Portable Media Devices Portable Media Devices Douglas Dixon Manifest Technology® LLC March 2006 www.manifest-tech.com 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 1 Portable Media Devices Portable Media to Go Your Digital Life – What’s in your pocket? • Portable Storage – Flash USB Pocket Drives – Hard Disk Pocket Drives – Portable Hard Drives • Portable Media Players – Flash Music Players – Flash Media Players – Hard Disk Media Players – Portable Video Recorders • Multi-Function Devices – Mobile Phones – PDA Phones – Multimedia PDAs – Portable Game Machines 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 2 Portable Media Devices Douglas Dixon Manifest Technology, LLC Technology Analysis and Communications www.manifest-tech.com Editorial - Editor-in-Chief, IRMA's Mediaware magazine - Technical Editor, Camcorder & Computer Video magazine - Contributor, DV Magazine - Contributor, CNET Networks / Computer Shopper - Contributor, Princeton's U.S. 1 Newspaper Author - “Adobe Encore DVD: In The Studio” (O'Reilly, 2004) - “Desktop DVD Authoring” (New Riders, 2002) - “How to Use Adobe Premiere 6.5” (Que, 2002) - “How to Use Adobe Premiere 6” (Sams, 2001) Speaker - NAB, CES, DV Expo, Government Video Expo - ShowBiz Expo, DVD International Conference Manifest Technology is a registered trademark of Douglas Dixon 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 3 Portable Media Devices iPod Chronology – Hard Disk iPod HD 5GB 10GB 15GB 20GB 30GB 40GB 60GB 10/01 iPod 1 $399 mono, 6.5 oz. 3/02 iPod 1 $399 $499 7/02 iPod 2 $299 $299 - $499 4/03 iPod 3 - $299 $399 - $499 10/03 iPod 3 - $299 - $399 - $499 1/04 iPod 3 - - $299 $399 - $499 7/04 iPod 4 - - - $299 - $399 10/04 iPod Photo - - - - - $499 $599 color 2” color , ~6 oz. 2/05 Photo 2 - - - - $349 - $449 220x176 6/05 iPod color - - - $299 - - $399 5.6 oz. 2.5", 320x240, 10/05 iPod video - - - - $299 - $399 4.8/5.5 oz. 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 4 Portable Media Devices iPod Chronology - Flash Mini HD -> Flash MBs 512M 1GB 2/05 Shuffle $99 $149 0.78 oz. 6/05 Shuffle $99 $129 2/06 Shuffle $69 $99 GBs 512M 1GB 2GB 4GB 6GB 2/04 Mini 1 - - - $249 3.6 oz. 2/05 Mini 2 - - - $199 $249 1.67" mono, 3.6 oz. 9/05 Nano - - $199 $249 1.5" color, 176x132, 1.5 oz. 2/06 Nano - $149 $199 $249 1.5" color, 176x132, 1.5 oz. 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 5 Portable Media Devices 11 GBGB ~~ 250250 songs,songs, 1212 hrshrs Pick-a-Player 4040 GBGB ~~ 10,00010,000 songssongs Flash Sticks + USB = < 1 oz. SanDisk Thumb Drive CF Card Mini HD, Portable HD + Headphones, + Display, Record = Play controls = Creative Zen Nano Apple iPod Shuffle Larger Display 2” Display, 1 – 2 oz. + Color Display = iPod Nano + FM, Record = + Video = SanDisk Sansa c100 iriver U10 Hard Disk 5+ oz. + HD, Video = + Display, Speakers = + Record = Apple iPod video Creative Zen Vision Archos AV-700 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 6 Portable Media Devices Flash Memory Cards Removable Disk on a Stick • CompactFlash (CF) – matchbook – Popular - to 4 GB • Memory Stick – chewing gum – PRO, (faster), Duo (1/2 size), Duo PRO – Memory Stick Micro (M2), MagicGate security • MultiMediaCard (MMC) – postage stamp CF Memory Stick / Duo / M2 • SD Card (Secure Digital) – stamp • Mini SD – 60% smaller, security • Micro SD – smallest • SmartMedia Card – single chip, to 128 MB • xD-Picture Card – ultra compact SD, Mini SD, Micro SD CF 64 MB 128 256 512 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 3/06 $19 $39 $59 $79 $149 $349 10/05 $ 9 xx $29 $39 $ 99 $149 $279 6/05 $15 $20 $40 $50 $100 $200 $400 MMC, xD 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 7 Portable Media Devices Flash Memory Cards – Trends Flexible Storage and Interfaces • Preloaded Content (ROM) – TrustedFlash DRM – "A Bigger Bang” – Rolling Stones, $39.95 256MB Gruvi Music cards – Preview & unlock addl. • Built-in USB Interface – Ultra II SD Plus USB - Hinged SanDisk Ultra II SD Plus USB - 1 GB $134, 512 MB $79 w/ USB connector 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 8 Portable Media Devices USB Flash Drives Thumb Drives – Add USB Connector • Features – Capacity: multiple GBs – Transfer rate: USB 2.0 SanDisk Cruzer – Retractable connector Titanium • Style – Colorful – Small: 1/2 x 1 inch – Accessory: lanyard – Wristband Imation Flash Wristband – Pocket knife 256 512 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB Swissbit 3/06 $19 $34 $54 $79 $149 USB Victorinox 10/05 $24 $39 $69 $159 $279 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 9 Portable Media Devices USB Flash Drives – Trends Security / Portable Desktop • Display – Stablized LCD – Capacity meter, text label • Security – Partition, Encrypt, shred Memorex TravelDrive ID – Security manager software with LCD – Fingerprint reader • Portable Desktop – U3 “Smart Drive” / Ceedo PowerToGo (Lexar) – Launch applications (Win) – Data, preferences – Virtual environment 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 10 Portable Media Devices USB HD Pocket Drives Flash vs. 1” Hard Disk • Imation Micro Hard Drive – 2 GB $159, 4 GB $189 • Memorex Mega TravelDrive – 4 GB $119, 6 G $129, 8 G $159 • LaCie Carte Orange – 4 GB $99, 6 GB, 8 GB $149 – Credit card – 1.8” Hitachi (=Mini) • 2.16 x 3.34 x .23 in, 0.12 lbs – Max Transfer: up to 9 MB/s 256 512 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 6 GB 8 GB Flash $19 $34 $54 $79 $149 ~$400 HD $159 $99 $119 $149 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 11 Portable Media Devices USB Portable Hard Drives 10’s GBs – 2.5” Hard Disk, Bus Powered • LaCie Mobile Hard Drive – 40 GB $119, 60 $139, 80 $169, 100 $249 – Design by F.A. Porsche – USB 2.0 (and FireWire) – 4200 / 5400 RPM, 8 MB cache – 0.65 x 3 x 5 in., 6.35 oz • WD Passport Portable – 40 GB $149, 60 GB $179, 80 GB $199 – 2 MB cache – 0.83 x 5.68 x 3.51 in. 40 GB 60 GB 80 GB 100 GB HD $119 $139 $169 $249 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 12 Portable Media Devices USB Portable Drives – Trends Ruggedness and Security • Buffalo MiniStation HD Portable – 40 GB $136, 80 GB $183 – Shock Resistant – 5 x 3.26 x .83 in., 6.7 oz. • LaCie SAFE Mobile Hard Drive – 40 GB $149, 80 GB $199, 120 GB $299 – Fingerprint Access: 5 profiles, 10 prints – 5.43 x 3.15 x 0.98 in., 8.1 oz. – USB 2.0 (480 Mbps/60 MB), Max 25 MB/s – 8 MB cache, 5400 RPM 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 13 Portable Media Devices Portable USB Transfer Devices USB / Memory Card Direct Transfer • Memorex TravelSync – $59 – Transfer files between two USB devices without using a computer – LCD to select folders and files – USB 1.1 – USB mass storage and Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) -- not iPods • Memorex TravelLink – $79 – Transfer files between two USB devices and/or two Flash cards – 8-in-1 card reader: CF I, CF II, SD, SM, MMC, MS, MS Pro, MS Duo – USB 1.1 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 14 Portable Media Devices Lipstick Music Players – Shuffle Add Headphone Jack and Play Controls • Apple iPod Shuffle (1/05) – 512 MB $69, 1 GB $99 ($149) • 1 GB = 240 songs – 0.78 oz. – No display – Non-replaceable battery, 12 hrs. – MP3, AAC, Audible, WAV – Protected AAC (iTunes Music Store) –USB 2.0 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 15 Portable Media Devices Stick Music Players – Nano Add Basic Display + Radio, Record … • Creative Muvo TX FM (04) – 512 MB $119, 1 GB $149, 1 oz. • Creative Zen Nano Plus – 512 MB $79, 1 GB $109 • 10 colors, 250 / 500 songs – 1.32 x 2.58 x 0.51", 0.8 oz. – FM tuner, Voice/FM record, Line-In • Auto Synch from CD through line-in – Removable AAA Battery, 18 hours – Audio: MP3, WMA (DRM) 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 16 Portable Media Devices Stick Music Players – mobiBLU Cube MP3 Player • mobiBLU Cube MP3 Player – DAH-1500i, 512 MB $99, 1 GB $129 –Blue OLED Display – USB / power / headphone jack – MP3, WMA, WMA DRM – FM radio, voice recorder – Clock, EQ presets, SRS WOW – Navigate folders – Li-Ion battery, USB recharge 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 17 Portable Media Devices Flash Music Players – m200 Add Larger Display, Controls, Navigation … • SanDisk Sansa m200 (10/05) – 512MB $79, 1GB $119 2GB $159, 4 GB $199 (10/05), 1.8 oz. – Indigo backlit multi-line LCD – Removable AAA battery, 19 hrs. – Radio: Digital FM tuner, 20 presets – Voice recorder: Built-in microphone – Formats: MP3, WMA, Audible (PlaysForSure – Microsoft DRM) – Custom navigation by ID3 tag –USB 2.0 3/2006 Copyright 2005-2006 Douglas Dixon, All Rights Reserved - www.manifest-tech.com Page 18 Portable Media Devices Flash Photo Players – Nano Add Color Display – Photos • Apple iPod Nano (9/05) – 1 GB $149, 2 GB $199, 4 GB $249 • 4GB: 1,000 songs, 25,000 photos – 1.5” color LCD, 176 x 132 – 3.5 x 1.6 x 0.27”, 1.5 oz.