NEC VoToL 30GB PMP

NEC Japan announced their new Visual On-demand Tool for of Life, or VoToL. This compact PMP packs in a 30GB disk, 2.7-inch 320 x 240 LCD, USB 2.0, SD expansion, and support for MPEG-2/4 and DivX video and MP3, WMA, Ogg, Vorbis and AAC audio among others. It also features an English to/from Japanese translator which takes spoken word and displays the translated text directly back to the display. Sounds good so far, but this slightly-larger-than-a-5G-iPod device only manages to pump 8-hours of audio (4-hours video) while on battery so that translator had better be damned useful for say, haggling down the $340 green-equiv price in Akihabara, which is where NEC will drop this (first?) in March.

[Via NewLaunches, Thanks Dhiram]

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 14th 2006 11:08AM]

Flask-tastic!

[cuby Posted Feb 14th 2006 11:26AM]

this thing is bizarre, also hot. refreshing to see more flask-based industrial design in consumer electronics.

and can you just imagine the hilarity of this "translator"? all i can say is, this device sure will ride the precision invisible dipwave, all for the happy baby on fantastic smarts.

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[(Unverified) Posted Feb 14th 2006 11:57AM]

A spoken word translator? Would it have to be trained...?

[PEZ Posted Feb 14th 2006 12:13PM]

Gotta stop compating battery life to iPods.

If people wanted iPods, they wouldnt bother reading this other stuff.

We like it how it is :)

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 14th 2006 12:15PM]

This is really cool! I want it.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 14th 2006 12:15PM]

This is really cool! I want it.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 14th 2006 12:55PM]

I think that this things really separates itself by supporting more/better format. At essenstially only 4 hours of batter life, the device is a little aenemic in that area but this is an infinitely more versatile device in my opinion. Plus it looks cool.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 14th 2006 1:18PM]

heh. It really does look like a fancy digital hip-flask.

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 14th 2006 2:09PM]

What that top part? If you blow into it, does it give you your blood alcohol level?

[(Unverified) Posted Feb 14th 2006 3:49PM]

4 hrs life for video. No music time listed.

Plus, no idea if it has English menus.

[Slvrgun Posted Feb 14th 2006 8:50PM]

The top silver part is a dial which you twist to change between the devices individual functions.