More Linux Portable Media Players On The Way

Posted by timothy on Monday January 3, 2005 @11:05AM from the promises-promises dept.

An anonymous reader writes "According to LinuxDevices.com, Taiwanese motherboard maker FIC will unveil a Linux-based portable media player (PMP) at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. FIC's 'Vassili' includes a 3.6-inch color LCD screen and a 20GB hard drive, and supports files in MPEG 1-4, MP3, WMA, WAV, ASF, AVI, and JPEG format. Speaking of Linux-based PMPs, Archos will also showcase its lastest PMP, the Pocket Media Assistant PMA400 at CES, and other Linux-based PMPs have recently been announced by iRiver, Veritouch, and Zupera."

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No OGG? by AtariAmarok · 2005-01-03 11:16 · Score: 0, Redundant

No OGG format? The list looks kind of odd without it. And then they include something old and quaint like WAV.
Thankfully, there is no mentions of DRM. At least in the first summary.

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You don't know much about women by zoloto · 2005-01-03 12:04 · Score: 0, Redundant

Impress her with the 2.6.9 kernel and you'll have it made