Creative have recently released a portable media centre, which looks pretty cool. I’m not sure whether it’s something I’d really be interested in, but it would be a great gadget to have. Here are the specs:

Processor Speed: 400 Mhz
Storage Capacity: 20 GB HDD, 40 GB HDD (Note: OEM-dependent)
Memory: 64 MB RAM; 2 MB ROM
Screen resolution: 320×240 pixels
Screen size: 3.5 inches to 4 inches diagonal
PC connection: USB 2.0
Transfer rate: Between 35 Mbps and 40 Mbps, based on USB 2.0 transfer (transfers a two-hour movie in less than three minutes )

Supported digital media file types:
?Windows Media Video and Photo Story files (.wmv, .asf) at a resolution of 320 x 240 pixels and at a bit rate less than 800kbps
?Windows Media Audio files (.wma)
?MP3 audio files (.mp3)
?JPEG image files (.jpg, .jpg, .jpe, .jfif)

Compatible with:
?Windows Media and Photo Story files (.wmv, .asf) at a resolution higher than 320 x 240 pixels and/or at a bit rate higher than 800kbps
?Microsoft Recorded TV Show file (.dvr-ms)
?MPEG movie file (.mpeg, .mpg, mpe, .m1v, .mp2v, .mpeg2)
?Windows Video file (.avi)
?Windows Audio file (.wav)

And here’s a snippet from the review at Engadget

It was a long time in coming, but the first personal video players running on Microsoft?s Portable Media Center software are just about to arrive. We managed to get our hands on one and have been playing around for it for the past few weeks, and our review has tons of photos, exclusive screenshots and even show how to get DVDs on this puppy. The soundbite is that we think the Portable Media Center is good for folks with Media Center PCs and PCs with TV tuner cards which can record TV?that?s really the one killer feature of these new devices. If you don?t have a Media Center and don?t record TV to your PC (or don?t download a crapload of movies) then this device might not be quite as useful for you.

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