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Apple Computer's iPods have been center stage in the gadget world- and has just been upstaged by...another iPod! The new video-capable MP3 player iPod has evolved into a handheld star. First, the iPod played songs, and then it held photos, then podcasts. Now it changes the way you enjoy entertainment. It holds up to 15,000 songs, full color album art and up to 25,000 photos. The amazing new iPod can also handle up to 150 hours of video on its 2.5 inch color display. You can watch music videos, catch up on your reading with audiobooks, look up an email address, and even watch your favorite TV shows. Not enough features? How about browsing your calendar and checking the time in another city? And, of course, spin some tunes; the Apple Click Wheel gives you access to your entire music, photo and video library- with one thumb. You can control the volume using the touch sensitive surface, not to mention pause, rewind and fast forward. Create playlists on the go. You'll also have fun filling your iPod with downloads from the iTunes Music Store. Choose from over 2 million songs, 25,000 podcasts, 2000 music videos and more. Just download them into your Mac or PC and sync them to your iPod. Don't forget to get the optional audio cable and play music on your home stereo, plus S-Video cables to play VJ on your TV. The now-famous iPod can perform the same feat with iPod photo slideshows. All this can be done from across the room using the optional Universal Dock and handy new Apple remote. The new iPod's biggest trick? At under half an inch thin, the new 30GB iPod takes up 45 percent less room than the original iPod. Even the new 60 GB model is ten percent thinner than the fourth-generation 20 GB iPod. More features in less space? The curtains have opened on a new superstar! Get the new iPod (also available in a new color-Sleek Black) wherever you buy electronics, or look on www.apple.com
The highly anticipated Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP) has arrived! It delivers its promise of bringing a PlayStation 2- like gaming experience to a handheld gaming platform with built- in wireless capabilities. The PSP plays video and music, displays images and even surfs the web. It weighs only 6.2 ounces, including its removable battery, measures 6.7"W x 2.9"H x 0.9"D yet feels well built and solid in your hand. Its perfect portability will make you want to take this cool device everywhere you go. The centerpiece of this handheld is its especially impressive 4.3" wide screen display (480 x 272 pixels, 16.77 million colors). The screen is flanked by well-placed controls that will be immediately recognizable to fans of past PlayStations; the directional keypad on the left, and the familiar square, circle and X buttons on the right. There's even an analog 'joystick' below the directional keypad. Use the directional keypad to navigate through Settings, Photo, Music, Video, Game and Internet icons. The PSP is touted as first and foremost a gaming device, yet it does so much more, a versatile portable entertainment system with amazing sound and graphics. Watch movies (UMD and Memory Stick Duo), listen to MP3s and be the envy of everyone for having this beautiful device. The Sony PSP runs on a proprietary 333MHz processor and comes with 32 MB of built-in memory, some of it reserved for the PSP's operating system and applications, and 4 MB of embedded DRAM. The top edge of the PSP has infrared and a USB 2.0 port that you can use to link the device to your PC or Mac with a USB cable available separately. The USB port will also be the home base for any future accessories you may want to add, such as a keyboard or a camera attachment. Sony's PSP has hit a home run and elevated portable gaming to the next level! Look for this item wherever you buy electronics, and on www.sony.com.