ZVUE's $99 Video and MP3 Player

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ZVUE's $99 Video and MP3 Player

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday March 4, 2004 @06:55AM from the still-no-hard-drive dept.

blackmonday writes "Hand Held Entertainment's ZVUE is an MP3 player, video and photo viewer with a color screen. At the price of $99, I think it might be worth the investment for the hacking potential alone. Uses Secure Digital/MMC cards rather than Compact Flash, but looks very cool. The funniest part - you can buy cartridges (apparently in some propietary format) of low budget wrestling movies and wannabe rapper videos."

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My Own Low Budget Rap... by blackmonday · 2004-03-04 06:56 · Score: 5, Funny

After 2 years of tryin,
I' think I must be dyin,
Today sure hits the spot
cuz I got my first article posted on slashdot!

Can I get a hell yeah?
1. Re:My Own Low Budget Rap... by liquidsin · 2004-03-04 07:03 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I was gonna visit your band site, as linked in your sig. Then I read your post...
  
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  do not read this line twice.
2. Re:My Own Low Budget Rap... by Embedded+Geek · 2004-03-04 07:03 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  I'm glad to hear you did so fine,
  but for now you better get in line.
  I've had a few in my day,
  but the hall of fame is still far away.
  Congrats! Be sure to show off the addition to the bottom of your user page to all your buddies.
  
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  "Prepare for the worst - hope for the best."
3. Re:My Own Low Budget Rap... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-03-04 07:12 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  My ISP is cryin'
  My web server is die'n
  The CPU's too hot
  cuz my site got posted on slashdot!
4. Re:My Own Low Budget Rap... by BMonger · 2004-03-04 07:55 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  You kids and your "rap".
  Where did the haiku's go to?
  Oh the good old days.
Why can't you just USE the damned thing?? by Trolling4Columbine · 2004-03-04 06:57 · Score: 5, Funny

"At the price of $99, I think it might be worth the investment for the hacking potential alone."
I bet it could be used as a pretty neat MP3 and video player too!

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Socialism: A feeling of discontent and resentment caused by a desire for the possessions or qualities of another.
Low Budget Porn Cards by DaRat · 2004-03-04 06:58 · Score: 5, Funny

Just wait till you get buy low budget porn cards. Then things will really take off.
1. Re:Low Budget Porn Cards by Lord+Kano · 2004-03-04 07:34 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  I think that they'll need to start selling a stand or tripod or something, a "handheld" player would be useless for porn without one.
  
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  "Hi. This is my friend, Jack Shit, and you don't know him." - Lord Kano
2. Re:Low Budget Porn Cards by Lord+Kano · 2004-03-04 20:37 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  What's the matter? You've got two hands, don't you?
  
  Yeah, and I need 'em both.
  
  LK
  
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  "Hi. This is my friend, Jack Shit, and you don't know him." - Lord Kano
I just don get it... by DeionXxX · 2004-03-04 06:59 · Score: 5, Funny

Seriously, I just don't get why you'd want to watch video's at a resolution so small.

Hot new music videos, extreme radical sports, wild, action videos that wreak havoc and lay waste

Who the hell uses the word "radical" anymore? WTF are "wild, action video that wreak havoc and lay waste" ... It sounds like the videos are going to shit on you..

Ugh.. just lame...

--D3X
NeoX3.com: The One Site for Free Adult Entertainment...
I hope their video players... by Rikardon · 2004-03-04 07:00 · Score: 3, Funny

...are more durable than their servers!

Five comments, and already slashdotted. Sigh.

=)
great... by thrillbert · 2004-03-04 07:00 · Score: 4, Funny

Now I'm really going to have to wait for a bathroom stall to open up.. portable pr0n.. just what we all needed...

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How long a minute is depends on which side of the bathroom door you're on.
Loading ... by No_Weak_Heart · 2004-03-04 07:01 · Score: 3, Funny

Are they using this gadget to power their site?
where's the beef^H^H^H^Hspecs by tamarik · 2004-03-04 07:03 · Score: 2, Funny

No specs at all that I can find but at the bottom of their FAQ is this:

Why does the low battery indicator come on after I put in fresh batteries and use them for only a short time?

Depending on the type and brand of battery, the low battery indicator may come on while there are still hours of battery life left. You can continue to use the ZVUE until the batteries actually run down. You should also be aware, that when the batteries are low, the ZVUE may not operate properly.

huh?
Sharing photos without a computer by neves · 2004-03-04 07:07 · Score: 2, Funny

$99 for a a nice gadget. Seeing videos in this small screen is awlful, but it looks great to show the digital photos of your last trip for your friends while drinking a beer without computers around. It should be cheaper to have just a photo display device. This is usually a good use of color PDAs, but they are expensive. Does anyone here know about a cheap, good, and linux compatible device just to display photos? An internal HD would be better than a compact flash one.
..low budget wrestling movies ... by burgburgburg · 2004-03-04 07:07 · Score: 3, Funny

As opposed to the high budget wrestling movies like "No Holds Barred" and ...,ummm, "All The Marbles" and ...umm, ...films like that.
I apologize in advance... by liquidsin · 2004-03-04 07:11 · Score: 2, Funny

In soviet Canada, Zed-View pronounces YOU!

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Re:Too much hype... by switcha · 2004-03-04 07:14 · Score: 2, Funny

but I couldn't find weight or whether it has a belt clip.
Because even beyond the flavor of embedded OS or Ogg support, the portable device deal breaker for the true geek is whether or not it can be added to the "belt arsenal".

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You know what? ... A little club soda *did* get that out!
Re:Wannabe - not quite by boarder · 2004-03-04 07:16 · Score: 2, Funny

He is also a major component of Chappelle Show comedy.

YEEEEEAAHHHHHHH
OKAAAY
What?!
What?!
What?!
What?!
YEAAAAAAHHHHHHH

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IANAL, but I play one on /.
Page text, for those that couldn't read it : by Glonoinha · 2004-03-04 07:16 · Score: 4, Funny

The page cannot be found
The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.

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Please try the following:

If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.

Open the www.zvue.com home page, and then look for links to the information you want.
Click the Back button to try another link.
Click Search to look for information on the Internet.

HTTP 400 - Bad Request
Internet Explorer

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Glonoinha the MebiByte Slayer
Re:Full Color! High-Res! on a 2" x 2" screen :( by Yi+Ding · 2004-03-04 07:19 · Score: 4, Funny

I'd rather have a bigger screen at the cost of some color and video quality.

Hmm.... Looks like I've found a buyer for my 5 year old 10" black and white TV. In fact, I'll sell it to you for the same price as this gadget, just 100 bucks.
Re:Wannabe - not quite by Monkelectric · 2004-03-04 07:25 · Score: 3, Funny

Being a "platinum selling rap artist" is alot like wining the special Olympics, yea you won, but you're still a retard.

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Re:Wannabe - not quite by jwriney · 2004-03-04 07:53 · Score: 4, Funny

(scholarly voice)
Lil' Jon : Pardon me, sir, but will this post reflect negatively upon my karma rating?
Mod : It depends on if the other moderators find it funny.

(brief pause)

Lil' Jon : What?
Mod : It depends on if the other moderators find it funny.
Lil' Jon : What?
Mod : It depends on if the other moderators find it funny.
Lil' Jon : What?
Mod: (-1, Troll)
Lil' Jon : OKAYYYYYY!

--riney
(a-skeet skeet skeet skeet)
Re:Six inch floppies? by martinX · 2004-03-04 10:44 · Score: 4, Funny

When 3.5" floppies were introduced to South Africa, in order to distinguish them from the flexible and floppy 5.25" disks, they were called "stiffies" ... so the campaign was 'would you rather have a 5.25" floppy or a 3.5" stiffy".

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