CES 2008: MediaStreet unveils solar powered PMP

World first for eMotion range

8 January 2008 17:51 GMT / By Katie Scott

MediaStreet has unveiled the world’s first solar-powered portable media player.

And, as an added bonus, the charger will power other devices too.

The 1GB eMotion Solar Portable Media Player comes with AC adapter and USB connector (six varieties) that can recharge most mobile phones, MP3/MP4 players, laptop computers, digital cameras and other portable Lithium battery operated products.

Norm Levy, president of MediaStreet explains: "We started off developing a product that would allow our customers to charge their portable devices on-the-go using solar energy".

"We ended up with a most spectacular device that not only charges your cell phone, laptop and PDA, but it is a robust and power-packed portable media player that you will not want to take your hands off."

Users can transfer music, digital books, photos, videos and games on and off the player, which measures 5.5 x 3 x 1 inches.

It has an SD card slot for adding more memory up to 2GB.

It is expected to retail at about $169.

MediaStreet is also introducing an eMotion 2.8-inch Personal Media Player with Touch Screen and 2GB or 4GB hard drive.

This delivers a 320 x 240 screen resolution and is 2.125 x 3.75 x 0.5 inches in size.

It has a miniSD card slot for adding more memory.

As well as music, photo and video functionality, it also boasts an FM tuner with eight music presets.

Its built-in 1000 mAh Li-Ion battery gives four hours of video play and 15 hours of audio play.

It is priced $129 for the 2GB version and $149 for the 4GB device.

And last but not least, the company unveiled the eMotion 3.5-inch Portable Media and DVD Player.

This has a built-in 3.5-inch TFT LCD that flips open for viewing.

It is 6.14 x 5.25 x 1.5 inches in size and offers a 3-in-1 card slot, which takes SD, MS and MMC cards.

This PMP plays slideshows, single images, DVDs, VCDs, home movies and CDs, and also supports both MP3 and WMA music files.

Its rechargeable battery gives 2.5 hours of play.

A credit card size IR remote control is included with the device, which comes in black, red, silver and the special edition "Public Enemy Black".

It comes with an AC power adaptor, ear buds with volume control, audio/video cable (mini jack to RCA), remote control, rugged carry bag, documentation and instruction disk for $149.