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5.5 oz. MPEG-4/Audio Portable From Archos

Posted by timothy on from the horning-in dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Several manufacturers produce hard drive-based MPEG-4 portables now, but to date they are all big and heavy devices weighing in at around 3/4 of a pound. Archos just announced the Gmini 400, a 20GB video/audio player that comes in at the iPod's dimensions and light 5.6 ounces. Presently shipping, I guess they are ready now for the iPod Video in case that player ever becomes more that a /. myth."

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  1. Portable Video? by stickytar · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I couldn't help but laugh a little bit when I read the "IPod killer" quote in the article. How does a portable video player sell? Don't most people get portable music devices for listening to music on the go? If I wanted to watch a movie wouldn't you do that on the big screen at home? I guess I can see this as being a great digital babysitter for the kids in the car on the long trips but I can think of a billion other things that would suffice for entertainment at a fraction of the cost. Come to think of it they don't have moving parts either...

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  2. Re:The rotating machinery has got to go by DAldredge · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    How much of that 16gb is legal music?