Apple - iPod touch

Well I never believed in iPod untill this one. It supports a lot of kool features and stunning looks, boasting of a 3.5-inch widescreen touchscreen display may not be the widest among the likes, but looks proportionate on this pretty little thing.



Starting with the features it has the innovative "Multi-touch interface", The revolutionary technology that made iPhone a hit.
Web surfing over wifi, decent feature considering the touch screen.

The most striking feature is the Accelerometer, An accelerometer detects when you rotate iPod touch from portrait to landscape, then automatically changes the contents of the display, so you immediately see the entire width of a web page, your music in Cover Flow, or a photo in its proper aspect ratio.



for the techno format freaks:
Audio formats supported: AAC, MP3,AIFF, and WAV
Video formats supported: H.264, .m4v, .mp4, and .mov, divx/xvid not supported though.
Photos: standard formats
Available in 8/16 GB versions.

Philips PMC7230

Philips PMC7230/17 30 GB Portable Media Player and Recorder has a 3.5" LCD display and TV tuner. Direct video recording and timer function and can give up to 3 hours of video and 16 hours of music playtime in a single charge cycle. The familiar and friendly Windows-style controls help you navigate with ease.


Talking about the formats support The PCM7230/17 plays MPEG4 and WMV9 video. Use the timer function to schedule video recordings, and easily synchronize with any Windows XP PC. Audio support for MP3 and WMA format with album artwork display support.You can also use the player to record audio in real time through the supplied A/V cable.



PlaysForSure support means access to many online services.

Archos 704 WiFi

The Archos 704 WiFi multimedia player could be the missing link between portable media players and handheld computers.


With its 7-inch touch screen interface and Web-browsing and file-serving capabilities, this sexy Linux-based beast offers traveling TV and movie buffs some impressive extras to augment the multimedia experience.

The Kickstand really seems to be useful.

Features include 40/80 GB hdd, built-in 7-inch LCD, tv-out, wifi, web browsing .

Formats supported MPEG-4, WMV, divx/xvid and also MPEG-4 AAC/H.264 (.MP4 QuickTime files), MPEG-2, and VOB with optional software plug-ins.

Creative Zen Vision W

The Zen Vision:W has a splendid 4.3-inch wide-screen display which boasts a resolution of 480x272 pixels with 262K colors, intuitive control set, and supports a variety of formats. An excellent video and audio player.



The W can handle MP3, WAV, and WMA (including subscription music) audio files.




The Zen Vision:W supports a large number of video formats, including WMV, MPEG-4 SP, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX 4/5, and XviD.

Battery life is rated for 13 hours for audio and 4.5 for video (decent).



Supports variety of features like fm, tv out, Type II CompactFlash (CF) slot, recharge via USB, built-in mono speaker.


It comes in two variants 30/60 gb 30 gb version being more economical, slimmer and excellent value for money.