Between CES and MacWorld, we’ve seen some incredible products announced in the last couple weeks. Seems like everyone is jumping on the Personal Media Player bandwagon. This is definitely something I want to invest in this year. The question is, which one?
Here are the ones that really spark my interest, all in the $300-400 range, I think:
viliv P1 Now this just looks sweet.
Toshiba Gigabeat S This looks pretty promising.
Creative Vision M OK, it’s an iPod ripoff, and Creative’s other players feel kind of cheap, but this has gotten some really great reviews.
Another interesting device is the iSee 360i This uses your iPod’s hard drive, but adds a nice screen and video playback capabilities.
The other option is to just spring for an iPod video. I bought my iPod photo 3 weeks before the video one was released. Dammit. The other devices offer more features, more formats, etc. But they are also just that, other devices you’d have to carry around. Sure, I might bring it on the plane, or somewhere I know I’m going to be stuck waiting around for a while. But otherwise, it’s going to stay at home unless I think I might need it. On the other hand, I generally bring my iPod everywhere. It’s just in my jacket pocket or bag, or pants pocket. If I find myself in a long line somewhere, bang, fire up the next episode of That 70s Show.
My biggest fear is that I’ll by a new iPod and 3 weeks later they’ll announce a new one with 3d holographic projection video, and I’ll be kicking myself again.
So what are the latest iPod rumors?
And any other PMPs out there that look good?