)

Sony PSPgo (PSP-N1000) (due 10/09)

Sony PSP-3000  (11/08)

PSP Specifications (PSP-3000 -> PSPgo)

• PSP CPU (1-333 MHz), 64 MB memory, Memory Stick Micro (M2) slot
• Stereo speakers, built-in microphone for games with voice input, Skype phone calls
• Analog Video Out / headset connector - Now supports interlaced (was only progressive)
• Wi-Fi wireless LAN (IEEE 802.11b)
      Infrastructure mode + Ad hoc mode (connects up to 16 consoles)
• Web browser (Flash content), Internet radio, RSS feeds (streaming audio and video), Skype phone calls
      Remote play (access PS3),  Sony LocationFree (watch live TV)
      PlayStation Network - PlayStation Store to buy and download games and content
• High Speed USB 2.0 (mini-B)
• Controls: Directional buttons (up/down/right/left), Analog stick;  Action buttons (triangle, circle, cross, square)
      Start, Select, PS button; Power/Hold switch, WLAN switch; Display, Sound, Volume (+/-) buttons
• Video: Memory Stick Video Format: MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC LC), H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Main Profile (AAC LC)
      MP4 Format: MPEG-4 Simple Profile (AAC LC), 
          H.264/MPEG-4 AVC Main Profile - CABAC only - (AAC LC) / Baseline profile (AAC LC)
      AVI: Motion JPEG (Linear PCM or µ-Lau)
• Music: Memory Stick Audio Format: ATRAC3 / plus, MP3, MP3 (MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer3), MP4 (MPEG-4 AAC), 
      WAVE (Linear PCM), WMA (Windows Media Audio 9 Standard Only)
• Photo: JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG
• Power: Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery pack, AC adaptor, USB power supply
• AC adaptor, DC IN 5V, DC OUT, Battery pack (1200mAh)

PSP Product History

• 10/09 - PSPgo (PSP-N1000) - smaller - flash memory, no UMD
• New Media Go - PC access / download from PlayStation Store
       Manage PSP content on PC, games, videos, photos, music
       www.us.playstation.com/psn/mediago
• PR 6/09 - PSPgo - www.us.playstation.com/News/PressReleases/518
• 6/09 - PSP Development Tool hardware reduced to $1,500
• March 2009, PSP world wide sell-in units 51.6+ million
• PR 6/09 - www.us.playstation.com/News/PressReleases/517
• 10/08 - PSP-3000 - Enhanced display, microphone
  • PR 8/08 - www.us.playstation.com/News/PressReleases/484
  • PR 8/08 - www.us.playstation.com/News/PressReleases/485
• 1/08 - PSP-2000 with Skype - PR - www.us.playstation.com/News/PressReleases/447
• 9/07 - PSP-2000 - slimmer and lighter, video out
• 12/06 - PSP-1000 launch
• 2005 - PSP system launch

Sony PSP-2000  (9/07)

• 33% lighter, 19% slimmer (280 to 189 g, 23.0 to 18.6 mm)
      169.4 x 71.4 x 18.6 mm, 189g / 6.7 oz
• Video-out port (progressive)
• Temporarily store game data from UMD, reducing load time during game play
• Charge through USB cable during data transfer
• Memory Stick PRO Duo slot ?
• Colors: Piano Black, Ceramic White, Ice Silver

    Find the Sony PSP-2000 on Amazon.com

Sony PSP-1000 (12/06)

• 333 MHz CPU, 32 MB
• 16:9 Wide screen TFT LCD,  4.3 in., 480 x 272, 16 M colors
• Memory Stick: MP4 video, MP3 and ATRAC3plus audio, JPEG photos
• IEEE 802.11b (Wi-Fi), ad-hoc networking to up to 16 PSPs, Internet
• USB 2.0, Memory Stick Duo, Infrared Port
• 6.7 x 2.9 x .9 inches, 280 g / .62 lbs
• Removable battery, 4 to 6 hours
• $199, $249
• PSP Media Manager software, $19, www.sonymediasoftware.com

    Find the Sony PSP-1000 on Amazon.com

PSP - Universal Media Disc (UMD)

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Satellite Radio - SIRIUS and XM

SIRIUS Satellite Radio

www.sirius.com

XM Satellite Radio

www.xmradio.com

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