ZVUE! Personal Video Player now available for Pre-Order

Apparently, is taking pre-orders for the much-anticipated has the zvue listed at $99.88. Announced earlier in the summer, the ZVUE! is the first full-color PVP to break below the $100 price point.
“There is no other PVP on the market this holiday season that matches the ZVUE! PVP in terms of content, quality and price,” said Nathan Schulhof, CEO of HandHeld Entertainment in a prepared statement released in September.

The ZVUE! plays compressed video in HandHeld's proprietary HHe format and is compatible with SD and MMC media/memory cards. It also plays standard MP3s, JPEG images and slideshows. J&R is a NYC-based computer, electronics and music store. And from the celebrities who have been spotted shopping there, it must be a pretty cool place - J&R Celebrity Sightings.

Amazon.com has the ZVUE! also listed but without pricing and availability details.

Update 11/21/03:
ZVUE! ZVR-002 now available. Search for zvue on J&R, they changed the listings for the zvue.

ZVUE! Features:

• Plays full motion, color video using new HHe compression technology, with CD quality sound -- plus, it's a super high fidelity MP3 player!
• Ultra bright 2.5 TFT color screen
• Optional ZCARD! content comes on easy to use Secure Digital Multimedia Cards
• User friendly, intuitive design, controls and on-screen navigation
• USB port connection for easy downloading of MP3 and other files

See Also:
ZVUE Update: Will Hit Retail Stores in October
Exclusive ZVUE! Gadget Girl Photos
Exclusive ZVUE! First Look
RCA Lyra MP4 Player
TAZ I Personal Video Player Beta Test?

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