Shenzhen Powtele rolls out touchscreen-based PMP-400
By Donald Melanson 
posted Aug 22nd 2007 1:12AM
posted Aug 22nd 2007 1:12AM
If KindyElec's China-centric PMP wasn't your thing, then perhaps this new button-less wonder from Shenzhen Powtele will be more to your liking. Boasting a 4-inch 480x272 touchscreen, this one's available in 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB varieties, with an SD/MMC slot provided for further expansion. You'll also get support for just about every audio/video format you could ask for, including DivX, Xvid, and OGG, along with some rudimentary e-book support, and a TV output for some bigger screen viewing. No word on a price, although it's apparently intended for markets "worldwide" -- under a number of different brand names, no doubt.
[Via PMP Today]
[Via PMP Today]
Another touchscreen PMP will be released soon. The Hacha PA20 will be out in a few weeks at http://HachaOnline.com.
Official site is at www.hacha.cn
But who is better? There's only one way to settle this: FIGHT!
There seems to have been a rash of these things cropping up recently, all due for release soon. I wonder if they're connected with the new, rumoured iPod models? Hmmmm.
Well, news of the Hacha PA20 has been around for a long time (close to the start of the year) but its release has been delayed since Hacha wants to make sure it is working perfectly.
The PA20 also looks a lot more stylish and thinner than this one.
But you would say yours is better, which is why I proposed a fight. Trial by combat is a splendid way of determining the better product.
Why even bother releasing a 1gb or 2gb version of a PMP?
This looks exactly like the Magellan 4000 series of Auto Navigation devices. Way to copy designs.