Thomson offers up V888 slider PMP

Although Thomson's V888 isn't apt to make any calls, it sure slides with the best of 'em. This interestingly designed portable media player maximizes screen space by relocating the full gamut of controls beneath the display, and with all that space for buttons, we're delighted to see a control pad layout for playing any built-in games. Additionally, this unit packs a four-inch display, supports MPEG1/2/4, DivX, MP3, WAV, WMA, ASF, DAT, MOV and a host of other formats, includes an image / text viewer, and even does video out. You'll also find a removable battery, voice recording capabilities, and an SD expansion slot for loading up media. No word on pricing or availability at the moment, but click on for a few more snapshots of this unique device.

[Via PMPToday]

[jw @ Aug 17th 2007 8:01AM]

2GB version 999 yuan = $120

[Tony C @ Aug 17th 2007 8:04AM]

LOL, Personal Amusement Terminal??? Besides the really bad acronym, it sounds like something that arrives on your doorstep in a nondescript plain brown wrapper from Adam and Eve. :D

[skumpy @ Aug 17th 2007 11:39AM]

P.A.T. that's a pretty standard acronym, is it not?

[Tony C @ Aug 17th 2007 12:29PM]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_(Saturday_Night_Live)

[keepevets @ Aug 17th 2007 8:23AM]

that is definetly designed to be a Nintendo emulator

[bombastinator @ Aug 17th 2007 8:27AM]

Yep. Look at those buttons. I wonder if it's got some linux up in there.

[KC @ Aug 17th 2007 8:35AM]

This would probably be in the Keepin' it Real Fake had the iRiver G10 ever been release. Now Chinese companies are copying vaporware designs.
http://www.gizmolounge.net/2007/08/iriver-g10-vs-tms-v888.html

[lord_of_hair @ Aug 17th 2007 9:01AM]

sorry about my comment below, I posted it way after I wrote it, silly me
and thanks for the link, it's nice to reminisce

-Lord of Hair

[3rdsun @ Aug 17th 2007 10:14AM]

The iRiver G10 is still on schedule, whenever that maybe

[lord_of_hair @ Aug 17th 2007 8:49AM]

oh dear, looks like they copied irivers gaming machine that never came into being (least not to my knowledge)

hope irivers player does become a reality, perhaps with the Clix interface when its shut
yeh that would be very cool

-Lord of Hair

[Ondra Soukup @ Aug 17th 2007 9:08AM]

Why do they make them with so little memory, f***tards ?!

[Denden @ Aug 19th 2007 10:13PM]

With memory being so cheap but so expensive before isn't this a cheap and irresposible way to increase your profit margin... I wish they would pass on the benifits to us consumers as well. Cool concept, I was never really one for leaving fingerprints all over the screen I was trying to watch.

[darkwooly @ Oct 27th 2007 7:00PM]

where do you buy on of these

[shrdlu @ Oct 29th 2007 7:07AM]

>where do you buy on of these

Shanghai, Metro station Xu Ja Hui, Digital Plaza #2 (Exit 9 or 11),
ask for "PMP plus Game", price ~1200 RMB.
With a second battery and a 1GB Transcend SD card, a couple of days ago I paid RMB 1350. Too much, I guess... :-)
-sh