Gravel In Pocket
The Gravel In Pocket is a small sized portable media player with Wi-Fi. The device is a part of the Gravel product line from Commodore International Corporation, the company which acquired the Commodore brand name in 2005. The player has an internal Wi-Fi receiver which connects the player directly with the CommodoreWorld media catalogue. This makes the Gravel In Pocket the first media player which offers video-on-demand via Wi-Fi. Gravel In Pocket has a 2.8 inch TFT screen, plays 24 frames per second (fps) and is equipped with stereo speakers.
Features
Technical features
Tech specs |
|
|---|---|
Dimensions: |
(W) 84mm x (H) 73mm x (D) 17mm |
Colour: |
Anthracite |
Screen: |
QVGA TFT 2.8â, 16.7 million colours |
Internal flash memory: |
1GB / 2GB |
Loudspeakers: |
Hifi stereo |
Battery: |
2x800 mAh Li-ion |
Power: |
110-220V |
Port: |
Mini-USB v2.0 |
Wireless: |
Wi-Fi 802.11g |
Memory expansion: |
SD memory card slot |
Media formats
Media |
Format |
|---|---|
Music: |
MP3, WAV, WMA |
Pictures: |
JPG, BMP, GIF |
Subtitles: |
SRT, SUB |
Tagging: |
ID3v2 |
DRM: |
10.1 |
Wi-Fi
Gravel In Pocket is one of the first mobile multimedia players with a Wi-Fi connection and a streaming media feature. It is the first media player in the world which allows video-on-demand via a Wi-Fi connection. The device has a direct connection to the CommodoreWorld online streaming service. This means that users have direct access to CommodoreWorld anywhere with a Wi-Fi connection.
Design
The design of the Commodore Gravel series is inspired on the rounded shapes of the C64 buttons, a design element which is also reflected in the official Commodore logo vignette.
Launch dates
Country |
Lauch |
|---|---|
Benelux |
April 2007 |
United Kingdom |
June 2007 |
Germany |
October 2007 |
Italy |
January 2008 |
France |
February 2008 |
Spain |
March 2008 |
See also
Commodore International Corporation
Commodore International
CommodoreWorld
References
http://www.commodoreworld.com
http://www.commodore-gravel.com
http://www.commodorecorp.com
http://www.engadget.com/2006/08/31/commodore-announces-gravel-in-pocket-device/
http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/portable-media/commodore-gravel-in-pocket-portable-media-player-and-gravel-in-home-198050.php
http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2006/09/commodore_gravel_in_pocket_pmp.html
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,2010862,00.asp
http://www.pocket-lint.co.uk/news/news.phtml/4524/5548/commodore-media-player-wifi-portable.phtml
http://www.vnunet.com/computeractive/news/2163405/beg-gravel-commodore-media
http://gadgets.qj.net/tags/Berlin/4485
External links
http://www.commodorecorp.com
http://www.commodoreworld.com
http://www.commodore-gravel.com
http://www.commodoregaming.com