SONICblue, Intel work on portable ReplayTV

Intel Developer Forum SONICblue and Intel announced this week at the IDF Fall 2002 that they are together in the creation of a portable entertainment device.

Consumer eletronics giant SONICblue and the Chipzilla Intel have announced that they are creating together a new portable entertainment device. Called ReplayTV Portable Video Player (PVP), the product is an upcoming addition to SONICblue's famous - and controversial - ReplayTV line. The companies said that users will be able to "enjoy digital entertainment on the go."

The PVP will not reach stores so soon as it is still in development, but Intel and SONICblue are using the attention attracted by the IDF to give some clues about how the device's capabilities. It was said that it will be a combination of Intel's XScale technology-based processors with SONICblue's ReplayTV platform. Pocket-sized, the product will allows users to watch time-shifted television programs transferred from the ReplayTV, as well as play video, audio and photos transferred from a PC, the companies informed.

"Our customers have been saying for years that once they get a ReplayTV they hate to watch TV without one," said Dr. Nikhil Balram, vice president, Connected Home Products, SONICblue. "The next logical step for us was to create a portable version, and working with Intel was a natural fit. Expanding upon their technology will allow us to accelerate our typical development time and reach our customers faster."

It was also said that the PVP will house a large capacity hard drive and support multiple audio and video formats, including native ReplayTV files. It will also connect to a PC so that users can transfer and play MP3 and other multimedia content from their PC. According to the companies, the ReplayTV PVP will be available to the public in 2003.

(Sources: Intel)

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