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The Japanese are at it again, this time producing a 1cm thick Digital TV device, featuring a 320×180 resolution (H.264 compatible) screen and 100gm weight. Sweet!

Aigo DT5200 PMP

This nice little device sports a 4.3-inch 480 x 272 pixel display, with two-megapixel camera, rechargeable Li-ion, USB 2.0 connectivity, video out and get this – and an integrated DAB TV tuner. On the media player side, H.264, AAC, MP3, JPEG, and MPEG4 files are supported. The downside – only 256mb of onboard memory, but relax, there’s an SD expansion slot.

Sony’s PMX-M70

This sexy looking device from Sony has a 4.3 inch TFT screen too, and comes in 2, 4 and 8 GB flash capacities. It supports MP3, WMA, and AAC audio formats; and MPEG-4 , AVC (H.264/AVC), and AVI video formats. If grow tired of listening to your music files, you can use the onboard FM Tuner and Recorder/Voice Recorder to entertain yourself. There is also a built-in speaker and Memory Stick expansion slot, and reportedly has a 20 hour battery life for audio.

Now, let’s all go have a quick cry and mutter things about conspiracies under our breath.

Yes, iPhone fever is everywhere, and probably will be around for some time to come. One thing for certain is that there will be no shortage of Asian knock-offs, hoping to capitalise on the success of the gadget. This latest contender comes from Sophia Mobile, with the touchscreen-enabled Nani (literally, “What?” in Japanese) . It boasts a “4.3-inch touchscreen, video playback at 800 x 400 pixels, a MicroSD card slot, Wi-Fi capability, a camera and a TV tuner”. Mobile TV sounds particularly juicy – it would be a great way to catch up on news and shows while commuting.

You never know – it could be the next iPhone killer, or maybe it could be just a stopgap for those outside the US still waiting to get their hands on an iPhone.

“Consumers can now experience first-hand the power of visual communications by bringing a Motorola Ojo into their connected home,” said David Grubb, vice president, Motorola consumer entertainment solutions. “The Motorola Ojo lets loved ones share personal moments and make new memories even though they might be thousands of miles apart. By enhancing the traditional voice call with real-time video, Ojo lets you now truly be there, even if you can’t get there.“

At $799(USD) a pop though, you better know what you’re getting into. PC Magazine has a review of the phone here.

I think I’ll miss taking phone calls in my underwear…

FULL PRESS RELEASE

Take a Closer Look! Motorola Ojo™ Personal Video Phone Now Available at Retail

Visit one of the high-end retailers launching the revolutionary videophone to see first-hand how Motorola Ojo is changing the face of personal communications.

HORSHAM, Pa. – 2 May 2005 – Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) today announced the availability of the award-winning Motorola Ojo™ Personal Video Phone. Consumers can now order the world’s first true-to-life videophone through www.motorola.com/ojo and from premium retail locations throughout the United States beginning later this month.

The Motorola Ojo™ Personal Video Phone makes it easy to share special moments and feel close to people important to you, even when you can’t physically be together. The phone sends face-to-face conversations – complete with full-motion video and synchronized audio – over any high-speed Internet connection, keeping friends, family, co-workers, and more seamlessly connected.

“Consumers can now experience first-hand the power of visual communications by bringing a Motorola Ojo into their connected home,” said David Grubb, vice president, Motorola consumer entertainment solutions. “The Motorola Ojo lets loved ones share personal moments and make new memories even though they might be thousands of miles apart. By enhancing the traditional voice call with real-time video, Ojo lets you now truly be there, even if you can’t get there.“

See The Difference For Yourself
With Ojo, seeing is truly believing. So Motorola has partnered with premium retailers to make it easy to get a personal demonstration of Ojo in action, including:

• ABT Electronics is one of the largest independent retailers of consumer electronics and major appliances in the United States, and has been in business for over 68 years. Motorola Ojo will be showcased on the floor of the company’s 250,000 square foot showroom in Glenview, IL, a suburb of Chicago.

For more information, visit www.abtelectronics.com.

• A Delaware Valley institution, Bob and Ron’s World Wide Stereo has been making home electronics simple and enjoyable for almost 30 years. From a knowledgeable sales staff with “audio video and home integration in their genes” to a fleet of experts that will design and install a home theater, customers count on World Wide to explain how technology can make their lives easier.

Motorola Ojo will be featured in the Ardmore and Montgomeryville, Pa. showrooms, where consumers can see a live demonstration.

For more information, visit their online showroom at www.wwstereo.com

• Hammacher Schlemmer, the oldest catalog retailer in the United States, will feature Motorola Ojo in its Father’s Day and Summer 2005 catalogs, and online at the company’s website. Visitors to the company’s flagship store in New York City can also get a first-hand look at Ojo, and even purchase one to take home.

For over 157 years, Hammacher Schlemmer has offered customers “the best, the only, and the unexpected” products in the marketplace.

For more information, visit www.hammacher.com.

• MyerEmco Audio Video stores specialize in providing expert advice on the latest cutting-edge technologies like the Motorola Ojo. The Ojo is a perfect example of MyerEmco Audio Video’s new and exciting product offerings, including a large selection of high-definition flat panel television, home theater equipment, and mobile electronics.

Find the Motorola Ojo at any Washington DC metro area location and experience how it can complement and enhance your family’s lifestyle.

For store listings and directions, visit www.myeremco.com

• RCS Experience presents consumers with an entirely new concept in retailing. The company’s Madison Avenue technology showroom in New York City is the first computer and electronics venue to go beyond showcasing individual products; instead, consumers have access to an environment that demonstrates how “devices” interact with each other – at home, while traveling, and in the office.

Live demonstrations of the Motorola Ojo will be featured as part of a broadband home environment which depicts how easily this technology product is incorporated into any home or small office setting. Customers can experience for themselves the quality and clarity of the Ojo videophone and the exciting ability to communicate face-to-face.

For more information, visit their virtual showroom online at www.rcsexperience.com.

Award-Winning Features
The Consumer Electronics Association honored the Motorola Ojo Personal Video Phone with a “2005 Best of Innovations in Design and Engineering” award for simplifying the complex technology of video telephony. Here are five key features of the Motorola Ojo Personal Video Phone:

FULL MOTION VIDEO – Motorola Ojo captures and sends full motion video at 30 frames per second, motion that’s near broadcast-TV quality. Your voice remains synchronized to your image, even as the transmission travels over the Internet.

INNOVATIVE DESIGN – The innovative, stylish and functional design makes it a perfect addition to any room in the home, from the kitchen to the office. The elevated (eye-level), portrait-oriented LCD digital display (7”diagonal) and camera placement create an experience that is natural and true-to-life.

ON-SCREEN CONTROLS – The on-screen menu system makes it easy to make calls and manage your phone numbers. You can attach an image to any contact in the phone book, so you can “dial by face,” or get picture caller ID when Ojo rings. During calls, the display features a small self-viewer, to see how you are positioned in front of the camera, and know exactly what the other party is viewing.

INTEGRATED CORDLESS PHONE – Use the integrated cordless handset to make voice-only calls using either the public service telephone network (PSTN) or a voice-over-IP (VoIP) network1. Motorola Ojo also includes a high-quality, full-duplex speaker phone.

EASY SET-UP – Motorola Ojo easily connects to your high-speed Internet and telephone lines and is immediately ready to send or receive calls. There are no user names, passwords, or logon procedures to learn.

Motorola worked with WorldGate Communications (NASDAQ: WGAT, www.wgate.com), a leading developer of video telephony technologies, to bring the Ojo Personal Videophone to market. WorldGate’s patent-pending innovations for Ojo include a state-of-the-art optimization of the advanced MPEG-4 coding standard (H.264), which enables transmission of 30 frames-per-second video with synchronized audio at data rates as low as 100 Kbps. This allows Motorola Ojo to work within the upstream data rates for both DSL and cable broadband networks, and ensures that existing broadband infrastructures can handle video phone traffic.

The Motorola Ojo™ Personal Video Phone (Model PVP1000) carries an MSRP of $799.992. Monthly service fees apply. To order Motorola Ojo, visit www.motorola.com/ojo.

(1) Residential PSTN or voice-over-IP telephone service is required for voice-only calls.

(2) Residential broadband service is required for video telephony calls. A monthly service fee of $14.95 is required to send and receive video calls.

About Motorola
Motorola is a Fortune 100 global communications leader that provides seamless mobility products and solutions across broadband, embedded systems and wireless networks. In your home, auto, workplace and all spaces in between, seamless mobility means you can reach the people, things and information you need, anywhere, anytime. Seamless mobility harnesses the power of technology convergence and enables smarter, faster, cost-effective and flexible communication. Motorola had sales of US $31.3 billion in 2004. For more information: www.motorola.com/.

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Gear Live have got a great review that is complete with pictures of the Archos AV420 at all angles – be sure to check it out!

[Gear Live Archos AV420 Pocket Video Recorder Link]

“The ROK Player is carried on patent-pending Digital Video Chip™ (DVC™) technology that slots into the phone’s multi-media card holder. It works with a wide range of multi-media card compatible phones. The Digital Video Chip slots into the reader, and the handset is then ready to show full-screen, feature length video content.”

The first movie they are launching is the timeless classic: The Shawshank Redemption. Now, to find a spare 142 minutes while you’re out and about…

“As of Saturday, there were about 28,000 mobile phones and palm-size monitors in cars nationwide which could receive the service. TU Media plans to provide seven video and 20 audio channels for the time being, and later expand the total number of channels to more than 40 when it can relay terrestrial TV programs.”

Unfortunately though, a special handset equipped with the antenna and chips is needed to receive the satellite signals.