[linuxdevices] IUbi uses linux on it's new PMP

from LinuxDevices Dec. 12, 2005

             

Korean device manufacturer IUbi has used Linux as the embedded OS in a portable media player (PMP) with an optional broadcast TV receiver. The IUbi PMP2010 has a 4.3-inch screen, a 40GB or 100GB hard drive, and will be priced around 400,000 Korean won (about $400).

IUbi ("Internet Ubiquitous") previously offered a PMP2020 design with a 20GB hard drive that it licensed and manufactured for Pontis, a German company that marketed the design as the MX2020.

The PMP2010 design features an optional external broadcast television receiver (pictured at right). The PMP can also attach to normal televisions, using a special cable, in order to record.

Supported media formats include MPEG4, DivX, XviD, WMA, MP3, OGG, and JPG, according to IUbi. Reviewers have praised the earlier PMP2020's extensive support for obscure variations of supported file formats.

The IUbi PMP2010 can capture and record live television

Claimed battery life is three hours of video playback, or five hours of audio. The device can recharge via a USB cable connection to a PC. [...]

Avilability

According to MobileKorea.tv, the PMP2010 equipped with a 100GB hard drive will sell for 400,000 Korean won, or about $400.