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ZVUE's $99 Video and MP3 Player

Posted by CmdrTaco on 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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  1. My Own Low Budget Rap... by blackmonday · · 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?

  2. Too much hype... by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Lessee, three links on the same page to "Order Your ZVUE Now!" ... Link to the Player, more "Order Your ZVUE Now!" links, (I see it arrives for the 2003 holiday shopping season, looks like old news.) The FAQ covers some stuff. This thing probably sucks power when watching video, so "runs for hours on 4 AA batteries" probably means audio, not video. It's probably pretty heavy, too, but I couldn't find weight or whether it has a belt clip.

    Uses Secure Digital/MMC cards rather than Compact Flash, but looks very cool.

    Yet another memory card format to contend with, ugh.

    Pretty hyped site. Little on useful information. :-/

    --

    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  3. Hmmmm..... by HullBreach · · Score: 5, Interesting

    It'd be sweet to wire one of these into the front of a casing & set it up as a secondary monitor for performance data.

    --
    "Hand me the bullet-shooty-thing and a box of little hurts" -Overheard on a USMC Rifle range
  4. Why can't you just USE the damned thing?? by Trolling4Columbine · · 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!

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

    Just wait till you get buy low budget porn cards. Then things will really take off.

  6. I just don get it... by DeionXxX · · 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...

  7. Wannabe - not quite by WhiteLudaFan · · Score: 5, Informative

    For what it is worth, Lil' Jon is a platinum selling rap artist. He currently is involved with 2 songs in the top 20 of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart and 3 songs in the top 50 of the Hot 100.

  8. Not so good by pcmanjon · · Score: 5, Informative

    I've reviewed one of these directly from Hand Held Entertainment and it's not all it's cracked up to be, the design doesn't fit in your pocket (tested in bluejeans) very well and it only supports mp3 (not ogg)

    Additionally, they sent some of the proprietary cartridges to try out, 2 out of the 3 freebie proprietary cartridges we tested did not work.

    I wouldn't pay cash for it.

    Regards

  9. ZVUE Development Community by ElliotLee · · Score: 5, Interesting
    The Cybiko Forums has had posts about the ZVUE since October 2003. This is where the Stormplayer (latest version) Cybiko Video Player and other major Cybiko developments were revealed and discussed.


    Cybiko is a low-cost, hackable handheld computer released at the end of 2000. Forum leaders may soon expand the boards to officially cover the ZVUE - it's a logical step from the Cybiko computer.


    Feel free to discuss the ZVUE in the Development boards.