Amazon is taking pre-orders for Portable Media Center. From th eAmazon page:
Q: What are Portable Media Centers?
A: Windows Mobile-based Portable Media Centers are handheld devices that play recorded TV, movies, home videos, music, and photos transferred from a PC with Windows XP.
Q: What can I play on a Portable Media Center?
A: Portable Media Centers play more than just music. You can also play video, such as TV shows recorded on your PC, home video and movies downloaded from the Internet, and you can view digital photos anywher
Q: What PC operating system do I need in order to use a Portable Media Center?
A: Portable Media Centers will work with any version of Windows XP, including Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional Edition, and Windows XP Tablet PC Edition. Because of its TV-recording capabilities, a PC with Windows XP Media Center Edition is recommended.
e and anytime.
Q: Can I connect my PMC to a TV or stereo?
A: Yes, content stored on your Portable Media Center can be projected to a TV, or a car or home stereo using the device’s “audio-video out” options and a composite video cable. The devices will support both NTSC (United States) and PAL (Europe and Asia) TV output settings.
There’s more info at the link above.
[Found at Joe Wilcox]These sound like great Tablet features too. I’m sure we’ll continue to see a merging and splitting of various devices over the coming years as companies explore different markets.
I like the idea of very small devices, like PMCs. They’re easy to carry and often have well tuned user packaging and experiences. Tablets can learn a thing or two from them. In fact, when I see small devices, such as these, one of the first thoughts that comes to mind is whether an ink-capable digitzer can be practically integrated in. I’d like to see ink supported in more devices–especially in some instant-on devices.